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  • Nº35 # Date: 2022-08-07 - 10:33
  • # Max Depth: 32m Duration: 82mins
Diver's Notes

Talikud Island Coral Gardens @Turtle Rock
Multilevel
Drop in slowly down sloe and coral cliffs, to depth and sand rubble area deep looking for nudis, back up South swimto shallows 40ft, back N towards boat Highlight distant Green Sea Turtle
weather hot PC flat seas, no current, viz ok @30-35 ft
1st dive since removed 1 kg 2.2lbs from weight belt . Still a bit heavy, and happy :)

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:0 mins
  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Scubapro - Glide Plus
  • Camera: Canon - Powershot SD780
  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
  • Knife: Scuba MAx - folding
  • Mask: Promate - Scope
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Titan LX
  • Wet suit: Blue Ocean - Diveskin
  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     193 → 24 bar
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  • Average depth: 21.3m
Data provided by EOL.org

Species Identified

Chaetodon argentatus Smith and Radcliffe, 1911 (Asian butterflyfish) Inhabit rocky areas and coral reefs. Often in pairs or groups . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Heniochus diphreutes Jordan, 1903 (False moorish idol) Occur primarily along outer reef slopes, in current channels. Juveniles in aggregations around isolated patch reefs, adults in large schools well above the bottom . In Indonesia, adults most common in depth 40-50 m, repo...
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Chaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860 (Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795 (Blackwedged butterflyfish) Found on the reef edge and upper slope. Usually in current-prone habitats; juveniles secretive in corals . Generally seen in pairs or in small aggregations . Feed mainly on invertebrates . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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Xenia viridus Schenk, 1896
Xenia tripartita Roxas, 1933
Xenia ternatana Schenk, 1896
Xenia sansibariana May, 1899
Xenia samoensis Kölliker
Xenia quinqueserta May, 1899
Xenia elongata Dana, 1846
Xenia grasshoffi Verseveldt, 1974
Xenia humilis Verseveldt, 1977

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