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  • Nº60 # Date: 2015-07-21 - 14:58
  • # Max Depth: 16m Duration: 35mins
Diver's Notes

Great optional third dive of the day on a shallow reef.Saw three large Stonefish,2 massive Moray Eels,Blue Spotted Ribbontail ray,Gigantic Titan Trigger fish,Clown Fish,Lizard Fish and a Tuna.Also a good variety of hard and soft corals.Alos swam adjacent to a school of Batfish.Really enjoyable dive.Buoyancy was perfect.

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  • Surface interval:89 mins
  • Temp: Surf 36°C Bottom 32°C
  • Dive type : Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Computer: Suunto - Vyper Air
  • Fins: Mares - Avanti Quattro Plus
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Frameless
  • Wet suit: Scuba pro - everflex 5/4
  • Weights: 7 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 80 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.7m
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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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Muraena retifera Goode and Bean, 1882 (Moray eel) Known only from moderate depths along outer continental shelf.
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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Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802) (Orange clownfish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Each group of fish consists of a breeding pair and 0-4 non-breeders. Within each group there is a size-based hierarchy: the female is largest, the male is second largest, and the non-...
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Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851) (Blue-fin tuna) Predominantly neritic species avoiding very turbid waters and areas with reduced salinity such as estuaries. May form schools of varying size. Feeds on a variety of fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans, particularly stom...
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Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775) (Orbicular batfish) Live in shallow protected coastal waters to deep, somewhat silty habitats. Often with deep shipwrecks . Adults are found singly or in small groups and occasionally in large schools in some areas. Juveniles occur singly ...
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