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  • Nº13 # Date: 2013-06-02 - 09:14
  • # Max Depth: 19.5m Duration: 37mins
Diver's Notes

Observed: Hog Fish, Triggerfish, Grouper (Black and Pale), Sheepshead, Mullet, Sea Cucumbers, Queen Angels, Spadefish

3mm Full suit, went in with 24lbs of weight, was definitely overweighted.

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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Computer: Mares - Puck
  • Weights: 11.8 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     200 → 17 bar
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  • Average depth: 13m
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Species Identified

Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum, 1792) (Hogfish) Hogfish have a fascinating life history; they are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning that individuals first function sexually as females and then later, upon reaching a larger size, transform into males . This change gen...
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Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782) (Atlantic spadefish) Abundant in shallow coastal waters, from mangroves and sandy beaches to wrecks and harbors. Juveniles are common in estuaries and often found in very shallow water swimming at an angle resembling dead leaves or as infert...
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Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 (gray triggerfish)
Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Grouper) Adults found on rocky and coral reefs, juveniles occur in shallow turtle grass beds. Also been taken in trawls over mud bottom in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Feeds mainly on fishes and squids. Although often implicate...
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Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792) (Sheepshead seabream)
Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (Striped mullet)
Astichopus multifidus (Sluter, 1910) (fissured sea cucumber)
Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (queen angelfish) Found on coral reefs. Generally occurs solitarily or in pairs. Moves gracefully between seafans, seawhips, and corals . Stomach contents of 26 specimens indicate that the species feeds almost exclusively on sponges supp...
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