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  • Nº9 # Date: 2009-12-07 - 10:00
  • # Max Depth: 14.3m Duration: 44mins
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Landed on fire coral :(

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  • Temp: Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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Tripneustes ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816) (sea egg)
Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterbun) Inhabit coral reefs. Occur singly or in pairs. Feed on polychaete worms, coral polyps, crustaceans and mollusk eggs. Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding . Adults may form plankton-feeding aggregations ...
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Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787 (Butterbun) Inhabit shallow, coral reefs with clear water . Develop dusky bands at night. Generally common . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758) (maze coral) zooxanthellate
Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) (Common conger) A benthic and solitary species abundant in shallow rocky and grassy areas and on coral reefs; less common in turbid bays or harbors. Its bite is very dangerous . Active during the day, sometimes together with other pred...
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Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 (Long-spine porcupinefish)
Diploria clivosa (Ellis and Solander, 1786) (Knobby brain coarl) zooxanthellate
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860) (giant caribbean anenone)
Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes, 1841 (Caribbean trumpetfish) Commonly found in weedy areas and especially around reefs, where they usually swim snout-down among sea whips . A solitary ambusher of small fishes and crustaceans that lurk among branching coral or gorgonians. Often swi...
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Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Maid) Commonly found along sandy beaches to the water's edge, and especially in sandy areas in and around coral reefs . Raises front end of disc to attract prey seeking shelter . Feeds on shrimps, probably also on small fi...
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