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  • Nº63 # Date: 2017-01-19 - 09:59
  • # Max Depth: 25.4m Duration: 66mins
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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: 16.7m
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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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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.
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 .
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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Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
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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Sepioteuthis lessoniana Férussac, 1831 in Lesson, 1830-1831 (Bigfin reef squid)
Thaumoctopus mimicus Norman & Hochberg, 2005 (Mimic Octopus)
Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Richardson, 1845) (slender moray) Fairly common inhabitant of reef flats where it is usually encountered in shallow tidal pools. Often in shipwrecks; usually in pairs or small aggregations, and shares habitat with other morays .

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