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  • Nº272 # Date: 2024-08-29 - 10:01
  • # Max Depth: 26.9m Duration: 60mins
Diver's Notes

Dive - Reef on right, shoals of fish on entry, including batfish trevely
Headed onto reef plateau of shark. Some large Napoleon wrasse, large, scorpionfish, summa (transparent)
Collected somefishing line
Strong8 thermocline on edge of reef Howards Yolanda wreck, crocodile fish $scorpionfish Shang currents so headed to rest$ headed back to the boat

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  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Drift, Wreck, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Regulator: Atomic Aquatics - SS1
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Boots: Cressi Sub - Isla
  • Camera: Olympus - Tough TG6
  • Camera: Gopro - Hero 10 Black
  • Computer: Suunto - D5
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Venom Blue
  • Other: Suunto - Tank Pod
  • Light: Sealife - Seadragon 2500 Lumen x2
  • Regulator: Atomic Aquatics - Z3 DIN 1st and 2nd Stage on Swivel
  • Other: AquaTec - Dive Alert V2
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Steel     206 → 37 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.1m
  • SAC: 1.13 bar/min
  • RMV: 13.56 L/min
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Species Identified

Papilloculiceps longiceps (Cuvier, 1829) (Tentacled flathead) Found in the vicinity of coral reefs on sand or rubble bottoms.
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) (Weedy stingfish)
Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775) (Orbicular batfish) Live in shallow protected coastal waters to deep, somewhat silty habitats. Often with deep shipwrecks . Adults are found singly or in small groups and occasionally in large schools in some areas. Juveniles occur singly ...
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Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847) (goldenscaled damselfish) Inhabits lagoons, reef passages, and the outer reef slopes as solitary individuals or in small groups. Feeds on copepods, amphipods, mysids, fish eggs, crustacean larvae, and a small portion of algae.
Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (black-and-white damselfish) Territorial, inhabit shallow lagoon and subtidal reef flats. Form large aggregations above staghorn Acropora thickets or in smaller groups above isolated coral heads. Feed on zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, and algae...
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Neoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier, 1830) (black damselfish) Found in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs and usually associated with soft corals on which it feeds . Occur singly or in pairs . Juveniles are encountered in around staghorn Acropora corals . Adults often near Tridacna clams and may feed on their feces .
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Five finger) Adults inhabit upper edge of outer reef slopes and inshore rocky reefs. Juveniles associated with drifting seaweed . Benthopelagic . Feed on zooplankton, benthic algae, and small invertebrates . Often in aggregations ...
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Larabicus quadrilineatus (Rüppell, 1835) (Fourline wrasse) Occurs in fringing reefs, among coral heads and in areas with dense coral growth . Adults feed on coral polyps while juveniles act as cleaners of other fishes.
Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Broomtail wrasse) Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent rubble, sand and seagrass habitats . Feeds mainly on hard-shelled invertebrates, especially mollusks .

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