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  • Nº2 # Date: 2011-12-08 - 14:30
  • # Max Depth: 10m Duration: 25mins
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27 lbs
BC Small
Suit Top 5. Bottom 4

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  • Temp: Surf 22°C
  • Dive type : Training
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 12.2 kg
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Species Identified

Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) (Short-tail stingray) Occurs offshore, on the outer shelf and uppermost slope; sometimes close inshore , in very shallow depths . Found on sandy bottoms, in bays, harbors, and near rocky reefs . Often in aggregations . Feeds on fishes, biva...
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Trygonoptera testacea Müller and Henle, 1841 (stingaree) Found in sandy beaches and reefs but also well offshore. May venture well upstream in estuaries . Feeds on worms, crustaceans, bony fishes, and other stingarees .
Hippocampus breviceps Peters, 1869 (Short-head seahorse) Inhabits inshore waters . Occurs in small to large aggregations in weed patches attached to rocks on sand, mostly in Sargassum weeds . Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail .
Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller and Troschel, 1848) (Balloonfish) Inhabit sandy, muddy and rocky bottoms . Young are pelagic . Feed mainly on squid. In southeast Brazil captured between 50 and 145 m .
Asterias amurensis Lütken, 1871 (Flatbottom seastar)
Premnas biaculeatus (Bloch, 1790) (Spinecheek anemonefish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs , found mainly in protected coastal waters and lagoons. Typically found in pairs in which males are much smaller than females . Feeds primarily on zooplankton and benthic algae . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor .

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