Maldives 2014, Thudufushi - Photos 4

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Sharks, Rays, Morays and Octopus

This Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) just kept beating back and forth across the current at Kuda Miaru Thila, ignoring us completely.
This Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) just kept beating back and forth across the current at Kuda Miaru Thila, ignoring us completely.

Huge manta rays swam right over us at the Hukuru Elhi Faru manta cleaning station.

I think these are the newly-identified Resident Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi).

A huge manta ray (Manta birostris) swam right over us at the Hukuru Elhi Faru manta cleaning station.
Another couple of reef mantas at Himandhoo Thilla.  There were five of them passing and re-passing us the entire dive as they swam up and down the reef, feeding on the plankton in the water.
Another couple of mantas at Himandhoo Thilla. There were five of them passing and re-passing us the entire dive as they swam up and down the reef, feedingon the plankton in the water.
There were lots of Grey reef sharks swimming about on this great dive, too.
There were lots of Grey reef sharks swimming about on this great dive, too.
Himandhoo Thila again.  A couple of mantas glide past while a grey reef shark heads in the opposite direction.
Himandhoo Thila again. A couple of mantas glide past while a grey reef shark heads in the opposite direction.
Himandhoo Thila on a different day, but still we saw mantas for the entire dive.
Himandhoo Thila on a different day, but still we saw mantas for the entire dive.
A stingray, aka giant reef ray, (Taeniura melanospilos), resting on the bottom at Bulaloi Thila.
A stingray, aka giant reef ray, (Taeniura melanospilos), resting on the bottom.at Bulaloi Thila.
A handsome and rather uncommon Whitemouth moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) at Hukuru Elhi Faru.
A handsome and rather uncommon Whitemouth moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) at Hukuru Elhi Faru.
And a common Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) just a few metres away.
And a common Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) just a few metres away.
Reef octopus (Octopus cyanea) peers out of its hidey-hole at Hukuru Elhi Faru.
Reef octopus (Octopus cyanea) peers out of its hidey-hole at Hukuru Elhi Faru.

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