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  • Nº5 # Date: 2014-04-24 - 09:00
  • # Max Depth: 16.4m Duration: 54mins
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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 25°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Wreck, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     207 → 41 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.9m
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Species Identified

Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (honeycomb cowfish) Occurs in clear water around coral reefs. Feeds on sponges, alcyonarians, tunicates, and shrimp. Uncommon and wary . Consumed fresh, generally roasted .
Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) (common spiny lobster)
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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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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Acanthemblemaria maria Böhlke, 1961 (secretary blenny) Inhabits limestone slopes rather than patch reefs; these slopes usually dotted with small brain corals, stinging coral, sea fans, whips, and sea urchins .
Clepticus parrae (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Creole wrasse) Inhabits seaward reef slopes; occasionally on shallow patch reefs . Found in large midwater aggregations feeding on plankton , small jellyfishes, pteropods, pelagic tunicates and various invertebrate larvae . Form leks during breeding . Also caught with beach nets .
Cirrhilabrus laboutei Randall and Lubbock, 1982 (Laboute's wrasse) Found over rubble patches of seaward and back reef slopes .
Scarus vetula Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blownose) Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent habitats. Feeds on algae scraped from rocks or dead coral. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon . Often seen in groups of one super male with several young adults, most of which are probably females . A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860) (giant caribbean anenone)
Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)
Antennarius coccineus (Lesson, 1831) (Scarlet frogfish)
Synodus ulae Schultz, 1953 (Red lizard fish) Lives in coastal reef flats in sandy or rocky places. A carnivore which feeds on fish . Pelagic spawner . Benthic .

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