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  • Nº8 # Date: 2012-04-07 - 08:12
  • # Max Depth: 15.5m Duration: 51mins
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  • Temp: Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795) (Guinea moray eel)
Chilomycterus affinis Günther, 1870 (Pacific burrfish) Inhabits coral or rocky areas in shallow water. Often found washed up on beaches. Known to brace themselves against the substrate to sleep at night .
Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789) (Snowflake moray) Found between rocks and corals of intertidal reef flats, also in shallow lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of at least 10 m . Are benthic . Feed mainly on crustaceans. Protogynous hermaphroditism unconfirmed for this species . Safely kept with small aquarium fishes .
Solenostomus cyanopterus Bleeker, 1854 (Ghost pipefish) Mostly pelagic until it settles on the substrate for breeding . Uncommon species found in coastal reefs and weedy areas . Monogamous, always in pairs . Females carry the eggs in their pelvic fins that are modified to form a brood pouch . Feed on small crustaceans .

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