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  • Nº5 # Date: 2013-12-23 - 10:30
  • # Max Depth: 17.3m Duration: 41mins
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Advanced Open Water - Underwater Naturalist

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  • Temp: Surf 17°C Bottom 17°C
  • Water: Salt
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Chromis dispilus Griffin, 1923 (Demoiselle) Mid-water plankton feeder which feeds almost exclusively on copepods. Forms small feeding aggregations (10-20 fishes) in calm inshore waters, but in deeper water offshore or in areas subject to strong currents, aggregations of up to 500 individuals may occur .
Ulva lactuca Linnaeus (Sea Lettuce)
Ceratosoma amoenum (Cheeseman, 1886) (clown nudibranch)
Tambja verconis (Basedow & Hedley, 1905)
Coris sandeyeri (Hector, 1884) (Sandager's wrasse) Feeds mainly on small benthic invertebrates like ophiuroids, chitons, amphipods, and small gastropods. Adults feed by rummaging on the bottom while juveniles and sub-adults are facultative cleaner symbionts and pick parasites from the bodies of other fish. They also feed on benthic organisms .
Arbacia lixula (black urchin)
Scorpaena papillosa (Schneider & Forster, 1801) (Red rock cod) Found on rocky bottoms . Known in shallow estuaries from muddy environments to offshore reefs in kelp reef . Nocturnal species and juveniles are occasionally seen in large rock pools. Feeds on a wide variety of invertebrates, mainly on crustaceans and fishes .

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