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  • Nº20 # Date: 2014-08-31 - 12:54
  • # Max Depth: 26.8m Duration: 38mins
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Wreck dive on SS Yongala

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  • Temp: Surf 23°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Wreck
  • Visibility: Good Water: Fresh
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 35
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • 2. Air
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  • 5. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • 6. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • 7. Air
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  • 8. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.2m
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Species Identified

Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède, 1801 (Talang queenfish) Inhabits coastal waters, frequently near reefs and offshore islands . Occasionally found in estuaries. Usually in small groups . Feeds on fishes, cephalopods, and other pelagic prey .
Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833 (Bayad)
Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775) (Tiera batfish) Large adults live in sheltered bays as well as deep offshore. Commonly found around shipwrecks in small groups and occasionally forms large schools. Small juveniles with floating debris and form aggregations as they find ...
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Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775) (Giant trevally) Pelagic over sand and rock . Adults occur singly and inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Juveniles found in estuaries. Feed on crustaceans and fishes at night . Large individuals may be ciguatoxic. The largest t...
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Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 (Humphead wrasse) Humphead wrasses are extremely long-lived, known to survive for at least 30 years, and taking around five to seven years to reach sexual maturity . Adults are usually solitary, spending the day roaming the reef and returni...
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Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål, 1775) (Giant grouper) Prefers clear water areas on coral reefs; juveniles have been taken from reef flats and in tide pools, adults found in deeper waters. Solitary and common in lightly fished areas . Adults from Oceania almost exclusively f...
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Epinephelus tukula Morgans, 1959 (potato cod) Mainly found in deep reef channels and seamounts, in current prone areas . Juveniles may be found in tide pools . Feeds on reef fishes, skates, crabs, and spiny lobsters . Considered to be exceedingly territorial and ve...
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