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  • Nº50 # Date: 2015-12-16 - 11:43
  • # Max Depth: 14.1m Duration: 49mins
Diver's Notes

A cool 50th dive! The current was quite strong. I saw a cow fish, a queen trigger, a scorpion fish, an arrow crab, a channel crab, and several spotted morays. There were many scrawled file fish - one group of 5 together. There were many large schools and one school of a small drum-looking fish (high hat). There was also a cool ray (yellow sting ray) and during out ascent after the safety stop there was a school of large needle fish.

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Dive Location

  • Surface interval:28 mins
  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Photo
  • Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Oceanic - Hera
  • Computer: Oceanic - Pro Plus 2.1
  • Regulator: Oceanic - Delta 4
  • Weights: 4.5 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • 2. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • 3. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.9m
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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 .
Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758 (Ol'wife) The queen triggerfish is often found drifting close to the bottom, where it feeds on a range of molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms . The strong jaws and long teeth of this fish enable it to bite through the hard body p...
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Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789 (Spotted scorpionfish) Found mostly in shallow coral reef and rocky areas. Lies motionless on the bottom . Feeds mostly on other fishes and crustaceans. Moderately common below about 5 m depth to at least 55 m. Displays characteristic bright...
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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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Pareques acuminatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Cluck) Occurs in clear waters of tropical islands, especially near coral reefs, but also in adjacent bays over rough bottom. Also often found under eroded edges of seagrass beds . Has been reared in captivity .
Himantura schmardae (Werner, 1904) (Chupare stingray) Found on sandy bottoms, occasionally near coral reefs . Ovoviviparous . Marketed salted; also used in the preparation of gelatin and oil.
Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792) (Atlantic needlefish)

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