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  • # Date: 2011-05-09 - 13:00
  • # Max Depth: 12.2m Duration: 46mins
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  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6.8 kg
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Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822) (Giant grouper) The goliath grouper may be solitary or occur in groups of up to 50 or more individuals. Home range appears limited and the fish produces a booming sound when threatened by divers or large sharks. Variations of these voca...
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Seriola (amberfishes)
Pterois (lionfishes)
Scarus forsteni (Bleeker, 1861) (Forsten's parrotfish) Often found on exposed outer lagoon and seaward reefs, usually in rich coral habitats. Generally solitary. In Hong Kong live fish markets .
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 .
Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Palette surgeonfish) Occur in clear, current-swept terraces of seaward reefs. Observed in loose aggregations 1 or 2 meters above the bottom; juveniles and subadults typical in groups near isolated Pocillopora eydouxi coral heads and when alar...
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