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  • Nº29 # Date: 2013-06-28 - 10:11
  • # Max Depth: 22.2m Duration: 43mins
Dive Profile
Dive Location
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Training
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Scubapro - T1
  • Boots: Cressi Sub -
  • Camera: Olympus - ZX-1
  • Computer: Cressi Sub - Leonardo
  • Fins: Tabata / Tusa -
  • Gloves: Cressi Sub -
  • Mask: Tabata / Tusa -
  • Regulator: Scubapro - Mk25/S600
  • Wet suit: Cressi Sub - 5 mm
  • Weights: 5 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 80 bar
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  • Average depth: 14.8m
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Species Identified

Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853) (Valentinni's sharpnose puffer)
Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829 (Radial firefish) A generally uncommon species that inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Prefers rocky reefs and seems to avoid stony corals. Coastal, sometimes in surge zones where in narrow crevices, or along rock-walls in small caves . ...
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Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 (Cross-stripe butterfly)
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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Chaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831 (Line butterflyfish) Occur in lagoon and seaward reefs, usually in pairs in coral rich areas . Benthopelagic . Feed mainly on coral polyps and anemones, but also on small invertebrates and algae . Largest species in the genus . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 (Butterflyfish)
Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793 (Dwarf spotted grouper) Very common in shallow lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs. Juveniles are common in thickets of staghorn Acropora corals. Feed on crustaceans and fishes. Increase of piscivory with age is observed in this species. ...
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Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Plectorhinchus orientalis (Bloch, 1793) (oriental sweetlip) Inhabits seaward reefs. Juveniles occur in clear sheltered areas. Usually solitary but occasionally found in large groups .
Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (Angel fish) Juveniles are encountered under ledges, or in holes of outer lagoon patch reefs or semi-protected areas of exposed channels and outer reef flats. Subadults move to reef front holes and surge channels. Large adults inhabi...
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Naso brevirostris (Cuvier, 1829) (Spotted unicornfish)

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