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  • Nº134 # Date: 2024-05-13 - 08:15
  • # Max Depth: 20.1m Duration: 67mins
Diver's Notes

1st dive, 2 dive day at DBC
High tide 8:22am, expecting calm, but strong current and poor viz
North swim to cem stones and across middle struggle back to shallows and exit
multilevel SOLO

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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo, Muck Dive
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 17 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.4m
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Species Identified

Joeropsis patagoniensis Richardson, 1909B
Astacilla tayronae Muller, 1993F
Mesanthura moroea Poore & Lew Ton, 1986C
Cymothoa exigua Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 (Cymothoa exigua)
Pristipomoides auricilla (Jordan, Evermann and Tanaka, 1927) (Snapper) Occurs over rocky bottoms; off Guam, caught most abundantly from 180 to 270 m . Feeds on fishes and salps. Marketed fresh .
Pervagor randalli Hutchins, 1986 (伦氏前角鲀) Occurs in shallow coral reefs to depths of 10 m or more.
Paramonacanthus nematophorus (Günther, 1870) (线纹副单角鲀)
Chelmonops truncatus (Kner, 1859) (coralfish) Found on rocky reefs . Usually in pairs. Feed on algae and small invertebrates . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802) (Butterflyfish)
Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres, 1859) (rock wrasse)
Paraclinus mexicanus (Gilbert, 1904) (Blenny)
Synchiropus lineolatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (线纹连鳍)
Callionymus sublaevis McCulloch, 1926 (次光)
Callionymus curvicornis Valenciennes, 1837 (弯棘斜棘)
Callionymus lyra Linnaeus, 1758 (Dragonet)
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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Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797) (Orange-lined triggerfish) Occurs in coral-rich areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to at least 50 meters, Ref. 48637. Feeds on a variety of benthic organisms such as algae, echinoderms, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, spo...
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Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815) (Filefish) Common near drop-offs of seaward reefs . Occasionally in shallow water. Solitary or in small groups in open water. Often associated with Sargassum . Feeds mainly on large zooplankton. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 13121.
Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Star puffer) Inhabit coastal areas, usually found over muddy and sandy bottoms, also around reefs, together with the sponges and algae . Feed on benthic animals . Oviparous . Also caught with vertical long-lines . Marketed fresh and dried-salted .
Xenobalistes tumidipectoris Matsuura 1981 (奇鳞鲀)
Sargocentron marisrubri Randall, Golani and Diamant, 1989 (马氏棘鳞鱼) Found in reefs in small aggregations.
Sargocentron suborbitalis (Gill, 1863) (Squirrelfish)
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)
Leptoseris foliosa Dinesen, 1980 (Porcelain coral) zooxanthellate
Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790) (Spinecheek anemonefish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs , found mainly in protected coastal waters and lagoons. Typically found in pairs in which males are much smaller than females . Feeds primarily on zooplankton and benthic algae . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor .
Amphiprion perideraion Bleeker, 1855 (False skunk-striped anemonefish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Mainly diurnal. Non-burrowing. Monogamous . A protandrous hermaphrodite . Associated with the anemones: Heteractis magnifica , Heteractis crispa, Macrodactyla doreensis, and Sticho...
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