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  • Nº5497 # Date: 2012-12-05 - 10:00
  • # Max Depth: 28m Duration: 50mins
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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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Species Identified

Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) (bearded fireworm)
Monacanthus tuckeri Bean, 1906 (chivo) Found over sandy and rocky bottoms . Drifts among gorgonians . Feeds on algae and invertebrates.
Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815) (Filefish) Common near drop-offs of seaward reefs . Occasionally in shallow water. Solitary or in small groups in open water. Often associated with Sargassum . Feeds mainly on large zooplankton. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 13121.
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 (Atlantic tarpon)
Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Deady) Found in shallow reefs and rocky bottoms. Usually solitary and territorial. Feeds mainly on crabs and other crustaceans , fishes , and octopus. Some undergo sexual inversion at 28 cm TL; most fish larger than 40 cm are...
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