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  • Nº1 # Date: 2012-11-22 - 08:51
  • # Max Depth: 10m Duration: 1mins
Diver's Notes

vis was 5-10 feet but with a strong current to the south. caught 1 lobster.

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  • Temp: Surf 60°C Bottom 54°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Night dive, Reef, lobster
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Gloves: Aqualung / U.S. Divers -
  • Dry suit: Xcel -
  • Fins: Suunto -
  • Light: Aqualung -
  • Light: Scuba Laser -
  • Mask: Oceanic -
  • Other: Oceanic - ultra-dry
  • Weights: 9.1 kg
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Species Identified

Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758 (Brown skate) Found over soft bottoms of the shelf and the uppermost slope . Depth range from 17-300 m, and up to depth of 462 m in the eastern Ionian Sea . Feed on all kinds of benthic animals, also on fish offal . Oviparous. Disti...
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Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common guitarfish) Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms, from the intertidal zone to about 100 m. Sometimes near rocky reefs . Slow swimming over bottom or partially buried. Feeds on benthic invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous, one or two litters per year with 4-10 embryos.
Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) (Butterfly ray) Maximum length measured is 140 cm . Occurs over sand and mud. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, mollusks and plankton. Ovoviviparous, gestation lasting about 6 months with 4 to 7 embryos produced per female .
Taeniura grabata (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) (Round stingray) A neritic, coastal species . Generally found on sand and rock-sand bottoms . Partially covered with sand or mud. Feeds on bottom-living fishes and crustaceans. Ovoviviparous .
Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840 (Smoothback angel shark) Found on sand and mud bottom of continental shelves and upper slopes . Mostly between 50 and 100 m but deeper in the tropics . Feeds on small fishes . Ovoviviparous . Utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption; liver oil and hide also used .
Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 (Spiny dogfish) Said to be the most abundant living shark, the spiny dogfish is a slow, inactive swimmer and forms massive feeding aggregations of thousands of individuals. Tending to be same-sex and same-size shoals, they prey on shoals ...
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Pseudotolithus epipercus (Bleeker, 1863) (Guinea croaker) Occurs in coastal waters from the shore to about 70 m over mud bottom, but moves to deeper water. Also found in estuaries and coastal lagoons .
Marthasterias glacialis (spiny starfish)

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