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  • Nº25 # Date: 2014-02-27 - 08:54
  • # Max Depth: 25.3m Duration: 46mins
Diver's Notes

Fun Dive 16 (drift)

- Saw our first eagle ray! A white spotted bastard!
- Slightly lower viz and deep reef.
- Hard to catch up to the ray, had to swim against current.
- Saw sand filefish and not much else.

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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Drift, Photo
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3.6 kg
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Species Identified

Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) (Bishop ray) Large groups of spotted eagle rays may be seen outside of the breeding season. These rays swim close to the surface and can occasionally be seen jumping clear out of the water (known as 'breaching') . Females give birth to...
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Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Common filefish) Found on sand or mud bottoms. Associated with Sargassum . Adults feed on benthic invertebrates . Edible but generally rejected by fishers .

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