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  • Nº40 # Date: 2012-05-25 - 06:00
  • # Max Depth: 6.1m Duration: 37mins
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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Night dive, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 8.2 kg
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Cinachyrella alloclada (Uliczka, 1929)
Swiftia exserta (Ellis and Solander, 1786) (deepwater coral)
Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856) (Bastard eel) A benthic and solitary species inhabiting coral reefs and rocky shorelines. Usually at depths of 60 m . One of the most common and easily recognized morays of the West Indian reefs, active during the day and sometimes h...
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Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Nurse shark) During the day the nurse shark is a sluggish animal, spending most of its time resting on sandy bottoms, or in crevices in rocks and coral reefs. Often several nurse sharks may congregate when resting, sometimes even pili...
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Sphyraena picudilla Poey, 1860 (Little barracuda) Inhabits coastal waters. Found in rocky or coral reefs . More abundant over muddy bottoms. Juveniles are encountered in seagrass beds . Often occurs in large schools, sometimes near the surface . Marketed fresh and frozen.
Strongylura notata (Poey, 1860) (Redfin needlefish)
Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821) (Keeltail needlefish)
Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787 (Butterbun) Inhabit shallow, coral reefs with clear water . Develop dusky bands at night. Generally common . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterbun) Inhabit shallow reefs and generally occurs singly or in pairs. Feed mainly on zoantharians, polychaete worms, gorgonians and tunicates. Easily approached . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) (Big eye scad) Prefers clear oceanic waters around islands to neritic waters . Occasionally in turbid waters . Pelagic . Mainly nocturnal. Feeds on small shrimps, benthic invertebrates, and forams when inshore, and zooplankton and fi...
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Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758) (Flatjack) Found in shallow coastal waters, usually over hard or sandy bottoms. Juveniles may be encountered in estuarine areas and off sandy beaches . Found in schools, but may be encountered in small groups or in pairs . Feeds ...
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Scarus vetula Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blownose) Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent habitats. Feeds on algae scraped from rocks or dead coral. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon . Often seen in groups of one super male with several young adults, most of which are probably females . A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes, 1840 (Nightowl parrot) Occurs from rocky coastal reefs to seaward reefs . Often in schools, feeding with surgeonfishes by scraping off algae from rocks or dead coral . Marketed fresh and salted .
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Dark green parrotfish) Inhabits coral reefs with clear water . Young may be found in seagrass beds and other heavily vegetated bottoms. Feeds mainly on soft algae, but has been observed to graze on live corals like, Montastraea annularis . Pr...
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