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  • Nº12 # Date: 2016-01-05
  • # Max Depth: 10m Duration: 70mins
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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 24°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Cave, SHARK
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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Species Identified

Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass and Heller, 1905) (Galapagos shark)
Taeniura meyeni Müller and Henle, 1841 (Blotched fantail ray) The round ribbontail ray feeds on bottom-dwelling fish, crabs and shrimp ; the positioning of the mouth on the underside of the body is perfect for scooping up animals hiding in the sand. These rays can be found singl...
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Petalidium foliaceum Bate, 1881
Dendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier, 1829) (Shortfin turkeyfish) Common in reef flats and shallow lagoons, in areas with weed-covered rocks on sandy substrates. Adults often found on sponges and juveniles are sometimes found in small aggregations on remote bommies with 10 or so individuals . Nocturnal. Feeds on small crustaceans .
Scorpaena cardinalis Solander & Richardson, 1842 (Red rock cod) Inhabits rocks, crevices and caverns at all depths. Occasionally found in large rock pools in the lower littoral zone. Is nocturnally active and feeds mainly on small mobile benthic animals. Stalks its prey and swallows it whole .
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) (Oceanic white-tip shark) The diet of the oceanic whitetip shark primarily consists of bony fishes such as tuna and mackerel, but also includes stingrays, sea turtles, sea birds, squid, crustaceans, mammalian carrion , and occasionally even rubbish...
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