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  • Nº6 # Date: 2014-02-09 - 17:30
  • # Max Depth: 4.5m Duration: 33mins
Diver's Notes

Some strong currents, as we didn't goo too deep. Nice relaxing dive.

Saw a bull ray before we entered the water. Tried a backroll off the pier.

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  • Temp: Surf 35°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 12 kg
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  • Extreme Watersport confirmed the dive with parameters: 4.5m / 33mins
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Species Identified

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Lacepède, 1804) (common sea dragon) These fish are slow-moving and rely on their camouflage as protection against predation; they drift in the water and with the leaf-like appendages resemble the swaying seaweed of their habitat . Individuals are observed ei...
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Diodon nicthemerus Cuvier, 1818 (Globe fish) Found commonly in shallow bays. Nocturnal. Occurs in small aggregations.
Trygonoptera testacea Müller and Henle, 1841 (stingaree) Found in sandy beaches and reefs but also well offshore. May venture well upstream in estuaries . Feeds on worms, crustaceans, bony fishes, and other stingarees .

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