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  • Nº66 # Date: 1999-12-26 - 07:05
  • # Max Depth: 21m Duration: 45mins
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Drift dive Pinnacles to Raggie Cave

In - 07:05
Out - 07:50
Average depth - 13 m
Visibility - 15 m ->, 20 m |

2 x Raggies in the cave, Emperor Angel Fish, Six Stripe Soap Fish, Flute Mouth, Snappers, Moorish Idols, Chocolate Dips, Large Parrot Fish. Lead dive.

See loads of fish from the boat. Surface like a mirror. Eagle Ray jumped out of water.

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  • Temp: Surf 25°C Bottom 24°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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  • Dive with B.J. Voster
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  • 12L Steel     200 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 14m
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Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (sand tiger shark) The sand tiger shark is one of the best-studied of the shark species. They are the only sharks known to gulp air at the surface and store it in their stomach to provide buoyancy . These sharks generally mate between Octobe...
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Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) (Angel fish) Juveniles are encountered under ledges, or in holes of outer lagoon patch reefs or semi-protected areas of exposed channels and outer reef flats. Subadults move to reef front holes and surge channels. Large adults inhabi...
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Grammistes sexlineatus (Thunberg, 1792) (Sixline soapfish) Inhabits coastal waters over corals and rocky substrates . Usually hides beneath ledges and small caves during the day . Small juveniles have only two white stripes, dividing with growth into numerous lines. The lines b...
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Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803 (Pacific cornetfish)
Paracaesio xanthura (Bleeker, 1869) (Yellowtail blue snapper) Occurs over rocky bottoms, sometimes forming large schools. Feeds largely on zooplankton . Marketed fresh or frozen.
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
Chromis dimidiata (Klunzinger, 1871) (bicolor reeffish) Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs. Abundant, in large aggregations over reef tops and upper edges of slopes . Usually seen solitary in reefs, staying close to the substrate in depths of about 10 m .

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