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  • Nº81 # Date: 2016-10-02 - 13:08
  • # Max Depth: 11m Duration: 63mins
Diver's Notes

Stone Fish, Scorpionfish Blue spot Rays

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  • Surface interval:119 mins
  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Other: Atomic Aquatics - SV2 Snorkel
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.4m
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Species Identified

Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Stonefish) Most widespread stonefish . Found on sandy or rubble areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons and in small pools during low tide well camouflaged among the substrate and sometimes even covered with algae . Solitary specie...
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Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849) (Tassled scorpionfish) Inhabits clear-water outer reef slopes and channels from depths of 1 to at least 35 m, in areas with mixed rock and coral substrates. Venomous spines.
Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) Blue-spotted stingrays live alone or in small groups , migrating in large schools into shallow sandy areas on the rising tide in order to feed, and dispersing back into the ocean as the tide falls to shelter in the coral c...
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Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker, 1853) (Eyebar goby)
Istigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927) (Decorated goby) A common species that inhabits areas of coralline sand of clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Found singly. Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) (Bluntnose lizardfish) Found near shore above 40 m over sandy bottoms of deep outer reef slopes . Reported to be common in estuaries . Benthic at 3-388 m . Rest on or more often burrow into substrate, leaving eyes exposed . When disturbed, i...
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