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  • Nº43 # Date: 2022-10-16 - 01:18
  • # Max Depth: 33.5m Duration: 65mins
Diver's Notes

Dive 2 , 2 dive day, multilevel
Drop in offshore the red house swim to depth looking for pygmy seahorse fan, 9 mins to deco right away, had to level up to 50 ft. found green frogfish near barrel sponge. Nice area, not much for camera again.

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:102 mins
  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Oceanic - OceanPro
  • Camera: Canon - Powershot SD780
  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
  • Knife: Scuba MAx - folding
  • Mask: Promate - Scope
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Titan LX
  • Regulator: SEAC - Synchro
  • 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: 22.4m
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Species Identified

Haliclona fascigera (Hentschel, 1912)
Vulcanella verrucolosa (Pulitzer-Finali, 1983)
Leucandra loricata (Poléjaeff, 1883)
Leucandra palaoensis Tanita, 1943
Leucandra pallida Row & Hozawa, 1931
Leucandra pandora (Haeckel, 1872)
Leucandra mitsukurii Hozawa, 1929
Antennarius commerson (Latreille, 1804) (Big angler)
Canthigaster margaritata (Rüppell, 1829) (ocellated toby) Common in tide pools near reefs and in shallow reef areas. Skin near dorsal and ventral ridge can be inflated, e.g. during territorial display among males .
Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786) (sharpnose puffer) Inhabits reefs and marginal habitats such as seagrass beds . Diet consists of seagrass, sponges, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks, polychaete worms, sea urchins, starfishes, hydroids and algae . Monogamous .
Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Puffer) Inhabits inshore and near-shore areas, over sand or mud bottoms. Usually found alone or in small, loose aggregates. Adults are pelagic, but near continental margins; young are commonly found on coastal and offshore banks...
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Canthigaster ocellicincta Allen & Randall, 1977 (Shy toby) Inhabits invertebrate-rich inshore reef to outer reef walls where usually in caves in depths of about 25 meters or more. Found singly or in pairs and on one occasion a small groups was observed among plate-corals on soft ...
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Thamnaconus arenaceus (Barnard, 1927) (Sandy filefish)
Pempheris adspersa Griffin, 1927 (Bigeye) Nocturnal, retreats to large surge pools or channels open to the sea during the day and usually under overhangs or ledges in small schools. Juveniles occur amongst weed along rocky shores in late summer. Feeds on plankton and benthic organisms .

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