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  • Nº27 # Date: 2012-04-20 - 15:01
  • # Max Depth: 16.5m Duration: 63mins
Diver's Notes

"New" dive site.

Saw damselfish, lots of clownfish, Kuhl's stingray, juvenile harlequin sweetlips, morays, peacock mantis shrimp, scorpionfish, hexagon(?) grouper, boxfish, hawksbill turtle

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  • Surface interval:1 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Photo
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Computer: Suunto - Vyper
  • Fins: Seac Sub - Fuga (full foot)
  • Wet suit: Evo - Elite 3 mm shorty
  • Camera: Canon - PowerShot SX20 HS + WP-DC42
  • Weights: 5.6 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 15L Steel     200 → 40 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.6m
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Species Identified

Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Bluespotted stingray) A solitary species found on sandy bottoms near rocky or coral reefs . Usually found in deeper water but moves onto the reef flat and into shallow lagoons at high tide . Occasionally covers itself with sand, leaving only ...
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Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Peacock Mantis Shrimp)
Epinephelus hexagonatus (Forster, 1801) (Hexagon rockcod) Common in exposed outer-reef areas in relatively shallow water. Well-camouflaged grouper, solitary . Feeds mainly on fishes and crustaceans .
Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801 (Harlequin sweetlips) Inhabits coral-rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults are solitary, near and under ledges or caves by day. Juveniles are found among corals . Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, and fishes at night. Juveniles...
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