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  • Nº2 # Date: 2011-10-01 - 10:04
  • # Max Depth: 12m Duration: 46mins
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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 30°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 12 kg
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  • 12L Steel     193 → 69 bar
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  • Average depth: 8m
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Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Spooted drum) Occurs primarily on coral reefs. Secretive and usually solitary, under ledges or near small caves . Often seen during the day around the bases of corals . Feeds at night on crabs, shrimps, and polychaetes. Easily approached . Has been reared in captivity .
Stellifer zestocarus Gilbert, 1898 (Softhead stardrum)
Pareques acuminatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Cluck) Occurs in clear waters of tropical islands, especially near coral reefs, but also in adjacent bays over rough bottom. Also often found under eroded edges of seagrass beds . Has been reared in captivity .
Stellifer fuerthii (Steindachner, 1876) (Stardrum)
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Dark green parrotfish) Inhabits coral reefs with clear water . Young may be found in seagrass beds and other heavily vegetated bottoms. Feeds mainly on soft algae, but has been observed to graze on live corals like, Montastraea annularis . Pr...
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Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840) (Black parrot) Inhabits coral reefs, young usually in adjacent seagrass beds. Often rests on the bottom . Feeds on plants. Solitary or in small groups. A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789) (Grey chub) Found over shallow, clear waters, generally over Thalassia beds . Also found rocky or coral areas . A schooling species. Feeds on plants. A protogynous hermaphrodite . Super males spawn individually with striped females, while sexually mature males in the striped phase spawn in aggregation.
Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847 (Ember parrotfish)
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 .
Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) (Common conger) A benthic and solitary species abundant in shallow rocky and grassy areas and on coral reefs; less common in turbid bays or harbors. Its bite is very dangerous . Active during the day, sometimes together with other pred...
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Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856) (Bastard eel) A benthic and solitary species inhabiting coral reefs and rocky shorelines. Usually at depths of 60 m . One of the most common and easily recognized morays of the West Indian reefs, active during the day and sometimes h...
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Echidna catenata (Bloch, 1795) (Chained moray) A benthic and solitary species found commonly on reefs and rocky shore areas. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans . At Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, offNE Brazil, forages for sally lightfoot crabs on exposed reefs...
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Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 (Green cong) A benthic and solitary species occurring along rocky shorelines, reefs, and mangroves .Usually found shallower than 30 m . Due to its large size and aggressiveness, the bites of this moray are particularly dangerous . F...
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