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  • Nº17 # Date: 2012-09-18 - 10:15
  • # Max Depth: 20m Duration: 52mins
Diver's Notes

Air:
190 bar
50 bar

Mission:
Macro/Muck diving- Looking for pikachu nudibranch.

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

Spotted:
Nudibranch - Pikachu (Thecacera spp. & Thecacera pacifica) & Big Yellow White (Chelidonura pallida)

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  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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Species Identified

Muraena retifera Goode and Bean, 1882 (Moray eel) Known only from moderate depths along outer continental shelf.
Gymnothorax prasinus (Richardson, 1848) (Yellow moray) Stays in holes and crevices. Feeds mainly on crabs and fish .
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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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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Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blue banded surgeonfish) A territorial species which is common in surge zones of exposed seaward reefs. The large male controls well-defined feeding territories and harems of females . Benthopelagic . Adult usually forms schools and commonly f...
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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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Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828) (Spotted surgeonfish) Benthopelagic over coral, rock, and rubble . Solitary. Mainly diurnal . Feeds on detritus by whisking its comb-like teeth over the bottom as it closes its mouth .
Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836) (Redtoothed triggerfish) Inhabits reef channels or along slopes that are subject to strong currents . Occur in current-swept seaward coral reefs. Usually form aggregations and feed on zooplankton as well as sponges . Juveniles associated with i...
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Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) (Broadbarred firefish) Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Hides in crevices under rocks and coral formations during the day and hunts at night. Typically with head towards the safety of their hide-out or narrow passage . Feeds on shrimps and...
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