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  • Nº16 # Date: 2013-02-05 - 17:02
  • # Max Depth: 18m Duration: 41mins
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  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Night dive
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5 kg
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  • 12L Steel     210 → 90 bar
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  • Average depth: 12m
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Species Identified

Trapezia tigrina Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842 (Red Spotted Coral Crab)
Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838 (Hermit Crab)
Sepia latimanus Quoy and Gaimard, 1832 (Broadclub cuttlefish)
Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811) (banded coral shrimp)
Euapta lappa (Müller, 1850) (beaded sea cucumber)
Eviota cometa Jewett & Lachner, 1983 (Comet pygmy goby) Inhabits deep coastal slopes, subject to strong currents, on rubble reef to 30 meters depth . Collected from depths less than 1 to at least 30 m.
Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) (seahorse)
Calappa hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) (smooth box crab)
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) (Broadbarred firefish) Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Hides in crevices under rocks and coral formations during the day and hunts at night. Typically with head towards the safety of their hide-out or narrow passage . Feeds on shrimps and...
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Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (False stonefish) Relatively an uncommon inhabitant of rubble or weedy coralline-rock bottoms of reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthic . Flashes its inner pectoral fins when disturbed . Can inflict a painful injury with its venomous dorsal sting. Often partly buried .
Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Stonefish) Most widespread stonefish . Found on sandy or rubble areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons and in small pools during low tide well camouflaged among the substrate and sometimes even covered with algae . Solitary specie...
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Cymbacephalus beauforti (Knapp, 1973) (Crocodile fish) Lives on sand or rubble substrates of sheltered or semi-exposed reefs to a depth of at least 8 m . Well camouflaged on reefs .
Sebastapistes fowleri (Pietschmann, 1934) (Dwarf scorpionfish) Found in areas with rubble or mixed sand and rubble, within or near coral reefs . Benthic . Venomous spines .
Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Bluestreak cleaner wrasse) Inhabits coral rich areas of inner lagoons and subtidal reef flats to seaward reefs . Feeds on crustacean ectoparasites and mucus of other fishes . Monogamous . A protogynous hermaphrodite . Stays in stations where oth...
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Apogon nigrofasciatus Lachner, 1953 (Blackstripe cardinalfish) Occurs on reef flats and shallow lagoon reef, usually seen singly or in pairs under ledges or in crevices. Feed on small benthic invertebrates at night .
Helcogramma striatum Hansen, 1986 (Tropical striped triplefin)
Cephalopholis spiloparaea (Valenciennes, 1828) (Orange-red pigmy grouper) Perhaps the most common grouper on Indo-Pacific coral reefs found below 40 m. The species is only known from insular localities except those collected from Pinda, Mozambique. Apparently, nothing is known of the biology of this species. The small size (
Symphorus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1860) (Chinamanfish) Inhabits coral reefs, from shallow water to depths of at least 50 m. Occurs singly. Feeds mainly on fishes. Frequently ciguatoxic in certain areas. In Hong Kong live fish markets .
Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758 (Vagabond butterflyfish) Found in reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs and sometimes in turbid waters subject to freshwater runoff. Swim in pairs. Omnivorous, feed on algae, coral polyps, crustaceans and worms . Oviparous , monogamous . Stab...
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Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Canthigaster valentini (Bleeker, 1853) (Valentinni's sharpnose puffer)
Sepioteuthis lessoniana Férussac, 1831 in Lesson, 1830-1831 (Bigfin reef squid)
Sepia elliptica Hoyle, 1885 (Cuttlefish)
Zebrasoma flavescens (Bennett, 1828) (Yellow tang) Inhabits coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs from below the surge zone to about 46 m . Benthopelagic over rock at 1-81 m . Occurs singly or in loose groups and browses on filamentous algae. A popular aquarium f...
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Tetrosomus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Humpback turretfish) Inhabits deep coastal slopes and sheltered muddy substrates, usually in deep water offshore, but occasionally shallow near seagrass beds with silty rubble substrates . Usually occurs in sandy bottoms in coastal waters. F...
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Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846) (Thornback cowfish) Inhabit clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic over rubble and sand at 5-132 m . Males are highly territorial . Poisonous in some parts of the tropics .

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