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  • # Date: 2005-07-25 - 14:00
  • # Max Depth: 12m Duration: 30mins
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  • Temp: Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
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Inimicus filamentosus (Cuvier, 1829) (Two-stick stingfish) Inhabits sand and rubble bottoms of coral reefs . Uncommon in markets.
Aethaloperca rogaa (Forsskål, 1775) (Red-flushed rock-cod) Found in coastal reefs and lagoons, often silty habitat , in or near caves and holes in the reef. Feeds mainly on small fishes , also on stomatopods ; and crustaceans . Preliminary data indicate that it spawns at any ti...
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Epinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Chinaman rockcod) Occurs on coral reefs, areas with rocky substrata, algal flats and seagrass beds. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans . A protogynous hermaphrodite . Forms spawning aggregations .
Octopoda (Ahtapotlar)
Cyclichthys spilostylus (Leis & Randall, 1982) (burrfish)
Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespine unicornfish) Inhabit channels, moats, lagoon and seaward reefs with strong surge . Benthopelagic . Typically occurring in small groups. Juveniles in shallow protected bays and harbours . Mainly diurnal, feed on coarse leafy brown algae like Sargassum. Pair-spawning has been observed.
Scaridae (parrotfish)
Hologymnosus (Redback longface wrasse)
Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Broomtail wrasse) Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent rubble, sand and seagrass habitats . Feeds mainly on hard-shelled invertebrates, especially mollusks .
Amphiprion (Anemonefishes and Clownfishes)

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