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  • Nº70 # Date: 2014-11-25 - 10:18
  • # Max Depth: 15.5m Duration: 50mins
Diver's Notes

Very neat dive site, a bunch of swimthroughs, but more importantly, a lot of jawfish - we saw males breeding eggs (in their mouth). Aaaaand a longsnout seahorse, even though I wouldn't have seen it without Kelsie. Decided to do something about foggy mask (and did it later).

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  • Surface interval:44 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Kelsie
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  • 11L Aluminium     210 → 110 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.4m
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Opistognathus aurifrons (Jordan and Thompson, 1905) (yellowhead jawfish) Inhabit burrows made of crushed coral or sand. Hovers vertically, above or near its hole. The male courts the female by swimming in an arched position with his fins spread towards her . Male broods the eggs orally . Has been reared in captivity .
Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933 (Slender sea horse) Uncommon in most areas, but may be locally common in certain places. Usually attached to gorgonians or seagrasses but may occur in floating Sargassum or swimming freely in midwater . Ovoviviparous . The male carries the...
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