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  • Nº89 # Date: 2018-12-18 - 14:00
  • # Max Depth: 23m Duration: 53mins
Diver's Notes

Secret Garden

Devil rays, in groups of five to six. Two grown up and one juvenile whitetip reef sharks. A cuttlefish. Mantis shrimps. Garden eels. Banded pipefish.

3mm wetsuit.

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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 15L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.3m
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Species Identified

Mobula tarapacana (Philippi, 1892) (Chilean devil ray)
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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Sepia pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1831 (Cuttlefish)
Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Peacock Mantis Shrimp)
Gorgasia maculata Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959 (Whitespotted garden eel) Found in colonies on clean sandy slopes exposed to currents.
Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson & Randall, 1975 (Brown-banded pipefish) Inhabits coral reefs . Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail . Males may be brooding at 5.0-5.5 CM SL .

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