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  • Nº5495 # Date: 2012-12-04 - 10:00
  • # Max Depth: 24.7m Duration: 49mins
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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4.5 kg
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Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789 (Spotted scorpionfish) Found mostly in shallow coral reef and rocky areas. Lies motionless on the bottom . Feeds mostly on other fishes and crustaceans. Moderately common below about 5 m depth to at least 55 m. Displays characteristic bright...
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Monacanthus tuckeri Bean, 1906 (chivo) Found over sandy and rocky bottoms . Drifts among gorgonians . Feeds on algae and invertebrates.
Serranus tabacarius (Cuvier, 1829) (Golden fish) Inhabits shallow rocky or coral bottoms with clear water . In groups on deeper reefs . Synchronously hermaphroditic. Negligible commercial value due to its small size . Sometimes follows goatfishes as they probe the sand for invertebrates .
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Hypoplectrus puella (Cuvier, 1828) (Barred hamlet) A solitary species inhabiting rocky and coral reefs . Always found near cover .

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