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  • Nº16 # Date: 2015-03-13 - 11:38
  • # Max Depth: 20.9m Duration: 52mins
Diver's Notes

Muräne,Lionfish, Scorpionfish, Triggerfish, Butterflyfish

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  • Surface interval:71 mins
  • Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4.8 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 40 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.9m
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Species Identified

Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Scorpaenodes albaiensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907) (Longfingered scorpionfish) Rare species . Very secretive in coastal coral reefs and rarely seen by divers, even at night .
Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795 (Blackwedged butterflyfish) Found on the reef edge and upper slope. Usually in current-prone habitats; juveniles secretive in corals . Generally seen in pairs or in small aggregations . Feed mainly on invertebrates . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
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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Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859) (Giant moray)
Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (crown-of-thorns starfish)
Stichastrella rosea (rosy starfish)
Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish) Inhabit deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs . A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of th...
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Asterias amurensis Lütken, 1871 (Flatbottom seastar)
Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830 (false clown anemonefish)
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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Amblyglyphidodon aureus (Cuvier, 1830) (Golden damsel) Occurs in steep outer reef, occasionally in deep lagoons and along channel walls, usually in current prone habitats and where there are abundant gorgonian and long sea-whip corals on which they lay and guard eggs. Juvenil...
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Thelenota anax Clark, 1921 (giant sea cucumber)
Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785 (Shortnose boxfish) Found around rocky and sandy substrates .

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