user picture
  • Nº18 # Date: 2013-01-21 - 01:01
  • # Max Depth: 15m Duration: 46mins
Dive Profile
Dive Location
  • Temp: Surf 34°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent
Recent Divers in Ribbon Reefs
Recent Pictures in Ribbon Reefs
#

Link to this spot:

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

Dive Profile

Data provided by EOL.org

Species Identified

Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
Read More
Amphiprion tricinctus Schultz & Welander, 1953 (Mauritian anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reef slopes. Feeds primarily on planktonic copepods, a variety of algae, echiuroids, and sipunculoids. Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, and Stichodactyla mertensii .
Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802) (Orange clownfish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Each group of fish consists of a breeding pair and 0-4 non-breeders. Within each group there is a size-based hierarchy: the female is largest, the male is second largest, and the non-...
Read More
Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 (Fire goby) Inhabits upper portions of outer reef slopes . Benthopelagic . Hovers above the bottom, facing the current to feed on zooplankton, copepods, and crustacean larvae. Several individuals may share the same hole . Has a ha...
Read More
Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Clown triggerfish)

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