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  • Nº92 # Date: 2021-11-17 - 06:50
  • # Max Depth: 28.6m Duration: 34mins
Diver's Notes

Deep Dive - Part of Callum and Katrina's advanced course
Left from the jetty. Went left against the current and returned to jetty.

Banded cleaner shrimp, Lion Fish, Goldies, Neons, Choclate Dips, Brown MArbled Grouper (?), Harlequin Triggerfish, Scorpionfish, Black Spotted Puffer, MAaked Puffer.

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 25°C Bottom 25°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training, Deep dive, Reef
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Boots: Aqualung -
  • Wet suit: Aqualung - HydroFlex
  • Computer: Cressi Sub - Giotto
  • Mask: Cressi - Big eyes
  • BCD: Scubapro - Equator
  • Regulator: Scubapro - C370 Balanced
  • Weights: 10 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     210 → 105 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.5m
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Species Identified

Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Periclimenes yucatanicus (Ives, 1891) (spotted cleaner shrimp)
Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters, 1855) (Sea goldie) Found above coral outcrops or patch reefs of clear lagoons, channels, or outer reef slopes. Form large aggregations. Feed on zooplankton . A protogynous hermaphrodite . Males are territorial and haremic . Color patter...
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Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (black-and-white damselfish) Territorial, inhabit shallow lagoon and subtidal reef flats. Form large aggregations above staghorn Acropora thickets or in smaller groups above isolated coral heads. Feed on zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, and algae...
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Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946 (Chocolate dip) Usually seen singly or in small groups on coastal reefs, amongst mixed algae-coral reef or rocky reefs . Found on exposed seaward reefs; less abundant in lagoons and channels. Feeds on zooplankton.
Epinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849) (Camouflage grouper) Usually found in coral-rich areas of lagoon and outer reefs; in caves and large crevices to swim through . Most abundant around islands, particularly atolls. Usually in small schools. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and fi...
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Oxymonacanthus halli Marshall, 1952 (Harlequin filefish) Inhabits coral rich fringing reefs and feeds on Acropora polyps .
Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier, 1829) (Barchin scorpionfish) Common in areas with mixed sand and rubble in reef flats, shallow lagoons and channels. A nocturnal species.
Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Blackspotted puffer) Inhabit coastal to outer reef crest and slopes with rich invertebrate growth. Adults often in pairs . Feed on corals , crustaceans, mollusks, sponges, tunicates and algae . Generally common .
Arothron diadematus (Rüppell, 1829) (Masked puffer) Inhabits coral-rich fringing reefs .

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