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  • Nº65 # Date: 2011-08-06 - 08:00
  • # Max Depth: 21m Duration: 48mins
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  • Temp: Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 2 kg
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Species Identified

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.
Carangoides (island jacks)
Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833 (Bayad)
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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Tetraodontiformes (cowfishes)
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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Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller and Henle, 1839) (Black-tip shark) The fast-swimming blacktip shark is an active fish that can be seen leaping out of the water and spinning before dropping back into the sea . This agile spinning behaviour is thought to be used while feeding on small scho...
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Triakis (leopard sharks)
Naso (nosefishes)
Caesionidae (Fusiliers)
Scorpaena (scorpionfishes)

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