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  • Nº28 # Date: 2008-02-23 - 13:28
  • # Max Depth: 12m Duration: 80mins
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MANTA RAY'S !! (3-5m wide)

Also a very nice bamboo shark

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  • Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 3 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 40 bar
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  • Average depth: 8m
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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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Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller and Henle, 1838 (Brown-banded bamboo shark) A common inshore bottom shark found on coral reefs, often in tide pools . Probably feeds on bottom invertebrates and small fish . Oviparous . Can survive up to 12 hours out of water . Gills sometimes infested by larval ...
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Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller and Henle, 1839) (Black-tip shark) Found on the continental and insular shelves, primarily near reefs . Sometimes in offshore waters . Live near the seabed during the day and near the surface at night . Shark movements often short but may be more than 1...
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Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) (blacktip reef shark) This powerful swimmer is well known for its tendency to enter incredibly shallow water, and is often found in water only 30 centimetres deep or less, with its distinctive dorsal fin protruding from the surface of the water...
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