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  • # Date: 2009-02-24 - 07:00
  • # Max Depth: 12.2m Duration: 30mins
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First trip out after my certification dives. :)

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Species Identified

Zanclidae (Moorish idol)
Scaridae (parrotfish)
Muraena retifera Goode and Bean, 1882 (Moray eel) Known only from moderate depths along outer continental shelf.
Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 (Eyestripe surgeonfish) Schooling species, usually occurring in seaward reefs at depths greater than 9 m . Adults mainly on deep coastal reef slopes and outer reef walls, often on deep shipwrecks. Juviniles found on algae-rocky reef . Benthope...
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Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831 (Ornate butterflyfish) Occur in clear waters and coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. However, only common in seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Juveniles are solitary, living among branching corals, while adults are almost always in pa...
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Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829) (Dusky spinefoot) Found in small schools in very shallow water close to the bottom. Prefer hard bottoms of compacted sand with rock or coral debris. Solitary adults and groups of 3 or 4 adults have also been observed. Feed on a wide rang...
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Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845) (Pink-tail trigger)
Heniochus diphreutes Jordan, 1903 (False moorish idol) Occur primarily along outer reef slopes, in current channels. Juveniles in aggregations around isolated patch reefs, adults in large schools well above the bottom . In Indonesia, adults most common in depth 40-50 m, repo...
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Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857) (Pyramid butterflyfish) Occur in large schools that may extend several meters above the edges of steep current-swept outer reef slopes. Common . Benthopelagic . Feed on plankton . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Cephalopholis argus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Grouper) A generally common species found in a variety of coral habitats from tide pools to depths of at least 40 m; prefers the 1 to 10 m reef zone. Juvenile prefers shallow, protected coral thickets . Benthic and benthopelagi...
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Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) (Vanikolo goatfish)
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796 (pahu)
Cantherhines dumerilii (Hollard, 1854) (Orange-fin file)

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