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Cardinalfish

Swimming, Snorkeling and Diving to See and Observe the Cardinalfish

The cardinalfish is a rock fish that lives between 5 and 50 meters in summer and in winter up to 200 meters. It is a fish that lives in groups and is usually found at the entrance of caves. During dives, divers are often surrounded by a cloud of small fish that give life to the dive sites.

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Apogon imberbis
Macro
Apogon, Mouthbrooding cardinalfish, Apogon imberbis, Castagnole rouge

Food

The cardinalfish feeds on smaller fish and invertebrates.

Breeding

Both the male and the female perform courtship dances. They spin together, very close to each other. The fertilization takes place inside the female. After a few days, the female secretes thousands of eggs. The eggs are contained in a mass of mucus. The male collects the eggs in its mouth for the incubation. It cannot eat until the eggs hatch.


Dive centers

 

Mio Palmo Cavalaire
France  - Cavalaire sur Mer
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The Mio Palmo diving center is located in the Résidences du Port, close to Cavalaire town center. Mio Palmo features a dedicated dive shop, a changing room, and comfortable amenities. Mio Palmo is also equipped with a modern filling station with air and nitrox, as well as buffer tanks for quick refilling of tanks. You can also get oxygen on site. The Mio Palmo diving school offers the possibility of FFESSM and PADI training, from the first dive to divemaster and instructor. Technical diving is in the spotlight here with TEC REC PADI courses. In front of Mio Palmo, you can take advantage of the paid parking from June 15th to September 15th. You can avoid carrying your diving equipment over a long distance thanks to the boats located in front of the center. The Mio Palmo, a comfortable and fast boat, in yellow aluminum, takes 20 divers. The 25-person Europa boat has a sundeck, toilet, and large cabin. Dive to your heart's content in the bay of Cavalaire and around Cap Camarat. You visit wrecks like the Rubis and the best dive sites of Cavalaire-sur-Mer around Cap Taillat and Lardier. Take a look around the Roches Quairolles. From Mio Palmo, you can also explore the most beautiful wrecks in the Mediterranean, such as the Greek or the Donator, as well as the underwater world of the Port-Cros and Porquerolles National Parks, which offer the best diving in the Mediterranean. [+]

  • Located close to the dive sites
  • Near Downtown area
  • Carry Less Equipment
From 45,00 €

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Massilia Plongée
France  - Marseille
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The diving centre Atoll plongée located 31 Traverse Prat in Marseille's 8th arrondissement has become Massilia Plongée! The dormitories have been replaced by very pretty, comfortable, and stylish rooms for two, four, and six people. Groups of up to 15 people can also be accommodated. Whether you're a diver or not, Massilia Green House is open all year round, just a stone's throw from the Port of Pointe Rouge. You can eat on-site at lunchtime, in the large dining room, or outside under the trees. Experienced divers have access to comfortable changing rooms with showers, an equipment drying room, an equipment store, and a nitrox and trimix inflation room. You can also store your diving equipment on-site. At 8.30 am, you will be equipped on-site and then transferred by minibus to the car park near the INPP. At 9 am you'll board Massilia Plongée's large semi-rigid boat for a trip to Marseille's most beautiful dive sites. The Massilia Plongée school specializes in scuba diving and IANTD technical outings and training. Independent divers, self-guided groups, and tek and rebreather divers can all find something to suit them here at Massilia Plongée, with their own equipment and breathing block, at very reasonable prices. The Massilia Plongée club is an ideal place for experienced divers who want to specialize in technical diving too (re)discover Marseille's seabed with serenity and pleasure. Here, wrecks, caves, and drop-offs attract divers from all over Europe! Try the Normoxic Trimix in a light configuration using your own recreational equipment. Or stay underwater for longer with more gas, in "heavy configuration". [+]

  • fast boat
  • Welcome groups
  • Tek Center
From 26,00 €

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Mateua Dive
Spain  - L'Escala
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Mateua Dive is located in L'Escala, in the municipality of Girona, north of L'Estartit. Open from 9 am to 1.30 pm and 3.30 pm to 7 pm all week, Mateua Dive staff are on duty all day on Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 7.30 pm. You feel like you're somewhere else at Mateua Dive with its white premises and large carpeted terrace with wooden benches. You can have lunch and a drink between dives. What's on the menu? Tapas, burgers and colourful mixed salads. Accessible thanks to ramps, people with reduced mobility are also supervised underwater by specially trained instructors. Enjoy 5 hot showers, a changing room with benches and hangers to leave your towels and personal belongings and put on your wetsuit. The Mateua Dive training centre offers SSI theory courses in the indoor classroom equipped with a blackboard and also outside in a shaded area to take shelter from the sun. All SSI courses for divers are offered from Basic Diver to Advanced Adventure as well as specialities to improve your rescue skills with stress and rescue and react right or more fun dives to become a Night Diver, ideal to discover the Mediterranean fauna of L'Escala in peace by the light of your night lamp. Board the Sirenita, a 10-metre boat with a capacity of 25 people, or the faster 6.20-metre RIB to reach the popular dive spots of the Medes Islands. The Mateua Dive Centre offers around 20 dive sites along the coast with cave dives, ideal for becoming a PADI Cave Diver. Become a PADI Deep Diver by doing deep dives around the small islands of Illes de Cala Ferriolo, Illes Cala Pedroso and of course, Ille Mateua, right in front of the Mateua Dive club! The wreck of the Marmoler is one of the best dives in L'Escala. Follow the Wreck Diver speciality here! [+]

  • SSI Training
  • Diving around Islands
  • Welcome groups
From 29,00 €

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Be Free To Dive
France  - Villeneuve-Loubet
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The diving school Be free to dive is located in Villeneuve-Loubet, in the Marina Baie des Anges, about 20 minutes from Nice. Meet us at the parking lot of La Digue. Jérôme and his team welcome you on the Quai des Grands Yachts, in wooden bungalows. You will embark on semi-rigid boats between two large boats at anchor, 30 meters from the center. The Be Free to Dive diving center offers FFESSM and SSI training courses, from baptism to level 4. If you are a snorkeling enthusiast, Be free to dive offers you training and validation of your course with SSI and AIDA certifications. First dives are done in a beautiful pool, in a protected environment. With Be Free to Dive, half-day sea trips take place in Antibes and full-day trips take place in Nice. Be free to dive is a good address, held by a diving pro who knows perfectly the most beautiful sites of the Mediterranean Sea! [+]

  • Free dive training
  • Near beach
  • Snorkeling Center
From 35,00 €

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Plongée Club de Cannes
France  - Cannes
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Fred and Véro welcome you aboard the Sylpa in the old port of Cannes, on the Quai St Pierre. This boat of the Plongée Club Cannes can accommodate 43 divers. The equipment and the inflation is on board, and you can leave your personal equipment on the spot. Open every day from April to November, it is possible to make two dives per day. The dive center is also open during the low season, every weekend and during the week by reservation. From Saint-Honorat Island to Sainte-Marguerite Island via La Fourmigue, the dive sites are quickly accessible. Tailor-made group packages with dives and accommodation are available. It is possible to do FFESM and PADI training, from beginner to advanced level. Whether with family or friends, you can also discover the richness of the Cannes seabed by snorkeling with the Ile de Lerins Tour, a 3 hours outing with the equipment included. [+]

  • Functional boat
  • Popular dive sites
  • Welcome groups
From 20,00 €

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Where to see, swim, and dive with Cardinalfish ?

Azores - Faial IslandAzores - Pico IslandAzores - Santa Maria IslandAzores - Sao Miguel IslandAzores - Terceira IslandCape Verde - Sal Cape Verde - Santo AntãoCape Verde - Sao VicenteFrance - Bandol, Sanary,-sur-Mer, Six-Four-les-Plages,ToulonFrance - Cannes, Mandelieu-le-Napoule, Théoule-sur-MerFrance - Carry-le-RouetFrance - CassisFrance - Cavalaire-sur-MerFrance - Cerbère and BanyulsFrance - CorsicaFrance - Fréjus and Saint-RaphaëlFrance - Golfe-Juan, Antibes and Villeneuve-LoubetFrance - Hyères, Bormes-les-Mimosas, La Londe-les-Maures and Le LavandouFrance - La Ciotat, Saint Cyr-les-Lecques France - MarseilleFrance - Mediterranean seaFrance - Menton and MonacoFrance - NiceFrance - Sainte-MaximeFrance - Saint-TropezFrance - Snorkeling at Port-CrosItaly - Europe's largest Marine Park, in MarettimoItaly - the Marine Park of Naples, Area Kingdom of NeptuneItaly - the Marine Park of Naples, the Parco Sommerso di Gaiola Malta - Malta, Gozo and CominoSardinia - CannigioneSardinia - Loiri Porto San PaoloSardinia - PalauSardinia - the National Park of the Maddalena ArchipelagoSicily - MarettimoSicily - Ustica IslandSpain - Cadaques, Costa BravaSpain - Cala Joncols, Costa BravaSpain - Cala Montjoi, Costa BravaSpain - Costa BravaSpain - L’Escala, Costa BravaSpain - L'Estartit, Costa BravaSpain - Palamos, Costa Brava

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Azores - Ile Faial
Azores - Ile Pico
Azores - Ile Santa Maria
Azores - Ile Sao Miguel
Azores - Ile Terceira
Cape Verde - Ile Sal
Cape Verde - Ile Santo Antão
Cape Verde - Ile Sao Vicente
France - Var
France - Alpes Maritimes
France - Bouches du Rhone
France - Languedoc Roussillon
France - Corse
Italy - Marettimo
Italy - Naples
Malta - Malte
Sardinia - Cannigione
Sardinia - Loiri Porto San Paolo
Sardinia - Palau
Sicily - Marettimo
Sicily - Ustica
Spain - Cadaqués
Spain - Cala Joncols
Spain - Cala Monjoi
Spain - Roses
Spain - El Puerto de la Selva
Spain - L’Escala
Spain - L'Estartit
Spain - Palamos
Spain - Tarragone
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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