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  • Nº128 # Date: 2012-09-15 - 12:17
  • # Max Depth: 5.2m Duration: 34mins
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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Aqualung - Balanced
  • Compass: Suunto - SK7
  • Computer: Suunto - Zoop
  • Fins: AquaLung - SlingShot
  • Mask: Mares - liquid Skin
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Legend XL
  • Weights: 4.1 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 138 bar
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  • Average depth: 4m
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Species Identified

Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes, 1840 (Nightowl parrot) Occurs from rocky coastal reefs to seaward reefs . Often in schools, feeding with surgeonfishes by scraping off algae from rocks or dead coral . Marketed fresh and salted .
Scarus vetula Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blownose) Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent habitats. Feeds on algae scraped from rocks or dead coral. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon . Often seen in groups of one super male with several young adults, most of which are probably females . A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Haemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1823) (French grunt) Occurs in large schools on rocky and coral reefs, often under ledges or close to elkhorn coral . Juveniles abundant in near-shore seagrass beds . Feeds mainly on small crustaceans . Marketed fresh .
Dasyatis centroura (Mitchill, 1815) (clam cracker) Found over sandy and muddy bottoms. Feeds on bottom-living invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous . Wings marketed fresh, smoked, dried-salted; used for fishmeal and oil. Harmful to shellfish banks; dangerous to bather...
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Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Nurse shark) During the day the nurse shark is a sluggish animal, spending most of its time resting on sandy bottoms, or in crevices in rocks and coral reefs. Often several nurse sharks may congregate when resting, sometimes even pili...
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Chilomycterus atringa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Porcupine fish)
Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus, 1758 (bluespotted cometfish) A solitary species occurs over grass flats and reefs, and on hard and rocky bottoms . Feeds on fishes, small crustaceans or invertebrates.
Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (queen angelfish) Found on coral reefs. Generally occurs solitarily or in pairs. Moves gracefully between seafans, seawhips, and corals . Stomach contents of 26 specimens indicate that the species feeds almost exclusively on sponges supp...
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Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787) (French angelfish) Common in shallow reefs. Usually in pairs, often near sea fans . Feed on sponges, algae, bryozoans, zoantharians, gorgonians and tunicates . Oviparous , monogamous . Spawning pairs are strongly territorial, with usuall...
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Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795) (Angelfish) Inhabits rock jetties, rocky reefs and rich coral areas. Juveniles often associated with fire corals . Feeds on tunicates, sponges, zoantharians and algae. Marketed fresh .
Sargocentron coruscum (Poey, 1860) (reef squirrelfish) Inhabit sandy, rocky and coral bottoms . More common on seaward reefs than on protected reefs. Retreat into recesses when alarmed . Nocturnal . Secretive, found deep in crevices between branches of live corals . Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae .

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