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  • Nº29 # Date: 2015-12-24 - 14:41
  • # Max Depth: 20m Duration: 44mins
Diver's Notes

Old Tin dredge sunk (probably on purpose for insurance).
Close to the shore, xith poor visibility and muddy bottom.

Loads of scorpions fish on the muddy bottom.
Crab. Honeycomb moray eel. coral banded cleaner shrimp. school of small obtuse barracuda. pipefish, lionfish, big porcupine fish.

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  • Surface interval:115 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 30°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Wreck
  • Visibility: Bad 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: 13.3m
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Species Identified

Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001 (Bigmouth scorpionfish) Inhabits coral reefs and areas with rubble bottom .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
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 .
Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811) (banded coral shrimp)
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (blue swimming crab)
Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Laced moray) Inhabits reef flats and outer reef slopes of continental reefs . One of the two largest of Indo-Pacific morays. Often in holes with cleaner wrasses or shrimps . Feeds on cephalopods and small fishes . Large adults may be aggressive . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30573.
Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829 (Obtuse barracuda) Inhabits bays and estuaries . Found in schools in seagrass beds and rocky reefs . Feeds mainly on fishes. Exhibits diurnal behavior. Also caught with set nets . Sold fresh, frozen or dried salted in markets.

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