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  • Nº36 # Date: 2016-08-31 - 11:07
  • # Max Depth: 17.4m Duration: 60mins
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Fein Rachel
House reef, low depths
Average 9,8m
First stonefish
Mantis shrimp

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  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 40 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.6m
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Species Identified

Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & McGregor, 1898 (Butterflyfish)
Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787 (Redtail butterflyfish) Occur in coral reefs in pairs or several aggregations. Juveniles in estuaries . Commonly exported to Europe and America, but quite difficult to acclimate to aquarium conditions. Feed on coral polyps. Usually found on reef edge and upper slope . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
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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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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Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther, 1861) (Razorfish) Form schools among the spines of Diadema or staghorn corals, and feed on minute crustaceans in the zooplankton. Remarkable for their strange body shape and swimming habit: the body is encased in an armor of thin, transpa...
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Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Longhorn cowfish) Inhabit inshore on coastal muddy or sandy habitats in still bays, and commonly found in harbours and estuaries. Small juveniles on protected shallow mudflats . Found in weedy areas near rocks or reefs. Juveniles often n...
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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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Anaora tentaculata Gray, 1835 (Tentacled dragonet) Inhabits sand of shallow reefs, from tide pools to as deep as 30 m . Also inhabits sheltered reef lagoon habitats, usually in on algae reef near seagrass beds .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Synanceia horrida (Linnaeus, 1766) (Estuarine stonefish) Inhabits coastal reefs and estuaries . Makes a shallow depression by scooping up sand or mud with its pectoral fins until it is piled up around the sides of its body. Lies motionless on sandy bottom areas. Comes out at ...
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Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Chinese trumpetfish) Found in clear, shallow water , in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . A slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey. Often darts down vertically on its prey. Usually solitary .

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