Aquakiwi
Australia
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Nº204
Date: 2002-06-09 - 10:15
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Max Depth: 15.2m Duration: 48mins
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- Temp: Bottom 18°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Cave
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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Species Identified
Achoerodus gouldii (Richardson, 1843) (Western blue groper)
Occurs on the continental shelf . Inhabits rocky areas and feeds on small crabs, fish, mollusks and starfish .
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888 (scarlet cleaner shrimp)
Pagurus bernhardus (common hermit crab)
Eats on dead organic material. A long foreplay, to ensure the baring of the abdomen was not vain. The mating only lasts less than a minute.
Scobinichthys granulatus (White, 1790) (Rough leatherjackets)
Found in seagrass beds and on rocky reefs. Females of this species may be confused with female Penicipelta vittiger [= Acanthaluteres vittiger] .
Cantherhines sandwichiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (brown leatherjacket)
Benthopelagic over coral and rock . Feeds mainly on algae and detritus, but also takes tunicates, corals, sponges and other benthic animals . Young spotted .
Thamnaconus hypargyreus (Cope, 1871) (Lesser-spotted leatherjacket)
Occurs in the sublittoral zone on sand bottoms .
Meuschenia australis (Donovan, 1824) (Brown-striped leatherjacket)
Found rocky reefs .
Pempheris schwenkii Bleeker, 1855 (Black-stripe sweeper)
Inhabits rocky and coral reefs . Found hiding in caves during the day and feeding on zooplankton at night. Solitary or in small groups .
Pempheris compressa (White, 1790) (Small-scale bullseye)
Usually found on offshore reefs, in large schools. Juveniles found on coastal reefs and near entrance of coastal estuaries with rocky reefs.
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Lots of fish life, massive variety of leather jackets. Percussion was very bad half way through the tunnel, unlike anything I've experienced underwater and at the exit end it was unbearable.
So it was time to turn around and go back through. The percussion just rippled through your whole body and was terrible on your ears, like a shock wave (which is what it is).
Blue gropers were near the entry but were very shy. Lots of bulls eyes in the cave, large variety of fish every where. Sponges that looked like snow but on closer looker were mauve. Saw baby shrimp leaving hatchery. Angry hermit crab. great all round dive.
PS: kept feeling the shock wave for at least an hour after getting out of the water, so freaky