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  • Nº21 # Date: 2014-09-24 - 09:34
  • # Max Depth: 16m Duration: 52mins
Diver's Notes

Smith Cove: DMs did DSD drills first, then we did a fun dive. Saw a Spined Lobster, a small Moray Eel, a very large school of Horse Eyed Jacks(?) hunted by a Barracuda and two juvenile Spotted Drums. Forgot my rashguard and was rather cold

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  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • 11L Aluminium     180 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.9m
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Species Identified

Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) (common spiny lobster)
Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789) (Moray) Adults inhabit reef flats and rocky intertidal shorelines. Feed on small fishes and crustaceans, sometimes leaving the water in pursuit of prey . Benthic . Simultaneous hermaphroditism is confirmed for this species . Caught with various nets .
Sphyraena lucasana Gill, 1863 (Barracuda)
Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Spooted drum) Occurs primarily on coral reefs. Secretive and usually solitary, under ledges or near small caves . Often seen during the day around the bases of corals . Feeds at night on crabs, shrimps, and polychaetes. Easily approached . Has been reared in captivity .
Oligoplites saurus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Jack) Found inshore, usually along sandy beaches, in bays and inlets . Enters estuaries and fresh water . Prefers turbid water . Occurs in schools, usually large and fast moving, often leaping out of the water . Juveniles ma...
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