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  • Nº3 # Date: 2011-01-07 - 14:10
  • # Max Depth: 16m Duration: 50mins
Diver's Notes

Clear Water, Really lots of fish (see species), We even saw a turtle (Hawksbill)!
Air: 160bar consumed.

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 25°C Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Weights: 7 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     190 → 30 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.7m
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Species Identified

Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838 (Yellowtail barracuda) Inhabits lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs ; also found in bays . Often schools on coastal reefs .
Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) (False stonefish) Relatively an uncommon inhabitant of rubble or weedy coralline-rock bottoms of reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthic . Flashes its inner pectoral fins when disturbed . Can inflict a painful injury with its venomous dorsal sting. Often partly buried .
Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Stonefish) Most widespread stonefish . Found on sandy or rubble areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons and in small pools during low tide well camouflaged among the substrate and sometimes even covered with algae . Solitary specie...
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Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier, 1829) (Barchin scorpionfish) Common in areas with mixed sand and rubble in reef flats, shallow lagoons and channels. A nocturnal species.
Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 (Large-scaled scorpion fish) Solitary and sedentary over rocky, sandy or muddy bottoms. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans and mollusks .
Pseudogramma polyacanthum (Bleeker, 1856) (Honeycomb podge)
Sebastapistes cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1856) (Yellowspotted scorpionfish) Found in reef crests with rich coral growth . Typically found among the branches of Pocillopora corals in surge areas of seaward reefs . Also observed between the branches of the fire coral Millepora and Styllophora (Eran Brokovich, pers. comm. 03/02).
Canthigaster coronata (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) (Crowned puffer) Found mostly below depths of 23 m, but occasionally seen in as little as 6 m . Benthopelagic . Usually found on sand or sand and rubble bottom or algal flats, often in the vicinity of coral reefs . Feed on a wide variet...
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Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) (Devil firefish) Lives in coastal waters in muddy habitats . Fin spines highly venomous, may cause human death .

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