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  • Nº63 # Date: 2015-11-11 - 13:14
  • # Max Depth: 14m Duration: 45mins
Diver's Notes

Drove to the other side of Tenerife to participate in this eagerly awaited dive which didn't disappoint.Took the five minute boat ride out to the site before descending into about 14 metres of water.Once everyone was waiting on the bottom the guide chummed the area before the biggest Stingray's I will ever be lucky enough to encounter came gliding in.At least 7 feet in diameter these Stingrays were monsters.Also encountered several Eagle rays, a few Octopus' and an enormous Cornett fish.Great dive.

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  • Temp: Surf 25°C Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Computer: Suunto - Vyper Air
  • Fins: Mares - Avanti Quattro Plus
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Frameless
  • Wet suit: Scuba pro - everflex 5/4
  • Weights: 6 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.3m
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Species Identified

Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sting ray) Found over sandy and muddy bottoms, sometimes in estuaries and near rocky reefs . Feed on bottom fishes, crustaceans and mollusks. Ovoviviparous, gestation period about 4 months and 4-7 young are produced. Wings markete...
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Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Hector, 1877 (Eagle ray) Occurs in bays, estuaries, and near rocky reefs . Usually solitary . Feeds on clams, oysters, worms, and crabs . Ovoviviparous . Although the spine on the tail is capable of inflicting a painful wound, the poison is quickly neutralized by immersion of the injured area in hot water .
Dasyatis sabina (Lesueur, 1824) (Atlantic stingray)
Octopus hubbsorum Berry, 1953 (Octopus)
Fistularia corneta Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Cornetfish)

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