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  • Nº16 # Date: 2012-09-18 - 08:00
  • # Max Depth: 20.4m Duration: 52mins
Diver's Notes

Air:
200 bar
50 bar

Mission:
Macro/muck diving.

Buddies:
Shehzaad Ramjaun
Andrew Mark Tze Liang
Fariz Eldrin Toh Rizal
Edidijus Bacevicius
Dovile Leonaviaute

Spotted:
Giant Sweetlips (Many-Spotted Sweetlips)
Black Jack Fish
Spider Crabs
Nudibranch - Pink Flabellina & Red-Lined Purplish Flabellina, White Yellow Stripe (Pyjama Nudibranch)
White Snake Eel
Bubble Coral Spider Shrimp
Giant Grouper (Greasy Grouper)

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  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Muck/Macro
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5 kg
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Species Identified

Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)
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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Thysanophrys chiltonae Schultz, 1966 (Longsnout flathead) Inhabits sand areas adjacent to coral reefs . Seldom noticed for it buries itself in the sand . Usually in small groups . Feeds on crustaceans, crabs and prawns, also on fishes.
Cymbacephalus beauforti (Knapp, 1973) (Crocodile fish) Lives on sand or rubble substrates of sheltered or semi-exposed reefs to a depth of at least 8 m . Well camouflaged on reefs .
Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775) (Giant trevally) Pelagic over sand and rock . Adults occur singly and inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Juveniles found in estuaries. Feed on crustaceans and fishes at night . Large individuals may be ciguatoxic. The largest t...
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Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761) (Common spider crab)
Flabellina nobilis (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803) (Geometric moray) Found in shallow coastal waters, on coral and rocky reefs . Simultaneous hermaphroditism is confirmed for this species .
Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål, 1775) (Giant grouper) Prefers clear water areas on coral reefs; juveniles have been taken from reef flats and in tide pools, adults found in deeper waters. Solitary and common in lightly fished areas . Adults from Oceania almost exclusively f...
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