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  • Nº1 # Date: 2014-07-09 - 15:00
  • # Max Depth: 10.7m Duration: 50mins
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Dive Location
  • Surface interval:60 mins
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Sherwood -
  • Regulator: Sherwood - Brut
  • Fins: Mares - Avanti quattro +
  • Mask: Scubapro - Crystal Vu Plus
  • Weights: 4.5 kg
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Species Identified

Haemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803) (Blue striped grunt) Found in small groups over coral and rocky reefs and drop-offs . Juveniles are abundant in Thalassia beds . Feeds on crustaceans, bivalves, and occasionally on small fishes. Marketed fresh.
Haemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1823) (French grunt) Occurs in large schools on rocky and coral reefs, often under ledges or close to elkhorn coral . Juveniles abundant in near-shore seagrass beds . Feeds mainly on small crustaceans . Marketed fresh .
Opistognathus aurifrons (Jordan and Thompson, 1905) (yellowhead jawfish) Inhabit burrows made of crushed coral or sand. Hovers vertically, above or near its hole. The male courts the female by swimming in an arched position with his fins spread towards her . Male broods the eggs orally . Has been reared in captivity .
Millepora alcicornis Linnaeus, 1758 (fire coral) colonial, calcareous skeleton
Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) (yellowtail snapper)
Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes, 1840 (Nightowl parrot) Occurs from rocky coastal reefs to seaward reefs . Often in schools, feeding with surgeonfishes by scraping off algae from rocks or dead coral . Marketed fresh and salted .
Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829 (Blue rainbow) This herbivorous fish uses its strong beak-like mouthparts to scrape algae and other plant matter from the surface of the coral . This maintains the health of the reef by keeping algae in check, which could otherwise overw...
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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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Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterbun) Inhabit shallow reefs and generally occurs singly or in pairs. Feed mainly on zoantharians, polychaete worms, gorgonians and tunicates. Easily approached . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterbun) Inhabit coral reefs. Occur singly or in pairs. Feed on polychaete worms, coral polyps, crustaceans and mollusk eggs. Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding . Adults may form plankton-feeding aggregations ...
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Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876) (Caribbean reef shark) Found on continental and insular shelves, often near drop-offs on the outer edges of reefs. May rest on the bottom . Usually found in reefs, at less than 30 m deep . Feed on bony fishes, including bigeyes . Viviparous...
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Lactophrys triqueter (Trunkfish) Found on coral reefs . Solitary or in small groups . Feeds on a wide variety of small bottom invertebrates such as mollusks, crustaceans, worms, sessile tunicates and sponges exposed by a jet of water ejected through the...
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Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860) (Black gouper)
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Five finger) Adults inhabit upper edge of outer reef slopes and inshore rocky reefs. Juveniles associated with drifting seaweed . Benthopelagic . Feed on zooplankton, benthic algae, and small invertebrates . Often in aggregations ...
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Seriola fasciata (Bloch, 1793) (Amberjack) Coastal pelagic or demersal . Smaller juveniles epipelagic in oceanic or offshore neritic waters. Feed on squids and fishes . Eggs are pelagic .
Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)

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