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  • Nº8 # Date: 2012-12-23 - 11:14
  • # Max Depth: 28.4m Duration: 43mins
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  • Temp: Surf 14°C Bottom 14°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, seashore
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Regulator: Cressi Sub - Black
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - S111r M
  • Gloves: Scubapro - K-grip 5mm Semidry M
  • Mask: Subacqua - Covert
  • Wet suit: Aqualung - Iceland 7 mm
  • Weights: 7 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 15L Steel     170 → 10 bar
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  • Average depth: 16.6m
  • SAC: 1.4 bar/min
  • RMV: 21.0 L/min
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Species Identified

Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mediterranean chromis) Form small shoals in midwater above or near rocky reefs or above seagrass meadows (Posidonia. Feed on small planktonic or benthic animals . Reproduce in summer . Eggs characterised by adhesive filaments are nested on rocky or sandy bottoms . Males guard the eggs .
Diplodus vulgaris (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (Common two-banded seabream) A euryhaline species inhabiting rocky and sometimes sandy bottoms to depths of 160 m, but more commonly in less than 50 m. The young are sometimes found in seagrass beds. Adults feed on crustaceans, worms and mollusks . Important food fish.
Sabella spallanzanii (Viviani, 1805)
Anemonia viridis (Forskål, 1775) (Snakelocks anemone)
Holothuria forskali Chiaje, 1841
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (common octopus) Like all cephalopods, the common octopus is an intelligent active predator . They have modified salivary glands that produce venom used to incapacitate prey. It is often easy to identify what a common octopus has been feed...
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Bonellia viridis Rolando, L., 1821 ((German: Igelwurm))
Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826)
Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) (common cormorant) Coastal cormorants make their nest on rocky ledges or islands out of seaweeds; inland tree-nesting birds construct their nest from twigs. The faeces are so acidic that nest-trees usually die within about three years . Eit...
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Trigloporus lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Streaked gurnard)
Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810 (Small red scorpionfish) Common in rocky littoral habitats. Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes . Flesh is tasty and used in making 'bouillabaisse' .
Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758 (european john dory)
Diplodus sargus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) (White seabream) Inhabits coastal rocky reef areas and Posidonia oceanica beds. Like other sparids, it is very active and frequents the surf zone, primarily at dawn . Feeds on shellfish and other benthic invertebrates which it picks from the sediment .
Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ornate wrasse) Inhabits coastal waters near rocks and eel-grass beds. Usually solitary, sometimes in small groups. Feeds on small mollusks and crustaceans . Protogynous hermaphrodite, with distinct sexual dichromatism . Eggs are pelagic .
Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cardinal fish) Occasionally forms schools; sometimes solitary. Inhabits muddy or rocky bottoms and caves. Feeds on small invertebrates and fishes . Oral brooding by males .

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