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  • Nº9 # Date: 2007-04-11 - 11:00
  • # Max Depth: 24m Duration: 45mins
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Manta point was a great dive!

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  • Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 16m
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Species Identified

Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) (Butterfly ray) Maximum length measured is 140 cm . Occurs over sand and mud. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, mollusks and plankton. Ovoviviparous, gestation lasting about 6 months with 4 to 7 embryos produced per female .
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795) (Guinea moray eel)
Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789) (Moray) Adults inhabit reef flats and rocky intertidal shorelines. Feed on small fishes and crustaceans, sometimes leaving the water in pursuit of prey . Benthic . Simultaneous hermaphroditism is confirmed for this species . Caught with various nets .
Stethojulis balteata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) (Belted wrasse) Occurs in reef flats and clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds primarily on bivalves, polychaete worms, peanut worms, gastropods, various small crustaceans and foraminiferans .
Halichoeres nigrescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (dusky rainbowfish) Inhabit shallow weedy areas of rocky shorelines with little coral growth .
Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775) (Surge wrasse)
Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 (Humphead wrasse) Humphead wrasses are extremely long-lived, known to survive for at least 30 years, and taking around five to seven years to reach sexual maturity . Adults are usually solitary, spending the day roaming the reef and returni...
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Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Threeline rainbowfish) Often found on exposed reefs with shallow clear water. Usually swim in loose groups along upper parts of drop-offs or above reef crests .
Bodianus diana (Lacepède, 1801) (Diana's hogfish) Found in coral rich areas of seaward reefs . Juveniles often shelter near black corals and gorgonians; also frequent cave ceilings . Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans. Juveniles regularly remove parasites from other fishes .
Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) (Devil firefish) Lives in coastal waters in muddy habitats . Fin spines highly venomous, may cause human death .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (False stonefish) Relatively an uncommon inhabitant of rubble or weedy coralline-rock bottoms of reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthic . Flashes its inner pectoral fins when disturbed . Can inflict a painful injury with its venomous dorsal sting. Often partly buried .
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) (Weedy stingfish)
Gardineroseris planulata (Dana, 1846) (Gardiner's coral) zooxanthellate
Galaxea fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Octopus coral) zooxanthellate

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