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  • Nº155 # Date: 2012-05-22 - 09:45
  • # Max Depth: 26.4m Duration: 24mins
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One of the nicest dive sites on Anguilla, called "The Steps". We saw a black tip shark, lion fish and a murray. Dove with Shoal Bay Scuba.

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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Cave
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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Species Identified

Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller and Henle, 1839) (Black-tip shark) The fast-swimming blacktip shark is an active fish that can be seen leaping out of the water and spinning before dropping back into the sea . This agile spinning behaviour is thought to be used while feeding on small scho...
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Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) (Common conger) A benthic and solitary species abundant in shallow rocky and grassy areas and on coral reefs; less common in turbid bays or harbors. Its bite is very dangerous . Active during the day, sometimes together with other pred...
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Scarus vetula Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blownose) Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent habitats. Feeds on algae scraped from rocks or dead coral. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon . Often seen in groups of one super male with several young adults, most of which are probably females . A protogynous hermaphrodite .

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