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  • Nº86 # Date: 2016-10-05 - 13:58
  • # Max Depth: 13m Duration: 62mins
Diver's Notes

Scorpionfish, Stonefish, Free Swimming Morays, Unicornfish, Small lionfish

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Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:83 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, 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     190 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.2m
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Species Identified

Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) (Weedy stingfish)
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett, 1864) (Lowfin scorpionfish) Inhabits areas of rich coral growth from near shore to the outer reef slope . Benthic . Cryptic. Venomous spines . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.
Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 (Large-scaled scorpion fish) Solitary and sedentary over rocky, sandy or muddy bottoms. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans and mollusks .
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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Gymnothorax rueppellii (McClelland, 1844) (Banded moray) Found in clear waters of lagoons and seaward reefs . Benthic . Feeds on fishes and crustaceans, mainly at night. Nervous and aggressive .
Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803) (Geometric moray) Found in shallow coastal waters, on coral and rocky reefs . Simultaneous hermaphroditism is confirmed for this species .
Gymnothorax monochrous (Bleeker, 1856) (Drab moray) Inhabits relatively turbid areas of sheltered lagoon reefs .
Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespine unicornfish) Inhabit channels, moats, lagoon and seaward reefs with strong surge . Benthopelagic . Typically occurring in small groups. Juveniles in shallow protected bays and harbours . Mainly diurnal, feed on coarse leafy brown algae like Sargassum. Pair-spawning has been observed.
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (Unicornfish)
Dendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier, 1829) (Shortfin turkeyfish) Common in reef flats and shallow lagoons, in areas with weed-covered rocks on sandy substrates. Adults often found on sponges and juveniles are sometimes found in small aggregations on remote bommies with 10 or so individuals . Nocturnal. Feeds on small crustaceans .
Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède, 1801 (Talang queenfish) Inhabits coastal waters, frequently near reefs and offshore islands . Occasionally found in estuaries. Usually in small groups . Feeds on fishes, cephalopods, and other pelagic prey .

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