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  • Nº18 # Date: 2012-09-29 - 17:40
  • # Max Depth: 14m Duration: 40mins
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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Deep dive
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • 12L Steel     200 → 30 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.3m
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Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus (Bloch, 1787) (Vermiculated angelfish) Inhabits continental shelf reefs; not usually found around oceanic islands . Feeds on sponges, tunicates, and filamentous algae . Forms small groups. Frequently exported through the aquarium trade .
Centropyge eibli Klausewitz, 1963 (Blacktail angelfish) Inhabits rocky areas of seaward reefs as well as rich coral areas . Feeds on algae; forms harems of 3-7 individuals. Frequently exported through the aquarium trade. Forms hybrids with Centropyge vrolikii in areas where ...
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Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787) (Bluering angelfish) Inhabits coastal reefs to at least 30 m . Adults often found in pairs inside caves . Juveniles settle in very shallow inshore habitats with short filamentous algae growth on rock or dead coral substrates . Feeds on spon...
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Pseudorhombus javanicus (Bleeker, 1853) (Javan flounder) Inhabits shallow continental shelves with muddy and sandy substrates. Feeds on benthic animals. Marketed mostly fresh.
Nibea soldado (Lacepède, 1802) (Soldier croaker) Inhabits shallow coastal waters and estuaries . Juveniles occur in brackish estuaries and often ascend the lower reaches of large, turbid rivers . Found in the basin-wide mainstream of the lower Mekong . Encountered in ...
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Pomadasys maculatus (Bloch, 1793) (Saddle grunt) Found in coastal waters over sand near reefs. Feeds on crustaceans and fishes . Edible but spoils easily.
Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775) (yellowspotted rockcod) Usually found in seagrass beds or on fine sediment bottoms near rocky reefs, dead coral, or alcyonarians , in shallow continental shelf waters . Juveniles are common at water depths to 80 m . Probably spawn during restri...
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Cephalopholis formosa (Shaw, 1812) (Bluelined rockcod) Like C. boenak, it prefers shallow dead or silty reefs and this may account for the primarily continental distributions of these two species.

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