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  • Nº28 # Date: 2014-04-05 - 10:14
  • # Max Depth: 13.1m Duration: 43mins
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  • Temp: Surf 24°C Bottom 13°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Photo
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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Species Identified

Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres, 1854) (California sheephead)
Girella nigricans (Ayres, 1860) (opaleye)
Hypsypops rubicundus (Girard, 1854) (Damselfish)
Oxylebius pictus Gill, 1862 (Convict fish) Found in rocky areas, from the intertidal to 49 m . Sleeps on the oral disc, leaving the anemone by day but returning every night . Commonly encountered hovering motionless by divers . Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes...
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Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Bean, 1882) (Blackeye goby) Found usually in sandy areas near rocks. Occurs from intertidal areas to 106 m depth. Retreats to rocks or holes when approached. Young are found usually offshore among plankton. Oviparous . A protogynous hermaphrodit...
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Chorilia longipes Dana, 1851 (longhorn decorator crab)
Panulirus interruptus (J. W. Randall, 1840) (California spiny lobster)
Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz, 1854 (barred surfperch) Mostly found in surf of sand beaches, but reported from trawl catches at depths up to 73 m. Also occur near rocks, pilings and other sources of cover and food. Usually form small groups. Also caught from piers and skiffs. Feed preferably on sand crabs but also eats clams and other invertebrates.

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