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  • Nº39 # Date: 2018-09-13 - 15:40
  • # Max Depth: 12m Duration: 47mins
Diver's Notes

Can only dive at this site if the boat is not docked. Easy entry, difficult exit due to wave action.
Entered South Side of the pier on Flavia's recommendation. Swam along the surface for a short while then descended, almost immediately we spotted a turtle swimming along the sandy bed. Continued to 2nd structure then moved from South to North. When we reached the 2nd structure on the North side we returned along the same route until we reached the same start point, took a heading and headed in shore.

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  • Temp: Bottom 30°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 10 kg
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  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 89 bar
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  • Average depth: 8m
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Species Identified

Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 (Atlantic tarpon)
Caretta caretta Linnaeus 1758 (Loggerhead Turtle) Adults are primarily carnivorous, using their powerful jaws to crack open crustaceans such as crabs and even seemingly impenetrable molluscs such as the queen conch (Strombus gigas) and giant clam (Tridacna s...
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Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (honeycomb cowfish) Occurs in clear water around coral reefs. Feeds on sponges, alcyonarians, tunicates, and shrimp. Uncommon and wary . Consumed fresh, generally roasted .
Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cowfish) Found in shallow water down to about 80 m, mainly in seagrass beds . Feeds on sessile invertebrates such as tunicates, gorgonians and anemones, as well as on slow-moving crustaceans, sponges , hermit crabs and marine plants . Oviparous . Considered an excellent food fish; marketed fresh .
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blue tang surgeonfish) Inhabits coral reefs, inshore grassy or rocky areas. Forms small groups . Mainly diurnal. Feeds entirely on algae . At Fernando de Noronha Archipelago in southwestern Atlantic, juveniles hold cleaning stations togeth...
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Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) (yellowtail snapper)
Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (queen angelfish) Found on coral reefs. Generally occurs solitarily or in pairs. Moves gracefully between seafans, seawhips, and corals . Stomach contents of 26 specimens indicate that the species feeds almost exclusively on sponges supp...
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Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791) (Blue head) Inhabits reef areas, inshore bays and seagrass beds. Feeds mainly on zooplankton and small benthic animals, but may also feed on ectoparasites of other fishes . Spawn at midday throughout the year . A protogynous hermap...
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Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes, 1841 (Caribbean trumpetfish) Commonly found in weedy areas and especially around reefs, where they usually swim snout-down among sea whips . A solitary ambusher of small fishes and crustaceans that lurk among branching coral or gorgonians. Often swi...
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