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  • Nº1 # Date: 2013-10-06 - 10:30
  • # Max Depth: 4.5m Duration: 40mins
Diver's Notes

Refresher dive after 10 years out of the water.
Saw ray under shopping carts, lots of little flounder, sea snake, angel fish, parrot fish. LOTS of moon jellies.

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  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
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  • BCD: pilot -
  • Fins: Cressi Sub - Frog Plus
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     221 → 138 bar
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  • Average depth: 3m
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Species Identified

Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848) (Culebra rosario) Commonly encountered swimming near the bottom in clear water from harbors to reefs. More common along continent and in grassy areas . Found in shallow areas to depths of 9 m. Feeds mainly on crabs. .
Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Maid) Commonly found along sandy beaches to the water's edge, and especially in sandy areas in and around coral reefs . Raises front end of disc to attract prey seeking shelter . Feeds on shrimps, probably also on small fi...
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Scarus vetula Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blownose) Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent habitats. Feeds on algae scraped from rocks or dead coral. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon . Often seen in groups of one super male with several young adults, most of which are probably females . A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758) (moon jelly) The common jellyfish is carnivorous, and feeds mainly on a variety of planktonic species such as molluscs, crustaceans, young worms and copepods . The plankton is caught in a layer of mucus that covers the jellyfish. Tiny ...
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Neanthes succinea Frey and Leuckart, 1847 (Common clamworm)
Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cowfish) Found in shallow water down to about 80 m, mainly in seagrass beds . Feeds on sessile invertebrates such as tunicates, gorgonians and anemones, as well as on slow-moving crustaceans, sponges , hermit crabs and marine plants . Oviparous . Considered an excellent food fish; marketed fresh .

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