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  • Nº1 # Date: 2014-04-16 - 14:11
  • # Max Depth: 25m Duration: 39mins
Diver's Notes

Started my first dive visiting the Dry Rocks reef and also the "Christ of the Abyss" statue that was dropped there in the 1960's. Mild current and a very unique experience for my first time SCUBA diving.

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  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Training, Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7.3 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 48 bar
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  • Average depth: 16.7m
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Species Identified

Colpophyllia natans (Houttuyn, 1772) (boulder brain coral) zooxanthellate
Montastraea annularis (Ellis and Solander, 1786) (boulder star coral) zooxanthellate
Mussa angulosa (Pallas, 1766) (large flower coral) zooxanthellate
Mycetophyllia aliciae Wells, 1973 (knobby cactus coral) zooxanthellate
Dendrogyra cylindricus Ehrenberg, 1834 (pillar coral) zooxanthellate
Diploria strigosa (Dana, 1846) (symmetrical brain coral) zooxanthellate
Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Puddingwife wrasse) Adults found on shallow patch or seaward reefs down to 55 m ; juveniles and subadults in shallower coral reefs . Feeds on mollusks, sea urchins, crustaceans, and brittle stars . Marketed fresh .
Neofibularia nolitangere (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Dysidea fragilis (Montagu, 1818)
Keratoisis flexibilis (Pourtalès, 1868)
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Dark green parrotfish) Inhabits coral reefs with clear water . Young may be found in seagrass beds and other heavily vegetated bottoms. Feeds mainly on soft algae, but has been observed to graze on live corals like, Montastraea annularis . Pr...
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Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787) (French angelfish) Common in shallow reefs. Usually in pairs, often near sea fans . Feed on sponges, algae, bryozoans, zoantharians, gorgonians and tunicates . Oviparous , monogamous . Spawning pairs are strongly territorial, with usuall...
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