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  • Nº10 # Date: 2011-12-18 - 10:06
  • # Max Depth: 18.6m Duration: 36mins
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North Rock Gutters

Grey Nurse sharks
Big blue grouper, feeding on sea urchins
yellow tail
new torch -- awesome!

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  • Temp: Bottom 20°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7.3 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     210 → 77 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.4m
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Species Identified

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Gray reef shark) Occurs on continental and insular shelves and oceanic waters adjacent to them . Common on coral reefs, often in deeper areas near drop-offs to the open sea, in atoll passes, and in shallow lagoons adjacent to areas of str...
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Epinephelus morrhua (Valenciennes, 1833) (Blue grouper) Considered rare in Tahiti but quite common in atolls . The species is easily confused with E. poecilonotus, E. radiatus, or E. tuamotuensis, three closely related deep-water groupers. Known to be ciguatoxic at Mauritius. Uncommon in local markets (probably due to it deep-water habitat).
Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877) (Yellowtail demoiselle) Usually found in outer reef slopes and frequently in the deeper surge channels or adjacent ledges. Forms small groups in sub-tidal habitats .

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