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  • Nº35 # Date: 2013-10-27 - 08:24
  • # Max Depth: 16.8m Duration: 37mins
Diver's Notes

Excellent dive. First time diving inside of a real cave. Strong currents on this dive site. Entered the water by giant stride from dive boat. Boat was positioned about 200' from the center point between the two islets. The water was crystal clear and there was a lot of coral growth on the rocks. We followed along the wall between 30-40' in depth. We were travelling in the wrong direction and had to turn around and swim against the current to the cave opening at around 50' in depth.

The cave was fairly large. The walls of the cave had a few lobsters crawling in the pukas. We explored all the way inside the cave and then came back out. We ascended on the buoy line and did a 3 minute safety stop.

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 25°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Cave
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Wet suit: - Sleeve less
  • Mask: - GoPro
  • BCD: Mares - Rover Pro
  • Camera: Intova - IC14
  • Regulator: Mares - Rover 2S
  • Regulator: Mares - Prestige Octopus
  • Fins: Scubapro - Seawing Nova
  • Boots: Tabata / Tusa - Imprex 5mm
  • Computer: Cressi Sub - Leonardo
  • Weights: 5.9 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 86 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.7m
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Species Identified

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860) (Abbott's moray eel) Benthic in crevices .
Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) (Saddle-back wrasse) Occur in clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic over coral, rock and rubble . Feed mainly on benthic animals. Juveniles and adults sometimes act as cleaners . Spawning occur either in aggregations by fish in th...
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Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blackbar triggerfish) Commonly found in subtidal reef flats and shallow protected lagoons, Ref. 48637. Benthopelagic . Juveniles secretive with rubble patches, adults swim about openly but are usually shy . Territorial. Feed on algae, detri...
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Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Wedge-tail triggerfish) Occur in shallow outer reefs subject to surge . Commonly found over barren rock or the spur-and-groove zone where there is a mixture of bare rock, rubble, and coral. Juveniles on algae reef . Benthopelagic . Feed on al...
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Canthigaster jactator (Jenkins, 1901) (Hawaiian whitespotted toby) Commonly found on lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic over coral, rock, rubble, and sand at 1-89 m . Feeds on sponges, algae, detritus, tunicates, polychaetes, bryozoans, sea urchins, brittle stars, crabs, peanut worms, shrimps, zoanthids, fishes, amphipods and foraminiferans .
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Parribacus antarcticus (Lund, 1793) (sculptured slipper lobster)
Holothuria parvula (Selenka, 1867) (golden sea cucumber)
Naso brevirostris (Cuvier, 1829) (Spotted unicornfish)
Abudefduf abdominalis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Green damselfish) Found in quiet waters with rocky bottoms in inshore and offshore reefs; juveniles sometimes found in surge pools . Benthopelagic . Adults form school. Feed on a variety of algae and zooplankton. Oviparous, distinct pai...
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Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish) Inhabit deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs . A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of th...
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Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) (Black triggerfish)

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