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  • Nº87 # Date: 2016-03-29 - 15:30
  • # Max Depth: 19.3m Duration: 39mins
Diver's Notes

3rd dive of the day with Alex Salas of Alex Adventures Cozumel. The name of this reef is unknown to me. It is in the North end not far from San Juan reef. It was a mix of sand and coral heads. We did some successful spearfishing here. We bagged lion fish, barracuda and grouper.

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  • Surface interval:84 mins
  • Temp: Surf 33°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Spearfishing
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Zeagle - Ranger LTD
  • Camera: GoPro - 4 Black
  • Computer: Oceanic - Pro Plus 2
  • Computer: Tabata / Tusa - iQx910
  • Fins: Scubapro - Twinjet
  • Other: Nautilus - Lifeline
  • Regulator: Oceanic - ZEO
  • Regulator: Zeagle - OctoZ
  • Wet suit: Henderson - 3mm Hyperstretch Titanium
  • Weights: 5.4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 31
  • 12L Aluminium     205 → 45 bar
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  • Average depth: 14.1m
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Species Identified

Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Etelis coruscans Valenciennes, 1862 (queen snapper) Inhabits rocky bottoms of the continental shelf and continental slope . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes, squids and crustaceans . Considered an important food fish in some areas. Marketed fresh and frozen . Highly valued for the quality of its flesh .
Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål, 1775) (bluebanded sea perch)
Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860) (Red snapper) Adults are found over rocky bottoms. Juveniles inhabit shallow waters, common over sand or muddy bottoms. Feeds mainly on fishes, shrimps, crabs, worms, cephalopods, and some planktonic items including urochordates and g...
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Etelis oculatus (Valenciennes, 1828) (Red snapper) Inhabits rocky bottoms and feeds mainly on small fishes and squids. Abundant near oceanic islands . Small individuals are taken as by-catch in trawl fisheries . Marketed mostly fresh, sometimes frozen. Flesh of good quality.
Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Spanish hogfish) Inhabits rocky or coral reefs . Feeds on brittle stars, crustaceans, mollusks, and sea urchins . Juveniles actively pick parasites from larger fishes . A protogynous hermaphrodite . May hybridize with spotfin hogfish, B. pulchellus . Marketed fresh . Maximum depth reported from Ref. 27115.
Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) (yellowtail snapper)
Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (Caribbean spiny lobster)

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