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  • Nº87 # Date: 2016-10-05 - 16:30
  • # Max Depth: 18m Duration: 52mins
Diver's Notes

Dive at Dusk
Octopus, Tassled Scorpionfish, Morays, Clearfin Lionfish, Radial Lionfish, Clownfish, Unicornfish Sea cucumber
Nice pinnacles

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:91 mins
  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo, Dusk
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Other: Atomic Aquatics - SV2 Snorkel
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     180 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.8m
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Species Identified

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.
Octopus hubbsorum Berry, 1953 (Octopus)
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Gymnothorax hepaticus (Rüppell, 1830) (Liver-colored moray eel)
Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775) (yellowspotted rockcod) Usually found in seagrass beds or on fine sediment bottoms near rocky reefs, dead coral, or alcyonarians , in shallow continental shelf waters . Juveniles are common at water depths to 80 m . Probably spawn during restri...
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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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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 .
Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801) (Orangespine unicornfish)

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