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  • Nº14 # Date: 2015-02-09 - 15:00
  • # Max Depth: 10m Duration: 51mins
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Old pineapple wharf destroyed by hurricane. Turtles and white tip sharks. Nice underwater playground.

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  • Surface interval:0 mins
  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 24°C
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) (Oceanic white-tip shark) The diet of the oceanic whitetip shark primarily consists of bony fishes such as tuna and mackerel, but also includes stingrays, sea turtles, sea birds, squid, crustaceans, mammalian carrion , and occasionally even rubbish...
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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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Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860) (Abbott's moray eel) Benthic in crevices .
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
Aseraggodes borehami Randall, 1996 (博氏) Occurs on sand or sand and rubble bottoms; most were collected from caves or at the entrances . Benthic .
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 (Cross-stripe butterfly)
Chaetodon unimaculatus Bloch, 1787 (Teardrop butterflyfish)
Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 (Butterflyfish)
Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Chinese trumpetfish) Found in clear, shallow water , in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . A slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey. Often darts down vertically on its prey. Usually solitary .
Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) (silver needlefish) Occurs primarily in rivers ; also in ponds, canals, beels, and inundated fields . Often found in slow-flowing pools in rivers with a rock or sand substrate . Inhabits large and medium-sized rivers with adults occurring i...
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Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830) (Banded sergeant) Inhabits lagoon and outer reefs in shallow areas exposed to mild or moderate surge. Feeds on benthic algae and small invertebrates. Highly territorial .
Zebrasoma flavescens (Bennett, 1828) (Yellow tang) Inhabits coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs from below the surge zone to about 46 m . Benthopelagic over rock at 1-81 m . Occurs singly or in loose groups and browses on filamentous algae. A popular aquarium f...
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Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Trunkfish) Found in clear water around coral reefs. Sometimes under ledges and near small holes . Feeds on a variety of small bottom invertebrates such as mollusks, crustaceans, starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sessile tunic...
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