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  • Nº8 # Date: 2006-12-08 - 11:09
  • # Max Depth: 24m Duration: 36mins
Diver's Notes

Dived down to 20m along reef on to open sea bed expected big currents but none. Saw big fan coral. Plenty of fish and rays. it looks a long way up! Saw Nemo hiding in a sea anemone. Ran out of air early so came up, couldnt find my boat got on a german boat then found it 5mins later

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  • Temp: Surf 23°C Bottom 19°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Fresh
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  • Weights: 16 kg
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  • 12L Aluminium     220 → 30 bar
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  • Average depth: 16m
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Species Identified

Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830 (threebanded anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea .
Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (black-and-white damselfish) Territorial, inhabit shallow lagoon and subtidal reef flats. Form large aggregations above staghorn Acropora thickets or in smaller groups above isolated coral heads. Feed on zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, and algae...
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Pomacentrus aquilus Allen and Randall, 1980 (Dark damsel) Inhabits inshore coral reefs.
Heniochus intermedius Steindachner, 1893 (Red Sea bannerfish) Found on coral slopes Juveniles in large groups at base of reef, sometimes with H. diphreutes; adults usually solitary or paired, occasionally in groups . Feed on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates . Oviparous , monogamous . Form pairs during breeding .
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775 (Cross-stripe butterfly)

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