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  • Nº249 # Date: 2015-09-01 - 14:10
  • # Max Depth: 24.5m Duration: 48mins
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  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 28°C
  • Water: Salt
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  • Regulator: Apeks - Tek3/XTX40
  • Computer: Heinrichs Weilkamp - OSTC3
  • Wet suit: Waterproof Diving AB - W30 Fullsuit
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Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959) (Spotted garden-eel) Often found on sandy slopes below 15 m; withdraws into its burrow when approached. Usually in colonies containing up to several hundred individuals.
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 .
Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther, 1861) (Razorfish) Form schools among the spines of Diadema or staghorn corals, and feed on minute crustaceans in the zooplankton. Remarkable for their strange body shape and swimming habit: the body is encased in an armor of thin, transpa...
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Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801) (Blue kumu) Found on coral , rocky, or rubble bottoms of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Juveniles form schools, adults usually solitary. Feed primarily on small fishes, crustaceans, peanut worms, shrimps, ...
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Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787) (Striped eel catfish) The only catfish found in coral reefs. Also found in estuaries, tide pools and open coasts. Juveniles form dense ball-shaped schools of about 100 fish; adults are solitary or occur in smaller groups of around 20 and are ...
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