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  • Nº16 # Date: 2014-04-25 - 09:40
  • # Max Depth: 26.9m Duration: 35mins
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  • Temp: Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Fresh
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  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Mask: Aqualung - Look 2
  • Weights: 7 kg
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Plectorhinchus polytaenia (Bleeker, 1852) (Ribboned sweetlips) Occurs on coastal and seaward reefs. Adults on deep, current-prone slopes with rich invertebrate growth; juveniles on sheltered reefs nearby . Found singly or in small groups, usually under ledges by day . Mainly speared. Caught throughout its range; not common. Rarely marketed in India .
Parachaetodon ocellatus (Cuvier, 1831) (Sixspine butterflyfish) Occur in pairs on flat sand or silty bottoms on coastal reefs. Adults school in large numbers over open muddy substrates in deep water. Juveniles sometimes in large lagoons with seagrasses in depths of about 5 m or more . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830) (long-finned rock-cod) Inhabits inshore silty reefs; there are no records from depths greater than 50 m. Feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and worms. The enlarged fleshy pectoral fins appear to have resulted from its habit of sitting on the substrate.
Ostracion rhinorhynchos Bleeker, 1852 (Horn-nosed boxfish) Inhabits rubble substrates in channels between sheltered inner reefs or in deep sandy lagoons around coral patches . Generally uncommon species that inhabits coral reefs and flat bottoms in coastal areas. Feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Diodon liturosus Shaw, 1804 (Black-blotched porcupinefish) Inhabits reef edges and slopes . Hides in caves and ledges during the day and forages at night . Also found below plate-corals during the day and often deep, ranging to at least 40 meters depth. Juveniles occur in lagoo...
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Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish) Occur in lagoon, seaward reefs and sheltered inner reef slopes . Juveniles often associated with isolated patches of branching coral or rubble of shallow sandy protected areas. Adults occur singly or in pairs on the slo...
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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830 (false clown anemonefish)

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