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  • Nº57 # Date: 2011-07-19 - 09:28
  • # Max Depth: 13.6m Duration: 46mins
Diver's Notes

Diving around the top edge of the wall. Never seen octopus here before, but this time saw three of them! Last one even posed nicely to the camera. I quess it's better to stay shallow instead of going down to 30m along the wall. Checked also the entrance to cave.

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Photo, Wall
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Mask: Mares - X-Vision (Yellow/Clear)
  • Fins: Mares - Avanti X3 Open Heel (Yellow, size R)
  • Boots: Mares - 6.5mm
  • Computer: Mares - Puck
  • Camera: Canon - IXUS 75 + WP-DC14
  • Weights: 8 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     220 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.3m
  • SAC: 1.69 bar/min
  • RMV: 20.28 L/min
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Species Identified

Octopus (Octopus (genere))
Echinaster sepositus (common starfish)
Epinephelus costae (Steindachner, 1878) (Golden grouper) Found on sand, mud or rock bottoms . Juveniles form small groups . Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, and fish . Does not adapt well in aquariums .
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 .
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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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 .
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 .
Fistulariidae (cornetfishes)
Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) (European seabass)
Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758) (Painted comber) Found on rocky bottom and on Posidonia beds. Feed on fishes and crustaceans.
Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (tubeworm)

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