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  • Nº192 # Date: 2021-10-21 - 09:14
  • # Max Depth: 26.2m Duration: 43mins
Diver's Notes

Great dive -Into the channel and across. Multiple Grey Reef and Whitetip, Stingrays aprox 10 Eagle Rays. multiple large Napoleon Wrasse. Predation of samll fish by Grey reef caught on video. Could hear Dolphins however a couple of divers had used their gas so aborted mid channel and had a drift with the current. More Whitetips on the way back.

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  • Surface interval:1272 mins
  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Drift
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Boots: Cressi Sub - Isla
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 15L Steel     200 → 80 bar
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  • Average depth: 16.7m
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Species Identified

Aetomylaeus maculatus (Gray, 1834) (Mottled eagle ray) Found inshore . Inhabits mangrove creeks and protected sandy channels to a depth of at least 18 m; relatively uncommon . Ovoviviparous . Caught occasionally by bottom trawl, tangle net and inshore gillnet fisheries. Ut...
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Rhinoptera javanica Müller and Henle, 1841 (Javanese cownose ray) This species is sometimes found in extremely large groups, with schools of up to 500 rays having been reported . Feeding on a diet of clams, oysters and crustaceans , the ray uses its large plate-like teeth to crush the s...
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Himantura imbricata (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Scaly whipray) Found in inshore coastal waters . Typically found in estuarine habitats, but also reported from the Great Lake. The single record from the Great Lake may in fact refer to Dasyatis laosensis. Young and adults feed on ben...
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Plesiobatis daviesi (Wallace, 1967) (Deepwater stingray) Found on the outer shelf and upper slope , on soft bottoms at depths of 275-680 m . Benthic . Feeds on small pelagic fish, eels, crabs, shrimp, lobsters, cephalopods and polychaete worms . The specimen taken from a dep...
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Gray reef shark) Occurs on continental and insular shelves and oceanic waters adjacent to them . Common on coral reefs, often in deeper areas near drop-offs to the open sea, in atoll passes, and in shallow lagoons adjacent to areas of str...
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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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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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Pterois mombasae (Smith, 1957) (Frillfin turkeyfish) Found on the continental shelf . A rare inhabitant of rocky bottoms of deep offshore reefs. Normally found on soft-bottom or muddy substrates with rich rubble ridges amongst rich invertebrate growth, especially sponges . Sold fresh in small quantities in markets.
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
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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