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  • Nº73 # Date: 2017-01-22 - 16:00
  • # Max Depth: 23.5m Duration: 47mins
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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: 13.2m
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Arothron mappa (Lesson, 1831) (Map puffer) Occur in clear lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs . Adults usually along deep drop-offs . Usually close to shelter. Occur singly . Feed on algae, sponges, and benthic invertebrates.
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1857) (Square-spot fairy basslet) Aggregations of this species occur a few meters above the edges of current-swept drop-offs . Females and males in separate aggregations or mixed sexes . Juveniles solitary and remain close to shelter . Seldom encountered in the aquarium trade .
Pseudanthias dispar (Herre, 1955) (Peach fairy basslet) Found at the upper-edge of steep outer reef slopes , with moderate currents . Occurs in large aggregations , of mixed sexes when feeding in currents sweeping the reef .
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Gray reef shark) Occurs on continental and insular shelves and oceanic waters adjacent to them . Common on coral reefs, often in deeper areas near drop-offs to the open sea, in atoll passes, and in shallow lagoons adjacent to areas of str...
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Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822) (Green grouper) Inhabit turbid coastal reefs and are often found in brackish water over mud and rubble . Juveniles are common in shallow waters of estuaries over sand, mud and gravel and among mangroves . Feed on small fishes, shrimps...
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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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Plectorhinchus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (yellowbanded sweetlip) Found in deep inner to outer reef habitats . Occurs singly or in aggregations along coral slopes of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles solitary on shallow protected reefs . Feeds on benthic invertebrates in open ...
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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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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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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 .
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Naso annulatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Whitemargin unicornfish)
Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Palette surgeonfish) Occur in clear, current-swept terraces of seaward reefs. Observed in loose aggregations 1 or 2 meters above the bottom; juveniles and subadults typical in groups near isolated Pocillopora eydouxi coral heads and when alar...
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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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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 .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
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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