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  • Nº5 # Date: 2013-11-11 - 13:37
  • # Max Depth: 17.1m Duration: 51mins
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Fun Dive #1

Drift from South to West Entalula

Saw: juvenile lionfish and boxfish, raggy scorpion fish, big nudibranch, regal angelfish, several triggerfish (clown, titan and orange-lined)

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  • Temp: Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5 kg
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  • Submariner Diving Center confirmed the dive with parameters: 17.1m / 51mins
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 40 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.4m
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Species Identified

Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829) (Raggy scorpionfish) Inhabits coastal reefs , often on sponges . Venomous spines.
Pygoplites diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772) (Bluebanded angelfish) Occurs in coral rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of 48 m or more. Often found in the vicinity of caves and feeds on sponges and tunicates. Solitary or in pairs, or in groups. Frequently exported through the aquarium trade . Rarely survives in the aquarium.
Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 (Yellow boxfish) Inhabit lagoon and semi-sheltered seaward reefs. Juveniles often among Acropora corals . Benthopelagic . Solitary . Juveniles expatriating to subtropical zone from the pelagic larval stage. Small juveniles secretive i...
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Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Clown triggerfish)
Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish) Occur in lagoon, seaward reefs and sheltered inner reef slopes . Juveniles often associated with isolated patches of branching coral or rubble of shallow sandy protected areas. Adults occur singly or in pairs on the slo...
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Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797) (Orange-lined triggerfish) Occurs in coral-rich areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to at least 50 meters, Ref. 48637. Feeds on a variety of benthic organisms such as algae, echinoderms, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, spo...
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