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  • Nº40 # Date: 2012-06-20 - 15:45
  • # Max Depth: 14.9m Duration: 47mins
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Nice pipe fish and some big trumpet and cornet fish.

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  • Temp: Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Steel     200 → 130 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.9m
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Species Identified

Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854 (Ghost pipefish) Mostly pelagic until it settles on the substrate for breeding . Uncommon species found in coastal reefs and weedy areas . Monogamous, always in pairs . Females carry the eggs in their pelvic fins that are modified to form a brood pouch . Feed on small crustaceans .
Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Chinese trumpetfish) Found in clear, shallow water , in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . A slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey. Often darts down vertically on its prey. Usually solitary .
Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838 (Bluespotted cornetfish)

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