Beautiful and calm (the smaller ones) and majestic (the larger ones) creatures!
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Also known as Devilfish.
Often come to cleaning stations (and that's where we could admire them for a longer period).
Span: up to 7.6 m.
Weight: up to 2.3 t.
Also known as Devilfish.
Often come to cleaning stations (and that's where we could admire them for a longer period).
Span: up to 7.6 m.
Weight: up to 2.3 t.
Manta Ray (Manta birostris)
First, we saw a single manta that circled above us for some time
Note the remora attached to the manta's underside; and another one swimming close by
Place: Maldives - North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
First, we saw a single manta that circled above us for some time
Note the remora attached to the manta's underside; and another one swimming close by
Place: Maldives - North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
Place: Maldives - North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
Place: Maldives - North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
Rafal had a better place to take photos
Place: Maldives - North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
Rafal had a better place to take photos
Place: Maldives - North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
Later, new mantas arrived; we saw five circling the cleaning station
Place: Maldives - North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
Later, new mantas arrived; we saw five circling the cleaning station
Place: Maldives - North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
Here you can see three passengers attached to the underside
Place: Maldives - North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
Here you can see three passengers attached to the underside
Place: Maldives - North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
Martha saw this school of 7 small mantas - they were passing us by, near the surface, in tight formation
Place: Maldives - South Ari Atoll - Thinfushi Thila
Martha saw this school of 7 small mantas - they were passing us by, near the surface, in tight formation
Place: Maldives - South Ari Atoll - Thinfushi Thila
Place: Yap
Place: Yap
Place: Yap
Place: Yap
Place: Yap
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The stingray at a cleaning station (note the small fish above the right fin)
Place: Maldives - South Ari Atoll - Nu Thila
The stingray at a cleaning station (note the small fish above the right fin)
Place: Maldives - South Ari Atoll - Nu Thila
It's either sleeping (hidden under a rock) or is waiting for cleaning (cleaner wrasse to the right)
Place: Maldives - South Ari Atoll - Faru Kohlu Thila
It's either sleeping (hidden under a rock) or is waiting for cleaning (cleaner wrasse to the right)
Place: Maldives - South Ari Atoll - Faru Kohlu Thila
From a night dive - one stingray accompanied us for quite some time
Place: Maldives - North Ari Atoll - Maaya Thila
From a night dive - one stingray accompanied us for quite some time
Place: Maldives - North Ari Atoll - Maaya Thila
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Here you'll find pictures of those rays
that I couldn't identify 100%.
Here you'll find pictures of those rays
that I couldn't identify 100%.
Other
Place: Caribbean - Tobago Cays - Baradal
I had to go down below 30 meters (the theoretical limit of our dives) to shoot this picture
Place: Maldives - South Male Atoll - Kuda Giri Wreck
I had to go down below 30 meters (the theoretical limit of our dives) to shoot this picture
Place: Maldives - South Male Atoll - Kuda Giri Wreck
Place: Palau
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