Harley Mellifont
Philippines
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Nº51
Date: 2016-03-14 - 10:49
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Max Depth: 15.2m Duration: 52mins
Dive Location
- Temp: Bottom 22°C
- Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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- BCD: Halcyon - Traveler
- Camera: GoPro - Hero 4
- Weights: 5 kg
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Species Identified
Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (False stonefish)
Relatively an uncommon inhabitant of rubble or weedy coralline-rock bottoms of reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthic . Flashes its inner pectoral fins when disturbed . Can inflict a painful injury with its venomous dorsal sting. Often partly buried .
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Second time diving at South Miniloc. I asked AJ if we could dive this spot again because it was so amazing the first time. I managed to recognise a number of the landmarks this time around so everything felt familiar. I spotted the lionfish again from the first time around. There were fewer schools of fish to see and the vis wasn't quite as good as the first time, but it was still a great site to see. I got some stable footage of the grouper again, along with lots more footage of tropical fish, and I swam with schools of yellowtail fusilier again. I also tried some macro shots of small nudibranchs sitting on top of a gold sea squirt. This time I tried to rest my body on solid parts of the sea floor in order to get some stable footage of clown fish and other things like nudibranchs. AJ stopped me at one stage. Some kind of fern-like creature (most likely a Philippine hydroid) attached itself to my upper arm and I hadn't noticed at all, AJ removed it with a pole. It fell to the ground and moved around a little bit. I had thought that species was actually a plant, but it's part of the animal kingdom and it feeds on plankton. I also saw 2 devil scorpionfish sitting still, AJ prodded them into moving and I got the footage of it. Behind their fins are vibrant red colours, it was fascinating to see.
Dive footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUF_FoDcNew