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  • Nº62 # Date: 2017-01-18 - 14:58
  • # Max Depth: 20.7m Duration: 50mins
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  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Drift, Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3 kg
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  • 1. Nitrox 33
  • 12L Steel
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  • Average depth: 15.1m
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Species Identified

Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) Blue-spotted stingrays live alone or in small groups , migrating in large schools into shallow sandy areas on the rising tide in order to feed, and dispersing back into the ocean as the tide falls to shelter in the coral c...
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Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål, 1775) (bluebanded sea perch)
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
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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Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) (Broadbarred firefish) Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Hides in crevices under rocks and coral formations during the day and hunts at night. Typically with head towards the safety of their hide-out or narrow passage . Feeds on shrimps and...
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Ostracion meleagris Shaw, 1796 (pahu)
Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787) (Striped eel catfish) The only catfish found in coral reefs. Also found in estuaries, tide pools and open coasts. Juveniles form dense ball-shaped schools of about 100 fish; adults are solitary or occur in smaller groups of around 20 and are ...
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Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849) (Tassled scorpionfish) Inhabits clear-water outer reef slopes and channels from depths of 1 to at least 35 m, in areas with mixed rock and coral substrates. Venomous spines.
Cymbacephalus beauforti (Knapp, 1973) (Crocodile fish) Lives on sand or rubble substrates of sheltered or semi-exposed reefs to a depth of at least 8 m . Well camouflaged on reefs .
Sepia latimanus Quoy and Gaimard, 1832 (Broadclub cuttlefish)
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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Chromodoris willani Rudman, 1982 (willan's chromodoris)

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