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  • Nº82 # Date: 2018-12-16 - 15:03
  • # Max Depth: 24m Duration: 43mins
Diver's Notes

Turtle Town


Sandy bottom. Nothing initially.

Then we came across a forest of antler corals and a small green turle resting on the sand.

Lots of fish on the coral. Some anemones with clown fish

And then we saw one, two,.... about 7 big Green Turtles either resting on the reef, or coming back to rest.

3mm wetsuit.

Saw an eagle ray, anemone shrimp, spoted stingray, unicorn fish, snappers, oriental sweetlips

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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 40 bar
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  • Average depth: 16m
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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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Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830 (false clown anemonefish)
Stichodactyla gigantea (Forskål, 1775) (giant carpet anemone)
Thor amboinensis (De Man, 1888) (squat anemone shrimp)
Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common eagle ray) Found in shallow lagoons , bays and estuaries; also offshore down to at least 95 m . Often found in groups . Feeds on benthic crustaceans, mollusks and fish. Ovoviviparous . Gestation period of 6-8 months, the females ...
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Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Spotted stingray) A solitary species found on sandy bottoms near rocky or coral reefs . Usually found in deeper water but moves onto the reef flat and into shallow lagoons at high tide . Occasionally covers itself with sand, leaving only ...
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Naso brevirostris (Cuvier, 1829) (Spotted unicornfish)
Plectorhinchus orientalis (Bloch, 1793) (oriental sweetlip) Inhabits seaward reefs. Juveniles occur in clear sheltered areas. Usually solitary but occasionally found in large groups .
Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862 (queen snapper) Inhabits rocky bottoms of the continental shelf and continental slope . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes, squids and crustaceans . Considered an important food fish in some areas. Marketed fresh and frozen . Highly valued for the quality of its flesh .

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