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  • Nº40 # Date: 2016-09-01 - 10:07
  • # Max Depth: 26.8m Duration: 53mins
Diver's Notes

Avg depth 15,9m
Ribbon eel
Sweetlips
Trumpetfish

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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 15L Aluminium     200 → 40 bar
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  • Average depth: 17.9m
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Species Identified

Rhinomuraena quaesita Garman, 1888 (Ribbon moray) Occur in lagoon and seaward reefs. Secretive species normally hidden in sand or rubble, sometimes with only its head protruding. Feed on small fishes . Juveniles all black, males have yellow dorsal fin and females chang...
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Diagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792) (Painted sweetlips)
Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787) (Bluering angelfish) Inhabits coastal reefs to at least 30 m . Adults often found in pairs inside caves . Juveniles settle in very shallow inshore habitats with short filamentous algae growth on rock or dead coral substrates . Feeds on spon...
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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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Octopus briareus Robson, 1929 (Caribbean reef octopus)
Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish) Occur in lagoon, seaward reefs and sheltered inner reef slopes . Juveniles often associated with isolated patches of branching coral or rubble of shallow sandy protected areas. Adults occur singly or in pairs on the slo...
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Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836) (Redtoothed triggerfish) Inhabits reef channels or along slopes that are subject to strong currents . Occur in current-swept seaward coral reefs. Usually form aggregations and feed on zooplankton as well as sponges . Juveniles associated with i...
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Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938) (McAdam's scorpionfish) Secretive in reefs during the day and usually seen only at night .
Platax orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775) (Orbicular batfish) Live in shallow protected coastal waters to deep, somewhat silty habitats. Often with deep shipwrecks . Adults are found singly or in small groups and occasionally in large schools in some areas. Juveniles occur singly ...
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Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish) Inhabit deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs . A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of th...
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Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Blackspotted puffer) Relatively uncommon in patch reefs and coral slopes near sandy areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles occur in sandy and weedy inner reefs, adults on clear lagoons and seaward reefs . Juveniles inshore, usual...
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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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Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Tridacna gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Giant clam) Adult giant clams are completely sessile, unable to move from their position on the coral reef. They reproduce by expelling sperm and eggs into the sea , where fertilization occurs. The fertilised eggs quickly enter a swi...
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Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 (Butterflyfish)
Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758 (common sea fan)
Plerogyra sinuosa (Dana, 1846) (Rounded bubblegum coral) zooxanthellate
Acropora speciosa (Quelch, 1886) (Branching coral)
Sabellastarte magnifica (Shaw, 1800) (feather duster)
Pagurus prideauxi (Hermit Crab)
Parahyotissa
Sepia latimanus Quoy and Gaimard, 1832 (Broadclub cuttlefish)
Ceramaster granularis
Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (crown-of-thorns starfish)
Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) (blue sea star)
Thelenota anax Clark, 1921 (giant sea cucumber)
Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Clown triggerfish)
Acanthurus fowleri de Beaufort, 1951 (Fowler's surgeonfish) A solitary and wary species found in clear seaward reefs and drop-offs . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.

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