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  • Nº91 # Date: 2017-04-16 - 10:23
  • # Max Depth: 31m Duration: 35mins
Diver's Notes

Intova X2 flooded, first OW dive with D6i and tank wireless transmitter. Octopus mating, Sea snake Grunts Scorpionfish, Napolean Wrasse Large Boomtail Wrasse, Blue spotted rays

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  • Temp: Surf 23°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Reef, Photo, Wall
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     181 → 47 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.8m
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Species Identified

Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert, 1781) (Harlequin snake-eel) Adults occur in shallow sandy flats and seagrass beds . Benthic . Commonly seen hunting during the day .
Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 (Big blue octopus)
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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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.
Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Broomtail wrasse) Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent rubble, sand and seagrass habitats . Feeds mainly on hard-shelled invertebrates, especially mollusks .
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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Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838 (Bluespotted cornetfish)

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