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  • Nº209 # Date: 2022-10-03 - 14:46
  • # Max Depth: 12.6m Duration: 67mins
Diver's Notes

Nice easy dive
Pos Whale shark (80%) and several eagle rays at surface seen from boat.
Glass fish, Porcupinefish, Red Sea Walkman, Bluespotted Stngrays and a large Moray

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:184 mins
  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Camera: Gopro - Hero 10 Black
  • Weights: 5 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     209 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.9m
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Species Identified

Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787) (Striped eel catfish) The only catfish found in coral reefs. Also found in estuaries, tide pools and open coasts. Juveniles form dense ball-shaped schools of about 100 fish; adults are solitary or occur in smaller groups of around 20 and are ...
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Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) (Bishop ray) Large groups of spotted eagle rays may be seen outside of the breeding season. These rays swim close to the surface and can occasionally be seen jumping clear out of the water (known as 'breaching') . Females give birth to...
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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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Inimicus filamentosus (Cuvier, 1829) (Two-stick stingfish) Inhabits sand and rubble bottoms of coral reefs . Uncommon in markets.
Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835 (Crimsontip longfin) Minimum depth reported from Ref. 30874. Found under stone or corals in flood basins and lagoons . Common but very secretive and usually found when turning rubble pieces in pools . It ventures out in the open at night to feed on small crustaceans, fishes and gastropods .

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