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  • Nº65 # Date: 2016-10-02 - 17:20
  • # Max Depth: 22m Duration: 45mins
Diver's Notes

There was a lot of life at this site. I saw a soap fish get attacked by a . There were two orange file fish that started changing colors when I got too close. I watched a parrot fish eating the reef. I also saw a drumfish and a big moray. I had a difficult time exiting and fell down while trying to get out. We got out of the water just as the sun was setting. It was darker than normal during the dive and none of my pictures came out.

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Shore dive
  • Water: Salt
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  • BCD: Oceanic - Hera
  • Computer: Oceanic - Pro Plus 2.1
  • Regulator: Oceanic - Delta 4
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: m
  • 2. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: m
  • 3. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.1m
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Species Identified

Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchill, 1818) (Soapfish) A solitary species inhabiting sandy bottom strewn with rocks . Rarely observed on reefs . Like other soapfishes, it has special skin glands that produce an irritating, mildly toxic slime .
Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) (Butterfish) Inhabits rocky reefs. Usually solitary . Feeds mainly on crabs (67%) and fishes (20%). At Ascension I., it feeds on juvenile Melichthys niger and young sea turtles. Difficult to approach . Its flesh is of good qualit...
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Cantherhines macrocerus (Hollard, 1853) (chivo) Inhabits coral reefs or rocky bottoms . Found among gorgonians. Occurs in pairs . Feeds mainly on sponges, gorgonians, and algae but also eats hydroids and stinging coral .
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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Equetus lanceolatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Jack-knifefish) Inhabits bays and sounds; also deep coral reefs . Juveniles sometimes inshore . Easily approached . Has been reared in captivity . Feeds mainly on small shrimps and crabs, but also on polychaete worms and gastropod mollusks .
Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 (Green cong) A benthic and solitary species occurring along rocky shorelines, reefs, and mangroves .Usually found shallower than 30 m . Due to its large size and aggressiveness, the bites of this moray are particularly dangerous . F...
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