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  • Nº93 # Date: 2016-04-10 - 10:44
  • # Max Depth: 20.4m Duration: 47mins
Dive Profile
Dive Location
  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 21°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Aqualung - PRO HD
  • Boots: Adrenalin - 5mm
  • Computer: Suunto - D4i Novo
  • Fins: Mirage - Phantom
  • Mask: Tabata / Tusa - Ceos Pro
  • Other: Mares - Mission 2C SPG
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Core
  • Wet suit: Cressi Sub - Inferno 7mm
  • Weights: 9 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     214 → 72 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.2m
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Species Identified

Trygonorrhina fasciata Müller and Henle, 1841 (Southern fiddler) Common near the coast , on sandy bottoms and seagrass areas, often near rocky reefs . Ranges from the intertidal to 180 m . Ovoviviparous with golden egg capsules, each with up to 3 embryos . The flesh is good to eat, although only a small quantity is sold in seafood outlets .
Sepia apama Gray, 1849 (Australian giant cuttlefish)
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Lacepède, 1804) (common sea dragon) These fish are slow-moving and rely on their camouflage as protection against predation; they drift in the water and with the leaf-like appendages resemble the swaying seaweed of their habitat . Individuals are observed ei...
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Achoerodus viridis (Steindachner, 1866) (Wrasse) Found in coastal rocky areas at depths to about 40 m . Max. length for female species . Protogynous hermaphrodite .
Atule mate (Cuvier, 1833) (Yellowtail scad) Inhabit mangroves and coastal bays. Form schools , or singly . Pelagic . Mainly diurnal. Feed on crustaceans and cephalopods . Fast swimming in midwater in pursuit of zooplankton .
Heterodontus galeatus (Günther, 1870) (Crested horn shark) A moderately common benthic and epibenthic shark found on the continental shelf . Occurs from close inshore to about 93 m depth . Feeds primarily on sea urchins, but also on crustaceans, mollusks, and small fishes . Ovi...
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