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  • Nº80 # Date: 2017-01-24 - 18:00
  • # Max Depth: 12.9m Duration: 67mins
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  • Dive type : Recreational, Night dive, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 2 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel
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  • Average depth: 9.6m
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Species Identified

Pseudoceros dimidiatus Graff, 1893 (flatworm)
Uranoscopus sulphureus Valenciennes, 1832 (Whitemargin stargazer) Inhabits reef flats and coastal bottoms but is rarely seen because it lies buried in sand or mud most of the time, with only the eyes showing. When buried, the cirri on the edge of the mouth serve to keep out the sand du...
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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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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 .
Dardanus megistos (J. F. W. Herbst, 1804) (whitespotted hermit)
Stenopus hispidus (Olivier, 1811) (banded coral shrimp)
Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Chinese trumpetfish) Found in clear, shallow water , in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . A slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey. Often darts down vertically on its prey. Usually solitary .
Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789) (Snowflake moray) Found between rocks and corals of intertidal reef flats, also in shallow lagoon and seaward reefs to depths of at least 10 m . Are benthic . Feed mainly on crustaceans. Protogynous hermaphroditism unconfirmed for this species . Safely kept with small aquarium fishes .
Sepiolina nipponensis (Berry, 1911) (Bobtail squid)
Abdopus abaculus (Norman & Sweeney, 1997)
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Caprella linearis (Linnaeus, 1767) (linear skeleton shrimp)

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