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  • Nº143 # Date: 2019-04-13 - 11:51
  • # Max Depth: 29m Duration: 47mins
Diver's Notes

Another awesome dive in Sipadan, amazing up close experiences with turtles and White tip reef Sharks

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Dive Location

  • Surface interval:77 mins
  • Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.4m
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Species Identified

Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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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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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) (Brown anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reef slopes. Omnivorous. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Cryptodendrum adhaesivum, Entacmaea quadricolor, Heterac...
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Tryssogobius colini Larson & Hoese, 2001 (Tiny dartfish) Inhabits seaward sand slopes . Found over pebbles . Hovers above the substrate . May occur in small groups .
Parioglossus raoi (Herre, 1939) (yellow dartfish) Inhabits mangrove swamps and inlet waters ; shallow coastal waters with mud, sand, or rock bottoms .
Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770) (Slingjaw wrasse) Inhabit coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Generally solitary . Feed on small coral-dwelling crustaceans and fishes . Capable of drift migration along with floating leaves . Adults usually ...
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Isostichopus fuscus (Ludwig, 1875) (brown sea cucumber)
Thelenota anax Clark, 1921 (giant sea cucumber)

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