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  • Nº7 # Date: 2004-05-21
  • # Max Depth: 16m Duration: 38mins
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First dive of a two day trip out to The Whitsunday Islands,Australia.
Saw the resident Hump Headed Maori Wrasse known as Elvis who was approximately 3ft in length.Also encountered several species of Butterfly fish, a Coral Trout, a school of small Barracuda and lots of different hard and soft corals.Nice relaxing dive.

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  • Dive type : Recreational
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Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 (Humphead wrasse) Humphead wrasses are extremely long-lived, known to survive for at least 30 years, and taking around five to seven years to reach sexual maturity . Adults are usually solitary, spending the day roaming the reef and returni...
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Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 (Cross-stripe butterfly)
Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802) (Butterflyfish)
Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Barracuda) Found near prominent current-swept lagoons or seaward reefs . Also in bays and inner turbid lagoons . Nocturnally active, but occurring in relatively large schools during the day . Sold fresh or processed into fish cakes .

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