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  • Nº14 # Date: 2011-07-04 - 15:30
  • # Max Depth: 13m Duration: 42mins
Diver's Notes

Drift dive från Paradise 2 till Scuba Junkie.

* Weedy scorpionfish
* 4 stora hawkbills
* Cloudfish
* Boxfish
* Barracuda
* Cuttlefish
* Clams
* Liten lionfish
* Sjöstjärnor

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Camera: Canon - IXUS 220HS
  • Weights: 6 kg
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Species Identified

Rhinopias frondosa (Günther, 1892) (Weedy scorpionfish) Found in rich soft-bottom habitats in current prone channels ; also in rocky or coralline habitats near algae where it camouflages itself. Hunts prey at night like other species of scorpaenids, feeding on fish and small invertebrates.
Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 (Yellow boxfish) Inhabit lagoon and semi-sheltered seaward reefs. Juveniles often among Acropora corals . Benthopelagic . Solitary . Juveniles expatriating to subtropical zone from the pelagic larval stage. Small juveniles secretive i...
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Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Barracuda) Found near prominent current-swept lagoons or seaward reefs . Also in bays and inner turbid lagoons . Nocturnally active, but occurring in relatively large schools during the day . Sold fresh or processed into fish cakes .
Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 (Common cuttlefish) Cuttlefish swim using the fin that passes around the body. They can also rapidly expel water and move quickly by 'jet-propulsion' . Like all cephalopods, the common cuttlefish is an active predator, feeding on molluscs, yo...
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Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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