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  • Nº16 # Date: 2015-12-24 - 11:00
  • # Max Depth: 17m Duration: 32mins
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  • Surface interval:123 mins
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Nitrox
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5 kg
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Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) (Oceanic white-tip shark) The diet of the oceanic whitetip shark primarily consists of bony fishes such as tuna and mackerel, but also includes stingrays, sea turtles, sea birds, squid, crustaceans, mammalian carrion , and occasionally even rubbish...
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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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Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842 (cushion star)
Echinaster sepositus (common starfish)
Pagurus bernhardus (common hermit crab) Eats on dead organic material. A long foreplay, to ensure the baring of the abdomen was not vain. The mating only lasts less than a minute.
Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797) (Orange-lined triggerfish) Occurs in coral-rich areas of deep lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to at least 50 meters, Ref. 48637. Feeds on a variety of benthic organisms such as algae, echinoderms, fishes, mollusks, tunicates, spo...
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Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blackbar triggerfish) Commonly found in subtidal reef flats and shallow protected lagoons, Ref. 48637. Benthopelagic . Juveniles secretive with rubble patches, adults swim about openly but are usually shy . Territorial. Feed on algae, detri...
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Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802) (Orange clownfish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs . Each group of fish consists of a breeding pair and 0-4 non-breeders. Within each group there is a size-based hierarchy: the female is largest, the male is second largest, and the non-...
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Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Copperband butterflyfish) A common species found singly and in pairs along rocky shores and coral reefs; also in estuaries and silty inner reefs . Territorial species . Oviparous , monogamous . Forms pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831 (Blueblotch butterflyfish) Feed mainly on polyps of Acropora corals in lagoons and outer reefs. Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding . Clean parasites from other fishes .
Chaetodon trifasciatus Park, 1797 (Melon butterflyfish) Occur in coral-rich lagoons and semi-protected seaward reefs. Territorial and aggressive to other Chaetodon. Small juveniles secretive in corals . Swim in pairs. Feed exclusively on coral polyps, particularly of the Pocillopora type . Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding .
Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803 (Pacific cornetfish)

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