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  • Nº94 # Date: 2017-04-17 - 13:35
  • # Max Depth: 17m Duration: 60mins
Diver's Notes

Nudibranch, Napoleon Wrasse (Swan and followed for about 5 minutes) Scorpionfish, Large Moray, Clownfish on anemones one which was very red & a thorny sea star. Mask fogged heavily towards end of dive.
Diving the Lagoon at Abu hasheesh

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  • Temp: Surf 23°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Weights: 6 kg
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  • 12L Steel     210 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.4m
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Species Identified

Phyllidia varicosa Lamarck 1801 (Varicose nudibranch)
Ceratosoma amoenum (Cheeseman, 1886) (clown nudibranch)
Henricia oculata (Bloody Henry starfish)
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 cacopsis Jenkins, 1901 (Jenkin's scorpionfish) This solitary species inhabits the outer edge of the reef . Usually beneath ledges or near entrance to caves . Benthic . A prized food fish with population greatly reduced in main Hawaiian islands due to fishing pressure, especially by spear fishermen. Stomach contents include small fishes .
Gymnothorax hepaticus (Rüppell, 1830) (Liver-colored moray eel)
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 .
Stichodactyla haddoni (Saville-Kent, 1893) (Haddon's sea anemone)

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