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  • Nº176 # Date: 2015-01-25 - 10:29
  • # Max Depth: 16.4m Duration: 53mins
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We went here in order to find some manta rays (that we found), but abruptly everything became dark. we looked towards the surface and we saw an unexpected whale shark right upon us... wonderful! By the way, coordinates are VERY approximate... anyone having been there?

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Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 (Whale shark) These sharks are usually solitary, but loose groups of up to 100 individuals have been sighted, often when they are feeding . Whale sharks appear to be highly migratory , and have been tracked for thousands of kilometres ....
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Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Resident manta ray) This species is commonly sighted inshore, within a few kilometers of land; found around coral and rocky reefs as well as along productive coastlines with consistent upwelling, tropical island groups, atolls and bays .

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