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  • Nº20 # Date: 2018-04-07 - 10:03
  • # Max Depth: 24.4m Duration: 50mins
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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 0°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Wall
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) Blue-spotted stingrays live alone or in small groups , migrating in large schools into shallow sandy areas on the rising tide in order to feed, and dispersing back into the ocean as the tide falls to shelter in the coral c...
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Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829) (Bicolour parrotfish) Occurs in clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Juveniles usually solitary; adults form harems ; males are territorial. Goes to several changes during growth and very large females change sex to the brightly colored male. Sm...
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Caesio lunaris Cuvier, 1830 (moon fusilier) Found in coastal areas, mainly on or near coral reefs . More common along steep seaward reefs than in lagoons . Forms aggregations in midwater and feeds on zooplankton. Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs .
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1857) (Square-spot fairy basslet) Aggregations of this species occur a few meters above the edges of current-swept drop-offs . Females and males in separate aggregations or mixed sexes . Juveniles solitary and remain close to shelter . Seldom encountered in the aquarium trade .
Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830 (false clown anemonefish)
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 .
Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Chinese trumpetfish) Found in clear, shallow water , in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . A slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey. Often darts down vertically on its prey. Usually solitary .

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