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  • Nº80 # Date: 2005-09-24 - 12:00
  • # Max Depth: 15.5m Duration: 68mins
Diver's Notes

2eme plongee a petite terre avec la dream team,toujours n binome avec thierry,tres bonne visibilite,eau chaude,courant,passage sous arches,tunnels,tres belles eponges colorees,superbes coraux,fond de sable et beaucoup de gros,enormes barracudas,enormes langoustes royales,carrangues franches de plus d un metre,gros pagres,nous continuons la plongee vers la mangrove,et un requin que j ai reconnu aussitot,juvenile d 1 metre 50 ,UN REQUIN CITRON,mon premier,j ai alerte le moniteur et nous avons arrete la plongee,au loin avant de faire le palier nous appercevons une silhouette de presque 4 metres,maman requin citron cherche son petit...........remontee sur le bateau en regardant sous ses palmes.une plongee memorable

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  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 30°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, REQUIN CITRON, PETITE TERRE, DREAM TEAM
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)
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 .
Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (burrfish)
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.
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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Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876) (Caribbean reef shark) Found on continental and insular shelves, often near drop-offs on the outer edges of reefs. May rest on the bottom . Usually found in reefs, at less than 30 m deep . Feed on bony fishes, including bigeyes . Viviparous...
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