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Egypt
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Date: 2010-10-15 - 15:44
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Max Depth: 20m Duration: 46mins
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- Temp: Surf 39°C Bottom 21°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Reef
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Regulator: Mares -
- Wet suit: Scubapro - 7mm semidry
- Weights: 14 kg
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Dive buddies:
Jenny Clendening,
Neil Morris
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- 1. Air
- 12L Aluminium 220 → 50 bar
- Average depth: 13.3m
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Species Identified
Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Barracuda)
Found near prominent current-swept lagoons or seaward reefs . Also in bays and inner turbid lagoons . Nocturnally active, but occurring in relatively large schools during the day . Sold fresh or processed into fish cakes .
Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (northern quahog)
Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common remora)
Usually associated with sharks but also attaches itself to other large fishes, sea turtles and even ships ; found in gill chambers, fins and body surface . Sometimes free-swimming . Younger individual is more active as parasite pickers . Feeds on parasitic copepods .
Epinephelus chlorostigma (Valenciennes, 1828) (Brownspotted grouper)
Found over a wide range of habitats like seagrass beds and outer reef slopes ; in the South China Sea, it is also found on mud bottoms. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans . Sexual transition from female to male occurs...
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Rhinecanthus assasi (Forsskål, 1775) (Picasso triggerfish)
Inhabits shallow sandy and rubble areas of coral reefs . Juveniles are commonly found on reef flats . Feeds on benthic invertebrates . Caught with artisanal gear, mainly pots .
Arothron diadematus (Rüppell, 1829) (Masked puffer)
Inhabits coral-rich fringing reefs .
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Dive 8 in sharm Dive with Omaar Best dive of the day in my opinion. Saw barracuda on the surface and several big clams about 12" long. A Remora came over to the group and then came across to me it was swimming around me trying to attatch its self- Cute little thingabout 800mm long ~<-___->~ I saw a really big brown marbled grouper lying in the sand. Saw 2-3 trigger fish destroying the coral snapping bits off from the reef TUT TUT. Also came across a masked puffer fish which was quite deep but i managed to descend and take a look ;) We then ascended to 8m where 2-3 of the fast breathers went up. We carried on abit farther throught the mountainous coral garden where the most beautiful colours were Jenny spotted a really strange graceful phyllidia (sea catapillar) with the best invention for walking was really good. Lots of small suction pads(black) on its underside as it slowly moved across a rock good find Jenny. Spent the last few minutes taking in the sights of my last Red Sea dive :( Now back to the good old R north Sea Brrr.