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  • Nº81 # Date: 2023-05-21 - 10:10
  • # Max Depth: 24.7m Duration: 78mins
Diver's Notes

1st dive two-tank boat aboard Datu Budas
Coral Gardens @1st Rock, Primo, Yoyong's Place
Drop in to depth then back up to shallows, back to boat
82F water temp, mostly sunny, calm viz around 50-60ft, somewhat silty
multilevel

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, 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
  • Light: Sofirn - SD05
  • Mask: Promate - Scope
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Titan LX
  • Wet suit: Blue Ocean - Diveskin
  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Dive Shop & Buddies
  • Dive with Ton Ton Akuino
  • Dive buddies: Ton Ton
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 24 bar
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  • Average depth: 16.5m
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Species Identified

Protemblemaria perla Hastings, 2001 (tube-blenny)
Acanthemblemaria mangognatha Hastings & Robertson, 1999 (Barnacle blenny) A small benthic reef fish which is common in shallow water, but also occurs to depths of at least 31 meters .
Ekemblemaria myersi Stephens, 1963 (Reefsand blenny)
Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Muzzled blenny) Occur in coastal and brackish waters among rocks and mangroves . Oviparous . Eggs are demersal and adhesive . Highly tolerant to adverse environmental conditions, self-reproducing population living between rocks in natural oil seeps in Venezuela .
Malacoctenus boehlkei Springer, 1959 (diamond blenny) Inhabit patch reefs or other deeper water coral formations. Usually associated with Condylactis gigantea .
Cirriemblemaria lucasana (Stephens, 1963) (Plume blenny)
Paraclinus mexicanus (Gilbert, 1904) (Blenny)
Amphiprion sebae Bleeker, 1853 (Sebae anemonefish) Found in coastal waters and lagoons. It grows rather large . Associated with the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni .
Strongylura scapularis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Needlefish)
Neocirrhites armatus Castelnau, 1873 (Flame hawkfish) Common along surge-swept reef fronts and submarine terraces to a depth of about 11 m. Usually seen hiding among branches of live corals . Retreats deep into the coral when approached . Oviparous, monogamous . Highly priced aquarium fish, requires well-oxygenated water and fades in captivity .
Cirrhitops fasciatus (Bennett, 1828) (Redbarred hawkfish) Occurs on seaward reefs, in areas of moderate to rich coral growth. Typically at the bases of coral heads on hard bottoms . Benthic . Feeds about equally on small fishes, shrimps and crabs; to a lesser extent, on sipunculids and zooplankton .
Itycirrhitus wilhelmi (Lavenberg & Yañez, 1972) Found over rocky bottoms .
Gobiosoma nudum (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) (goby)
Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres, 1859) (rock wrasse)

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