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  • Nº13 # Date: 2013-03-17 - 10:24
  • # Max Depth: 16.2m Duration: 39mins
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  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5.9 kg
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Dive Profile

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  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 110 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.8m
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Species Identified

Acropora striata (Verrill, 1866) zooxanthellate
Leptoseris papyracea (Dana, 1846) (Porcelain coral) zooxanthellate
Pavona duerdeni Vaughan, 1907 (Leaf coral) zooxanthellate
Halichoeres pictus (Poey, 1860) (painted wrasse) Inhabits coral reefs, normally high above the bottom. Swims with worm-like movements. Feeds on various invertebrates. A protogynous hermaphrodite . Generally of no interest to fisheries because of its small average size .
Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier, 1830) (threespot damselfish) Inhabits inshore and offshore coral reefs. Found within caves at night .Often found in tangles of staghorn coral; anywhere there is abundant algae on reefs . Feeds mainly on algae but also on harpacticoid copepods, small...
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Apogon angustatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) (Striped cardinalfish) Commonly found in clear-waters of seaward reefs; on reef crests and slopes, where usually shallow, and along deep drop-offs to 25 m . Feeds on polychaetes and other small benthic invertebrates at night; cryptic under ledges or in holes by day .
Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856 (Blueback damsel) Occurs singly or in small aggregations at slightly turbid areas of lagoon and coastal reefs. Feeds mainly on benthic algae.
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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Haemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803) (Blue striped grunt) Found in small groups over coral and rocky reefs and drop-offs . Juveniles are abundant in Thalassia beds . Feeds on crustaceans, bivalves, and occasionally on small fishes. Marketed fresh.
Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758 (common sea fan)
Haemulon chrysargyreum Günther, 1859 (Banana grunt) Inhabits exposed rocky areas and coral reefs. Often near elkhorn and staghorn corals . Commonly found in schools. Juveniles are encountered in Thalassia beds . Adults are observed in coral reefs during the day but ente...
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Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Nurse shark) During the day the nurse shark is a sluggish animal, spending most of its time resting on sandy bottoms, or in crevices in rocks and coral reefs. Often several nurse sharks may congregate when resting, sometimes even pili...
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Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (queen angelfish) Found on coral reefs. Generally occurs solitarily or in pairs. Moves gracefully between seafans, seawhips, and corals . Stomach contents of 26 specimens indicate that the species feeds almost exclusively on sponges supp...
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