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  • Nº12 # Date: 2014-05-13
  • # Max Depth: 25m Duration: 55mins
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Tokong Laut a.k.a. "The Pinnacle." OW Certification Dive Two - Deep Dive. Saw a shitload of marine life: triggerfish, pipefish, pufferfish, boxfish, bamboo shark, batfish, clownfish, angelfish, scorpionfish, moray ell, shrimp

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  • Dive type : Training
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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Rhinecanthus assasi (Forsskål, 1775) (Picasso triggerfish) Inhabits shallow sandy and rubble areas of coral reefs . Juveniles are commonly found on reef flats . Feeds on benthic invertebrates . Caught with artisanal gear, mainly pots .
Cosmocampus arctus (Jenkins and Evermann, 1889) (Pipefish)
Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller and Henle, 1838 (Brown-banded bamboo shark) A common inshore bottom shark found on coral reefs, often in tide pools . Probably feeds on bottom invertebrates and small fish . Oviparous . Can survive up to 12 hours out of water . Gills sometimes infested by larval ...
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Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 (Large-scaled scorpion fish) Solitary and sedentary over rocky, sandy or muddy bottoms. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans and mollusks .
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
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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