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  • Nº63 # Date: 2012-06-30 - 15:59
  • # Max Depth: 9.8m Duration: 42mins
Diver's Notes

Nice dive at the Vera K wreck from Cydive I. Only the bridge of the wreck is still in one piece and can get entered. Other parts of the boat lie all over the seabed and can't much tell what is what.

Really nice large archway near the wreck where I spotted the biggest Parrotfish I've ever seen in Mediterranean, almost the size of one's in the Red Sea.

Something (other divers?) had gotten a few Fireworms floating around which wasn't very nice. Wouldn't like to get those in to my face or inside the wetsuit...

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 35°C Bottom 24°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Wreck, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Wet suit: - two-piece
  • Boots: - size 8
  • BCD: - size L
  • Mask: Mares - X-Vision (Yellow/Clear)
  • Fins: Mares - Avanti X3 Open Heel (Yellow, size R)
  • Computer: Mares - Puck
  • Camera: Canon - IXUS 75 + WP-DC14
  • Light: Technisub - Lumen X4 (Yellow)
  • Weights: 10 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 6.6m
  • SAC: 1.86 bar/min
  • RMV: 22.32 L/min
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Species Identified

Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758) (parrotfish) In shallow water along rocky shores. Feed on algae and small invertebrates . Herbivore species with specialized pharyngeal bones and muscles . Breeding occurs from July to September, with juveniles recruiting in late summer in Portugal .
Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ornate wrasse) Inhabits coastal waters near rocks and eel-grass beds. Usually solitary, sometimes in small groups. Feeds on small mollusks and crustaceans . Protogynous hermaphrodite, with distinct sexual dichromatism . Eggs are pelagic .
Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mediterranean chromis) Form small shoals in midwater above or near rocky reefs or above seagrass meadows (Posidonia. Feed on small planktonic or benthic animals . Reproduce in summer . Eggs characterised by adhesive filaments are nested on rocky or sandy bottoms . Males guard the eggs .
Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758) (Painted comber) Found on rocky bottom and on Posidonia beds. Feed on fishes and crustaceans.
Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) (bearded fireworm)
Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mediterranean rainbow wrasse) Occurs in the littoral zone, near rocks and eelgrass beds. Usually found between 1-60 m, but old males stay in deeper water. Found in deeper waters during winter. Sometimes solitary, among rocks, often with numerous spe...
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