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  • Nº11 # Date: 2013-02-24 - 11:23
  • # Max Depth: 15.3m Duration: 43mins
Diver's Notes

Fun Dive #2

Saw a black tipped reef shark!

Amazing spot, also saw:

- Banded sea snake
- Giant Pufferfish
- Porcupinefish
- Peacock Mantis Shrimp
- Great Barricuda
- Free divers

Also saw Paul's full moon.

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  • Surface interval:74 mins
  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 31°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Species Identified

Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller and Henle, 1839) (Black-tip shark) The fast-swimming blacktip shark is an active fish that can be seen leaping out of the water and spinning before dropping back into the sea . This agile spinning behaviour is thought to be used while feeding on small scho...
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Lagocephalus spadiceus (Richardson, 1845) (Half-smooth golden pufferfish) Essentially an inhabitant of marine waters, but enters the mouths of rivers .
Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Blackspotted puffer) Inhabit coastal to outer reef crest and slopes with rich invertebrate growth. Adults often in pairs . Feed on corals , crustaceans, mollusks, sponges, tunicates and algae . Generally common .
Diodon eydouxii Brisout de Barneville, 1846 (Pelagic porcupinefish)
Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775) (yellowspotted rockcod) Usually found in seagrass beds or on fine sediment bottoms near rocky reefs, dead coral, or alcyonarians , in shallow continental shelf waters . Juveniles are common at water depths to 80 m . Probably spawn during restri...
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Parapenaeus longipes Alcock, 1905 (flamingo shrimp)
Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Barracuda) Found near prominent current-swept lagoons or seaward reefs . Also in bays and inner turbid lagoons . Nocturnally active, but occurring in relatively large schools during the day . Sold fresh or processed into fish cakes .

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