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  • Nº292 # Date: 2024-09-07 - 14:59
  • # Max Depth: 21.1m Duration: 60mins
Diver's Notes

Ok dive, dropped onto plateau with reef on right, drifted across and saw lionfish, batfish,crocodile fish, hermit crab, 2 napoleon wrasse (video) and a couple of barracuda

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  • Surface interval:80 mins
  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Camera: TG6 Housing - Sea Frogs
  • Regulator: Atomic Aquatics - SS1
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Boots: Cressi Sub - Isla
  • Camera: Olympus - Tough TG6
  • Camera: Gopro - Hero 10 Black
  • Computer: Suunto - D5
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Venom Blue
  • Other: Suunto - Tank Pod
  • Light: Sealife - Seadragon 2500 Lumen x2
  • Regulator: Atomic Aquatics - Z3 DIN 1st and 2nd Stage on Swivel
  • Other: AquaTec - Dive Alert V2
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Steel     204 → 41 bar
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  • Average depth: 14.4m
  • SAC: 1.11 bar/min
  • RMV: 13.32 L/min
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Species Identified

Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838 (Yellowtail barracuda) Inhabits lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs ; also found in bays . Often schools on coastal reefs .
Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier, 1829) (Tentacled flathead) Found in the vicinity of coral reefs on sand or rubble bottoms.
Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775) (Orbicular batfish) Live in shallow protected coastal waters to deep, somewhat silty habitats. Often with deep shipwrecks . Adults are found singly or in small groups and occasionally in large schools in some areas. Juveniles occur singly ...
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Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 (Humphead wrasse) Humphead wrasses are extremely long-lived, known to survive for at least 30 years, and taking around five to seven years to reach sexual maturity . Adults are usually solitary, spending the day roaming the reef and returni...
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