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  • Nº151 # Date: 2024-10-13 - 01:02
  • # Max Depth: 22.3m Duration: 86mins
Diver's Notes

2nd dive 2 dive day aboard Datu Budas
out and back around 6th rock/ catepillar corals dive site, Coral Gardens, Talikud Island

multilevel
highlight 2 warty yellow phase frogfish near end of dive

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°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
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
  • Knife: Scuba MAx - folding
  • Lift bag: ScubaMax - SMB
  • Light: Sofirn - SD05
  • Mask: Promate - Scope
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Legend
  • Regulator: SEAC - Synchro
  • Wet suit: Blue Ocean - Diveskin
  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Ton Ton, Reymar Tano, Maeng, Beachnutts
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 21 bar
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  • Average depth: 14.8m
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Species Identified

Pomacentrus callainus Randall, 2002 (Guru)
Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856 (Blueback damsel) Occurs singly or in small aggregations at slightly turbid areas of lagoon and coastal reefs. Feeds mainly on benthic algae.
Pomacentrus spilotoceps Randall, 2002 (Guru)
Chrysiptera galba (Allen and Randall, 1974) (Canary demoiselle) Inhabits passes and outer reef slopes.
Chromis limbaughi Greenfield and Woods, 1980 (Damselfish)
Chrysiptera parasema (Fowler, 1918) (Goldtail demoiselle) Inhabits coral-rich areas of sheltered lagoon and inshore coral reefs . Occurs in small groups on Acropora patches .
Mecaenichthys immaculatus (Ogilby, 1885) (Immaculate damsel) Inhabits rocky or weedy inshore reefs.
Neopomacentrus nemurus (Bleeker, 1857) (Coral demoiselle) Inhabits lagoon and inshore coral reefs, usually in areas where silting is prevalent. Aggregates over coral outcrops to feed on zooplankton .
Brissus brissus (Leske, 1778)
Coradion melanopus (Cuvier, 1831) (Twospot coralfish) An extremely wary fish found in sheltered lagoons or exposed outer reefs; to a depth greater than 30 m . More common along drop-offs in the vicinity of sponges on which they feed . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831 (Ornate butterflyfish) Occur in clear waters and coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. However, only common in seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Juveniles are solitary, living among branching corals, while adults are almost always in pa...
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Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish) Occur in lagoon, seaward reefs and sheltered inner reef slopes . Juveniles often associated with isolated patches of branching coral or rubble of shallow sandy protected areas. Adults occur singly or in pairs on the slo...
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Xanthichthys mento (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) (Blue-throat trigger)
Apogon erythrinus Snyder, 1904 (Ruby cardinalfish) Found in shallow water and observed to be active only at night, near the bottom, and never far from its shelter . Benthopelagic .
Cheilodipterus isostigmus (Schultz, 1940) (Dog-toothed cardinalfish) Occurs in lagoon reefs to depths of at least 12 m. Usually in small groups among staghorn corals . Often collected with C. quinquelineatus, but tends to prefer deeper areas . Feeds on small fishes.
Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes, 1831) (Crosseyed cardinalfish) Occurs inshore in reef areas . Commonly found among weeds in tide pools . Nocturnal species . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.
Apogon cathetogramma (Tanaka, 1917) (Striped cardinalfish) Found in sandy-muddy bottoms around rocky reefs .
Astrapogon puncticulatus (Poey, 1867) (blackfin cardinalfish) Adults occur in clear Thalassia testudinum beds where it often inhabits empty snail shells . Caught at night or in the early hours of the morning .
Apogon urostigma (Bleeker, 1874) (Spiny-head cardinalfish) Found in coastal reef slopes .
Cheilodipterus intermedius Gon, 1993 (Intermediate cardinalfish) Occurs in reefs over sand or mud bottoms. Solitary in caves to 20 m depth .
Apogon lativittatus Randall, 2001 (cardinalfishes) Secretive species found in areas with rocky bottom along exposed shores .

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