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  • Nº135 # Date: 2015-02-05 - 12:33
  • # Max Depth: 19.2m Duration: 39mins
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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training, Edge of wall, sand bottom
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5.4 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 11L Aluminium     207 → 83 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.8m
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Species Identified

Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Lutjanus dentatus (Duméril, 1861) (African brown snapper) Inhabits rocky bottoms and coral reefs. Also common in brackish lagoons and sometimes in rivers. Feeds on fishes and crustaceans.
Sargocentron hastatum (Cuvier, 1829) (Red squirrelfish) Occurs in reefs and rocky areas from the shoreline to 200 m depth . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27000. Nocturnal . Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates .
Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus, 1758 (bluespotted cometfish) A solitary species occurs over grass flats and reefs, and on hard and rocky bottoms . Feeds on fishes, small crustaceans or invertebrates.
Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Maid) Commonly found along sandy beaches to the water's edge, and especially in sandy areas in and around coral reefs . Raises front end of disc to attract prey seeking shelter . Feeds on shrimps, probably also on small fi...
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