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  • Nº22 # Date: 2013-06-15 - 19:00
  • # Max Depth: 11.5m Duration: 47mins
Diver's Notes

Life time experience! We dove for 47 minutes inside the Dubai Aquarium with around 40 Sharks of different races!!
It was great!!

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  • Temp: Surf 25°C Bottom 24°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Photo, Research
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 12 kg
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Species Identified

Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bull Huss / Nursehound)
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (sand tiger shark) The sand tiger shark is one of the best-studied of the shark species. They are the only sharks known to gulp air at the surface and store it in their stomach to provide buoyancy . These sharks generally mate between Octobe...
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Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (gulper shark)
Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Nurse shark) During the day the nurse shark is a sluggish animal, spending most of its time resting on sandy bottoms, or in crevices in rocks and coral reefs. Often several nurse sharks may congregate when resting, sometimes even pili...
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Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lesser-spotted catshark)
Squatina africana Regan, 1908 (African angelshark) Found on the continental shelf and uppermost slope, from the surf line close inshore to 494 m depth . Feeds on bony fish, squid and octopus . Ovoviviparous , with about 7 to 11 young in a litter . Sometimes caught by surf anglers .
Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blue shark) Blue sharks are viviparous, giving birth to live young after a gestation period of nine to twelve months . Up to 135 pups can be born per litter, partially depending on the size of the female, but the average is 25 to 50 ...
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Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840 (Smoothback angel shark) Found on sand and mud bottom of continental shelves and upper slopes . Mostly between 50 and 100 m but deeper in the tropics . Feeds on small fishes . Ovoviviparous . Utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption; liver oil and hide also used .

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