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  • Nº11 # Date: 2013-09-22 - 11:00
  • # Max Depth: 19.9m Duration: 60mins
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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • BCD: Aqualung / U.S. Divers -
  • Computer: Suunto - zoop
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 80 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.3m
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Pardachirus pavoninus (Lacepède, 1802) (peacock sole) Occurs on sand and mud bottoms of lagoon and seaward reefs . Burries itself in the sand . Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates, especially small crustaceans . Extract from sac under the skin is toxic and the mucus appears to have shark-repellent qualities.
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 (Long-spine porcupinefish)
Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) (Broadbarred firefish) Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Hides in crevices under rocks and coral formations during the day and hunts at night. Typically with head towards the safety of their hide-out or narrow passage . Feeds on shrimps and...
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Octopus bocki Adam, 1941 (Octopus)

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