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  • Nº52 # Date: 1998-12-27 - 06:35
  • # Max Depth: 23m Duration: 47mins
Diver's Notes

Drift dive across North Sands to Inside Edge

In - 06:35
Out - 7:22
Average depth - 15m
Visibility - 20 m ->, 20 m |

Water 23*C. Sea very calm. Blue ribbon tail skates. 4 x Scorpion Fish. Goat Fish. Weird looking Nudibranchs. Moorish Idols, Lion Fish under overhang. 2 x sand sharks.

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  • Temp: Surf 25°C Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     210 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.3m
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Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) Blue-spotted stingrays live alone or in small groups , migrating in large schools into shallow sandy areas on the rising tide in order to feed, and dispersing back into the ocean as the tide falls to shelter in the coral c...
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Parascorpaena mossambica (Peters, 1855) (Mozambique scorpionfish) Inhabits areas with mixed sand and rubble in reef flats, shallow lagoons, and channels. Hides during the day, ventures out in the open at night. Anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland .
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) (Giant guitarfish) The giant guitarfish swims onto reef flats at high tide to feed and find refuge . Diet comprises crabs, lobsters, clams, small fish and squid . Males mature at a length of around 156 cm, females at around 177 cm. Repr...
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