Egypt
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Nº9
Date: 2012-10-28 - 09:53
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Max Depth: 18m Duration: 57mins
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- Temp: Bottom 27°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Training
- Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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- Weights: 6 kg
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Species Identified
Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 (Red Sea bannerfish)
Found on coral slopes Juveniles in large groups at base of reef, sometimes with H. diphreutes; adults usually solitary or paired, occasionally in groups . Feed on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates . Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding .
Lophodiodon calori (Bianconi, 1854) (Four-bar porcupinefish)
Continental shelves to 100 m . Adults benthic, juveniles pelagic . Presumably feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates . Not usually marketed . Not a common species .
Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (burrfish)
Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830 (threebanded anemonefish)
Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea .
Thalassoma lutescens (Lay and Bennett, 1839) (parrotfish)
Occurs in clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs, over open sand and rubble as well as dense coral growth. Common is shallow exposed areas . Benthopelagic . Feeds mainly on shelled benthic invertebrates , also on polychaete worms and fish eggs.
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