Lucas Barreto
Brazil
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Nº22
Date: 2012-08-12 - 12:53
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Max Depth: 8.8m Duration: 51mins
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- Temp: Surf 25°C Bottom 22°C
- Dive type : Training
- Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Computer: Suunto - Zoop
- Fins: Aqualung - Slingshot
- Wet suit: sea sub - Euro
- BCD: Halcyon - Wing and Back Plate
- Boots: Mares -
- Compass: Seasub -
- Regulator: Aqualung - Legend
- Weights: 6 kg
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Dive Profile
- 1. Nitrox 36
- 11L Aluminium 200 → 70 bar
- Average depth: 5.9m
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Species Identified
Squatina dumeril Lesueur, 1818 (Atlantic angel shark)
Occurs on the outer continental shelf and the upper slope. Found from shoreline to depths of 1,375 m . Feeds on small bottom fishes, crustaceans and bivalves. Ovoviviparous. Will bite when captured and can inflict nasty lacerations with its trap-like jaws and pointed teeth.
Muraena retifera Goode and Bean, 1882 (Moray eel)
Known only from moderate depths along outer continental shelf.
Pomacanthus zonipectus (Gill, 1862) (Angelfish)
Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Stonefish)
Most widespread stonefish . Found on sandy or rubble areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons and in small pools during low tide well camouflaged among the substrate and sometimes even covered with algae . Solitary specie...
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Callinectes sapidus M. J. Rathbun, 1896 (blue crab)
Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792) (Atlantic needlefish)
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