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  • Nº68 # Date: 2019-09-01 - 09:36
  • # Max Depth: 21.6m Duration: 48mins
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  • Temp: Bottom 17°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, rechjm@yahoo.co.uk
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 8 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     206 → 66 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.7m
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Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793) (Port Jackson shark) A common shark of the continental shelves , from close inshore at the intertidal zone to 275 m . Segregates by sex and maturity stage . Nocturnal, hides in caves and rocky gullies during the day . Feeds on benthic inver...
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Epinephelus morrhua (Valenciennes, 1833) (Blue grouper) Considered rare in Tahiti but quite common in atolls . The species is easily confused with E. poecilonotus, E. radiatus, or E. tuamotuensis, three closely related deep-water groupers. Known to be ciguatoxic at Mauritius. Uncommon in local markets (probably due to it deep-water habitat).
Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (Angel fish) Juveniles are encountered under ledges, or in holes of outer lagoon patch reefs or semi-protected areas of exposed channels and outer reef flats. Subadults move to reef front holes and surge channels. Large adults inhabi...
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Scomberomorus plurilineatus Fourmanoir, 1966 (Kanadi kingfish) Neritic species . Forms large schools in the Zanzibar Channel from March to September. Feeds mainly on anchovies , clupeids (Amblygaster sp., Sardinella fimbriata, Sardinella perforata [= Sardinella albella), other small fishes, squids, and mantis shrimps.
Schuettea scalaripinnis Steindachner, 1866 (Eastern pomfred) Schools are found in coastal bays, protected island coves, deeper part of large estuaries close to the sea entrance, and along rocky drop-offs with kelp .

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