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  • Nº67 # Date: 2013-06-24 - 11:48
  • # Max Depth: 10.3m Duration: 53mins
Diver's Notes

Amphitheatre is a natural underwater formation that looks a bit like amphitheatre. Ray showed also another one not far from the better known. Lots of small caverns and other rock formations.

Tiny cuttlefish, only 5cm in lenght, was definately a highlight of this dive.

Getting in and out of the water requires going down and up along a quite steep rocky slope.

Still wrong settings (35% Nitrox) om the new Puck Pro.

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  • Surface interval:119 mins
  • Temp: Bottom 21°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Camera: Canon - G9 + WP-DC21
  • Wet suit: - 2-piece
  • Boots: Mares - 6.5mm
  • Computer: Mares - Puck Pro
  • Fins: Mares - Avanti X3 Open Heel (Yellow, size R)
  • Mask: Mares - X-Vision (Yellow/Clear)
  • Weights: 8 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     230 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 5.7m
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Species Identified

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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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 .
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 (common octopus) Like all cephalopods, the common octopus is an intelligent active predator . They have modified salivary glands that produce venom used to incapacitate prey. It is often easy to identify what a common octopus has been feed...
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Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 (Common cuttlefish) Cuttlefish swim using the fin that passes around the body. They can also rapidly expel water and move quickly by 'jet-propulsion' . Like all cephalopods, the common cuttlefish is an active predator, feeding on molluscs, yo...
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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 .

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