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  • Nº9 # Date: 2014-08-24 - 11:00
  • # Max Depth: 12m Duration: 50mins
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Shark Tank Dive at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai.

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  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 24°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Tank Dive
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Fins: Mares - Avanti Quattro +
  • Mask: Aqualung - Teknika
  • Weights: 5 kg
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Species Identified

Rhina ancylostoma Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Bowmouth guitarfish) Very little is known about the biology of the bowmouth guitarfish . This species feeds mainly on crustaceans and mollusks on the sea bed , catching them by restraining the prey against the sea bottom using its large head a...
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Glaucostegus typus ([Bennett], 1830) (Giant shovelnose ray) Occurs inshore and offshore, from the intertidal to offshore continental and insular shelves . Adults are found offshore waters while young individuals are found inshore on sand flats, around atolls, and in mangrove swamp...
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Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815) (Cownose ray)
Himantura undulata (Bleeker, 1852) (Leopard whipray) Demersal on soft substrate inshore . Ovoviviparous . Caught occasionally in the demersal tangle net, bottom trawl and longline fisheries. Utilized for its meat, skin and cartilage .
Pastinachus sephen (Forsskål, 1775) (Cowtail stingray) Found in lagoons, reef flats, and reef faces . Also in rivers far from the sea . Feeds on bony fishes, worms, shrimp, and crabs . Ovoviviparous . Adults are sometimes accompanied by remoras or members of the trevally f...
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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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