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  • Nº4 # Date: 2013-10-17 - 09:27
  • # Max Depth: 18m Duration: 46mins
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OWTC dive n°3

We were supposed to dive here the day before, but one of us had a big air leak on his tank, and no spare tank on the boat...as a result we missed the humphead parrotfish...sadly...

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  • Temp: Surf 29°C
  • Dive type : Training
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Neil, Debby
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  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 12m
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Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) Blue-spotted stingrays live alone or in small groups , migrating in large schools into shallow sandy areas on the rising tide in order to feed, and dispersing back into the ocean as the tide falls to shelter in the coral c...
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Epinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830) (long-finned rock-cod) Inhabits inshore silty reefs; there are no records from depths greater than 50 m. Feeds on crustaceans, fishes, and worms. The enlarged fleshy pectoral fins appear to have resulted from its habit of sitting on the substrate.
Cephalopholis formosa (Shaw, 1812) (Bluelined rockcod) Like C. boenak, it prefers shallow dead or silty reefs and this may account for the primarily continental distributions of these two species.
Siganus virgatus (Valenciennes, 1835) (Barhead spinefoot) Inhabit shallow coastal waters, around hard coral reefs and areas of sand with patches of rock and soft coral. Tolerant of murky waters. Larger juveniles and adults occur in pairs in coastal reef flats, slopes and estuar...
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Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801) (Orangespine unicornfish)
Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish) Occur in lagoon, seaward reefs and sheltered inner reef slopes . Juveniles often associated with isolated patches of branching coral or rubble of shallow sandy protected areas. Adults occur singly or in pairs on the slo...
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Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829) (Yellowmargin triggerfish) Inhabits coastal to inner reefs and estuaries, often in silty habitats . Found on lagoon slope and floor , also coral reefs. Generally solitary or in pairs . Young form small aggregations when common while adults are us...
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Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831) (Sixbar angelfish) Juveniles prefer sheltered inner reefs while adults occur in areas of rich coral growth and high vertical relief of lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults semi-silty coastal to about 50 m depth, often seen in pairs . Occur sol...
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Pomacanthus annularis (Bloch, 1787) (Bluering angelfish) Inhabits coastal reefs to at least 30 m . Adults often found in pairs inside caves . Juveniles settle in very shallow inshore habitats with short filamentous algae growth on rock or dead coral substrates . Feeds on spon...
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Chaetodon lunula (Lacepède, 1802) (Butterflyfish)
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766) (Christmas Tree Worm)
Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (Golden trevally) Occur in deep lagoon and seaward reefs where they feed by rooting for crustaceans and other invertebrates in the sand. Also feed on small fishes. Small juveniles live among the tentacles of jellyfish . Form schools. No...
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Phyllidia exquisita Brunckhorst, 1993

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