Pete Lewis
Saint Lucia
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Nº38
Date: 2014-12-22
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Max Depth: 14m Duration: 68mins
Dive Location
- Surface interval:30 mins
- Dive type : Training, Reef
Specific gear used
- Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Frameless
- Fins: Mares - Avanti Quattro Plus
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Species Identified
Enoplometopus occidentalis (J. W. Randall, 1840) (red reef lobster)
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 (gladiator box crab)
Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758 (common sea fan)
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins, 1901 (Jenkin's scorpionfish)
This solitary species inhabits the outer edge of the reef . Usually beneath ledges or near entrance to caves . Benthic . A prized food fish with population greatly reduced in main Hawaiian islands due to fishing pressure, especially by spear fishermen. Stomach contents include small fishes .
Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852 (Sea horse)
Perhaps the most unique and unusual feature of seahorse biology is the fact that it is the male and not the female who becomes pregnant. When mature, males develop a pouch on the belly, known as the brood pouch. Breeding t...
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Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912 (Sand lizardfish)
Common on sand or sand-rubble areas of lagoon and seaward reefs to over 20 m depth . Benthic . Frequently buries in sand leaving only eyes and nostrils exposed . Generally solitary .
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The first dive of my Advanced Open Water Certification.Practiced and passed some Peak performance buoyancy skills before continuing on a recreational dive seeing some huge Fan Coral and the biggest Lobsters I've ever seen as well as my first ever Seahorse which was amazing.Also saw loads of small spotted Moray Eels,a Scorpion Fish,a huge Crab and a Lizard Fish.Great dive.