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  • Nº10 # Date: 2009-03-08 - 09:30
  • # Max Depth: 15m Duration: 50mins
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  • Temp: Surf 20°C Bottom 16°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • 12L Steel     250 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 10m
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Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854 (Ghost pipefish) Mostly pelagic until it settles on the substrate for breeding . Uncommon species found in coastal reefs and weedy areas . Monogamous, always in pairs . Females carry the eggs in their pelvic fins that are modified to form a brood pouch . Feed on small crustaceans .
Filicampus tigris (Castelnau, 1879) (Tiger pipefish) Occurs over mud, sand, rubble and rocky bottoms. Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail . Males may be brooding at 17.5 cm SL.
Mystus gulio (Hamilton, 1822) (Long whiskers catfish) Primarily a brackish water fish that enters and lives in fresh water. In freshwater, adults occur mainly in larger water bodies with mud or clay substrates, and rarely found in smaller streams. Form schools of 10 to 25 ...
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Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Lacepède, 1804) (common sea dragon) These fish are slow-moving and rely on their camouflage as protection against predation; they drift in the water and with the leaf-like appendages resemble the swaying seaweed of their habitat . Individuals are observed ei...
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