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  • Nº142 # Date: 2024-07-04 - 10:33
  • # Max Depth: 18.6m Duration: 91mins
Diver's Notes

1st dive, 2 dive Independence Day July 4, 2024
Drop in end of pier, some current shallow so South swim first, lots of blowing silt, dark underwater, hard to spot. mostly in shallows few photos, back to beach out
multilevel, SOLO

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Scubapro - Glide Plus
  • Camera: Olympus - TG6
  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
  • Light: Sofirn - SD05
  • Mask: Promate - Scope
  • Regulator: SEAC - Synchro
  • Wet suit: Blue Ocean - Diveskin
  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 21 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.4m
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Species Identified

Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett, 1832) (Zigzag wrasse) Common in shallow lagoons or bays; usually over sand, rubble, or seagrass bottom , rather than on coral reefs. Usually solitary and aggressive towards members of its own species. Feeds on small crustaceans by picking them off the sandy bottom .
Pseudocheilinus evanidus Jordan and Evermann, 1903 (Striated wrasse) Found among patches of rubble or among branching coral of seaward reef slopes from 6 to at least 40 m . Benthopelagic . Rare in less than 20 m . Generally solitary and feeds on small benthic invertebrates .
Ecsenius monoculus Springer, 1988 (单臀异齿鳚) A shallow water species, collected at depths less than 5 m. Oviparous . Eggs are demersal and adhesive .
Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell, 1838) (dusky blenny)
Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829) (Twotone tang) Occurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Graze on algae, usually in groups of 20 individuals . Adults usually in small groups and sometimes schooling. Juveniles solitary and usually among corals . Its num...
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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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Pseudomonacanthus macrurus (Bleeker, 1857) (Strap-weed file-fish) Inhabits shallow coastal algal reefs and estuaries. Adults are often in pairs .
Cantherhines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837) (Honeycomb filefish) Occurs on outer reef slopes to depths of 2 to more than 20 m , often silty habitats. Young float with loose surface weeds and adults are often with large Sargassum rafts during the wet season . Solitary. Feeds on benthic organisms . Somewhat secretive .
Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802) (Orange clownfish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Each group of fish consists of a breeding pair and 0-4 non-breeders. Within each group there is a size-based hierarchy: the female is largest, the male is second largest, and the non-...
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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 hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)

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