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  • Nº6 # Date: 1989-09-18
  • # Max Depth: 9.1m Duration: 40mins
Diver's Notes

North Muiron Islands. Nice visibility. Very large boulder/brain coral. Fish included Flutemouths, Butterfl Fish, Blue Damsels, and Blue Spotted Stingrays.

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  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Boat: Reel Affair
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     220 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 6.1m
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Species Identified

Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan and Starks, 1901 (Neon damsel)
Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (cornflower sargeantmajor) Found amongst rubble and coral of clear sheltered lagoons and subtidal reef flats . Occurs in groups of a male and several females or juveniles . Feeds on algae, pelagic tunicates and copepods.
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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Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Chinese trumpetfish) Found in clear, shallow water , in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . A slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey. Often darts down vertically on its prey. Usually solitary .

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