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  • Nº39 # Date: 2015-06-19 - 10:30
  • # Max Depth: 11.1m Duration: 55mins
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  • Temp: Surf 33°C Bottom 30°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Computer: Subgear - XP5
  • Weights: 6 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 7.4m
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Chlorurus cyanescens (Valenciennes, 1840) (Blue humphead parrotfish) Found around deep rocky reefs up to a depth of at least 30 m . Solitary or in small groups . Also caught with nets and other kinds of artisanal gear. Mainly sold fresh.
Amphiprion sebae Bleeker, 1853 (Sebae anemonefish) Found in coastal waters and lagoons. It grows rather large . Associated with the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni .
Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833 (Powderblue surgeonfish) Inhabits shallow, clear coastal and island coral reefs . Usually found on reef flats and along upper seaward slopes . May occur singly or in large feeding aggregations. Monogamous . Feeds on benthic algae; on small, sp...
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Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Yellow-spotted triggerfish) Occur in clear shallow lagoons and seaward reefs; sandy areas near reef patches of reef edge are preferred. Adults on deep reefs or with shipwrecks, usually deeper than 30 meters. Juveniles inshore on rubble reef or smal...
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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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