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  • Nº22 # Date: 2008-09-05 - 07:35
  • # Max Depth: 15m Duration: 75mins
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  • Dive type : Naturalist
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Bluespotted stingray) A solitary species found on sandy bottoms near rocky or coral reefs . Usually found in deeper water but moves onto the reef flat and into shallow lagoons at high tide . Occasionally covers itself with sand, leaving only ...
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Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838 (Yellowtail barracuda) Inhabits lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs ; also found in bays . Often schools on coastal reefs .
Sphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829 (Pickhandle barracuda) Found near prominent current-swept lagoon or seaward reefs ; also in bays, estuaries and turbid inner lagoons . Diurnal and solitary, although the young form schools. Feeds mainly on fishes but also takes squid. Sold fr...
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Scarus altipinnis (Steindachner, 1879) (Filament-finned parrotfish) Adults usually seen along the reef margin of seaward reefs while juveniles and subadults are found in shallow protected reefs . Feeds mainly on algae . Occurs to a depth of over 50 m . Adults and subadults form groups, juveniles usually solitary .
Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829) (Bicolour parrotfish) Occurs in clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Juveniles usually solitary; adults form harems ; males are territorial. Goes to several changes during growth and very large females change sex to the brightly colored male. Sm...
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