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  • Nº46 # Date: 2011-10-29 - 10:46
  • # Max Depth: 11.5m Duration: 61mins
Diver's Notes

The dive had a rough start, had to trade my beloved regs for a rental, the shore dive from the beach with no visibility was kinda weird (you really feel like in a giant dense soup)... but it was so worth the shot!
The coral has been planted there years ago and has grown beautifully bringing along a very diverse sealife.
Unfortunately my Canon refused to take any pictures... throwing up errors 99...
A huge grouper, many lionfishes and other friendly giants enchanted the dive.

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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 25°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Computer: Mares - Nemo Excel
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  • Pirates Diving Network confirmed the dive with parameters: 11.5m / 61mins
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 30 bar
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  • Average depth: 7.3m
  • SAC: 1.61 bar/min
  • RMV: 19.32 L/min
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Species Identified

Corythoichthys (Pipefish)
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 (Cross-stripe butterfly)
Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 (Long-spine porcupinefish)
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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Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (False stonefish) Relatively an uncommon inhabitant of rubble or weedy coralline-rock bottoms of reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthic . Flashes its inner pectoral fins when disturbed . Can inflict a painful injury with its venomous dorsal sting. Often partly buried .
Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811) (banded coral shrimp)
Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836) (Redtoothed triggerfish) Inhabits reef channels or along slopes that are subject to strong currents . Occur in current-swept seaward coral reefs. Usually form aggregations and feed on zooplankton as well as sponges . Juveniles associated with i...
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Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskål, 1775 (Diagonal butterflyfish) Commonly found on reef flats . Usually solitary or in pairs in areas with rich coral growth. Monogamous . Feed mainly on coral polyps . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus (Forsskål, 1775) (black rockcod) This long-lived fish has a fascinating and complex life-history. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite, meaning that individuals first function sexually as females and then later, at least some of the mature females change to...
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Scarus (parrotfishes)
Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) Blue-spotted stingrays live alone or in small groups , migrating in large schools into shallow sandy areas on the rising tide in order to feed, and dispersing back into the ocean as the tide falls to shelter in the coral c...
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Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830 (threebanded anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea .

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