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  • Nº9 # Date: 2004-09-25
  • # Max Depth: 21m Duration: 19mins
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First of my dives while out on a days cruise on the inner areas of The Great Barrier Reef.Unguided which was bizarre.Saw a 4ft Humphead Maori Wrasse and had my first ever shark encounter seeing a juvenile White Tipped Reef shark.Good vis but ran out of air quickly.

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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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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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