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  • Nº208 # Date: 2022-10-03 - 10:29
  • # Max Depth: 13.3m Duration: 73mins
Diver's Notes

Nice dive (Long as well)
Few Scorpionfish 1 large and a couple small. Several large Turtles.

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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Weights: 5 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     197 → 22 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.8m
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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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Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède, 1800) (Spanish mackerel) Distributed from near edge of continental shelf to shallow coastal waters, often of low salinity and high turbidity . Also found in drop-offs, and shallow or gently sloping reef and lagoon waters . Usually hunts solitary...
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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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Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758) (African butter catfish) Also caught with drawnets. Shoals in standing or slowly flowing open water with emergent or submerged vegetation. Generally more active at night or in subdued light. Feed from mid-water and surface waters on a wide vari...
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Priolepis cinctus (Regan, 1908) (Girdled goby)
Scorpaenodes hirsutus (Smith, 1957) (Hairy scorpionfish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 40 m . Benthic in coral reefs . Venomous spines .
Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 (Large-scaled scorpion fish) Solitary and sedentary over rocky, sandy or muddy bottoms. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans and mollusks .

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