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  • Nº20 # Date: 2013-06-05 - 13:05
  • # Max Depth: 14.6m Duration: 37mins
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  • Temp: Surf 24°C Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4.1 kg
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  • Tusa Dive confirmed the dive with parameters: 14.6m / 37mins
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Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 (Humphead wrasse) Humphead wrasses are extremely long-lived, known to survive for at least 30 years, and taking around five to seven years to reach sexual maturity . Adults are usually solitary, spending the day roaming the reef and returni...
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Tridacna squamosa Lamarck, 1819 (Fluted giant clam) Tridacna clams have muscles for opening and closing their shell and a foot for attaching themselves to rocks. They breathe through gills and feed through a mouth . Most clams fulfill their nutritional requirements b...
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Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Giant clam) Adult giant clams are completely sessile, unable to move from their position on the coral reef. They reproduce by expelling sperm and eggs into the sea , where fertilization occurs. The fertilised eggs quickly enter a swi...
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Tridacna maxima (Röding, 1798) (Small giant clam) A sessile mollusc, the small giant clam attaches itself to rocks or dead coral and siphons water through its body, filtering it for phytoplankton, as well as extracting oxygen with its gills. However, it does not need to f...
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Thelenota ananas (Jaeger, 1833) (Pineapple sea cucumber)

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