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  • Nº194 # Date: 2026-02-22 - 10:28
  • # Max Depth: 19.5m Duration: 83mins
Diver's Notes

Tiffanie/ Dayang Ledge looking for Frogfish
swim out and around main ledge starting from dayang area, mostly shallow found 2 yellow froggies. active reef, many fish

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Scubapro - Glide Plus
  • Boots: Cressi Sub - Dive Shoes
  • Camera: Olympus - TG6
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  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
  • Knife: Scuba MAx - folding
  • Lift bag: ScubaMax - SMB
  • Light: Cree - L2
  • Light: Sofirn - SD05
  • Mask: Promate - Scope
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Legend
  • Wet suit: Blue Ocean - Diveskin
  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 28 bar
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  • Average depth: 13m
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Species Identified

Callogobius maculipinnis (Fowler, 1918) (Ostrich goby) Occurs among corals.
Bathygobius fuscus (Rüppell, 1830) (Dusky frillgoby) Inhabits shallow rocky areas, often in pools of the intertidal zone . Occurs mostly in coastal areas. Also found in estuaries, tidal zones and often ascending into freshwater streams. Sometimes seen as fresh catches at markets .
Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796 (pahu)
Canthigaster compressa (Marion de Procé, 1822) (Compressed toby) Inhabits sandy areas of shallow lagoons and channels . Also found in silty bays or harbors around wharf pilings. Adults usually in pairs .
Canthigaster bennetti (Bleeker, 1854) (Bennett's sharpnose puffer) Inhabits inner reef flats and sheltered lagoons. A common inshore species, often on algal or silty reefs and among attached Sargassum on shallow rubble flats . Feeds mainly on filamentous green algae and to a lesser exte...
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Muricella grandis Nutting, 1910
Plumigorgia hydroides Nutting, 1910
Subergorgia suberosa (Pallas, 1766)
Junceella fragilis (Ridley, 1884)
Callogorgia flabellum (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Callogorgia cristata Aurivillius, 1931
Sinularia flexibilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Echinomuricea coronalis Germanos, 1896
Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blue banded surgeonfish) A territorial species which is common in surge zones of exposed seaward reefs. The large male controls well-defined feeding territories and harems of females . Benthopelagic . Adult usually forms schools and commonly f...
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Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Striated surgeonfish) Inhabits reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of over 30 m. Occurs over coral , rock, pavement, or rubble substrates. May occur singly or in small to very large, often mixed-species aggregations . Feeds on...
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Ctenochaetus tominiensis Randall, 1955 (Tomini surgeonfish) Occurs singly or in small groups along steep coral-rich drop-offs of sheltered coasts .
Parupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852) (Bicolor goatfish) Usually found in the vicinity of coral reefs in protected waters such as bays or lagoons or in deeper outer-reef areas to at least 40 meters . Inhabits mixed sand, rubble, and seaweed covered bottoms. Carnivorous, feeds ...
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Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846 (Freckled goatfish) Found over sand and mud bottoms near coral reefs . Known to enter lower reaches of rivers. Generally solitary , but forms small to moderately large aggregations at all sizes . Minimum depth from Ref. 3470.
Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (whitespeckled demoiselle) Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs, in areas with mixed coral and rubble or dead coral rocks. Feeds mainly on benthic algae and associated small invertebrates and fish eggs.
Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854 (blacktailed humbug) Schooling species, inhabits sheltered lagoons, harbors and inlets. Also in somewhat open substrates with outcrops of Acropora corals . Often associated with small coral heads. Feeds on a variety of plankton, including l...
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Dischistodus perspicillatus (Cuvier, 1830) (White damsel) Occurs in small patch reefs of shallow lagoons, with algae or seagrass habitats. The stomach of several specimens examined contained mainly algae and detritus mixed with sand grains.
Chromis ternatensis (Bleeker, 1856) (Ternate chromis) Schools above branching corals along upper margins of clear lagoon and outer reef slopes. Often associated with branching Acropora.
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 coelestis Jordan and Starks, 1901 (Neon damsel)
Chromis atripes Fowler and Bean, 1928 (Dark-fin chromis) Inhabits coral rich areas of outer reef passes and slopes. Occurs singly or in small groups near the bottom.
Chromis amboinensis (Bleeker, 1871) (Ambon chromis) Inhabits coral-rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Abundant on steep outer reef slopes below 24 m, uncommon in lagoons. Juveniles in large branching corals, adults mainly in caves . Found in aggregations .
Pomacentrus lepidogenys Fowler and Bean, 1928 (Scaly damsel) Inhabits lagoons, passages, and outer reef slopes. Feeds on zooplankton in the water column, a short distance from the bottom. Occurs singly or in small groups.
Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) (Zebra turkeyfish) Found on coral, rubble, or rock bottoms of reef flats ; also in coastal to outer reef habitats in sheltered lagoons and in caves, sometimes in small aggregations. Usually shallow, from 3-60m but also reported to 80 m dep...
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Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Cephalopholis argus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Grouper) A generally common species found in a variety of coral habitats from tide pools to depths of at least 40 m; prefers the 1 to 10 m reef zone. Juvenile prefers shallow, protected coral thickets . Benthic and benthopelagi...
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