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  • Nº28 # Date: 2015-05-17 - 17:53
  • # Max Depth: 8.6m Duration: 56mins
Diver's Notes

Sunset dive transiting to night dive. Camped for the mandarin fishes mating and we managed to see it thrice. Also spotted small blue ring octopus (which I didn't know was deadly) and some other creatures.

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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Night dive
  • Visibility: Average
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  • Wet suit: Aqualung - 0.5mm (Full)
  • Weights: 3 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 100 bar
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  • Average depth: 5.7m
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Species Identified

Synchiropus splendidus (Herre, 1927) (mandarinfish) Inhabits shallow protected lagoons and inshore reefs . Found on silty bottoms with coral and rubble . Usually in small groups spread over small area . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Has been reared in captivity . Well-known aquarium fish. .
Hapalochlaena maculosa (Hoyle, 1883) (Blue-ring octopus)
Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 (Common cuttlefish) Cuttlefish swim using the fin that passes around the body. They can also rapidly expel water and move quickly by 'jet-propulsion' . Like all cephalopods, the common cuttlefish is an active predator, feeding on molluscs, yo...
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Hippocampus guttulatus Cuvier 1829 (Long-snouted seahorse) While information on the biology of this particular species is lacking, it is likely to be similar to that of other seahorses (Hippocampus species). Seahorses are ambush predators that wait in the water until a prey...
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Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Stonefish) Most widespread stonefish . Found on sandy or rubble areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons and in small pools during low tide well camouflaged among the substrate and sometimes even covered with algae . Solitary specie...
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