Scientific name : Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Family : Carcharhinidae
Size : Up to 255 cm
Distribution : Red sea, Indian ocean, Pacific ocean
Biology : It lives alone or in schools near reef areas in search of fish, cephalopods and crustaceans on which it feeds. It is a viviparous species (the embryo grows inside the female’s belly). It can give birth to several young (6 max.).
IUCN status : Least concern
Scientific name : Gnathanodon speciosus
Family : Carangidae
Size : Up to 120 cm
Depth : Up to 80 m
Distribution : Red Sea, Tropical Indo-Pacific West and Central
Morphology : The livery is golden yellow with thin vertical black stripes.
Biology : It frequents the shoreline, and can accompany larger animals.
IUCN red list : Least concern
Scientific name : Epinephelus lanceolatus
Family : Serranidae
Size : Up to 270 cm long
Scientific name : Myliobatis aquila
Family : Myliobatidae
Size : Up to 180 cm
Depth : Up to 300 m
Distribution : East Atlantic, Mediterranean, Southwest Indian ocean
Morphology : It has a rounded snout and pointed pectoral fins. It is brown to black on its back and light, almost white on its belly. The whip-like tail is twice the length of the body.
Biology : They swim alone or in schools in open water or above the bottom. It feeds on crustaceans, bivalves or fish. It is an ovoviviparous species (babies are born already formed. They have fed and developed in eggs that have hatched inside the female). Gestation lasts 6 to 8 months and the female can give birth to several young (3 to 7).
Scientific name : Aurelia aurita
Family : Ulmaridae
Size : Up to 40 cm diameter
Distribution : In all oceans and open seas except at the poles
Biology : It moves by regularly undulating and using marine currents. It captures very small zooplankton prey (fish larvae, micro crustaceans,…) using its tentacles which are equipped with stinging cells (cnidocytes).
The food is then directed towards the mouth which is located in the centre of the ventral surface; this orifice also serves as an anus as in all cnidarians (corals,…). This jellyfish species has the particularity of having two modes of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Scientific name : Chiloscyllium punctatum
Family : Hemiscylliidae
Size : Up to 100 cm
Distribution : West Indo-Pacific
Biology : It swims near coral reefs. It probably feeds on invertebrates and small fish. It is an oviparous species (the female lays eggs, so the embryo grows externally to the mother’s body).
IUCN status : Near threatened
Scientific name : Paracanthurus hepatus
Family : Acanthuridae
Size : Up to 31 cm
Depth : Up to 40 m
Distribution : Indo-Western Pacific
Morphology : The laterally compressed body is bright blue with two black stripes and the tail is yellow.
Biology : A sharp spine on each side of the tail is covered with venomous mucus and can cause severe pain.
IUCN red list : Least concern
Scientific name : Carcharhinus melanopterus
Family : Carcharhinidae
Size : Up to 200 cm
Distribution : East Mediterranean, Indo-Pacific tropical west
Biology : It lives alone or in small schools. It moves mostly at night in search of food (fish, molluscs, crustaceans). It is a viviparous species (the embryo grows inside the female’s belly). It can give birth to several young (6 max.).
IUCN status : Least concern
If the beauty of whales amazes us, their song rings like a strange and fascinating music.
Breathe in the sea air on the terrace quickly… because the sight may just take your breath away with the terraces breathtaking panoramic views.
Seals laze in the sunshine, play and swim around to the great amusement of young and old alike ! Entertainment and emotion guaranteed !
Come and see the seals being fed, every day at 10.30 am and 5 pm !
