Link: Photographer: Ian Banks Date: 03/01/2013 Comments: Under the Sand Pipe Gold Coast Seaway QLD Australia Depth: 15m Dive Site:Sand Pipe GC Seaway Submitted: 08/01/2013 18:03:09
The bull ray is named for the shape of its head. It is sometimes called
a duckbill ray in South Africa, thanks to its long, flat, round snout. Bull rays are often 180 cm
in length, but can sometimes measure up to 250 cm. They can be as
much as 180 cm in width, and weigh up to 100 kg. Females are larger than
males. The tail spine averages 6cm in length in females and 3cm in
males.
It is found between the surf zone and depths of 65 m or more, and also enters
estuaries and lagoons. It frequents both the bottom and the surface and
occassionally leaps from the water.
Eagle rays (the Myliobatidae family of fish) are a family of mostly
large rays living in the open ocean rather than at the bottom of the
sea. They are excellent swimmers and able to jump several metres above
the surface. Eagle rays feed on snails, mussels and crustaceans,
crushing their shells with their extremely hard teeth.
Elasmobranch City!! Reticulate Whiprays, Bull Sharks, Whitespotted Guitarfish and Australian Cownose Rays gathered in large numbers outside the Entrance to the Gold Coast Seaway QLD Australia Click on this link for more info Depth: 18m Date Taken: 09/04/2008 Dive Site: Gold Coast Seaway Entrance
More than 100 Australian Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera neglecta) gathered at the Entrance to the Gold Coast Seaway, an annual phenomenon at the Gold Coast Seaway QLD Australia Click on this link for more info Depth: 15m Date Taken: 10/04/2008 Dive Site: Gold Coast Seaway Entrance
Video - Pink Whipray (Himantura fai), Whitespotted Guitarfish (Rhynchobatus australiae) & Japanese Devilray (Mobula japonica) outside the Entrance to Gold Coast Seaway QLD Australia Click on this link for more info Depth: 19m Date Taken: 06/02/2009 Dive Site: Gold Coast Seaway Entrance
Video Clip - Bull Sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) and Whitespotted Guitarfish (Rhynchobatus australiae) outside the Entrance to the Gold Coast Seaway QLD Australia Click on this link for more info Depth: 19m Date Taken: 19/06/2008 Dive Site: Gold Coast Seaway Entrance
Video clip of White-spotted Eagle Rays (Aetobatus narinari) gathered at Gotham City dive site. Moreton Bay QLD Australia Click on this link for more info Depth: 35m Date Taken: 02/08/2009 Dive Site: Gotham City
Video of Grey Nurse Sharks and Bull Rays at 9 Mile Reef Gold Coast QLD Australia Click on this link for more info Depth: 20m Date Taken: 28/10/2007 Dive Site: 9 Mile
White-spotted Eagle Ray at the Eagle Ray Cleaning Station, Gold Coast Seaway QLD Australia Click on this link for more info Depth: 17m Date Taken: 26/06/2008 Dive Site: Eagle Ray Cleaning Station GC
Whitespotted Guitarfish gathered at the entrance to the Gold Coast Seaway Click on this link for more info Depth: 18m Date Taken: 11/03/2008 Dive Site: Gold Coast Seaway Entrance
