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  • Nº48 # Date: 1998-12-21 - 07:29
  • # Max Depth: 21m Duration: 47mins
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Drift dive from Raggies to Pinnacles

In - 07:29
Out - 08:16
Average depth - 14m
Visibility - 15 m ->, 20 m |

Water 23*C. Saw 6 x Skates, Blue Spotted Ray, Choc Dips, Moorish Idols, Cleaner Wrasse, 1.5-2 M Honeycomb Moray Eel, Bat Fish, Trigger Fish

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  • Temp: Surf 27°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: 14m
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Species Identified

Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758 (Brown skate) Found over soft bottoms of the shelf and the uppermost slope . Depth range from 17-300 m, and up to depth of 462 m in the eastern Ionian Sea . Feed on all kinds of benthic animals, also on fish offal . Oviparous. Disti...
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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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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 .
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
Labroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Bluestreak cleaner wrasse) Inhabits coral rich areas of inner lagoons and subtidal reef flats to seaward reefs . Feeds on crustacean ectoparasites and mucus of other fishes . Monogamous . A protogynous hermaphrodite . Stays in stations where oth...
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Gymnothorax griseus (Lacepède, 1803) (Geometric moray) Found in shallow coastal waters, on coral and rocky reefs . Simultaneous hermaphroditism is confirmed for this species .
Gymnothorax favagineus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Laced moray) Inhabits reef flats and outer reef slopes of continental reefs . One of the two largest of Indo-Pacific morays. Often in holes with cleaner wrasses or shrimps . Feeds on cephalopods and small fishes . Large adults may be aggressive . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30573.
Parastromateus niger (Bloch, 1795) (Black batfish) Inhabits coastal areas with muddy substrate. Found near the bottom during daytime and near the surface at night. Enters estuaries . Normally forms large schools . Swims on its side near the surface . Feeds on zooplankton . Excellent food fish ; marketed fresh, may be dried or salted .

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