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  • Nº101 # Date: 2023-09-24 - 10:20
  • # Max Depth: 21m Duration: 79mins
Diver's Notes

1st dive 2 tanker aboard Datu Budas
Coral Gardens near CGBR , not many boats out
hot, very hazy, flat water
drop in North swim to depth back to boat in shallows
many nudis
multilevel

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Oceanic - OceanPro
  • 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
  • Wet suit: Blue Ocean - Diveskin
  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Dive Shop & Buddies
  • Dive with Maeng
  • Dive buddies: Mike Tacansan
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 21 bar
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  • Average depth: 14m
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Species Identified

Heterocarpus gibbosus Bate, 1888 (humpback nylon shrimp)
Aristeus virilis (Bate, 1881) (stout red shrimp)
Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830 (Starry goby) Found on algal-coated reef rock and rubble of inner flats and turbid lagoons . Takes refuge in burrows or holes in the reef . Benthic .
Istigobius ornatus (Rüppell, 1830) (ornate goby) A common species that inhabits mangroves and silty, rocky areas; occasionally found in rubble reef areas. Only single individuals were observed; many individuals found scattered over a small area . Found primarily in low...
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Priolepis cinctus (Regan, 1908) (Girdled goby)
Nephthea cupressiformis Kükenthal, 1903
Chromonephthea grasshoffi van Ofwegen, 2005
Chromonephthea franseni van Ofwegen, 2005
Anthogorgia glomerata Thomson & Simpson, 1909
Solenocaulon sterroclonium Germanos, 1895
Euplexaura reticulata Nutting, 1910
Calyptrophora japonica Gray 1866
Dendronephthya pectinata Song, 1976
Mopsea flava Nutting, 1910
Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1852) (Bony flyingfish) Inhabits surface neritic waters. Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding for long distances above the surface.
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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Anyperodon leucogrammicus (Valenciennes, 1828) (Balala) Inhabits coral rich areas and clear waters on lagoon and seaward reefs. Feeds mainly on fishes and probably on crustaceans. The distinctive blue and gold striped juveniles are mimics of the wrasse Halichoeres purpurescen...
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Epinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849) (Camouflage grouper) Usually found in coral-rich areas of lagoon and outer reefs; in caves and large crevices to swim through . Most abundant around islands, particularly atolls. Usually in small schools. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and fi...
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