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  • Nº89 # Date: 2013-11-30 - 10:13
  • # Max Depth: 23.4m Duration: 64mins
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Ed Robinson Dive Adventures with Ricardo

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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 25°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
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  • 1. Air
  • 0L Steel     228 → 76 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.4m
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Species Identified

Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789) (Snowflake moray) Found between rocks and corals of intertidal reef flats, also in shallow lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of at least 10 m . Are benthic . Feed mainly on crustaceans. Protogynous hermaphroditism unconfirmed for this species . Safely kept with small aquarium fishes .
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède, 1801) (Rockmover wrasse)
Gomphosus varius Lacepède, 1801 (Bird wrasse) Found in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m . Benthopelagic . Feeds mainly on small benthic crustaceans, sometimes on small fishes, brittle stars, and mollusks .
Coris flavovittata (Bennett, 1828) (Yellowstripe coris) Inhabits reefs with sand and rubble areas . Benthopelagic . Feeds on sea urchins, heart urchins, bivalves, gastropods, brittle stars, crabs, hermit crabs and polychaetes. Protogynous . Eaten raw, dried and salted, baked or broiled .
Chaetodon miliaris Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 (Millet butterflyfish) Inhabit shallow reef flats . Benthopelagic . Form schools at midwater to feed on plankton and benthic invertebrates. Also on shallow seamounts. Oviparous. Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787 (Teardrop butterflyfish)
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Gray, 1831 (Four-spot butterfly) Found almost exclusively on exposed seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feed mainly on polyps of Pocillopora. Solitary or in pairs. Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 (Cross-stripe butterfly)
Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857) (Pyramid butterflyfish) Occur in large schools that may extend several meters above the edges of steep current-swept outer reef slopes. Common . Benthopelagic . Feed on plankton . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 (Butterflyfish)
Dascyllus albisella Gill, 1862 (Hawaiian dascyllus) Found in very shallow, protected water, over coral and rocky bottoms. Young often sheltering among the branches of Pocillopora; occasionally commensal with the anemone Marcanthia cookei . Benthopelagic . Peak spawning f...
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Acanthurus olivaceus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Orangespot surgeonfish) Inhabit seaward reefs, in areas of bare rock or mixed rubble and sand, from 9 to at least 46 m depth; juveniles inhabit protected bays and lagoons, singly or in small groups in as little as 3 m . Benthopelagic . Adults o...
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Zebrasoma veliferum (Bloch, 1795) (Desjardin's sailfin tang)
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) (Oceanic white-tip shark) The diet of the oceanic whitetip shark primarily consists of bony fishes such as tuna and mackerel, but also includes stingrays, sea turtles, sea birds, squid, crustaceans, mammalian carrion , and occasionally even rubbish...
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Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Wedge-tail triggerfish) Occur in shallow outer reefs subject to surge . Commonly found over barren rock or the spur-and-groove zone where there is a mixture of bare rock, rubble, and coral. Juveniles on algae reef . Benthopelagic . Feed on al...
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Melichthys vidua (Richardson, 1845) (Pink-tail trigger)
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) (Black triggerfish)
Scarus dubius Bennett, 1828 (Regal parrot) Inhabits seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Grazes on benthic algae. Protogynous .

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