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  • Nº58 # Date: 2011-07-19 - 11:30
  • # Max Depth: 11m Duration: 62mins
Diver's Notes

Second dive of the day on Latchi trip. Lots of fish and some pieces of maybe ancient pottery.

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Reef
  • 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: 7.2m
  • SAC: 1.41 bar/min
  • RMV: 16.92 L/min
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Species Identified

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 .
Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) (bearded fireworm)
Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758) (Painted comber) Found on rocky bottom and on Posidonia beds. Feed on fishes and crustaceans.
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 .
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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Apogon lativittatus Randall, 2001 (cardinalfishes) Secretive species found in areas with rocky bottom along exposed shores .
Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) (Redcoat) Found in coastal reefs ; silty reefs or wrecks in lagoons, bays, or harbors , may occur in aggregations; also found hidden in caves and cracks of rocks during the day , usually in areas subject to strong currents . Feed m...
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Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758 (Greater weever fish) On sandy, muddy or gravelly bottoms, from a few meters to about 150 m. Rest on the bottom, often buried with eyes and tip of first dorsal fin exposed . At night they swim around freely, even pelagically . Feed on small ...
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Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (tubeworm)

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