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  • Nº18 # Date: 2012-03-29 - 11:00
  • # Max Depth: 24m Duration: 60mins
Diver's Notes

An even better dive. Pufferfish and box fish all over the reef. Lobster, frogfish and finally a peacock mantis shrimp. Lots of harlequin shrimp as well.

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  • Temp: Bottom 28°C
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5.5 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Steel     200 → 30 bar
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  • Average depth: 16m
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Species Identified

Antennarius coccineus (Lesson, 1831) (Scarlet frogfish)
Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Frogfish) Occurs in bottom areas mainly in the coastal waters. Euryhaline . Found in the sea and estuarine areas . Occurs in estuaries over muddy bottoms .
Thenus orientalis (Lund, 1793) (flathead lobster)
Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Blackspotted puffer) Inhabit coastal to outer reef crest and slopes with rich invertebrate growth. Adults often in pairs . Feed on corals , crustaceans, mollusks, sponges, tunicates and algae . Generally common .
Chelonodon patoca (Hamilton, 1822) (Milkspotted puffer) Inhabits coastal waters and enters the lower reaches of rivers and lagoons . Occurs on sand and mudflats, usually in estuaries . Usually found around the mouths of rivers or in brackish mangrove estuaries and sometimes p...
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Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) (White-spotted puffer)
Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831) (Map puffer) Occur in clear lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs . Adults usually along deep drop-offs . Usually close to shelter. Occur singly . Feed on algae, sponges, and benthic invertebrates.
Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845) (Spotted sharpnose) Inhabit sheltered rocky reefs . Also live in intertidal reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs. Occur over open barren areas, also among corals and under ledges . Benthopelagic . Often found in pairs, sometimes in small ...
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Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 (Long-spine porcupinefish)
Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Green rough-backed puffer) Mainly marine, occasionally enters estuaries .
Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Harlequin filefish) Occurs in clear lagoon and seaward reefs from 0.5 to at least 30 m. Found in pairs or small groups and nests near bases of dead corals, often on clumps of algae. Monogamous . Feeds exclusively on Acropora polyps. Feeding takes place throughout the day becoming less towards the evening .

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