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  • Nº21 # Date: 2015-07-03 - 15:48
  • # Max Depth: 11m Duration: 50mins
Diver's Notes

Didn't follow the line down and got lost. Had to resurface to orient myself with the compass. Silly. Saw sleepy turtles, lots of Indian Mackerel, and many porcupine puffers.

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  • Temp: Bottom 32°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Dive skin: Mares - Flexa 3-2-2
  • Fins: Mares - Avanti Quattro +
  • Mask: Aqualung - Teknika
  • Weights: 5 kg
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Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816) (Indian mackerel) Adults occur in coastal bays, harbors and deep lagoons, usually in some turbid plankton-rich waters. Form schools. Feed on phytoplankton and small zooplankton . Small groups were seen eating eggs of Cheilio inermis st...
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Diodon liturosus Shaw, 1804 (Black-blotched porcupinefish) Inhabits reef edges and slopes . Hides in caves and ledges during the day and forages at night . Also found below plate-corals during the day and often deep, ranging to at least 40 meters depth. Juveniles occur in lagoo...
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Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) (Weedy stingfish)
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus (Bleeker, 1857) (Double-ended pipefish) Inhabits subtidal lagoon and seaward reefs, usually among algae or seagrasses . Most are seen on sand and mud areas, prone to currents; usually soft bottom to about 25 m . Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail .

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