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  • Nº222 # Date: 2023-06-17 - 18:51
  • # Max Depth: 17.7m Duration: 60mins
Diver's Notes

Buddied with Lois, Nice relaxed night dive,
Cone shell on under side of rock, Morays, Several sleeping fish - Parrot, Puffers, & Titan Trigger
Dived predominantly reef on left

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Night dive, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Boots: Cressi Sub - Isla
  • Camera: Gopro - Hero 10 Black
  • Camera: Olympus - Tough TG6
  • Computer: Suunto - D5
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Light: Sealife - Seadragon 2500 Lumen x2
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Venom Blue
  • Other: Suunto - Tank Pod
  • Weights: 2 kg
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Dive Shop & Buddies
  • Dive buddies: Lois Maunard
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 28
  • 15L Steel     208 → 84 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.7m
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Species Identified

Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish) Occur in lagoon, seaward reefs and sheltered inner reef slopes . Juveniles often associated with isolated patches of branching coral or rubble of shallow sandy protected areas. Adults occur singly or in pairs on the slo...
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Macolor niger (Forsskål, 1775) (black snapper) Inhabits steep outer walls of lagoon, channel and seaward slopes . Juveniles are solitary, adults in large schools . Feeds on fishes and crustaceans .
Arothron diadematus (Rüppell, 1829) (Masked puffer) Inhabits coral-rich fringing reefs .
Holothuria impatiens (Forskaal, 1775) (impatient sea cucumber)
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Pomacanthus asfur (Forsskål, 1775) (Arabian angelfish) Common around semi-protected inshore reefs with rich soft and hard coral growth, occasional patches of silt bottom. Very aggressive toward its own species, unless paired. Feeds mainly on sponges and tunicates . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 9710.
Gymnothorax undulatus (Lacepède, 1803) (Moray)
Sabellastarte magnifica (Shaw, 1800) (feather duster)

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