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  • Nº5 # Date: 2018-01-20 - 09:30
  • # Max Depth: 14m Duration: 35mins
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  • Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5 kg
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  • 12L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.3m
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Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1910 (Pacific yellowtail emperor) Inhabits seagrass beds and sandy areas of lagoons and outer reef slopes. Found singly or in schools. Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks, and fish. Marketed fresh .
Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830 (false clown anemonefish)
Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802) (Orange clownfish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Each group of fish consists of a breeding pair and 0-4 non-breeders. Within each group there is a size-based hierarchy: the female is largest, the male is second largest, and the non-...
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Amphiprion frenatus Brevoort, 1856 (oneband anemonefish) Found in lagoon reefs and embayment. Monogamous , protandrous hermaphrodite . Associated with the anemone Entacmaea quadricolor . Has been reared in captivity .
Amphiprion polymnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (yellowfinned anemonefish) Inhabits silty lagoons and harbors. Monogamous . A protandrous hermaphrodite . Associated with the anemones: Heteractis crispa and Stichodactyla haddoni . Has been reared in captivity .
Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blue banded surgeonfish) A territorial species which is common in surge zones of exposed seaward reefs. The large male controls well-defined feeding territories and harems of females . Benthopelagic . Adult usually forms schools and commonly f...
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Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) Blue-spotted stingrays live alone or in small groups , migrating in large schools into shallow sandy areas on the rising tide in order to feed, and dispersing back into the ocean as the tide falls to shelter in the coral c...
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Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) (Bishop ray) Large groups of spotted eagle rays may be seen outside of the breeding season. These rays swim close to the surface and can occasionally be seen jumping clear out of the water (known as 'breaching') . Females give birth to...
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Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède, 1800) (Spanish mackerel) Distributed from near edge of continental shelf to shallow coastal waters, often of low salinity and high turbidity . Also found in drop-offs, and shallow or gently sloping reef and lagoon waters . Usually hunts solitary...
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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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Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan and Starks, 1901 (Neon damsel)
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Five finger) Adults inhabit upper edge of outer reef slopes and inshore rocky reefs. Juveniles associated with drifting seaweed . Benthopelagic . Feed on zooplankton, benthic algae, and small invertebrates . Often in aggregations ...
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Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) (Brown anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reef slopes. Omnivorous. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Cryptodendrum adhaesivum, Entacmaea quadricolor, Heterac...
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