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  • Nº58 # Date: 2012-05-30 - 11:22
  • # Max Depth: 36.6m Duration: 41mins
Diver's Notes

Entered from El Flaire, jumping next to the ladder.

Dived towards E gently down to 30, then S.

This was not a circular dive; we went out at La Bajita

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  • Temp: Surf 25°C Bottom 20°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Computer: Suunto - Vyper
  • Wet suit: Cressi Sub - Ice
  • Regulator: Scubapro - Mk25/S600
  • Weights: 6 kg
Recent Divers in Mazo, La Palma
Dive Shop & Buddies
  • Dive with Sebastián
  • Dive buddies: Peter Sütterlin
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     190 → 40 bar
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  • Average depth: 17.8m
  • SAC: 1.32 bar/min
  • RMV: 15.84 L/min
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Species Identified

Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809) (Brown moray) Found on shelf, on rocky coasts, rough sand, gravel, crevices, small caves and shadowed zones . Feeds on small crabs and gastropods .
Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758) (parrotfish) In shallow water along rocky shores. Feed on algae and small invertebrates . Herbivore species with specialized pharyngeal bones and muscles . Breeding occurs from July to September, with juveniles recruiting in late summer in Portugal .
Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786) (sharpnose puffer) Inhabits reefs and marginal habitats such as seagrass beds . Diet consists of seagrass, sponges, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks, polychaete worms, sea urchins, starfishes, hydroids and algae . Monogamous .
Scorpaena notata Rafinesque, 1810 (Small red scorpionfish) Common in rocky littoral habitats. Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes . Flesh is tasty and used in making 'bouillabaisse' .
Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ornate wrasse) Inhabits coastal waters near rocks and eel-grass beds. Usually solitary, sometimes in small groups. Feeds on small mollusks and crustaceans . Protogynous hermaphrodite, with distinct sexual dichromatism . Eggs are pelagic .
Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Atlantic lizardfish) Primarily in insular waters , on sand and sand-rock bottoms . Feeds mainly on other fishes, but may also prey on other animals .
Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) (White seabream)
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Common filefish) Found on sand or mud bottoms. Associated with Sargassum . Adults feed on benthic invertebrates . Edible but generally rejected by fishers .

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