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  • Nº558 # Date: 2015-02-24 - 09:06
  • # Max Depth: 27.7m Duration: 50mins
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school of Baracuda as soon as we dropped in, with a White Tip Reef shark at the bottom. Great currents offering a free ride.

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  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Wreck
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5.4 kg
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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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Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Barracuda) Found near prominent current-swept lagoons or seaward reefs . Also in bays and inner turbid lagoons . Nocturnally active, but occurring in relatively large schools during the day . Sold fresh or processed into fish cakes .
Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959) (Spotted garden-eel) Often found on sandy slopes below 15 m; withdraws into its burrow when approached. Usually in colonies containing up to several hundred individuals.
Scomberomorus brasiliensis Collette, Russo and Zavala-Camin, 1978 (Spanish mackerel) Does not migrate extensively, although some seasonal movement appears to occur off Trinidad. Feeds largely on fishes, with smaller quantities of penaeid shrimps and loliginid cephalopods. Most of the catch is consumed fr...
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