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  • Nº8 # Date: 2014-07-05 - 07:31
  • # Max Depth: 30m Duration: 37mins
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  • Temp: Bottom 30°C
  • Dive type : Deep dive, AA - Deep
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3 kg
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Cephalopholis argus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Grouper) A generally common species found in a variety of coral habitats from tide pools to depths of at least 40 m; prefers the 1 to 10 m reef zone. Juvenile prefers shallow, protected coral thickets . Benthic and benthopelagi...
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Cephalopholis formosa (Shaw, 1812) (Bluelined rockcod) Like C. boenak, it prefers shallow dead or silty reefs and this may account for the primarily continental distributions of these two species.
Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 (Yellow boxfish) Inhabit lagoon and semi-sheltered seaward reefs. Juveniles often among Acropora corals . Benthopelagic . Solitary . Juveniles expatriating to subtropical zone from the pelagic larval stage. Small juveniles secretive i...
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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 .
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Gordon, 1936 (hingebeak shrimp)
Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (Golden trevally) Occur in deep lagoon and seaward reefs where they feed by rooting for crustaceans and other invertebrates in the sand. Also feed on small fishes. Small juveniles live among the tentacles of jellyfish . Form schools. No...
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