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  • Nº102 # Date: 2017-04-20 - 15:01
  • # Max Depth: 13m Duration: 59mins
Diver's Notes

Drift Dive, big group. Turtle (?hawksbill?) on a ledge approached to about 1m. Blue spotted rays, Small Scorpionfish, large scorpionfish, tickled moray (large) smal lionfish, brown lionfish and a clearfin lionfish

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:53 mins
  • Temp: Surf 23°C Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Other: Atomic Aquatics - SV2 Snorkel
  • Weights: 6 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     204 → 43 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.1m
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Species Identified

Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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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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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.
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) (Weedy stingfish)
Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859) (Giant moray)
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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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 .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)

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