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  • Nº5 # Date: 2013-10-17 - 13:28
  • # Max Depth: 16.2m Duration: 52mins
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OWTC dive n°4

Name shark point because of a rock getting out of the water and looking like a shark fin. Black tip reef shark can be seen here but we did not see any...

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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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  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.8m
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Species Identified

Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
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.
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.
Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish) Inhabit deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs . A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of th...
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Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (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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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 .
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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Carangoides fulvoguttatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Yellowspotted trevally) Prefers rocky and coral reef areas, but also found on offshore banks . Found singly or in large schools . Feeds on small invertebrates and fish .
Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831) (Map puffer) Occur in clear lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs . Adults usually along deep drop-offs . Usually close to shelter. Occur singly . Feed on algae, sponges, and benthic invertebrates.
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Gordon, 1936 (hingebeak shrimp)
Phyllidia exquisita Brunckhorst, 1993

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