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  • Nº231 # Date: 2023-06-20 - 14:46
  • # Max Depth: 18.9m Duration: 63mins
Diver's Notes

Small wreck at start of dive, looked around, small so penetration not encouraged. headed over to reef on right hand side. Lois was diving suppsosedly with guide however was clearly on own so added to our buddy group as was bordering on dangerous. Juvenile Lionfish on fire coral was quite cool. Parrotfish, Porcupinefish and starfish

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:144 mins
  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 30°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Wreck, 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: AquaTec - Dive Alert V2
  • Other: Suunto - Tank Pod
  • Weights: 2 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Chris Harman
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 31
  • 15L Steel     211 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.4m
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Species Identified

Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829 (Radial firefish) A generally uncommon species that inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Prefers rocky reefs and seems to avoid stony corals. Coastal, sometimes in surge zones where in narrow crevices, or along rock-walls in small caves . ...
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Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Thalassoma lutescens (Lay and Bennett, 1839) (parrotfish) Occurs in clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs, over open sand and rubble as well as dense coral growth. Common is shallow exposed areas . Benthopelagic . Feeds mainly on shelled benthic invertebrates , also on polychaete worms and fish eggs.
Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830 (threebanded anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea .
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Leander tenuicornis (Say, 1818) (brown glass shrimp)
Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811) (banded coral shrimp)
Amblyeleotris steinitzi (Klausewitz, 1974) (Steinitz' goby) Inhabits sandy areas of outer lagoon and seaward reefs . Lives with a pale brown or marbled brown and white alpheid shrimp . Found in coastal sand slopes and estuaries and usually at modrate depth of about 20 meters on deeper slopes .

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