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  • Nº178 # Date: 2012-11-26 - 14:00
  • # Max Depth: 18.3m Duration: 62mins
Diver's Notes

saw a green turtle swimming at the surface

when already returning to our boat, saw an eagle ray fly by the ocean bottom

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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 79°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Wreck, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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Species Identified

Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877 (Eagle ray) Occurs in bays, estuaries, and near rocky reefs . Usually solitary . Feeds on clams, oysters, worms, and crabs . Ovoviviparous . Although the spine on the tail is capable of inflicting a painful wound, the poison is quickly neutralized by immersion of the injured area in hot water .
Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860) (giant caribbean anenone)

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