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  • Nº62 # Date: 2007-12-13 - 09:30
  • # Max Depth: 25.9m Duration: 43mins
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  • Temp: Surf 28°C
  • Dive type : Drift, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 17.3m
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Species Identified

Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809) (Brown moray) Found on shelf, on rocky coasts, rough sand, gravel, crevices, small caves and shadowed zones . Feeds on small crabs and gastropods .
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 (Humphead wrasse) Humphead wrasses are extremely long-lived, known to survive for at least 30 years, and taking around five to seven years to reach sexual maturity . Adults are usually solitary, spending the day roaming the reef and returni...
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Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (Golden trevally) Occur in deep lagoon and seaward reefs where they feed by rooting for crustaceans and other invertebrates in the sand. Also feed on small fishes. Small juveniles live among the tentacles of jellyfish . Form schools. No...
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Caranx tille Cuvier, 1833 (Tille trevally) Inhabits coastal waters, near coral reefs and rocks. Feeds on fish and crustaceans .
Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Blacktip grouper) Common in outer reef slopes at depths below 15 m, also occurs in protected bays and lagoons as shallow as 4 m. May also be found down to a depth of 160 m. At Madagascar it feeds night and day on brachyuran crabs, fishes,...
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