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  • Nº38 # Date: 1998-07-18 - 08:00
  • # Max Depth: 25m Duration: 25mins
Diver's Notes

Boat dive
In - 08:00
Out - 08:25
Average depth - 18 m
Visibility - 10 m ->, 25 m |

Very interesting dive on the wreck. Saw large game fish and a large Brindle Bass (2m). Couple of Lion Fish. Good prep for the dive. Lou's qualifying DM dive. Choc dips and cleaner wrasse seen as well.

2 x hang tanks at 6m/1min and 3m/3min.

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  • Temp: Surf 21°C Bottom 19°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Wreck
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 8 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     220 → 120 bar
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  • Average depth: 16.7m
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Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790) (Giant grouper) The largest bony fish found in coral reefs . Common in shallow waters. Found in caves or wrecks; also in estuaries. Individuals more than a meter long have been caught from shore and in harbors. Juveniles secretive in ...
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Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) (Devil firefish) Lives in coastal waters in muddy habitats . Fin spines highly venomous, may cause human death .
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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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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