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  • Nº1 # Fecha: 2009-09-09 - 15:55
  • # Profundidad máxima: 11.4m Duración: 35mins
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First dive!

Fairy basslets, blackcap basslets, blue chromis, Sargeant Major, garden eels, green moray, trumpet fish, peacock flounder.

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  • Temp: Parte inferior 31°C
  • Tipo de buceo: Entrenamiento
  • Visibilidad: Buena Agua: Salada
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Especies identificadas

Gramma loreto Poey, 1868 (fairy basslet) Often found in caves or under ledges. Swim with belly toward substratum, thus under ledges seen upside down. Feed on ectoparasites of other fishes . Males show various types of nest care behavior . Retreat into recesses when alarmed . Have been reared in captivity .
Gramma melacara Böhlke & Randall, 1963 (blackcap basslet) A solitary species found on nearly vertical cliffs and drop-offs beyond outer reefs. Often upside-down. Retreats into recesses when alarmed . Has been reared in captivity . Most common in water more than 30 m deep. Gradually replaces G. loreto at depths of 15-30 m .
Chromis cyanea (Poey, 1860) (blue chromis) Common above deep outer reefs and feeds in aggregations of the small zooplankton, primarily copepods . Often with creole wrasse. Retreats into coral crevices when frightened .
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Five finger) Adults inhabit upper edge of outer reef slopes and inshore rocky reefs. Juveniles associated with drifting seaweed . Benthopelagic . Feed on zooplankton, benthic algae, and small invertebrates . Often in aggregations ,...
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Heteroconger pellegrini Castle, 1999 (garden-eel)
Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 (Green cong) A benthic and solitary species occurring along rocky shorelines, reefs, and mangroves .Usually found shallower than 30 m . Due to its large size and aggressiveness, the bites of this moray are particularly dangerous . Fe...
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Macroramphosus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758) (Longspine spinefish) Found between the seabed and midwater on the lower continental shelf, over sand. Juveniles found in oceanic surface waters ; adults normally live close to the bottom (normally in 50-350 m depth ). Gregarious. Juveniles f...
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Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Flounder) Inhabits clear sandy areas near mangroves, among seagrass, coral or rubble . Most common flounder around coral reefs . Often partially buried in sand, occasionally on hard bottoms . Feeds mainly on small fishes but also on crustaceans and octopuses. Marketed fresh .

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