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  • Nº5 # Date: 2011-01-08 - 14:30
  • # Max Depth: 3m Duration: 32mins
Diver's Notes

Better visibility in the lagoon than last time. We saw a couple fishes, there was some damaged coral too, probably from the storm yesterday.
Air: 50bar consumed.

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  • Temp: Surf 22°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 10 kg
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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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Tylosurus acus (Lacepède, 1803) (agujon)
Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Silver moony) Found in bays, mangrove estuaries, tidal creeks, and lower reaches of freshwater streams ; occasionally in silty coastal reefs . Feeds on plankton and detritus . Commonly seen in schools ; small juveniles either solitary or in small aggregations . Highly territorial . Caught with throw nets .

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