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  • Nº3 # Date: 2013-07-23 - 09:21
  • # Max Depth: 17.4m Duration: 30mins
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  • Dive type : Training
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  • Weights: 7 kg
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Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) (Hound needlefish) A pelagic species found over lagoon and seaward reefs. Solitary or in small groups. Feeds on fishes . Oviparous . Eggs may be found attached to objects in the water by tendrils on the egg's surface . Feared by fi...
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Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Spotted stingray) A solitary species found on sandy bottoms near rocky or coral reefs . Usually found in deeper water but moves onto the reef flat and into shallow lagoons at high tide . Occasionally covers itself with sand, leaving only ...
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Sargocentron cornutum (Bleeker, 1853) (Squirrelfish) Inhabits coral-rich areas of outer reef slopes and drop-offs to depths greater than 40 m . Hides in caves or beneath ledges by day; forage for food at night, mainly on benthic crabs and shrimps. Spine of preopercle venomous.
Phyllidia polkadotsa Brunckhorst, 1993
Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816) (staghorn coral) zooxanthellate
Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838 (Yellowtail barracuda) Inhabits lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs ; also found in bays . Often schools on coastal reefs .
Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (Golden trevally) Occur in deep lagoon and seaward reefs where they feed by rooting for crustaceans and other invertebrates in the sand. Also feed on small fishes. Small juveniles live among the tentacles of jellyfish . Form schools. No...
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