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  • Nº25 # Date: 2015-12-23 - 13:59
  • # Max Depth: 24m Duration: 50mins
Diver's Notes

Multilevel planning training dive.

Very nice dive.
Hawksbill turtle. octopuss. Peacock mantis shrimp.
In a Canyon, in her burrow, a big spearing mantis shrimp.
Royal angel fish. Beautifull and big moon grouper.
Big boxfish. Red spotted coral crab hidding in coral.

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  • Surface interval:160 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 16m
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Species Identified

Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 (Yellow boxfish) Inhabit lagoon and semi-sheltered seaward reefs. Juveniles often among Acropora corals . Benthopelagic . Solitary . Juveniles expatriating to subtropical zone from the pelagic larval stage. Small juveniles secretive i...
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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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Octopus oculifer (Hoyle, 1904) (Octopus)
Lysiosquillina lisa Ahyong & Randall, 2001 (giant spearing mantis shrimp)
Odontodactylus scyllarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Peacock Mantis Shrimp)
Pyglopites diacanthus (Royal empress angelfish)
Variola louti (Forsskål, 1775) (lunartailed rockcod) Usually seen in clear-water areas at depths below 15 m, and prefers islands and offshore reefs rather than continental shores. Feeds mainly on fishes, and on crabs, shrimps and stomatopods. It is highly appreciated for t...
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Trapezia tigrina Eydoux and Souleyet, 1842 (Red Spotted Coral Crab)

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