Harley Mellifont
Australia
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Nº16
Date: 2012-12-19 - 12:00
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Max Depth: 17m Duration: 62mins
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- Temp: Surf 20°C Bottom 20°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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- Weights: 8 kg
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Species Identified
Sepiella ornata (Rang, 1837) (Cuttlefish)
Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Wobbegong)
The sluggish spotted wobbegong spends much of its day lying motionless on the bottom or hidden in caves, under overhangs or in shipwrecks. At night, the shark becomes more active, and swims, or moves about the sea floor, ...
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Saw an octopus moving over the reef, and two adorable cuttlefish hanging out together. Their colours changed from being a beautiful silvery white/translucent colour when they were hovering over sand to a jagged brown/white mix when they were hovering over sea shells. The larger one was more timid than the smaller one. The smaller one poked a shell, so I poked it too. I spent several minutes sitting with them and watching them.