user picture
  • Nº44 # Date: 2012-07-27 - 12:29
  • # Max Depth: 27.1m Duration: 49mins
Diver's Notes

Dave's buoyancy dive. Så unicorn fish, porcupine fish, diverse banner fish, devil scorpion fish

Dive Profile
Pictures

No pictures for this dive


  • Temp: Surf 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Weights: 5 kg
Dive reviews
Overall review
Dive difficulty
Marine life quality
Recent Divers in Phuket
Recent Pictures in Phuket
Dive Shop & Buddies
#

Link to this spot:

  • Spot:
  • Country:
  • Area:
  • Body of water:

Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 70 bar
  •  
  • Average depth: 18.1m
Data provided by EOL.org

Species Identified

Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespine unicornfish) Inhabit channels, moats, lagoon and seaward reefs with strong surge . Benthopelagic . Typically occurring in small groups. Juveniles in shallow protected bays and harbours . Mainly diurnal, feed on coarse leafy brown algae like Sargassum. Pair-spawning has been observed.
Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 (Long-spine porcupinefish)
Heniochus singularius Smith and Radcliffe, 1911 (Singular bannerfish) An uncommon species that inhabits deep lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults solitary or in small groups and prefer areas with rich coral growth and high vertical relief . Juveniles solitary and secretive on inshore reefs. ...
Read More
Scorpaenodes albaiensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907) (Longfingered scorpionfish) Rare species . Very secretive in coastal coral reefs and rarely seen by divers, even at night .

Share on Social Networks

  • Facebook:

    personalize your shared text as well as its destination (wall, page...) or send as a private message to a friend

  • Twitter: personalize your tweet
  • Google Plus: +1 and add a comment

#
#
Close

Species

(...)

Add
Comments

(...)

Add
Loading

Loading...

What's up on Diveboard