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  • Nº10 # Date: 2007-09-04 - 11:37
  • # Max Depth: 25m Duration: 43mins
Diver's Notes

Lots of fish - hard to ID, but did enough to pass.
Had to swim against the current on one side of the rock. tired me out.

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  • Surface interval:118 mins
  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training, Reef, Boat, Pinnacles, Deep
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7.3 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     214 → 28 bar
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  • Average depth: 16.7m
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Species Identified

Cephalopholis argus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Grouper) A generally common species found in a variety of coral habitats from tide pools to depths of at least 40 m; prefers the 1 to 10 m reef zone. Juvenile prefers shallow, protected coral thickets . Benthic and benthopelagi...
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Sufflamen verres (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) (Orangeside triggerfish)
Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Barracuda) Found near prominent current-swept lagoons or seaward reefs . Also in bays and inner turbid lagoons . Nocturnally active, but occurring in relatively large schools during the day . Sold fresh or processed into fish cakes .
Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829 (Obtuse barracuda) Inhabits bays and estuaries . Found in schools in seagrass beds and rocky reefs . Feeds mainly on fishes. Exhibits diurnal behavior. Also caught with set nets . Sold fresh, frozen or dried salted in markets.
Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) (blacktip reef shark) This powerful swimmer is well known for its tendency to enter incredibly shallow water, and is often found in water only 30 centimetres deep or less, with its distinctive dorsal fin protruding from the surface of the water...
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Gray reef shark) Occurs on continental and insular shelves and oceanic waters adjacent to them . Common on coral reefs, often in deeper areas near drop-offs to the open sea, in atoll passes, and in shallow lagoons adjacent to areas of str...
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Chaetodon falcula Bloch, 1795 (Blackwedged butterflyfish) Found on the reef edge and upper slope. Usually in current-prone habitats; juveniles secretive in corals . Generally seen in pairs or in small aggregations . Feed mainly on invertebrates . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon octofasciatus Bloch, 1787 (Eightband butterflyfish) Swim in pairs in coral rich areas of sheltered lagoon and inshore reefs; juveniles seen in groups among Acropora corals. Feed exclusively on coral polyps. Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
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 .
Tachypleus gigas (Müller, 1785) (Horseshoe crab)

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