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  • Nº167 # Date: 2019-10-01 - 11:05
  • # Max Depth: 19m Duration: 59mins
Diver's Notes

Nitrox and dive knife
Octopus, Rare small Blue lined triggerfish, mantis shrimp, lobsters, lionfish. Diving through some caves and overhangs. Multiple Napoleon Wrasse. 2 x white tips together at aprox 17.8m Scorpionfish, Morays. At the end of the dive there was more Nudis scorpionfishh and a moray with a cleaner wrasse inside its mouth Aslo Crown of thorns

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  • Surface interval:61 mins
  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Cave, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Steel     200 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.4m
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Species Identified

Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 (Blue-line triggerfish)
Galaxea fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Octopus coral) zooxanthellate
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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Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Peacock Mantis Shrimp)

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