Sharks
Leopard (Zebra) Shark
Stegostoma tigrinum · Cartilaginous fish, family Stegostomatidae
Finding a zebra shark on a sand flat feels like a gift: two meters of pale gold scattered with dark leopard rosettes, ridged like carved wood, motionless but wide awake, gills pulsing. It tolerates a careful diver at close range longer than almost any large shark, which made it a photographic staple across Thailand and the Coral Triangle, and made its decline conspicuous when nets emptied region after region. Thailand's Similans remain a stronghold, and Australia's east coast hosts famous seasonal gatherings. Watching one finally lift off, tail rippling like a ribbon in wind, is the quiet highlight of many trips.
इसे कहाँ और कब देखें
"निवासी" का अर्थ है कि उस गंतव्य पर अधिकांश डाइव्स में उनसे मुलाकात होती है; "मौसमी" का अर्थ है कि वे सूचीबद्ध महीनों में विश्वसनीय रूप से मौजूद रहते हैं; इसके अलावा जो भी मिले वह बोनस है, योजना नहीं।
| गंतव्य | विश्वसनीयता | माह | नोट्स |
|---|---|---|---|
| Similan Islands & Richelieu RockThailand | Resident: seen on most dives | Oct–May | |
| Cairns & the Ribbon ReefsAustralia | Occasional | साल भर | |
| Raja AmpatIndonesia | Occasional | साल भर | |
| Koh TaoThailand | Occasional | साल भर |
एक नज़र में सर्वश्रेष्ठ महीना
| माह | विश्वसनीय गंतव्य |
|---|---|
| January | Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock · Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| February | Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock · Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| March | Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock · Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| April | Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock · Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| May | Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock · Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| June | Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| July | Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| August | Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| September | Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| October | Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock · Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| November | Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock · Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
| December | Similan Islands & Richelieu Rock · Cairns & the Ribbon Reefs · Raja Ampat · Koh Tao |
इन्हें समझना
आवास: Sandy patches beside coral reefs; rests on the bottom by day facing into current, hunts the reef at night
रेंज: Tropical Indo-Pacific from East Africa and the Red Sea through Southeast Asia to northern Australia and the western Pacific
व्यवहार: A gentle, torpid daytime resident, propped on its pectorals on sand with its ridged, spotted body in plain view. Adults wear leopard spots but hatch as striped 'zebras', the source of the naming muddle between Indo-Pacific 'leopard' usage and Australia's 'zebra shark'. Swims with an eel-like wriggle when disturbed.
आहार: Mollusks, crustaceans, small fish, and sea snakes, extracted from crevices with a flexible, wriggling body
आकार: आमतौर पर लगभग 2.0 m; दर्ज अधिकतम गहराई 2.5 m (total length, nearly half of it a long, low tail).
इसके आसपास कैसे व्यवहार करें
Approach a resting shark low and from the front-side, stop outside touching distance, and leave before it bolts. Repeated flushing burns the animal's energy and empties the site for everyone after you.
संरक्षण
Endangered: inshore gillnetting has emptied much of Southeast Asia's habitat. A coalition of aquariums and scientists is now rewilding captive-bred pups in Raja Ampat, one of the first shark reintroduction programs anywhere.
इनके लिए जाने-जाने वाले चार्टेड साइट
हाइलाइट की गई साइट्स हमारे संपादकों द्वारा इस प्रजाति के लिए चार्ट की गई हैं; संख्याएँ 1990 के बाद से किसी साइट के लगभग 5 किमी के भीतर दर्ज GBIF ऑकरेंस रिकॉर्ड हैं।
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