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  • Nº33 # Date: 2015-07-19 - 13:04
  • # Max Depth: 21.6m Duration: 48mins
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Deep Eel Garden

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  • Surface interval:60 mins
  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Cylinder: Catalina Cylinders - AL 100
  • BCD: Zeagle - Ranger LTD
  • Camera: GoPro - 4 Black
  • Fins: Scubapro - Twinjet
  • Regulator: ScubaPro - Mk 25
  • Regulator: ScubaPro - S600
  • Regulator: Zeagle - OctoZ
  • Wet suit: Aqualung - 1mm
  • Weights: 3.6 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     216 → 44 bar
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  • Average depth: 13m
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Species Identified

Sargocentron coruscum (Poey, 1860) (reef squirrelfish) Inhabit sandy, rocky and coral bottoms . More common on seaward reefs than on protected reefs. Retreat into recesses when alarmed . Nocturnal . Secretive, found deep in crevices between branches of live corals . Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae .
Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758 (Ol'wife) The queen triggerfish is often found drifting close to the bottom, where it feeds on a range of molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms . The strong jaws and long teeth of this fish enable it to bite through the hard body p...
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Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860) (Black gouper)
Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål, 1775) (Giant grouper) Prefers clear water areas on coral reefs; juveniles have been taken from reef flats and in tide pools, adults found in deeper waters. Solitary and common in lightly fished areas . Adults from Oceania almost exclusively f...
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Dermatolepis inermis (Valenciennes, 1833) (Donkey fish) Usually on deep ledges, at depths to 210 m and on reefs, usually in caves or deep crevices . Solitary and secretive, darts away when approached or frightened . Rarely seen in markets.
Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (Unicornfish)
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Common filefish) Found on sand or mud bottoms. Associated with Sargassum . Adults feed on benthic invertebrates . Edible but generally rejected by fishers .
Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville, 1823) (Caribbean reef squid)
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Dark green parrotfish) Inhabits coral reefs with clear water . Young may be found in seagrass beds and other heavily vegetated bottoms. Feeds mainly on soft algae, but has been observed to graze on live corals like, Montastraea annularis . Pr...
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Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Opistognathus aurifrons (Jordan and Thompson, 1905) (yellowhead jawfish) Inhabit burrows made of crushed coral or sand. Hovers vertically, above or near its hole. The male courts the female by swimming in an arched position with his fins spread towards her . Male broods the eggs orally . Has been reared in captivity .
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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Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)

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