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  • Nº60 # Date: 2012-06-25 - 13:41
  • # Max Depth: 9.2m Duration: 69mins
Diver's Notes

Beautiful dive, a bunch of stigngrays, plenty tiny morays, one juvenile lionfish and even a gorgeous flatfish and a playful cuttlefish.
Very shallow but so beautiful ! There are 2 seahorses and a couple of frogfishes - but we missed them - need to go back !

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  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Computer: Mares - Nemo Excel
  • Weights: 0 kg
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  • Gri Gri Divers confirmed the dive with parameters: 9.2m / 69mins
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  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 6.6m
  • SAC: 1.31 bar/min
  • RMV: 15.72 L/min
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Species Identified

Syacium gunteri Ginsburg, 1933 (shoal flounder) Found between the shore and 100 m depth, on sand or mud bottoms rich in organic matter. Feed mainly on shrimps , amphipods, crustacean larvae and annelids. The whole life cycle develops on the continental shelf. During ...
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Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Dark green parrotfish) Inhabits coral reefs with clear water . Young may be found in seagrass beds and other heavily vegetated bottoms. Feeds mainly on soft algae, but has been observed to graze on live corals like, Montastraea annularis . Pr...
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Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes, 1841 (Caribbean trumpetfish) Commonly found in weedy areas and especially around reefs, where they usually swim snout-down among sea whips . A solitary ambusher of small fishes and crustaceans that lurk among branching coral or gorgonians. Often swi...
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Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Spooted drum) Occurs primarily on coral reefs. Secretive and usually solitary, under ledges or near small caves . Often seen during the day around the bases of corals . Feeds at night on crabs, shrimps, and polychaetes. Easily approached . Has been reared in captivity .
Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (honeycomb cowfish) Occurs in clear water around coral reefs. Feeds on sponges, alcyonarians, tunicates, and shrimp. Uncommon and wary . Consumed fresh, generally roasted .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870 (brown garden eel) Found on sandy bottom, living in colonies . Feed on plankton and detritus . They retreat into burrow when frightened . Probably spawn during warm season . Larval life spans 6-8 months .
Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) (Common conger) A benthic and solitary species abundant in shallow rocky and grassy areas and on coral reefs; less common in turbid bays or harbors. Its bite is very dangerous . Active during the day, sometimes together with other pred...
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Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville, 1823) (Caribbean reef squid)
Pseudosquilla ciliata (J. C. Fabricius, 1787)

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