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  • Nº2 # Date: 2012-04-27 - 08:30
  • # Max Depth: 16m Duration: 50mins
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  • Temp: Bottom 25°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Wet suit: Scubapro - Everflex
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Sport
  • Mask: Scubapro - Crystal Vu
  • Weights: 7 kg
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Species Identified

Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1860) (Honeycomb moray) Lives in shallow rocky bottoms and feeds mainly on crustaceans .
Epinephelus tukula Morgans, 1959 (potato cod) Mainly found in deep reef channels and seamounts, in current prone areas . Juveniles may be found in tide pools . Feeds on reef fishes, skates, crabs, and spiny lobsters . Considered to be exceedingly territorial and ve...
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Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833 (Powderblue surgeonfish) Inhabits shallow, clear coastal and island coral reefs . Usually found on reef flats and along upper seaward slopes . May occur singly or in large feeding aggregations. Monogamous . Feeds on benthic algae; on small, sp...
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Amphiprion sebae Bleeker, 1853 (Sebae anemonefish) Found in coastal waters and lagoons. It grows rather large . Associated with the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni .
Ostracion immaculatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 (bluespotted boxfish) Occurs near shore (incl. semi-enclosed sea areas) on rock bottoms .
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) (Black triggerfish)
Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Palette surgeonfish) Occur in clear, current-swept terraces of seaward reefs. Observed in loose aggregations 1 or 2 meters above the bottom; juveniles and subadults typical in groups near isolated Pocillopora eydouxi coral heads and when alar...
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Zebrasoma flavescens (Bennett, 1828) (Yellow tang) Inhabits coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs from below the surge zone to about 46 m . Benthopelagic over rock at 1-81 m . Occurs singly or in loose groups and browses on filamentous algae. A popular aquarium f...
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Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) Blue-spotted stingrays live alone or in small groups , migrating in large schools into shallow sandy areas on the rising tide in order to feed, and dispersing back into the ocean as the tide falls to shelter in the coral c...
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Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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Gymnothorax nudivomer (Günther, 1867) (Yellow-mouth eel) Mainly in oceanic locations ; inhabits inner and outer reef slopes . Benthic . Mucus is toxic .
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)

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