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  • Nº72 # Date: 2017-01-22 - 14:00
  • # Max Depth: 25.5m Duration: 51mins
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  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Drift, Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 2 kg
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  • 12L Steel
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  • Average depth: 11.9m
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Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespine unicornfish) Inhabit channels, moats, lagoon and seaward reefs with strong surge . Benthopelagic . Typically occurring in small groups. Juveniles in shallow protected bays and harbours . Mainly diurnal, feed on coarse leafy brown algae like Sargassum. Pair-spawning has been observed.
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787) (Sapphire damsel) Inhabits sandy areas of lagoon reefs, around isolated patch reefs, coral heads, or rubble. Usually in groups . Commonly found around jetty structures . Feeds on zooplankton and filamentous algae.
Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus (Bleeker, 1853) (Ringed pipefish) Inhabits tide pools, lagoons, and outer reef slopes. Found in caves and crevices. Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail . Has been reared in captivity .
Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker, 1857) (Pyramid butterflyfish) Occur in large schools that may extend several meters above the edges of steep current-swept outer reef slopes. Common . Benthopelagic . Feed on plankton . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
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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Macolor macularis Fowler, 1931 (Black-and-white snapper) Inhabits steep slopes of lagoon, channel, or seaward reefs . Juveniles occur singly on protected reef slopes with feather stars, in staghorn corals or large sponges; adults commonly occur on deep reef slopes and may be in...
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Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923) (Thompson's surgeonfish) This occasionally schooling species occurs in steep outer reef slopes and drop-offs . Benthopelagic over coral and sand . Feeds on zooplankton, particularly large gelatinous forms, and on fish eggs and crustaceans .
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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Octopus cyanea Gray, 1849 (Big blue octopus)
Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Clown triggerfish)
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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Macolor niger (Forsskål, 1775) (black snapper) Inhabits steep outer walls of lagoon, channel and seaward slopes . Juveniles are solitary, adults in large schools . Feeds on fishes and crustaceans .
Platax pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Dusky batfish) Adults are generally solitary and found under overhangs of steep outer reef slopes to a depth of at least 20 m. Juveniles are encountered in mangroves and inner sheltered reefs where they seek shelter in caves or under le...
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Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 (Bayad)
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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Scarus perrico Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 (Bumphead parrotfish)
Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 (Yellowfin surgeonfish)
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)

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