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  • Nº41 # Date: 2009-07-07 - 12:55
  • # Max Depth: 7.6m Duration: 35mins
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  • Temp: Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training
  • Water: Salt
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Glaucosoma hebraicum Richardson, 1845 (Westralian jewfish) Westralian jewfish live in shallow inshore waters and depths to over 200 m . They are present over hard, flat sea beds and in reefs, wrecks and underwater caverns and gutters. Adult fish move into shallower waters in th...
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Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blue tang surgeonfish) Inhabits coral reefs, inshore grassy or rocky areas. Forms small groups . Mainly diurnal. Feeds entirely on algae . At Fernando de Noronha Archipelago in southwestern Atlantic, juveniles hold cleaning stations togeth...
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Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Dark green parrotfish) Inhabits coral reefs with clear water . Young may be found in seagrass beds and other heavily vegetated bottoms. Feeds mainly on soft algae, but has been observed to graze on live corals like, Montastraea annularis . Pr...
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