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  • Nº167 # Date: 2015-04-18 - 11:30
  • # Max Depth: 25.3m Duration: 60mins
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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Computer: Suunto - Zoop
  • Weights: 3 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 14.3m
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Species Identified

Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common remora) Usually associated with sharks but also attaches itself to other large fishes, sea turtles and even ships ; found in gill chambers, fins and body surface . Sometimes free-swimming . Younger individual is more active as parasite pickers . Feeds on parasitic copepods .
Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 (Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 (Cross-stripe butterfly)
Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish) Inhabit deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs . A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of th...
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Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 (Humphead wrasse) Humphead wrasses are extremely long-lived, known to survive for at least 30 years, and taking around five to seven years to reach sexual maturity . Adults are usually solitary, spending the day roaming the reef and returni...
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Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Stonefish) Most widespread stonefish . Found on sandy or rubble areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons and in small pools during low tide well camouflaged among the substrate and sometimes even covered with algae . Solitary specie...
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Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802) (Orange clownfish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Each group of fish consists of a breeding pair and 0-4 non-breeders. Within each group there is a size-based hierarchy: the female is largest, the male is second largest, and the non-...
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Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) (Giant manta) Manta rays are generally solitary, although loose aggregations of individuals may occur where there are abundant food sources or during the breeding season. When ready to mate, a male will bite his mate's pectoral fin to p...
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