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  • Nº5 # Date: 2012-08-08 - 08:30
  • # Max Depth: 12.2m Duration: 60mins
Diver's Notes

Haydee's first dive as a certified diver and her first shore dive. She didn't wear a wet suit and was very comfortable. We had a great time!!!

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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 25°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 8.2 kg
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Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus, 1767 (great star coral) zooxanthellate
Dasyatis sabina (Lesueur, 1824) (Atlantic stingray)
Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) (yellowtail snapper)
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 arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Grey angelfish) Common in coral reefs, usually solitary, occasionally in pairs. Juveniles are part-time cleaners. Feed mainly on sponges, but also takes tunicates, algae, zoantharians, gorgonians, hydroids, bryozoans, and seagrasses. O...
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Centropyge argi Woods and Kanazawa, 1951 (Cherub pygmy angelfish) Normally occurs in rubble areas. Feeds on various types of algae. Oviparous , monogamous . Retreats into holes when frightened . Has been reared in captivity .
Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes, 1841 (Caribbean trumpetfish) Commonly found in weedy areas and especially around reefs, where they usually swim snout-down among sea whips . A solitary ambusher of small fishes and crustaceans that lurk among branching coral or gorgonians. Often swi...
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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.
Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Palette surgeonfish) Occur in clear, current-swept terraces of seaward reefs. Observed in loose aggregations 1 or 2 meters above the bottom; juveniles and subadults typical in groups near isolated Pocillopora eydouxi coral heads and when alar...
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Elacatinus evelynae (Böhlke & Robins, 1968) (sharknose goby) Inhabits coral reefs with clear waters, preferably in oceanic, insular areas . In pairs near coral heads. Monogamous . A cleaner . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Has been reared in captivity . Feeds on ectoparasites of fishes .
Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787 (Butterbun) Inhabit shallow, coral reefs with clear water . Develop dusky bands at night. Generally common . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860) (giant caribbean anenone)

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