Greg Dietz
Anguilla
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Nº50
Date: 2007-02-12 - 09:40
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Max Depth: 25m Duration: 36mins
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- Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 27°C
- Dive type : Wreck
- Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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- Weights: 5 kg
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Dive Profile
- 1. Air
- 10L Aluminium 207 → 62 bar
- Average depth: 16.7m
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Species Identified
Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Grey angelfish)
Common in coral reefs, usually solitary, occasionally in pairs. Juveniles are part-time cleaners. Feed mainly on sponges, but also takes tunicates, algae, zoantharians, gorgonians, hydroids, bryozoans, and seagrasses. O...
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Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)
Scarus vetula Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blownose)
Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent habitats. Feeds on algae scraped from rocks or dead coral. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon . Often seen in groups of one super male with several young adults, most of which are probably females . A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829) (Longjaw squirrelfish)
Rarely found in shallow water, but appears to be the most common squirrelfish in the depth range of 30-60 m or more . Reported used as food fish .
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