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  • Nº18 # Date: 2012-09-18 - 14:30
  • # Max Depth: 20.4m Duration: 51mins
Diver's Notes

Air:
210 bar
40 bar

Mission:
Looking for Jawfish and Cuttlefish.
Had strong current at 8m and deeper.

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

Spotted:
Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfeffer)
Red Fire Goby
Giant Grouper (Greasy Grouper)
Nudibranch - Blue Rimmed Yellow (Chromodoris coi), Purple Pinkish (Flabellina rubrolineata), Long Bluish Purple -similar looking to Flabellina (Pteraeolidia ianthina)
Juvenile/Baby Painted Frogfish (whitish red)
Giant Porcupinefish (pattern undetermined - looked like star or spotted)

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

Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 (Fire goby) Inhabits upper portions of outer reef slopes . Benthopelagic . Hovers above the bottom, facing the current to feed on zooplankton, copepods, and crustacean larvae. Several individuals may share the same hole . Has a ha...
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Opistognathus castelnaui Bleeker, 1860 (Blue-spotted jawfish) Inhabits open sand and rubble substrates in about 20-25 meters . May be found in depths greater than 100 m . Mouthbrooders .
Opistognathus rosenblatti Allen & Robertson, 1991 (Blue-spotted jawfish)
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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Flabellina nobilis (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
Antennarius pictus (Shaw, 1794) (Painted angler) Inhabit shallow sheltered reefs . Adults usually with sponges; juveniles openly on sand or reef, mimicking small sponges or nudibranchs . Benthic . Oviparous. Eggs are bound in ribbon-like sheath or mass of gelatinous mucus called 'egg raft' or 'veil' .
Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Blackspotted puffer) Relatively uncommon in patch reefs and coral slopes near sandy areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles occur in sandy and weedy inner reefs, adults on clear lagoons and seaward reefs . Juveniles inshore, usual...
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Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775) (Orbicular batfish) Live in shallow protected coastal waters to deep, somewhat silty habitats. Often with deep shipwrecks . Adults are found singly or in small groups and occasionally in large schools in some areas. Juveniles occur singly ...
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Platax boersii Bleeker, 1852 (Golden spadefish) Adults occur mostly in large schools along drop-offs, including outer reefs; singly in coastal waters. Juveniles are on deep slopes among tall coral formation . Benthopelagic .
Sepiella ocellata Pfeffer, 1884 (Cuttlefish)

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