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  • Nº10 # Date: 2008-01-07 - 13:45
  • # Max Depth: 23.4m Duration: 41mins
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  • Dive type : Training, Advanced Open Water
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Fins: US Divers -
  • Mask: Mares -
  • Wet suit: 3 mm - Shorty
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  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 20 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.6m
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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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Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)
Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783) (zebra shark) These sharks are mostly solitary but can occasionally be found in aggregations of 20 to 50 individuals . Believed to be a nocturnal hunter, they spend most of the day lazily swimming and resting on the bottom , becoming a...
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Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838) (Bearded scorpionfish) Benthic to at least 30 m .
Gymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832) (Fimbriated moray) Occurs in lagoons, reef flats and seaward reefs . Prefers protected inshore waters among dead corals, common in harbors and small caves . Probably nocturnal . Feeds on fishes and crustaceans . Possibly a protogynous hermaphrodite .
Solenostomus paradoxus (Pallas, 1770) (Harlequin ghost pipefish) Usually settles along reef edges in current-prone areas . Uncommon species found solitary or paired, among branches of gorgonians, floating weeds, or crinoids . They feed mostly on mysids but also target small benthic sh...
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Chaetodon collare Bloch, 1787 (Redtail butterflyfish) Occur in coral reefs in pairs or several aggregations. Juveniles in estuaries . Commonly exported to Europe and America, but quite difficult to acclimate to aquarium conditions. Feed on coral polyps. Usually found on reef edge and upper slope . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .

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