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  • Nº1 # Date: 2012-11-01 - 02:00
  • # Max Depth: 12m Duration: 40mins
Diver's Notes

1st dive Open Water Course with instructor Robert Sherlock of Treasure Divers, Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. Buddy: Krlitoz (http://www.diveboard.com/krlitoz.benitez/)

Species: a lot seen difficult to enter each on the log.

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  • Dive type : Training, Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 8m
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Species Identified

Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus, 1767 (great star coral) zooxanthellate
Chromis cyanea (Poey, 1860) (blue chromis) Common above deep outer reefs and feeds in aggregations of the small zooplankton, primarily copepods . Often with creole wrasse. Retreats into coral crevices when frightened .
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Five finger) Adults inhabit upper edge of outer reef slopes and inshore rocky reefs. Juveniles associated with drifting seaweed . Benthopelagic . Feed on zooplankton, benthic algae, and small invertebrates . Often in aggregations ...
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Elacatinus oceanops Jordan, 1904 (Neon goby) Inhabits coral heads. Removes ectoparasites from other fishes. Monogamous . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Has been reared in captivity .
Elacatinus multifasciatus (Steindachner, 1876) (greenband goby) Inhabits pitted limestone faces and tide pools in surf areas in clear waters. Usually found among spines of rock-boring sea urchins . A protogynous hermaphrodite . Has been reared in captivity .
Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860) (giant caribbean anenone)
Scolymia lacera (Pallas, 1766) (atlantic mushroom coral) zooxanthellate
Scolymia cubensis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 (artichoke coral) zooxanthellate
Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterbun) Inhabit coral reefs. Occur singly or in pairs. Feed on polychaete worms, coral polyps, crustaceans and mollusk eggs. Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding . Adults may form plankton-feeding aggregations ...
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Pareques acuminatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Cluck) Occurs in clear waters of tropical islands, especially near coral reefs, but also in adjacent bays over rough bottom. Also often found under eroded edges of seagrass beds . Has been reared in captivity .
Canthigaster smithae Allen & Randall, 1977 (Bicolored toby) Inhabits outer reef slopes . Found on clear inner reefs, often on slopes near bases of steep walls with mixed rubble and boulders in depths of about 30 meters .

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