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  • Nº123 # Date: 2014-02-23 - 10:17
  • # Max Depth: 8.8m Duration: 31mins
Diver's Notes

Took a friend who is relatively new to diving for a quick dive around Electric Beach. Went over a few refresher skills in the water to see if he was comfortable in water.

We checked out the pipes and the reef structure just to the south of the entry point. We saw a good sized turtle and an eagle ray hanging out by the pipes.

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 24°C Bottom 24°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Camera: Intova - IC14
  • Mask: Tabata / Tusa -
  • BCD: Mares - Rover Pro
  • Regulator: Mares - Rover 2S
  • Regulator: Mares - Prestige Octopus
  • Fins: Scubapro - Seawing Nova
  • Boots: Tabata / Tusa - Imprex 5mm
  • Computer: Cressi Sub - Leonardo
  • Weights: 4.1 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 103 bar
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  • Average depth: 5.7m
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Species Identified

Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common eagle ray) Found in shallow lagoons , bays and estuaries; also offshore down to at least 95 m . Often found in groups . Feeds on benthic crustaceans, mollusks and fish. Ovoviviparous . Gestation period of 6-8 months, the females ...
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Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
Cephalopholis argus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Grouper) A generally common species found in a variety of coral habitats from tide pools to depths of at least 40 m; prefers the 1 to 10 m reef zone. Juvenile prefers shallow, protected coral thickets . Benthic and benthopelagi...
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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 .
Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994 (Blue-spotted puffer) Found primarily in coral reefs. Also occurs in temperate waters.
Dascyllus albisella Gill, 1862 (Hawaiian dascyllus) Found in very shallow, protected water, over coral and rocky bottoms. Young often sheltering among the branches of Pocillopora; occasionally commensal with the anemone Marcanthia cookei . Benthopelagic . Peak spawning f...
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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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Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775) (Surge wrasse)
Labroides phthirophagus Randall, 1958 (Hawaiian cleaner wrasse) Found in most coral reef habitats except in the surge zone . Benthopelagic . Obligate cleaner , picks parasitic crustaceans from other fishes. Monogamous . Swims with a dancing-flitting motion. It spends the night resting in a balloon-like mucous cocoon.

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