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  • Nº1 # Date: 2014-08-30
  • # Max Depth: 14m Duration: 0mins
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Did a scuba review as I hadn't been diving all year.

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  • Dive type : Recreational, Training
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 8 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 100 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.3m
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Species Identified

Arothron diadematus (Rüppell, 1829) (Masked puffer) Inhabits coral-rich fringing reefs .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Rhinecanthus assasi (Forsskål, 1775) (Picasso triggerfish) Inhabits shallow sandy and rubble areas of coral reefs . Juveniles are commonly found on reef flats . Feeds on benthic invertebrates . Caught with artisanal gear, mainly pots .
Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830 (threebanded anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea .
Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster, 1801) (Hardyhead silverside) Common in large schools along sandy shorelines and reef margins. Slow moving and not well regarded as bait. Feeds on zooplankton, small bottom-living invertebrates . Extremely important as forage fish for larger species...
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Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common sole)
Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 (Red Sea bannerfish) Found on coral slopes Juveniles in large groups at base of reef, sometimes with H. diphreutes; adults usually solitary or paired, occasionally in groups . Feed on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates . Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding .

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