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  • Nº33 # Date: 2015-02-14 - 09:47
  • # Max Depth: 31m Duration: 41mins
Diver's Notes

Fun Dive 24

- Immediately saw 3 sharks! ~3-5 ft long black tippers.
- Tribs' first shark sighting and dive videography on the Hero 3. And she didn't blow i!
- Also saw some barracuda, small coral heads, a sting ray, spotted moray eel, and sand filefish.
- Long swim to the wall and back.
- Had 1100 psi remaining.

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  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Photo
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3.6 kg
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Species Identified

Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mediterranean barracuda) Found in coastal and offshore waters . Feeds mostly on fish, less often on cephalopods and crustaceans .
Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829 (Guachanche barracuda) Occurs in shallow and generally turbid coastal water over muddy bottoms, often around river estuaries. Schooling species . Feeds on mainly on fishes belonging to the Engraulidae, Clupeidae, Lutjanidae and Synodontidae fa...
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Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876) (Caribbean reef shark) Found on continental and insular shelves, often near drop-offs on the outer edges of reefs. May rest on the bottom . Usually found in reefs, at less than 30 m deep . Feed on bony fishes, including bigeyes . Viviparous...
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Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) (Common conger) A benthic and solitary species abundant in shallow rocky and grassy areas and on coral reefs; less common in turbid bays or harbors. Its bite is very dangerous . Active during the day, sometimes together with other pred...
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