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  • Nº60 # Date: 2015-10-13 - 09:47
  • # Max Depth: 23m Duration: 44mins
Diver's Notes

Lobster, Barracuda, Trevaly, Groupers, Several swim throughs multiple Lionfish Leah
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  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 30°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo, Boat
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Light: Intova - 300 Lumen
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Weights: 2 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 16.2m
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Species Identified

Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832) (Barracuda)
Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831 (Cabali) A pelagic schooling species usually found in offshore reefs . Juveniles are encountered along shores of sandy beaches, also over muddy bottoms . May penetrate into brackish water and ascend rivers. Feed on fishes, shrimps, and other invertebrates . Often approach divers . Eggs are pelagic .
Carangoides bartholomaei (Cuvier, 1833) (yellow jack) Prefers offshore reefs and open marine waters . Juveniles often found near the shore on seagrass beds or often associated jellyfish or floating Sargassum . Generally solitary but sometimes seen in small groups . Feeds ...
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Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787) (African pompano)
Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Grey angelfish) Common in coral reefs, usually solitary, occasionally in pairs. Juveniles are part-time cleaners. Feed mainly on sponges, but also takes tunicates, algae, zoantharians, gorgonians, hydroids, bryozoans, and seagrasses. O...
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Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (queen angelfish) Found on coral reefs. Generally occurs solitarily or in pairs. Moves gracefully between seafans, seawhips, and corals . Stomach contents of 26 specimens indicate that the species feeds almost exclusively on sponges supp...
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Equetus lanceolatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Jack-knifefish) Inhabits bays and sounds; also deep coral reefs . Juveniles sometimes inshore . Easily approached . Has been reared in captivity . Feeds mainly on small shrimps and crabs, but also on polychaete worms and gastropod mollusks .
Sicyonia brevirostris Stimpson, 1871 (brown rock shrimp)
Coryphopterus eidolon Böhlke & Robins, 1960 (pallid goby) Inhabits reef areas deeper than 6 m.
Coryphopterus alloides Böhlke & Robins, 1960 (barfin goby) Inhabits reef areas deeper than 12 m.
Elacatinus oceanops Jordan, 1904 (Neon goby) Inhabits coral heads. Removes ectoparasites from other fishes. Monogamous . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Has been reared in captivity .

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