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  • Nº30 # Date: 2014-08-24 - 10:30
  • # Max Depth: 14.7m Duration: 51mins
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  • Temp: Surf 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 8.2 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     207 → 41 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.8m
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Species Identified

Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Spooted drum) Occurs primarily on coral reefs. Secretive and usually solitary, under ledges or near small caves . Often seen during the day around the bases of corals . Feeds at night on crabs, shrimps, and polychaetes. Easily approached . Has been reared in captivity .
Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 (Large-scaled scorpion fish) Solitary and sedentary over rocky, sandy or muddy bottoms. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans and mollusks .
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Flounder) Inhabits clear sandy areas near mangroves, among seagrass, coral or rubble . Most common flounder around coral reefs . Often partially buried in sand, occasionally on hard bottoms . Feeds mainly on small fishes but also on crustaceans and octopuses. Marketed fresh .
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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Antennarius coccineus (Lesson, 1831) (Scarlet frogfish)
Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (flying gurnard) Found on sand, mud or over rocks in sandy areas, exploring the bottom with the free part of the pectoral fins . Feeds primarily on benthic crustaceans, especially crabs, clams and small fishes. Neither anterolateral glandural groove nor venom gland is present .

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