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  • Nº59 # Date : 2012-06-21 - 11:36
  • # Profondeur Max: 12.2m Durée : 52mins
Notes du plongeur

Reef with 3 caves, one of which is supposed to be home to a nurse shark - but no luck it was nursing away today!
Pretty similar to the previous dive, plenty squirrelfish, lionfish, a few rays, trumpetfish, pufferfishes...
Beautiful jellyfish awaiting us on exit.

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  • Type de plongée : Loisir, Dérivante
  • Visibilité : Bonne Type d'eau Salée
Equipement particulier utilisé
  • Ordinateur: Mares - Nemo Excel
  • Lest : 4 kg
Récemment sur Bayahibe
Photos récentes sur Bayahibe
Centre de plongée & Palanquée
  • Gri Gri Divers a signé votre carnet de plongée avec les paramètres : 12.2m / 52mins
  • Palanquée : Wayne, Mike
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Profil de plongée

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     190 → 60 bar
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  • Profondeur moyenne: 9.6m
  • Conso Air Surface: 1.28 bar/min
  • VRM: 15.36 L/min
Données fournies par EOL.org

Espèces identifiées

Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Sargocentron coruscum (Poey, 1860) (reef squirrelfish) Inhabit sandy, rocky and coral bottoms . More common on seaward reefs than on protected reefs. Retreat into recesses when alarmed . Nocturnal . Secretive, found deep in crevices between branches of live corals . Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae .
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Dark green parrotfish) Inhabits coral reefs with clear water . Young may be found in seagrass beds and other heavily vegetated bottoms. Feeds mainly on soft algae, but has been observed to graze on live corals like, Montastraea annularis ....
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Carangoides ruber (Bloch, 1793) (Bar jack) Common in clear insular areas or in coral reefs off mainland coasts . Juveniles frequent areas with algae . Usually in schools which may be spawning groups; occasionally solitary. Feeds on fishes, shrimps and othe...
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Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes, 1841 (Caribbean trumpetfish) Commonly found in weedy areas and especially around reefs, where they usually swim snout-down among sea whips . A solitary ambusher of small fishes and crustaceans that lurk among branching coral or gorgonians. Often...
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Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterbun) Inhabit shallow reefs and generally occurs singly or in pairs. Feed mainly on zoantharians, polychaete worms, gorgonians and tunicates. Easily approached . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Spooted drum) Occurs primarily on coral reefs. Secretive and usually solitary, under ledges or near small caves . Often seen during the day around the bases of corals . Feeds at night on crabs, shrimps, and polychaetes. Easily approached . Has been reared in captivity .
Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (honeycomb cowfish) Occurs in clear water around coral reefs. Feeds on sponges, alcyonarians, tunicates, and shrimp. Uncommon and wary . Consumed fresh, generally roasted .
Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870 (brown garden eel) Found on sandy bottom, living in colonies . Feed on plankton and detritus . They retreat into burrow when frightened . Probably spawn during warm season . Larval life spans 6-8 months .

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