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  • Nº21 # Date: 2012-12-30 - 12:10
  • # Max Depth: 13.7m Duration: 51mins
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Like this morning (lots of aquatic wildlife).
Another great dive in the magnificent clear waters of the Red Sea..

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  • Temp: Surf 23°C Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 10 kg
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  • 12L Aluminium     220 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.1m
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Species Identified

Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Bluespotted stingray) A solitary species found on sandy bottoms near rocky or coral reefs . Usually found in deeper water but moves onto the reef flat and into shallow lagoons at high tide . Occasionally covers itself with sand, leaving only ...
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Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål, 1775) (Surge wrasse)
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Odax pullus (Forster, 1801) (Butterfish) Inhabits shallow inshore waters where rocks and brown algae are abundant. Browses on algae and feeds mainly on the brown alga Carpophyllum .

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