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  • Nº113 # Date: 2023-12-15 - 01:48
  • # Max Depth: 21.6m Duration: 76mins
Diver's Notes

Single dive DBC North Pole Loop
Mostly cloudy breezy , calm water, no current North side of pier area, nudiville, shallows, beach low tide 12:19pm
multilevel

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo, Muck dive
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Oceanic - OceanPro
  • Boots: Orca - Dive shoes
  • Camera: Olympus - TG6
  • Compass:
  • Computer: Aeris - Atmos 2
  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
  • Lift bag: ScubaMax - SMB
  • Light: Sofirn - SD05
  • Mask: Promate - Scope
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Calypso
  • Wet suit: Blue Ocean - Diveskin
  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 17 bar
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  • Average depth: 14.4m
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Species Identified

Notoxenoides dentata Menzies & George, 1972
Anisomysis australis Zimmer, 1918
Doxomysis spinata Murano, 1990
Siriella africana Panampunnayil, 1981
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Diodon eydouxii Brisout de Barneville, 1846 (Pelagic porcupinefish)
Diodon liturosus Shaw, 1804 (Black-blotched porcupinefish) Inhabits reef edges and slopes . Hides in caves and ledges during the day and forages at night . Also found below plate-corals during the day and often deep, ranging to at least 40 meters depth. Juveniles occur in lagoo...
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Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 (Long-spine porcupinefish)
Apogon erythrinus Snyder, 1904 (Ruby cardinalfish) Found in shallow water and observed to be active only at night, near the bottom, and never far from its shelter . Benthopelagic .
Pseudamia amblyuroptera (Bleeker, 1856) (White-jawed cardinalfish) Inhabits shallow mangrove creeks and nearby shallow lagoon reefs and seagrass beds; also taken from isolated pools. Generally found in depths less than 2 m and where water condition is turbid.
Fowleria punctulata (Rüppell, 1838) (Spotcheek cardinalfish) Found in coastal mud flats and reefs to 10 m depth . Nocturnal species . Very cryptic and rarely seen, even at night .
Apogon compressus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) (Ochre-striped cardinalfish) Found in small aggregates among or near mounds of branching corals such as Porites cylindrica or P. nigrescens . Nocturnal species . Has been reared in captivity .
Archamia zosterophora (Bleeker, 1856) (Blackbelted cardinalfish) Forms dense aggregations above or among the branches of Porites cylindrica and other branching corals of sheltered lagoons and inshore bays ; over sandy bottom at depths of 1-40 meters . Nocturnal species .
Sphaeramia nematoptera (Bleeker, 1856) (Pajama cardinalfish) Forms aggregations among the branches of Porites nigrescens and P. cylindrica in sheltered bays and lagoons . Disperses at night to feed close to the bottom . Has been reared in captivity . Popular aquarium fish .
Chromis limbaughi Greenfield and Woods, 1980 (Damselfish)
Pomacentrus agassizii Bliss, 1883 (Creole damsel) Inhabits lagoon and inshore coral reefs .
Stegastes leucostictus (Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Yellow-belly) Occurs in seagrass beds, coral or rocky reefs and sandy areas. Also found around mangrove shores and sponge beds; less common on flourishing coral reefs . Remains within 50 cm from the substrate. Adults feed on algae, p...
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Pomacentrus baenschi Allen, 1991 (Baensch's damsel) Inhabits inshore and offshore coral reefs.
Synodus falcatus Waples & Randall 1989 (Red lizard fish) Benthic .
Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887 (offshore lizardfish) Absent from the shore zone.
Synodus capricornis Cressey & Randall, 1978 (Capricorn lizardfish) Found in sandy areas near reefs . Benthic .
Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835 (whitetail surgeonfish) Occurs in outer lagoon and seaward reefs, usually seen in small groups and school in some oceanic locations . Benthopelagic . Feeds primarily on the algal film covering compacted sand, ingesting the usual component of sa...
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