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  • Nº61 # Date: 2017-01-18 - 11:54
  • # Max Depth: 21.1m Duration: 50mins
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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Drift, Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • 1. Nitrox 33
  • 12L Steel
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  • Average depth: 14.9m
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Species Identified

Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796 (pahu)
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Nemateleotris magnifica Fowler, 1938 (Fire goby) Inhabits upper portions of outer reef slopes . Benthopelagic . Hovers above the bottom, facing the current to feed on zooplankton, copepods, and crustacean larvae. Several individuals may share the same hole . Has a ha...
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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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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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Scorpaenopsis macrochir Ogilby, 1910 (Flasher scorpionfish) A rare inhabitant of mixed sand and rubble areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons. Usually buries itself in the substrate when in sand or sits amongst rubble where it has good camouflage . Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland .
Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836) (Redtoothed triggerfish) Inhabits reef channels or along slopes that are subject to strong currents . Occur in current-swept seaward coral reefs. Usually form aggregations and feed on zooplankton as well as sponges . Juveniles associated with i...
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Caesio teres Seale, 1906 (Yellow and blueback fusilier) Found primarily around coral reefs, with a preference for coralline lagoons. Feeds on zooplankton in large midwater groups. Forms schools with other caesionids. Migrates to select areas around the reef to spawn near the...
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Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801 (Harlequin sweetlips) Inhabits coral-rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults are solitary, near and under ledges or caves by day. Juveniles are found among corals . Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, and fishes at night. Juveniles...
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Lamprometra palmata (Müller, 1841) (Feather star)
Amphiprion ocellaris Cuvier, 1830 (false clown anemonefish)
Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (flying gurnard) Found on sand, mud or over rocks in sandy areas, exploring the bottom with the free part of the pectoral fins . Feeds primarily on benthic crustaceans, especially crabs, clams and small fishes. Neither anterolateral glandural groove nor venom gland is present .

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