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  • Nº27 # Date: 2015-12-24 - 06:50
  • # Max Depth: 29m Duration: 42mins
Diver's Notes

Strong currents, very scenic site.

Pipe fishn Kuhl's stingray.
Yellow box fish, one small and one big.
Trumpet fish.

Banded sea krait ! what a beauty !
one Big scribbled file fish.

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  • Surface interval:772 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 19.3m
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Species Identified

Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (Unicornfish)
Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Chinese trumpetfish) Found in clear, shallow water , in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . A slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey. Often darts down vertically on its prey. Usually solitary .
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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Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson & Randall, 1975 (Brown-banded pipefish) Inhabits coral reefs . Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail . Males may be brooding at 5.0-5.5 CM SL .
Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Spotted stingray) A solitary species found on sandy bottoms near rocky or coral reefs . Usually found in deeper water but moves onto the reef flat and into shallow lagoons at high tide . Occasionally covers itself with sand, leaving only ...
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Laticauda laticaudata LINNAEUS 1758 (Black-banded Sea Krait)

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