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  • Nº150 # Date: 2024-10-13 - 09:54
  • # Max Depth: 23.2m Duration: 83mins
Diver's Notes

First dive on 2 dive trip aboard bangka Datu Budas
Back to Dadatan Point for more sardine run Samal
drop in big rog at point, swim to wall, then back to Angel's Cove to look for macro
sardines in deeper water, visible but further
solo near other divers
multilevel
thermocline with dirty river water and debris on top, clear below 30ft

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Scubapro - Glide Plus
  • Boots: Orca - Dive shoes
  • Camera: Olympus - TG6
  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Knife: Scuba MAx - folding
  • 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 Shop & Buddies
  • Dive with Blake Auge
  • Dive buddies: Maeng, Ton Ton, Reymar Tano, Beachnutts
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 14 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.4m
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Species Identified

Xenia actuosa Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979
Xenia elongata Dana, 1846
Xenia umbellata Lamarck, 1816
Xenia viridus Schenk, 1896
Xenia tripartita Roxas, 1933
Xenia tumbatuana May, 1898
Xenia ternatana Schenk, 1896
Xenia spicata Li, 1982
Moseleya latistellata Quelch, 1884 (Giant star coral) zooxanthellate
Montastrea colemani Veron, 2002 zooxanthellate
Montastraea franksi (Gregory, 1895) (boulder star coral) zooxanthellate
Favia fragum (Esper, 1795) (golfball coral) zooxanthellate
Oulastrea crispata (Lamarck, 1816) (Zebra coral) zooxanthellate
Platygyra crosslandi (Matthai, 1928) (Lesser valley coral) zooxanthellate
Oulophyllia crispa (Lamarck, 1816) (Intermediate valley coral) zooxanthellate
Genicanthus semifasciatus (Kamohara, 1934) (Japanese swallow) Inhabits seaward rocky and coral reefs . Hardy aquarium species; takes standard food such as chopped beef, freeze-dried shrimp, mysids, etc. A protogynous hermaphrodite . Forms permanent harem groups composed of a single male and several smaller females .
Centropyge ferrugata Randall & Burgess, 1972 (Rusty angelfish) Inhabits seaward , rocky reefs and rubble areas, especially where algal growth is extensive . Solitary or in small groups . Has been reared in captivity .
Genicanthus personatus Randall, 1975 (Masked angelfish) Inhabits seaward reefs . Benthopelagic over rock and sand .
Amphiprion akallopisos Bleeker, 1853 (skunk-stripe anemonefish) Found in shallow inshore reef habitats, often in strong current zones to about 15 m depth . Are protandrous hermaphrodites . Each pair is monogamous . Each anemone with a large female, a smaller functional male and seve...
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Amphiprion nigripes Regan, 1908 (Maldive anemonefish) Usually found on the reef edge. Omnivorous. Associated with the anemone Heteractis magnifica .
Amphiprion sandaracinos Allen, 1972 (Golden anemonefish) Occurs in lagoon and outer reefs. Occurs in pairs and small groups . Monogamous . A protandrous hermaphrodite . Associated with the anemones: Heteractis crispa and Stichodactyla mertensii . Has been reared in captivity .
Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) (Brown anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reef slopes. Omnivorous. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Cryptodendrum adhaesivum, Entacmaea quadricolor, Heterac...
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Amphiprion melanopus Bleeker, 1852 (Chocolate clown) Inhabits lagoon and outer reef environments. Feeds predominantly on planktonic copepods and algae. Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor , Heteractis crispa , and Heteractis magnifica .
Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830 (threebanded anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea .
Parupeneus pleurostigma (Bennett, 1831) (Sidedspot goatfish) Primarily an insular species . Usually solitary, it occurs in seagrass beds as well as over sand, rubble, or coral and rock bottoms of shallow lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 46 m . Benthopelagic . Feed...
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Parupeneus chrysonemus (Jordan and Evermann, 1903) (Yellow-threaded goatfish) Found over sand . Generally found at depths deeper than 60 meters .
Upeneus davidaromi Golani, 2001 (Brownband goatfish)
Parupeneus porphyreus (Jenkins, 1903) (whitestriped goatfish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs; in small groups under ledges or among corals by day, dispersing at night to feed among rocks and corals on benthic crustaceans . It is a nocturnal predator that feeds mostly on benthic c...
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