Harley Mellifont
Australia
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Nº7
Date: 2012-09-22 - 09:00
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Max Depth: 18m Duration: 47mins
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- Temp: Bottom 16°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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- Weights: 8 kg
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Species Identified
Dasyatis thetidis Ogilby, 1899 (Thorntail stingray)
Common inshore but reported to 440 m depth . Found in estuaries, lagoons, and around reefs . Reported to enter freshwater in Australia . Found on soft bottoms . Feeds on crabs, mantis shrimps, bivalves, polychaetes and conger eels . Ovoviviparous .
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Bare Island circumnavigation.
I saw a giant sting ray and a lot of port jackson sharks. There was a huge school of catfish as well that were so densely packed that at first I thought it was seaweed!