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  • Nº8 # Date: 2012-06-07 - 14:48
  • # Max Depth: 15.2m Duration: 42mins
Diver's Notes

Great reef. Entry is a gentle walk in from shore into a small lagoon. gentle decent down to a sloping wall of coral. good variety of fish and corals.

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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 24°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • BCD: Cressi Sub - travelite
  • Computer: Suunto - Zoop
  • Regulator: Cressi Sub - Eclipse black
  • Weights: 11 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 100 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.4m
  • SAC: 1.29 bar/min
  • RMV: 15.48 L/min
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Species Identified

Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) Blue-spotted stingrays live alone or in small groups , migrating in large schools into shallow sandy areas on the rising tide in order to feed, and dispersing back into the ocean as the tide falls to shelter in the coral c...
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Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish) Inhabit deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs . A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of th...
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Chaetodon fasciatus Forsskål, 1775 (Diagonal butterflyfish) Commonly found on reef flats . Usually solitary or in pairs in areas with rich coral growth. Monogamous . Feed mainly on coral polyps . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 (Cross-stripe butterfly)
Chaetodon paucifasciatus Ahl, 1923 (Eritrean butterflyfish) Found over coral and rubble areas, in pairs or in small groups. Found to depths of 65 m . Feed on coral polyps, gorgonians, algae, polychaete worms and small crustaceans. Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breed...
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Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 (Red Sea bannerfish) Found on coral slopes Juveniles in large groups at base of reef, sometimes with H. diphreutes; adults usually solitary or paired, occasionally in groups . Feed on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates . Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon larvatus Cuvier, 1831 (Hooded butterflyfish) Usually seen in pairs, frequently in association with plate-like heads of Acropora coral. Feed mainly on coral polyps. . Territorial . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830 (threebanded anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea .
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .

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