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  • Nº161 # Date: 2025-01-19 - 10:41
  • # Max Depth: 18.9m Duration: 101mins
Diver's Notes

1st dive 2 tanker aboard Datu Budas, Talikud Islane
CGBR House Reef North side PC skies, good viz, small chop , nice day
drop in near shore buoy N Loop back , back to shallows and boat
much solo 2nd half, multilevel
Highlight: Lembeh Sea Dragon

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 26°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: Atomic Aquatics - Blade Fins
  • 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 → 34 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.6m
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Species Identified

Xenia viridus Schenk, 1896
Xenia tripartita Roxas, 1933
Xenia ternatana Schenk, 1896
Xenia samoensis Kölliker
Xenia schenki Roxas, 1933
Xenia pulsitans Kent, 1893
Xenia rubens Schenk, 1896
Xenia puertogalerae Roxas, 1933
Xenia nana Hickson, 1930
Xenia multispiculata Kükenthal, 1909
Xenia medusoides May, 1899
Xenia lepida Verseveldt, 1971
Xenia kukenthali Roxas, 1933
Xenia humilis Verseveldt, 1977
Xenia grasshoffi Verseveldt, 1974
Xenia fimbriata Utinomi, 1955
Xenia depressa Kükenthal, 1909
Xenia dayi Tixier-Durivault, 1960
Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres, 1859) (rock wrasse)
Halichoeres argus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Argus wrasse) Inhabits shallow coastal reefs and seagrass flats , also in algae-rocky reef flats and lagoons .
Oxyjulis californica (Günther, 1861) (senorita) Live in kelp and other seaweeds and over rocks. Found usually at depths shallower than 23 m but also caught at depths up to 73 m. Often form small groups, frequently well off bottom. When disturbed often burrows in bott...
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Bodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1832) (Axilspot hogfish) Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles occur solitary in caves or under ledges and act as cleaners by picking at bodies of other fishes . Feeds mainly on benthic, hard-shelled, invertebrates such as mollusks...
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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.
Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Splitlevel hogfish) Ranging into subtropical zones as juveniles expatriates caused by warm currents during pelagic stage . Inhabit coral-rich outer reef slopes at depths of 5 to over 20 m, particularly near caves. Juveniles in caves; adults...
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Suezichthys gracilis (Steindachner and Döderlein, 1887) (Slender wrasse) Found around coral and rock patches in shallow protected sandy areas . Amphipods, small crustaceans, and polychaetes have been reported from the stomachs of Japanese specimens.
Cymolutes torquatus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Finescale razorfish) Common over sandy areas of reef flats and shallow sandy lagoons to a depth of at least 6 m. Also found in estuaries. Usually in current zones such as tidal channels. Juveniles often with small outcrops of rubble and alg...
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Novaculichthys macrolepidotus (Bloch, 1791) (Seagrass wrasse) Found in seagrass beds and sandy algal flats of lagoons and mangrove channels. Secretive amongst the vegetation and well-camouflaged .
Bodianus oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1862) (blackspot pigfish)
Coris atlantica Günther, 1862 (Nar am toy)
Pervagor aspricaudus (Hollard, 1854) (Orangetail filefish) Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic .
Pervagor janthinosoma (Bleeker, 1854) (Blackbar filefish) Occurs in shallow lagoons and seaward reefs to a depth of about 15 m; common in coral-rich areas. Secretive species among rocks, sponges or in crevices on the bases of large coral formations. Adults usually form pairs but often only one is observed while the other one is hiding .
Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos (Bleeker, 1855) Found on protected areas, on open, silty sand bottoms .
Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818) (Fringed Fiiefish) Occurs in shallow water down to 50 m depth, over sandy and rocky bottoms, but more commonly in grass beds . Often seen moving head down among seagrass blades . The young are often associated with floating Sargassum . Feeds on plants and algae, and also on small crustaceans . Rarely consumed .
Pervagor alternans (Ogilby, 1899) (Yelloweye filefish) Uncommon species that occurs in coral and rocky reefs to a depth of about 15 m .
Thamnaconus tessellatus (Günther, 1880) (Tessellated leatherjacket) Juveniles(?) found near shore on sand bottoms . Adults in deep water .
Priacanthus meeki Jenkins, 1903 (Hawaiian bigeye) Inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Found under ledges during the day . Benthopelagic . Spawning may occur by December or soon after. Sound production has been studied in this species .
Pristigenys alta (Gill, 1862) (Bigeye) Found on rocky bottoms between 5 and 200 m depth, usually solitary and possibly territorial.

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