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  • Nº24 # Date: 2008-06-14 - 10:44
  • # Max Depth: 17.6m Duration: 37mins
Diver's Notes

Visibility was fantastic over this reef! I was in a big group and none of them seemed to be interested in stopping to look at anything. Every time I took a picture I had to fin ahead to try and keep up. There were lots of barrel sponges and I found a shovelhead lobster in search of a new hidey hole. There were a few smaller trumpetfish. It was a very enjoyable dive, but we were limited to only a little past a half hour because the charter had another scheduled departure in the afternoon. Justin loved it too.

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Dive Location

  • Surface interval:50 mins
  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Photo, Boat
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Dacor - Talon
  • Boots: Akona -
  • Camera: Sony - DSC-T33
  • Computer: Uwatec - SmartCom
  • Fins: Dacor - Panther
  • Mask: Dacor - Nautilus
  • Regulator: Mares - M12 Octo
  • Regulator: Mares - M12 Proton
  • Wet suit: Mares - 3mm
  • Weights: 5 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 11L Aluminium     201 → 90 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.3m
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Species Identified

Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (honeycomb cowfish) Occurs in clear water around coral reefs. Feeds on sponges, alcyonarians, tunicates, and shrimp. Uncommon and wary . Consumed fresh, generally roasted .
Haemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803) (Blue striped grunt) Found in small groups over coral and rocky reefs and drop-offs . Juveniles are abundant in Thalassia beds . Feeds on crustaceans, bivalves, and occasionally on small fishes. Marketed fresh.
Myripristis jacobus Cuvier, 1829 (Bastard soldierfish) Found from shallow coral reefs to offshore deeper waters . A nocturnal species aggregating around coral reefs and deeper rocky reefs . Feeds mainly on planktonic organisms . Occasionally found swimming upside down . Marketed fresh but not popular as a food fish .
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 .
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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