Beachnutts
Philippines
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Nº174
Date: 2025-04-20 - 12:39
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Max Depth: 20.1m Duration: 78mins
Dive Location
- Surface interval:78 mins
- Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 27°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
- Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Boots: Orca - Dive shoes
- Camera: Olympus - TG6
- Computer: Oceanic - OCS
- Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
- Knife: Scuba MAx - folding
- Lift bag: ScubaMax - SMB
- Light: Sofirn - SD05
- Mask: Promate - Scope
- Regulator: SEAC - Synchro
- Weights: 3.2 kg
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Dive Profile
- 1. Air
- 10L Aluminium 207 → 34 bar
- Average depth: 13.4m
Data provided by EOL.org
Species Identified
Apogon guamensis Valenciennes, 1832 (Guam cardinalfish)
Common in reef flats and shallow lagoons, but hiding by day within Acropora thickets and other corals, as well as in holes and crevices and emerging at night to forage on free-swimming invertebrates .
Apogon taeniophorus Regan, 1908 (Reef-flat cardinalfish)
Occurs inshore . Found in holes or ledges of outer reef flats in areas exposed to surge , to depths of about 10 m . Nocturnal .
Apogon multilineatus (Bleeker, 1874) (Many-lined cardinalfish)
Found in deep and shallow lagoons with coral heads .
Sphaeramia orbicularis (Cuvier, 1828) (Orbiculate cardinalfish)
Restricted to coastal waters, forming small aggregations among mangroves, rocks, debris, or piers of shallow sheltered shorelines. Feeds at night , primarily on planktonic crustaceans. Courtship and spawning occur fortni...
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Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792) (Painted sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1855) (goldenlined sweetlips)
In coastal reef slopes, inner reefs and deep lagoon . Prefers sheltered reefs and during the day either solitary or in large inactive aggregations .
Scarus flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958 (Yellowfin parrotfish)
Inhabits lagoon and channel reefs, usually deeper 20 m .
Scarus oviceps Valenciennes, 1840 (Darkcapped parrotfish)
Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 10 m . Occurs singly .
Scarus chameleon Choat and Randall, 1986 (Chameleon parrotfish)
Inhabits outer reef flats and exposed lagoon and seaward slopes from a depth of 3 to at least 30 m . Feeds mainly on algae . Females often in schools of mixed species when feeding, males usually seen separate .
Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828 (Regal parrot)
Inhabits seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Grazes on benthic algae. Protogynous .
Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775 (Blue-barred parrotfish)
Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796 (pahu)
Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758 (Vagabond butterflyfish)
Found in reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs and sometimes in turbid waters subject to freshwater runoff. Swim in pairs. Omnivorous, feed on algae, coral polyps, crustaceans and worms . Oviparous , monogamous . Stab...
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Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802) (Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon triangulum Cuvier, 1831 (Triangle butterflyfish)
Inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs . Closely associated with Acropora corals, particularly the staghorn variety. Territorial and in pairs . Juveniles solitary among coral branches . Feed mainly on coral polyps and theref...
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