Jan Ivar Pinndal
United States
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Nº2112
Date: 2015-02-20 - 15:11
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Max Depth: 8.5m Duration: 48mins
Dive Location
- Surface interval:26 mins
- Temp: Surf 22°C Bottom 21°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Reef
- Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Computer: Suunto - Solution Nitrox
- Gloves: Ukendt - Sommerhandsker
- Regulator: Apeks - TX40 med TX40 octopus
- Compass: Sherwood - i konsollet
- Knife: Aqualung - lille kniv på feederslange
- Cylinder: Beuchat - blød snorkel
- BCD: Sopras sub - Tech 1000
- Mask: IST Sports - Proteus sort
- Wet suit: DSF - Shorty
- Weights: 3 kg
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Dive Profile
- 1. Air
- 10L Steel 210 → 100 bar
- Average depth: m
- 2. Air
- 12L Steel 200 → 50 bar
- Average depth: 0m
Data provided by EOL.org
Species Identified
Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) (yellowtail snapper)
Lutjanus jocu (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Dog teeth snapper)
Adults common around rocky or coral reefs. Young found in estuaries and occasionally enters rivers. Feeds mainly on fishes and benthic invertebrates, including shrimps, crabs, gastropods and cephalopods.
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 .
Prognathodes aya (Jordan, 1886) (bank butterflyfish)
Inhabit deep offshore reefs . Rarely seen by divers . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (queen angelfish)
Found on coral reefs. Generally occurs solitarily or in pairs. Moves gracefully between seafans, seawhips, and corals . Stomach contents of 26 specimens indicate that the species feeds almost exclusively on sponges supp...
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Holacanthus bermudensis Goode, 1876 (Blue angel)
Inhabits rocky or coral reefs . Juveniles in channels and on inshore reefs . Feeds primarily on sponges . Small juveniles do well in aquariums once they begin to accept food.
Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)
Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) (Bishop ray)
Large groups of spotted eagle rays may be seen outside of the breeding season. These rays swim close to the surface and can occasionally be seen jumping clear out of the water (known as 'breaching') . Females give birth to...
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Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 (Green cong)
A benthic and solitary species occurring along rocky shorelines, reefs, and mangroves .Usually found shallower than 30 m . Due to its large size and aggressiveness, the bites of this moray are particularly dangerous . F...
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