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  • Nº13 # Date: 2005-02-27 - 09:00
  • # Max Depth: 16.2m Duration: 50mins
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Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

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  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Gray reef shark) Occurs on continental and insular shelves and oceanic waters adjacent to them . Common on coral reefs, often in deeper areas near drop-offs to the open sea, in atoll passes, and in shallow lagoons adjacent to areas of str...
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Sphyraena lucasana Gill, 1863 (Barracuda)
Epinephelus multinotatus (Peters, 1876) (Rankin's cod) Inhabit clear to turbid water in shallow as well as deep water . Juveniles are found in inshore coral reefs . They feed in water to more than 100 m depth . It has been suggested that juveniles mimic the herbivorous dams...
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Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish) Inhabit deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs . A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of th...
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Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803 (Pacific cornetfish)
Chaetodontoplus duboulayi (Günther, 1867) (Scribbled angelfish) Inhabits coastal and inner reef areas with rubble, soft bottoms, or open flat bottom areas with rock, coral, sponge, and seawhip outcrops. May be found in small groups . Feeds on sponges and tunicates. Forms pairs or small groups. Occasionally exported through the aquarium trade .

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