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  • Nº61 # Date: 2015-07-22 - 18:56
  • # Max Depth: 20m Duration: 43mins
Diver's Notes

Last dive of the holiday which is a Night Dive off of the hotel reef.Buoyancy was good.Saw a Calamari for the first time which are quite impressive.Saw several Lion fish as expected in the Red Sea.Also saw a Green Parrot Fish laying on its side asleep in a piece of coral which I haven't ever seen before.Nice dive.

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  • Temp: Surf 34°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Night dive
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Computer: Suunto - Vyper Air
  • Fins: Mares - Avanti Quattro Plus
  • Light: Mares - EOS 7RZ
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Frameless
  • Wet suit: Scuba pro - everflex 5/4
  • Weights: 7 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 40 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.3m
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Species Identified

Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829 (Radial firefish) A generally uncommon species that inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Prefers rocky reefs and seems to avoid stony corals. Coastal, sometimes in surge zones where in narrow crevices, or along rock-walls in small caves . ...
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Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .

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