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  • Nº9 # Date: 2012-01-03 - 11:00
  • # Max Depth: 6m Duration: 50mins
Diver's Notes

My Birthday! A great way to celebrate 16 years :) Great surprise, lots of fish (seahorse,..) at low depth. Nice weather.
Air: 100bar consumed.

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  • Temp: Surf 24°C Bottom 24°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Birthday
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3 kg
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  • Dive buddies: François Delvaux, Cécile Delvaux, (surface) Charlotte Delvaux, (surface) Camille Delvaux
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Species Identified

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 .
Scorpaenodes varipinnis Smith, 1957 (Blotchfin scorpionfish) Found in various reef habitats in shallow coastal lagoons to moderate depths on outer reefs; in sponges and coralline areas . Benthic .
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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Abudefduf notatus (Day, 1870) (Yellowtail sergeant) Found in small groups along upper edges of sheltered drop-offs. Also found in rocky inshore reefs with moderate to strong wave action. In roving aggregations and somewhat difficult to approach .
Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833 (Powderblue surgeonfish) Inhabits shallow, clear coastal and island coral reefs . Usually found on reef flats and along upper seaward slopes . May occur singly or in large feeding aggregations. Monogamous . Feeds on benthic algae; on small, sp...
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Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 (Yellowfin surgeonfish)
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)

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