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  • Nº21 # Date: 2011-08-20 - 08:37
  • # Max Depth: 30.8m Duration: 31mins
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swam through huge school of silversides.

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  • Dive type : Recreational, Cave, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865) (brook silverside) Occur near surface of lakes, ponds, and quiet pools of creeks and small to large rivers. Usually found in open water . Feed on zooplankton, including copepods, cladocerans, and midge larvae .
Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Muraena retifera Goode and Bean, 1882 (Moray eel) Known only from moderate depths along outer continental shelf.
Umbrina coroides Cuvier, 1830 (drum) Inhabits the surf zone along sandy beaches, but in clear water. Also occurs over muddy bottoms in estuaries and sometimes near coral reef areas. Feeds on small crustaceans washed out of sand by the surf . Large specimens are marketed mostly fresh; smaller ones are used as bait.

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