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  • Nº153 # Date: 2024-11-10 - 09:54
  • # Max Depth: 32.3m Duration: 97mins
Diver's Notes

1st dive 2 tank trip aboard Datu Budas
CGBR South side @Coral Gardens, Talikud
Drop in offshore, deep loop back to shallows and boat
calm, clear water, slight current, flat calm PC surface
multilevel , solo neae other divers

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Scubapro - Glide Plus
  • Boots: Orca - Dive shoes
  • Camera: Olympus - TG6
  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
  • Knife: Scuba MAx - folding
  • Lift bag: ScubaMax - SMB
  • Light: Sofirn - SD05
  • Mask: Promate - Scope
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Legend
  • Wet suit: Blue Ocean - Diveskin
  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 21 bar
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  • Average depth: 21.5m
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Species Identified

Neastacilla sheardi Hale, 1946
Munna nasuta Kussakin & Mezhov, 1979
Mesosignum magnadens Menzies & Frankenberg, 1967
Diplodus bellottii (Steindachner, 1882) (Senegal seabream) Gregarious. Inhabits the upper portion of the continental shelf from the coastline to 100 m depth, but especially from 30 to 50 m. Occurs on various types of bottom. Sometimes forms sizeable aggregations. Feeds on small benthic mollusks and crustaceans . Important food fish.
Diplodus fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Banded seabream) Inhabits rocky bottoms to about 100 m depth; may also live on sandy bottoms in deeper waters; occurs in groups of 5 individuals of different sizes. Omnivorous with predominantly carnivorous habits .
Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775) (Goldlined seabream) Inhabit coastal waters , usually entering estuaries . Abundant in shallow water and often caught at the surf-line or in rock pools . Larger, solitary fish sometimes enter brackish mangrove areas . Juveniles in estuaries...
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Chromodoris annae Bergh 1877 (Anna's Chromodoris)
Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853 (skunk-stripe anemonefish) Found in shallow inshore reef habitats, often in strong current zones to about 15 m depth . Are protandrous hermaphrodites . Each pair is monogamous . Each anemone with a large female, a smaller functional male and seve...
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Amphiprion sandaracinos Allen, 1972 (Golden anemonefish) Occurs in lagoon and outer reefs. Occurs in pairs and small groups . Monogamous . A protandrous hermaphrodite . Associated with the anemones: Heteractis crispa and Stichodactyla mertensii . Has been reared in captivity .
Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802) (Orange clownfish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Each group of fish consists of a breeding pair and 0-4 non-breeders. Within each group there is a size-based hierarchy: the female is largest, the male is second largest, and the non-...
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Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker, 1855 (False skunk-striped anemonefish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Mainly diurnal. Non-burrowing. Monogamous . A protandrous hermaphrodite . Associated with the anemones: Heteractis magnifica , Heteractis crispa, Macrodactyla doreensis, and Sticho...
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Amphiprion barberi Allen, Drew & Kaufman, 2008 The species is common on coral reefs, about 2-10 m and is generally commensal with large sea anemones, either Entacmaea quadricolor (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) orHeteractis crispa . It is usually seen in groups that sw...
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Brissus brissus (Leske, 1778)
Xenia actuosa Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979
Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres, 1859) (rock wrasse)
Halichoeres pictus (Poey, 1860) (painted wrasse) Inhabits coral reefs, normally high above the bottom. Swims with worm-like movements. Feeds on various invertebrates. A protogynous hermaphrodite . Generally of no interest to fisheries because of its small average size .
Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes, 1839) (Blackspotted wrasse) Inhabits subtidal reef flats and outer lagoon and seaward reefs . Usually in areas with mixed sand, rubble, and coral . Feeds mainly on gastropods, other hard-shelled prey , and foraminiferans . Rarely marketed. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.
Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch, 1791) (yellowcheek wrasse) Found over hard substrates . Juveniles up to 8 cm act as specialized cleaners. Each individual tends a defined cleaning station sought by several species of reef fishes including damselfishes, goatfishes, and surgeonfish...
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Parupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803) (Indian goatfish) Inhabit shallow sandy or silty areas of coastal and inner lagoon reefs . Occur singly or in schools . Large adults usually at moderate depths to about 30 m . Feed on benthic invertebrates; the diet including small crab...
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Parupeneus chrysonemus (Jordan and Evermann, 1903) (Yellow-threaded goatfish) Found over sand . Generally found at depths deeper than 60 meters .
Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903) (whitestriped goatfish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs; in small groups under ledges or among corals by day, dispersing at night to feed among rocks and corals on benthic crustaceans . It is a nocturnal predator that feeds mostly on benthic c...
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Mullus auratus Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 (goatfish) Inhabits neritic waters, especially over sand or mud bottoms . Flesh considered excellent quality; marketed fresh .
Eucyclogobius newberryi (Girard, 1856) (tidewater goby) Inhabits coastal lagoons and brackish bays at mouth of freshwater streams . IS subjected to wide variation in salinity (1-28 ppt.) and temperature (9-25°C) both within and among habitat types. The substrate and vegetatio...
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Trimma eviotops Schultz, 1943 (Red-barred rubble goby) Inhabits lagoons and on the 'reef top' .

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