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  • Nº52 # Date: 2005-04-30 - 10:00
  • # Max Depth: 22.8m Duration: 55mins
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plongee a la reserve cousteau sur le jardin de corail avec violaine,serpentine,gros perroquets,,crabe,murene,1 raimora,banc de platax,spirographes de toutes les couleurs,coraux de toutes formes et couleurs,tres belle plongee

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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, RAIMORA, SERPENTINE
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Computer: Suunto - stinger
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Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829 (Atlantic bigeye) Found on coral reefs and rocky bottoms . Forms small aggregations near the bottom . A nocturnal feeder , feeds mainly on small fishes, crustaceans and polychaetes . Most of its prey are larvae. Flesh considered excellent quality; marketed fresh .
Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cowfish) Found in shallow water down to about 80 m, mainly in seagrass beds . Feeds on sessile invertebrates such as tunicates, gorgonians and anemones, as well as on slow-moving crustaceans, sponges , hermit crabs and marine plants . Oviparous . Considered an excellent food fish; marketed fresh .
Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787) (Black doctorfish) Inhabits shallow reefs or rocky areas. Found in loose aggregations . Mainly diurnal. Ingests sand when feeding on algae . The spine on both sides of the caudal peduncle may inflict painful wounds . Minimum depth repor...
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Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Blisterside) Occurs in coral reefs and adjacent habitats, the young especially in seagrass beds. Juveniles or primary-phase adults rapidly assume a mottled pattern with which they blend with the substratum when they come to rest on the bottom. Feeds on benthic algae and seagrasses.
Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common remora) Usually associated with sharks but also attaches itself to other large fishes, sea turtles and even ships ; found in gill chambers, fins and body surface . Sometimes free-swimming . Younger individual is more active as parasite pickers . Feeds on parasitic copepods .
Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani, 1842) (chivo) Found in shallow water and around coral and rocky reefs . Usually remains near the bottom, hiding among gorgonians and branching coral . Feeds on bottom growth, primarily sponge and algae, but stomach often contain tunic...
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Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Lizardfish) Found on the sandy bottom around boulders or in sandy corridors in patch reefs . Uncommon near the shore.

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