Xkey
Egypt
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Date: 2010-10-15 - 09:21
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Max Depth: 22m Duration: 41mins
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- Temp: Surf 38°C Bottom 21°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Reef
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Regulator: Mares -
- Wet suit: Scubapro - 7mm semidry
- Weights: 13 kg
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- 1. Air
- 12L Aluminium 210 → 50 bar
- Average depth: 14.7m
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Species Identified
Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795) (Guinea moray eel)
Oxycirrhites (Bécasse à carreaux)
Pterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) (Broadbarred firefish)
Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Hides in crevices under rocks and coral formations during the day and hunts at night. Typically with head towards the safety of their hide-out or narrow passage . Feeds on shrimps and...
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Caesio caerulaurea Lacepède, 1801 (Blue and gold fusilier)
Inhabits coastal areas, primarily around coral reefs. Found in schools in deep lagoons and along seaward reefs , mixing with other species of fusiliers . Juveniles used as tuna bait fish. Oviparous, with small pelagic eggs .
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Dive 6 in Sharm dived with Omaar. Massive conga eel, Omaar picked it up as it was really old and its jaw had gone weak and no longer lined up. Swam down to massive fan coral where we saw a longnosed hawkfish was hiding between 2 fans. We saw several lionfish with their spines spread wide. very pretty but poisonous!. Omaar got his SMB out and as all fish swim horozontally and the SMB was vertical 500-1000 lunar fusiliers got confused and congregatedaround it as he wound it back down to us they followed untill they were all around us Omaar then shouted Rrrrraaahh! and waved his hands and they all shot off! Great. Also near the end of the dive we saw alarge grouper. 3 of us did 3m safety stop in the shelter of the reef the colours near the surface are way more vivid than deeper due to colour saturation/filtration in the water good first dive of the day enjoyed it.