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  • Nº39 # Date: 2016-02-19 - 09:53
  • # Max Depth: 31.5m Duration: 42mins
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Barracudaschwarm, viele Fischschwärme

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  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 21m
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Species Identified

Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Barracuda) Found near prominent current-swept lagoons or seaward reefs . Also in bays and inner turbid lagoons . Nocturnally active, but occurring in relatively large schools during the day . Sold fresh or processed into fish cakes .
Diadema antillarum (Philippi, 1845) (long-spined sea urchin)
Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål, 1775) (Giant grouper) Prefers clear water areas on coral reefs; juveniles have been taken from reef flats and in tide pools, adults found in deeper waters. Solitary and common in lightly fished areas . Adults from Oceania almost exclusively f...
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Siganus javus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Streaked spinefoot) Occurs in small schools of up to 10 individuals or so, in shallow coastal waters, brackish lagoons and rocky or coral reefs. Feeds on algae attached to the substrate and on floating algal fragments. Found resting in midwater at depths of 2 to 6 m when not feeding. Marketed fresh .
Palinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926 (Natal spiny lobster)

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