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  • Nº127 # Date: 2017-12-28 - 15:30
  • # Max Depth: 22.2m Duration: 55mins
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  • BCD: Tusa - X-Pert BCJ-6900
  • Boots: Tusa - DB4000
  • Camera: Olympus - OM-D E-M1
  • Compass: Suunto - SK-7
  • Computer: Suunto - D4i
  • Computer: Suunto - Wireless Transmitter
  • Fins: XS Scuba - Power Fins
  • Mask: Apollo - SV-2 Pro
  • Regulator: Apeks - XTX200
  • Wet suit: O'Neill - Psycho II Zenzip
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Species Identified

Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) (Christmas Tree Worm)
Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859) (Giant moray)
Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804) (Pustulose wart slug)
Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (porcelain anemone crab)
Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters, 1855) (Sea goldie) Found above coral outcrops or patch reefs of clear lagoons, channels, or outer reef slopes. Form large aggregations. Feed on zooplankton . A protogynous hermaphrodite . Males are territorial and haremic . Color patter...
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Rhinomuraena quaesita Garman, 1888 (Ribbon moray) Occur in lagoon and seaward reefs. Secretive species normally hidden in sand or rubble, sometimes with only its head protruding. Feed on small fishes . Juveniles all black, males have yellow dorsal fin and females chang...
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Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832) (Fimbriated moray) Occurs in lagoons, reef flats and seaward reefs . Prefers protected inshore waters among dead corals, common in harbors and small caves . Probably nocturnal . Feeds on fishes and crustaceans . Possibly a protogynous hermaphrodite .
Pontinus sierra (Gilbert, 1890) (scorpionfish)
Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857) (Pyramid butterflyfish) Occur in large schools that may extend several meters above the edges of steep current-swept outer reef slopes. Common . Benthopelagic . Feed on plankton . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877) (Yellowtail demoiselle) Usually found in outer reef slopes and frequently in the deeper surge channels or adjacent ledges. Forms small groups in sub-tidal habitats .
Plectorhinchus orientalis (Bloch, 1793) (oriental sweetlip) Inhabits seaward reefs. Juveniles occur in clear sheltered areas. Usually solitary but occasionally found in large groups .
Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835) (Bignose unicornfish)
Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836) (Redtoothed triggerfish) Inhabits reef channels or along slopes that are subject to strong currents . Occur in current-swept seaward coral reefs. Usually form aggregations and feed on zooplankton as well as sponges . Juveniles associated with i...
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Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mamo)
Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish) Occur in lagoon, seaward reefs and sheltered inner reef slopes . Juveniles often associated with isolated patches of branching coral or rubble of shallow sandy protected areas. Adults occur singly or in pairs on the slo...
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