South Africa
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Nº10
Date: 2013-01-02 - 09:00
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Max Depth: 18.9m Duration: 55mins
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- Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 26°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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- Weights: 7 kg
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- 15L Steel 210 → 60 bar
- Average depth: 12.6m
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Species Identified
Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847 (Ember parrotfish)
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish)
Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Gymnothorax undulatus (Lacepède, 1803) (Moray)
Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860) (Abbott's moray eel)
Benthic in crevices .
Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846) (Thornback cowfish)
Inhabit clear outer lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic over rubble and sand at 5-132 m . Males are highly territorial . Poisonous in some parts of the tropics .
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Very clean water and almost no current. Did not see any sharks. Aquatic life was plenty. Would dive Aliwal lots more if I get more of these conditions.