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  • Nº6 # Date: 2011-10-03 - 09:32
  • # Max Depth: 19m Duration: 40mins
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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 12 kg
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  • 12L Steel     193 → 55 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.7m
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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 equatorialis (Hildebrand, 1946) (Moray)
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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Muraena lentiginosa Jenyns, 1842 (Jewel moray)
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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Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Metanephrops binghami (Boone, 1927) (Caribbean lobsterette)
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 .
Carangoides ruber (Bloch, 1793) (Bar jack) Common in clear insular areas or in coral reefs off mainland coasts . Juveniles frequent areas with algae . Usually in schools which may be spawning groups; occasionally solitary. Feeds on fishes, shrimps and other in...
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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 .
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.
Sparisoma atomarium (Poey, 1861) (loro) Inhabits deep rocky and coral reefs with steep walls . Generally seen in seagrass beds or on reefs with thick algal cover . A protogynous hermaphrodite .

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