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  • Nº6 # Date: 2006-03-24 - 15:24
  • # Max Depth: 12m Duration: 40mins
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  • Dive type : Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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Trimma naudei Smith, 1957 (Naude's rubble goby) Occurs in lagoons and seaward reefs; on rubble and reef rock ; also over coral patches interspaced with fine sandy bottoms, occasionally form small schools . Feeds on copepods, ostracods, and radiolarians .
Eviota punctulata Jewett & Lachner, 1983 (Pepperfin pygmy goby) Collected at 0 depth to between 14 and 18 m.
Oplopomus oplopomus (Valenciennes, 1837) (spinecheek goby) Inhabits silty bottoms of inner lagoons and bays . Also occurred in shallow to deep coastal sand and mud flats, usually on the sand near large depression with burrow in the middle .
Plagiotremus phenax Smith-Vaniz, 1976 (Imposter fangblenny) Mimics Meiacanthus smithi . Oviparous . Eggs are demersal and adhesive .
Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (threadfin blenny) Inhabit lagoons, subtidal reef flats and outer reef slopes . Often in lives in pairs in empty worm tubes or narrow holes. Mimic the cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus and nip fins, skin and scales of other fishes . It ...
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Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Five finger) Adults inhabit upper edge of outer reef slopes and inshore rocky reefs. Juveniles associated with drifting seaweed . Benthopelagic . Feed on zooplankton, benthic algae, and small invertebrates . Often in aggregations ...
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Neopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877) (Yellowtail demoiselle) Usually found in outer reef slopes and frequently in the deeper surge channels or adjacent ledges. Forms small groups in sub-tidal habitats .
Dascyllus carneus Fischer, 1885 (Cloudy damsel) Associated with branching corals on inshore and offshore reefs. Occurs in small schools and feed on plankton .
Halichoeres vrolikii (Bleeker, 1855) (Indian Ocean pinstriped wrasse) Found in shallow weedy areas of rocky shorelines, not where there is rich coral growth .
Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) (Big eye scad) Prefers clear oceanic waters around islands to neritic waters . Occasionally in turbid waters . Pelagic . Mainly nocturnal. Feeds on small shrimps, benthic invertebrates, and forams when inshore, and zooplankton and fi...
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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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