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  • Nº40 # Date: 2011-07-15 - 11:08
  • # Max Depth: 19.4m Duration: 36mins
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Second dive on Sail Rock, this time we started by going down a chimney from 6 to 15m, limited visibility ~10m and more sea sick than ever ;)
Beautiful schools of jacks and baracudasm yet the place is over-crowded (~10 boats hanging up there)

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  • Planet Scuba (koh Samui) confirmed the dive with parameters: 19.4m / 36mins
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Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (Angel fish) Juveniles are encountered under ledges, or in holes of outer lagoon patch reefs or semi-protected areas of exposed channels and outer reef flats. Subadults move to reef front holes and surge channels. Large adults inhabi...
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Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790) (Giant grouper) The largest bony fish found in coral reefs . Common in shallow waters. Found in caves or wrecks; also in estuaries. Individuals more than a meter long have been caught from shore and in harbors. Juveniles secretive in ...
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Heniochus monoceros Cuvier, 1831 (Masked bannerfish) Occur in lagoon and seaward reefs with rich coral growth. Juveniles solitary; adults are often paired and occasionally found hovering side by side under tabular corals . Feed on bottom living animals , e.g. invertebrates...
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Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856 (oneband anemonefish) Found in lagoon reefs and embayment. Monogamous , protandrous hermaphrodite . Associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor . Has been reared in captivity .

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