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  • Nº28 # Date: 2006-08-21 - 09:00
  • # Max Depth: 24m Duration: 50mins
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Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) (Giant manta) Manta rays are generally solitary, although loose aggregations of individuals may occur where there are abundant food sources or during the breeding season. When ready to mate, a male will bite his mate's pectoral fin to p...
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Thunnus orientalis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844) (Pacific bluefin tuna) Epipelagic, usually oceanic, but seasonally coming close to shore . Tolerates ample temperature intervals . Forms schools by size, sometimes with other scombrids . Migrates between June and September in a northward dir...
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Gray reef shark) Occurs on continental and insular shelves and oceanic waters adjacent to them . Common on coral reefs, often in deeper areas near drop-offs to the open sea, in atoll passes, and in shallow lagoons adjacent to areas of str...
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Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837) (Great hammerhead shark) The great hammerhead is particularly keen on feeding on stingrays, despite the danger of their barbs. The hammerhead pins down each ray with its hammer and then bites chunks from the wings until the ray is immobilised . It...
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