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  • Nº22 # Date: 2015-12-22 - 17:10
  • # Max Depth: 13m Duration: 46mins
Diver's Notes

Very fun !
Swim through under big granit boulders ! very scenic.

Green turtle, box fish, clown triggerfish (my first one !)
Blue ringed and emperor angel fish.
Humpback unicornfish. Big surgeon fish, orangespine unicornfish.
Mappa pufferfish.

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  • Surface interval:71 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good 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: 8.7m
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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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Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801) (Orangespine unicornfish)
Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835) (Humpback unicornfish) Inhabits deep coastal, usually in small groups but occasionally in large schools . An uncommon species found in seaward reef slopes , also along rocky shores . Feeds on benthic algae . Caught with nets .
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.
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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Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Clown triggerfish)
Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833 (Powderblue surgeonfish) Inhabits shallow, clear coastal and island coral reefs . Usually found on reef flats and along upper seaward slopes . May occur singly or in large feeding aggregations. Monogamous . Feeds on benthic algae; on small, sp...
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Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (Angel fish) Juveniles are encountered under ledges, or in holes of outer lagoon patch reefs or semi-protected areas of exposed channels and outer reef flats. Subadults move to reef front holes and surge channels. Large adults inhabi...
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