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  • Nº27 # Date: 2013-04-27 - 14:00
  • # Max Depth: 9.2m Duration: 48mins
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Dive Location
  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Camera: Panasonic - Lumix TZ30
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 6.1m
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Species Identified

Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
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 .
Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831) (Sixbar angelfish) Juveniles prefer sheltered inner reefs while adults occur in areas of rich coral growth and high vertical relief of lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults semi-silty coastal to about 50 m depth, often seen in pairs . Occur sol...
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Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775) (yellowspotted rockcod) Usually found in seagrass beds or on fine sediment bottoms near rocky reefs, dead coral, or alcyonarians , in shallow continental shelf waters . Juveniles are common at water depths to 80 m . Probably spawn during restri...
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Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (crown-of-thorns starfish)
Holothuria impatiens (Forskaal, 1775) (impatient sea cucumber)
Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) (Christmas Tree Worm)

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