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  • Nº35 # Date: 2013-11-13 - 14:32
  • # Max Depth: 17.3m Duration: 55mins
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  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Aqualung - Dimension i3
  • Wet suit: Waterproof - W2 5mm
  • Boots: Waterproof - B1 6.5mm
  • Computer: Suunto - D4i (black)
  • Fins: Scubapro - Seawing Nova (black)
  • Mask: Mares - X-Vision Liquidskin (black)
  • Regulator: Apeks - XTX-200 & XTX-40
  • Weights: 6 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 31
  • 12L Aluminium     225 → 62 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.6m
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Species Identified

Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829 (Bigeye barracuda) Nocturnally active, but occurring in large schools above lagoon patch reefs and along outer reef slopes during the day . Feeds mainly on fishes, but also on penaeid shrimps and squids. Sold fresh, frozen or dried salted. Reports of ciguatera poisoning need confirmation.
Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) Blue-spotted stingrays live alone or in small groups , migrating in large schools into shallow sandy areas on the rising tide in order to feed, and dispersing back into the ocean as the tide falls to shelter in the coral c...
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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 .
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828 (Bluetail trunkfish) Inhabits areas of moderate coral growth . Solitary and found close to shelter .

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