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Yellow boxfish (juvenile)

Ostracion cubicus

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Yellow boxfish (juvenile)

Ostracion cubicus

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The Yellow boxfish (juvenile) is easy to recognize due to its boxy appearance and the bright yellow body with black spots. Boxfishes secrete a potent toxin (a.k.a. ostracitoxin) from their skin when they are in danger or stressed. Many reef predators will take one taste and spit them out. A juvenile boxfish is about 5-8 cm in length. Adults can grow up to 45 cm. They inhabit coral and rocky reefs and are usually found at depths between 1 and 50 meters. Juveniles are often found between Acropora corals and narrow crevices. Boxfishes feed mainly on algae, but also eat other tiny animals like microorganisms, invertebrates, mollusks and crustaceans. It uses its thick puckered lips to blow jets of water at the sand, exposing hiding animals.

Dive log

Dive #19

Surface interval

Time:
Pressure Group:

Entry

Time:
09:45
Air:
200 bar

Dive

Safety stop:
3 min
1st level
Depth:
22
Time:
0:15
P.G:
F
2nd level
Depth:
16
Time:
0:15
P.G:
M
3rd level
Depth:
12
Time:
0:10
P.G:
P
    RNT: + ABT:
    TBT:

Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Air temperature
37 degrees
Surface conditions
Mild waves
Water temperature
29 degrees
Current
Weak
Visibility
20 meters

Exit

Time:
10:25
Air:
60 bar

Buddy

Mike (English)

Gear

Shorty, 4 KG, rental regulator and BCD (Mares)

Comments

Very happy with my air consumption.

Notes

Divemaster Tom (Example Divers)with four fundivers.

Within a few minutes we encountered a Titan Triggerfish, which sometimes can be aggressive. This one was relaxed and ignored us. We found a sea anemone with three Pink Anemonefish and spend some time watching these actieve little fish playing hide and seek. We swam into a group of hundreds of Yellowtail Barracuda, which as impressive to see.

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