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  • Nº1 # Date: 2015-10-16 - 10:29
  • # Max Depth: 26.5m Duration: 32mins
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Enjoyed dive, felt relaxed, mask clear! Great wreck!

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  • Temp: Bottom 32°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3 kg
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  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 16.9m
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Species Identified

Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829 (Pickhandle barracuda) Found near prominent current-swept lagoon or seaward reefs ; also in bays, estuaries and turbid inner lagoons . Diurnal and solitary, although the young form schools. Feeds mainly on fishes but also takes squid. Sold fr...
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Parastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795) (Black batfish) Inhabits coastal areas with muddy substrate. Found near the bottom during daytime and near the surface at night. Enters estuaries . Normally forms large schools . Swims on its side near the surface . Feeds on zooplankton . Excellent food fish ; marketed fresh, may be dried or salted .
Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775) (Yellowbar angelfish) More often in silty reef areas than in rich coral growth . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 9710.
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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Epinephelus epistictus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1842) (Black-spotted grouper) Occurs in the continental shelf over soft bottom . Also inhabits rocky bottoms. Nothing has been published on its biology.

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