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  • Nº1 # Date: 2013-05-02 - 10:05
  • # Max Depth: 6m Duration: 50mins
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SSI open water diving course.

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  • Dive type : Recreational, Training
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 80 bar
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  • Average depth: 4m
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Species Identified

Balanus perforatus (balane commune)
Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Laced moray) Inhabits reef flats and outer reef slopes of continental reefs . One of the two largest of Indo-Pacific morays. Often in holes with cleaner wrasses or shrimps . Feeds on cephalopods and small fishes . Large adults may be aggressive . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30573.
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Richardson, 1845) (slender moray) Fairly common inhabitant of reef flats where it is usually encountered in shallow tidal pools. Often in shipwrecks; usually in pairs or small aggregations, and shares habitat with other morays .
Dasyatis zugei (Müller and Henle, 1841) (Pale-edged stingray) Common in estuaries . Feed on bottom-dwelling organisms - primarily small crustaceans, but also small fishes . Ovoviviparous . Landed in very large quantities as by-catch in the bottom trawl and trammel fisheries. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its very small size .
Lutjanus madras (Valenciennes, 1831) (Indian snapper) Inhabits coral and rocky reefs.
Abudefduf bengalensis (Bloch, 1787) (Bengal sergeant) Occurs singly or in small groups in inshore reef and lagoon environments. Feeds on algae, gastropods, and small crabs. Highly territorial .
Arothron meleagris (Lacepède, 1798) ('opu hue)
Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758) (blue button) colonial
Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831 (Masked bannerfish) Occur in lagoon and seaward reefs with rich coral growth. Juveniles solitary; adults are often paired and occasionally found hovering side by side under tabular corals . Feed on bottom living animals , e.g. invertebrates...
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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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Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787 (Redtail butterflyfish) Occur in coral reefs in pairs or several aggregations. Juveniles in estuaries . Commonly exported to Europe and America, but quite difficult to acclimate to aquarium conditions. Feed on coral polyps. Usually found on reef edge and upper slope . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon vagabundus Linnaeus, 1758 (Vagabond butterflyfish) Found in reef flats, lagoon and seaward reefs and sometimes in turbid waters subject to freshwater runoff. Swim in pairs. Omnivorous, feed on algae, coral polyps, crustaceans and worms . Oviparous , monogamous . Stab...
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Coradion chrysozonus (Cuvier, 1831) (Goldengirdled coralfish) Found in coastal to outer reef drop-offs with rich invertebrate growth to 60 m depth; may also occur in areas with sparse coral growth. Feed on sponges . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Lobophyllia corymbosa (Forskål, 1775) (Brain coral) zooxanthellate
Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775) (Brown surgeonfish) Found on hard substrates of shallow lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to a depth of more than 15 m . Benthopelagic . Feed on filamentous algae. Form spawning aggregations . Adults usually in small grou...
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Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835 (whitetail surgeonfish) Occurs in outer lagoon and seaward reefs, usually seen in small groups and school in some oceanic locations . Benthopelagic . Feeds primarily on the algal film covering compacted sand, ingesting the usual component of sa...
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Ostracion nasus Bloch, 1785 (Shortnose boxfish) Found around rocky and sandy substrates .
Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856 (oneband anemonefish) Found in lagoon reefs and embayment. Monogamous , protandrous hermaphrodite . Associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor . Has been reared in captivity .
Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) (Brown anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reef slopes. Omnivorous. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Cryptodendrum adhaesivum, Entacmaea quadricolor, Heterac...
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Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787) (Bluering angelfish) Inhabits coastal reefs to at least 30 m . Adults often found in pairs inside caves . Juveniles settle in very shallow inshore habitats with short filamentous algae growth on rock or dead coral substrates . Feeds on spon...
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