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  • Nº116 # Date: 2024-01-05 - 10:56
  • # Max Depth: 21.9m Duration: 81mins
Diver's Notes

First dive 2024 DBC , Nudiville area and front of pier, to shallows and beach, not many good photos , very dark underwater.
multilevel

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:0 mins
  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Wreck, Photo, Muck dive
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Oceanic - OceanPro
  • Boots: Orca - Dive shoes
  • Camera: Olympus - TG6
  • Computer: Aeris - Atmos 2
  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
  • Knife: Scuba MAx - folding
  • 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: 14.6m
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Species Identified

Apolemichthys xanthurus (Bennett, 1833) (Yellowtail angelfish) Inhabits coral-rich areas . Found singly or in pairs.
Pterophyllum altum Pellegrin, 1903 (deep angelfish) Inhabits rivers. May reach about 20 cm in height . Maximum length 18 cm TL .
Centropyge bicolor (Bloch, 1787) (Bicolor angelfish) Inhabits lagoon, channel, or protected seaward reef slopes, drop offs, coral and rubble areas . Usually in pairs or in small groups. Feeds on algae, small crustaceans and worms. Darts from one hiding place to the next. Commonly exported through the aquarium trade .
Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (Angel fish) Juveniles are encountered under ledges, or in holes of outer lagoon patch reefs or semi-protected areas of exposed channels and outer reef flats. Subadults move to reef front holes and surge channels. Large adults inhabi...
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Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill, 1818) (Soapfish) A solitary species inhabiting sandy bottom strewn with rocks . Rarely observed on reefs . Like other soapfishes, it has special skin glands that produce an irritating, mildly toxic slime .
Odontanthias rhodopeplus (Günther, 1872) (Boro-sakuradai) Inhabits deeper rocky reefs .
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 .
Cymolutes praetextatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1834) (Knife razorfish) Inhabits reef flats and shallow lagoons, in sandy, current-swept areas with rubble and weed . Capable of diving into the sand with the approach of danger. Rarely caught by fishers or aquarium collectors .
Halichoeres notospilus (Günther, 1864) (Banded wrasse)
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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Chaetodon guttatissimus Bennett, 1833 (Peppered butterflyfish) Inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs . Occur in pairs or small groups . Feed on polychaetes, coral polyps, and algae . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842 (Margined coralfish) Inhabit coastal reefs . Usually solitary. Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon auripes Jordan and Snyder, 1901 (Oriental butterflyfish) Inhabit rocky reefs with algae and coral . Solitary or in groups . Feed on benthic invertebrates . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Stegastes lubbocki Allen and Smith, 1992 (卢氏眶锯雀鲷)
Plectroglyphidodon sindonis (Jordan and Evermann, 1903) (Rock damselfish) Found in very shallow water in the surge zone of exposed rocky shores . Benthopelagic . Feeds mainly on benthic algae and occasionally on small invertebrates .
Neoglyphidodon thoracotaeniatus (Fowler and Bean, 1928) (Barhead damsel) Inhabits coral-rich areas of outer reef slopes . Occurs in small groups. Juveniles stay close to substrate but adults may swim high above to feed on zooplankton .
Mecaenichthys immaculatus (Ogilby, 1885) (Immaculate damsel) Inhabits rocky or weedy inshore reefs.
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 eydouxii Brisout de Barneville, 1846 (Pelagic porcupinefish)
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 (Long-spine porcupinefish)

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