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  • Nº110 # Date: 2016-12-21 - 14:30
  • # Max Depth: 8.9m Duration: 32mins
Diver's Notes

Last dive from Georges' openwater course! We crossed from the beach to the barracuda point and had our first dive together :)

Met a couple of the usuals: parrotfish cowfish trumpetfish eels.... and 2 large scorpionfish.
Pretty strong current on this one!

HD video: https://www.actvt.com/edit/alexander-casassovici/georges-got-openwater-certified/aba727c7-1e3f-4c7e-98f2-65e3d102fcce

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  • Dive type : Recreational, Training
  • Visibility: Average
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  • Computer: Mares - Nemo Excel
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 2100
  • 0L Steel     200 → 150 bar
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  • Average depth: 3.4m
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Species Identified

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 .
Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803 (Pacific cornetfish)
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blue tang surgeonfish) Inhabits coral reefs, inshore grassy or rocky areas. Forms small groups . Mainly diurnal. Feeds entirely on algae . At Fernando de Noronha Archipelago in southwestern Atlantic, juveniles hold cleaning stations togeth...
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Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Lizardfish) Found on the sandy bottom around boulders or in sandy corridors in patch reefs . Uncommon near the shore.
Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856) (Bastard eel) A benthic and solitary species inhabiting coral reefs and rocky shorelines. Usually at depths of 60 m . One of the most common and easily recognized morays of the West Indian reefs, active during the day and sometimes h...
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Scorpaena agassizii Goode & Bean, 1896 (Longfin scorpionfish) Inhabits offshore waters. Found on soft bottom.

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