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  • Nº14 # Date: 2013-12-12 - 15:25
  • # Max Depth: 17.5m Duration: 54mins
Diver's Notes

Fun spot. Saw schools of fish everywhere

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 0L Aluminium     246 → 44 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.2m
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Species Identified

Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836) (Redtoothed triggerfish) Inhabits reef channels or along slopes that are subject to strong currents . Occur in current-swept seaward coral reefs. Usually form aggregations and feed on zooplankton as well as sponges . Juveniles associated with i...
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Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) (yellowtail snapper)
Sargocentron melanospilos (Bleeker, 1858) (Blackblotch squirrelfish) A relatively uncommon inhabitant of rocky reefs and coral-rich areas. Spine of preopercle venomous. Usually seen solitary , but sometimes forms schools in deep water in oceanic locations .
Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829) (Longjaw squirrelfish) Rarely found in shallow water, but appears to be the most common squirrelfish in the depth range of 30-60 m or more . Reported used as food fish .
Colpophyllia natans (Houttuyn, 1772) (boulder brain coral) zooxanthellate
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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Haemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1823) (French grunt) Occurs in large schools on rocky and coral reefs, often under ledges or close to elkhorn coral . Juveniles abundant in near-shore seagrass beds . Feeds mainly on small crustaceans . Marketed fresh .
Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Palette surgeonfish) Occur in clear, current-swept terraces of seaward reefs. Observed in loose aggregations 1 or 2 meters above the bottom; juveniles and subadults typical in groups near isolated Pocillopora eydouxi coral heads and when alar...
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Gramma loreto Poey, 1868 (fairy basslet) Often found in caves or under ledges. Swim with belly toward substratum, thus under ledges seen upside down. Feed on ectoparasites of other fishes . Males show various types of nest care behavior . Retreat into recesses when alarmed . Have been reared in captivity .

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