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  • Nº5 # Date: 2013-12-31
  • # Max Depth: 8m Duration: 40mins
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  • Temp: Surf 24°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5.4 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     207 → 97 bar
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  • Average depth: 5.3m
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Scarus vetula Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blownose) Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent habitats. Feeds on algae scraped from rocks or dead coral. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon . Often seen in groups of one super male with several young adults, most of which are probably females . A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829 (Blue rainbow) This herbivorous fish uses its strong beak-like mouthparts to scrape algae and other plant matter from the surface of the coral . This maintains the health of the reef by keeping algae in check, which could otherwise overw...
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