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  • Nº55 # Date: 2015-07-17 - 14:15
  • # Max Depth: 12m Duration: 45mins
Diver's Notes

Second and final dive of the day.Fairly shallow but quite a strong current.Naturally swam into current to start.Saw dozens of Red Toothed,Blue Trigger fish,Stone Fish,Lizard fish and Sand Perch.Drift dive back to reference point where I saw probably the largest Titan Trigger fish I'll ever see.Must have been 80-100cm in length! Also my first sighting of Pink Finger Coral.Nice dive.

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  • Surface interval:220 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Fins: Mares - Avanti Quattro Plus
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Frameless
  • Wet suit: Scuba pro - everflex 5/4
  • Weights: 8 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 15L Aluminium     250 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 8m
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Species Identified

Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish) Occur in lagoon, seaward reefs and sheltered inner reef slopes . Juveniles often associated with isolated patches of branching coral or rubble of shallow sandy protected areas. Adults occur singly or in pairs on the slo...
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Parapercis colias (Forster, 1801) (Sandperch) Inhabits rocky areas to a depth of 150 m . Carnivore which feeds mainly on small fish and crabs. Feeds by stalking its prey and swallowing it whole. Adults are home-ranging . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 58489.
Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836) (Redtoothed triggerfish) Inhabits reef channels or along slopes that are subject to strong currents . Occur in current-swept seaward coral reefs. Usually form aggregations and feed on zooplankton as well as sponges . Juveniles associated with i...
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Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Stonefish) Most widespread stonefish . Found on sandy or rubble areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons and in small pools during low tide well camouflaged among the substrate and sometimes even covered with algae . Solitary specie...
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Caulastraea furcata Dana, 1846 (Finger coral) zooxanthellate

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