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  • Nº1 # Date: 2013-10-02 - 00:40
  • # Max Depth: 21.3m Duration: 40mins
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Alien Nation, Grand Turks. Third largest reef system in the world!
I give up trying to log species on this thing... it's hard to look up and I'm not sure if it's even the right creature... Saw some Sea Turtles, a Stingray, Grouper, Yellowfin Snapper, and some Anglefish

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  • Temp: Surf 82°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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Species Identified

Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786) (sharpnose puffer) Inhabits reefs and marginal habitats such as seagrass beds . Diet consists of seagrass, sponges, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks, polychaete worms, sea urchins, starfishes, hydroids and algae . Monogamous .
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) (Black triggerfish)
Plectropomus punctatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) (mottled coraltrout) Usually found in shallow water , however, Kyushin et al. reported specimens caught on a vertical longline at depths of 45 to 62 m. Solitary or in small groups. Often drifts well above the bottom . Feeds exclusively on fishes . Also caught with trawls.
Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795) (Angelfish) Inhabits rock jetties, rocky reefs and rich coral areas. Juveniles often associated with fire corals . Feeds on tunicates, sponges, zoantharians and algae. Marketed fresh .

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