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  • Nº9 # Date: 2012-12-27 - 09:00
  • # Max Depth: 26m Duration: 45mins
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  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Photo
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Trunkfish) Found in clear water around coral reefs. Sometimes under ledges and near small holes . Feeds on a variety of small bottom invertebrates such as mollusks, crustaceans, starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sessile tunic...
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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 .
Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786) (Muttonfish) Primarily a shallow-water benthic species found on sand and rubble bottoms . Builds mounds of rubble and shell fragments near reefs and grass beds; enters its mound head first when frightened . Feeds mainly on stomatopod...
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Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787 (Butterbun) Inhabit shallow, coral reefs with clear water . Develop dusky bands at night. Generally common . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sargassum triggerfish) Inhabits seaward reef slopes, usually well below 30 m, where in some places they are among the most common fish. Young live among floating Sargassum. Solitary or in small groups. Feeds on crabs and sea urchins. Spawns in deep water .
Sargocentron tiereoides (Bleeker, 1853) (Pink squirrelfish) Found in relatively deep waters of outer reef slopes and has been collected on reef flat and lagoon patch reefs. Feeds mainly on benthic crabs and shrimps at night. Spine of preopercle venomous.
Chaetodon sedentarius Poey, 1860 (Butterbun) Inhabit coral reefs. Prefer to feed on eggs of Abudefduf saxatilis but also on polychaete worms, shrimps, amphipods and hydroids. Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Halichoeres maculipinna (Müller & Troschel, 1848) (Slippery okra) Abundant on reef tops and in shallow rocky areas. Found to depths of at least 25 m . Also found in Sargassum beds . Solitary and wary and can be difficult to approach . The tricolored pattern of the initial phase is si...
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Halichoeres pictus (Poey, 1860) (painted wrasse) Inhabits coral reefs, normally high above the bottom. Swims with worm-like movements. Feeds on various invertebrates. A protogynous hermaphrodite . Generally of no interest to fisheries because of its small average size .
Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791) (Blue head) Inhabits reef areas, inshore bays and seagrass beds. Feeds mainly on zooplankton and small benthic animals, but may also feed on ectoparasites of other fishes . Spawn at midday throughout the year . A protogynous hermap...
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