Carl Johnsen
Malaysia
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Nº41
Date: 2011-07-27 - 15:21
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Max Depth: 25m Duration: 59mins
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- Temp: Bottom 26°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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- Weights: 3 kg
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Species Identified
Chelonia (Green Turtles)
Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) (Broadbarred firefish)
Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Hides in crevices under rocks and coral formations during the day and hunts at night. Typically with head towards the safety of their hide-out or narrow passage . Feeds on shrimps and...
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Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) (Zebra turkeyfish)
Found on coral, rubble, or rock bottoms of reef flats ; also in coastal to outer reef habitats in sheltered lagoons and in caves, sometimes in small aggregations. Usually shallow, from 3-60m but also reported to 80 m dep...
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Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795) (Guinea moray eel)
Diodon liturosus Shaw, 1804 (Black-blotched porcupinefish)
Inhabits reef edges and slopes . Hides in caves and ledges during the day and forages at night . Also found below plate-corals during the day and often deep, ranging to at least 40 meters depth. Juveniles occur in lagoo...
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Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Blackspotted puffer)
Inhabit coastal to outer reef crest and slopes with rich invertebrate growth. Adults often in pairs . Feed on corals , crustaceans, mollusks, sponges, tunicates and algae . Generally common .
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