Amy Che
Belize
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Nº3
Date: 2015-04-27 - 08:38
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Max Depth: 37.5m Duration: 67mins
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- Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 28°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Water: Salt
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- Weights: 2.7 kg
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- 1. Air
- 0L Steel 200 → 50 bar
- Average depth: 15.3m
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Species Identified
Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978 (Spider crab)
Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 (Green cong)
A benthic and solitary species occurring along rocky shorelines, reefs, and mangroves .Usually found shallower than 30 m . Due to its large size and aggressiveness, the bites of this moray are particularly dangerous . F...
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Trachinotus africanus Smith, 1967 (African permit)
Inhabits coastal areas with reefs or rocky outcrops . Normally in pairs but may form schools. Juveniles in sheltered bays. Feeds on mollusks and crabs .
Pseudanthias dispar (Herre, 1955) (Peach fairy basslet)
Found at the upper-edge of steep outer reef slopes , with moderate currents . Occurs in large aggregations , of mixed sexes when feeding in currents sweeping the reef .
Rudarius ercodes Jordan & Fowler, 1902 (Whitespotted pygmy filefish)
Found among bottom cover . Oviparous . Females attach adhesive eggs to seaweed with the mouth and guard them until embryos hatch .
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The Terrace consists of narrow spur and groove formations, with an abundance of soft corals, Barrel sponges and Tube sponges. The top of the wall averages 35-40 feet and the sheer drop is covered with huge sponges, black coral and gorgonian fans. Thousands of schooling Creole wrasse, many varieties of hamlets and the white-spotted toadfish can often be found here.