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  • Nº22 # Date: 2014-09-13 - 11:11
  • # Max Depth: 12.5m Duration: 44mins
Diver's Notes

Check out Advanced - Objetivo deste primeiro Mergulho foi o de identificação de espécies marinhas, invertebados. alguns outros vertebrados foram também identificados.
Fiz dupla com o Texugo - mas ele teve dor no ouvido. Ele voltou para o barco e desci novamente e acompanhei o Fabiano e a esposa.

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  • Temp: Surf 24°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training, Photo, Research
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Seasub - Orion
  • Compass: Suunto - SK-7 compass
  • Computer: Suunto - Vyper
  • Fins: Scubapro - Seawing
  • Knife: Halcyon - H
  • Regulator: Scubapro - G250V
  • Regulator: Scubapro - MK25
  • Regulator: Scubapro - R195 Octopus
  • Wet suit: Cressi Sub - Castoro
  • Weights: 11 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 1L Steel     200 → 80 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.4m
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Species Identified

Bodianus pulchellus (Poey, 1860) (Hogfish) Inhabits coral and rocky reefs, rarely at depths greater than 24 m . Feeds on crabs and small shellfish . Juveniles pick parasites from other fishes . May hybridize with Spanish hogfish, B. rufus . Marketed fresh .
Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Blisterside) Occurs in coral reefs and adjacent habitats, the young especially in seagrass beds. Juveniles or primary-phase adults rapidly assume a mottled pattern with which they blend with the substratum when they come to rest on the bottom. Feeds on benthic algae and seagrasses.
Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes, 1840 (Nightowl parrot) Occurs from rocky coastal reefs to seaward reefs . Often in schools, feeding with surgeonfishes by scraping off algae from rocks or dead coral . Marketed fresh and salted .
Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787) (French angelfish) Common in shallow reefs. Usually in pairs, often near sea fans . Feed on sponges, algae, bryozoans, zoantharians, gorgonians and tunicates . Oviparous , monogamous . Spawning pairs are strongly territorial, with usuall...
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Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Atlantic porkfish) Inhabits reefs and rocky bottoms. Feeds at night on mollusks, echinoderms, annelids, and crustaceans . Young pick parasites from the bodies of larger fishes . Young are popular aquarium fish . Marketed fresh . Has been reared in captivity .
Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterbun) Inhabit coral reefs. Occur singly or in pairs. Feed on polychaete worms, coral polyps, crustaceans and mollusk eggs. Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding . Adults may form plankton-feeding aggregations ...
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Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795) (Angelfish) Inhabits rock jetties, rocky reefs and rich coral areas. Juveniles often associated with fire corals . Feeds on tunicates, sponges, zoantharians and algae. Marketed fresh .
Chaetodon sedentarius Poey, 1860 (Butterbun) Inhabit coral reefs. Prefer to feed on eggs of Abudefduf saxatilis but also on polychaete worms, shrimps, amphipods and hydroids. Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Upeneus parvus Poey, 1852 (goatfish) Found over mud and sand bottoms . Juveniles up to 8 cm are pelagic . Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates . Flesh considered good quality; marketed fresh and frozen . In southwestern Brazil found in 112 m depth .
Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cowfish) Found in shallow water down to about 80 m, mainly in seagrass beds . Feeds on sessile invertebrates such as tunicates, gorgonians and anemones, as well as on slow-moving crustaceans, sponges , hermit crabs and marine plants . Oviparous . Considered an excellent food fish; marketed fresh .
Apogon americanus Castelnau, 1855 (Brazilian flamefish) Inhabits rock pools but also found to depths of at least 50 m. Hides in holes and crevices during the day . Feeds on plankton .
Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787) (Black doctorfish) Inhabits shallow reefs or rocky areas. Found in loose aggregations . Mainly diurnal. Ingests sand when feeding on algae . The spine on both sides of the caudal peduncle may inflict painful wounds . Minimum depth repor...
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