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  • Nº209 # Date: 2013-04-22 - 09:44
  • # Max Depth: 17m Duration: 51mins
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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7 kg
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Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829 (Blue rainbow) This herbivorous fish uses its strong beak-like mouthparts to scrape algae and other plant matter from the surface of the coral . This maintains the health of the reef by keeping algae in check, which could otherwise overw...
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Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (honeycomb cowfish) Occurs in clear water around coral reefs. Feeds on sponges, alcyonarians, tunicates, and shrimp. Uncommon and wary . Consumed fresh, generally roasted .
Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 (Long-spine porcupinefish)
Amblycirrhitus pinos (Mowbray, 1927) (Grannyfish) Moderately common in rocky areas and among rubble, often in crevices and shallow caves. Usually lies at rest on the substrate . Feeds primarily on small crustaceans, particularly copepods, shrimps and shrimp larvae, crabs and crab larvae as well as polychaetes .

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