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  • Nº3 # Date: 2012-10-06 - 10:00
  • # Max Depth: 18m Duration: 40mins
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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7 kg
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  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 12m
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Himantura uarnak (Gmelin, 1789) (Honeycomb stingray) Common off sandy beaches and in shallow estuaries and lagoons; also found in sandy areas of coral reefs . Also offshore down to 50 m depth . May enter fresh water . Feeds on small fishes, bivalves, crabs, shrimps, worms...
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Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Chinese trumpetfish) Found in clear, shallow water , in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . A slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey. Often darts down vertically on its prey. Usually solitary .
Amphitretus pelagicus Hoyle, 1885 (Octopus)

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