Yellow boxfish
Swim, Snorkel, Dive, See, Meet, Watch the Yellow boxfish
The Yellow boxfish adult has a very pale yellow body with blue circles and an electric blue tail. The juvenile is born completely yellow with black circles all over the body. Its tail is black with yellow stripes.
The yellow boxfish dwells in lagoons, on reef plates, and on the outer reef at depths of around 50m. The juveniles hide in coral reefs, under coral plates, and in crevices to escape predators.
Their body is similar to a box with a bony structure covered with skin coated with protective toxic mucus. It has several orifices: a mouth; an anus, gills, a tail, and fins. It is solitary and territorial and does not let divers come near it.
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Ostracion cubicus
Macro
Poisson Coffre, Bourse-coffre, Poulet de mer, Yellow boxfish, Cube trunkfish, Cubical boxfish
Food
The Yellow boxfish feeds on algae, mollusks, sponges, crustaceans and sea worms. To hunt, it can move while standing still, swim backward, turn around on itself. It is solitary and territorial and flees from divers.
Breeding
The Yellow boxfish is female at birth and becomes male later. During mating season the male father several females. The male and female swim up and down to the surface and release their reproductive fluid in open water.
The eggs migrate with the current. The larvae will live a planktonic life which sometimes leads them into areas with unsuitable climates.
Dive centers
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Dive Ocean Dhuni Kolhu
Maldives
- Dhuni Kolhu Island
    
Dhuni Kolhu Diving Center is located inside the Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu Island Resort in a lush greenery oasis on Dhuni Kolhu Island in Baa Atoll, in the Maldives Archipelago. Quiet and luxury atmosphere in this Center with spacious and comfortable rooms, an outdoor area for after-dive chats, a library, 2 classrooms with air-conditioning and an equipment storage room for your personal belongings. Nitrox offered to already-certified Nitrox divers. Beginners and advanced divers are supervised by multilingual instructors. Half-day outings on a tradional dhoni, either on mornings or afternoons. With 2 night dives proposed per week. All is taken care of : Equipment loading, unloading and cleaning. During the surface interval, fresh fruit, mineral water, tea, coffee and towels to warm up. There are very few resorts in Baa Atoll thus there are very few boats on the 35 dive sites near Dhuni Kolhu Island and a lot of wildlife with big schools of fish over the thilas. Manta Rays all year round but especially in the summer from August to October. Ideal for photographers. A special diving award goes to Hani Faru with its krill-eaters like Manta Rays and Whale Sharks. Arrival by seaplane, in a luxury on-the-beach bungalow, with its small private pool. Luxury, quietness and voluptuousness at the end of the world. The massages at the spa are a real treat. Excursion to a desert island with barbecue just for you. Snorkeling with Rays and small Sharks right in front of your own villa. [+]
- Distance to House Reef 30 to 50 m
- Between 30 and 40 dive sites
- Manta Rays Watching
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TGI Maayafushi
Maldives
- Ari Atoll
 
Maayafushi Diving Center is located on the Maayafushi Island, North Ari Atoll, in the Maldives Archipelago. PADI training provided in English, French, German, Italian. Diving courses for children from 8 years. Beginners and experienced divers enjoy diving in the Maldives. The number and proximity of the dive sites, the length of the diving season over the year, the easy access to the islands with transfers by boat and sea plane, the incredible marine fauna with abundant special species contribute to making the Maldives a truly amazing diving destination. Boarding on 2 Dhonis, morning and afternoon half-day dives, with night dive available. The dive sites are varied and recognized unanimously for the wealth of marine life such as Maaya Thila, and Fish Head (or Mushimas Mighili) which is even classified as a marine reserve. Day trips to two dive sites with a visit to the Manta Rays cleaning stations. Maayafushi Resort has 79 air-conditioned rooms in a small heavenly place. [+]
- Free Nitrox
- Between 20 and 30 dive sites
- Comfortable boat
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Werner Lau Filitheyo
Maldives
- Filitheyo

Filitheyo Diving Center is located on Filitheyo Island, in North Nilandhe Atoll on the Maldives Archipelago. 900 meters long and 500 meters wide, Filitheyo, the only touristic island of the atoll, is located on the outer reef. The dive sites are therefore intact with a great diversity of corals and pelagic fish. Incredible House reef, very popular, with 8 entry points. Ideal for snorkeling and diving. On the north side, spectacular fall of the reef down to 90 m. Two shipwrecks were sunk to offer even more diversity to divers of all levels. Very varied fauna from Frogfish to Blacktip Shark. 15L steel and 12L aluminum tanks and Nitrox (Free 32% Nitrox for certified divers) are stored at the entrances of the reef. Golf carts at the disposal of the divers and snorkelers to drive around. Center located south of the island with 80 complete equipment available. Your personal dive equipment can be stored at the Center. On-site maintenance workshop. Packages include Scuba diving from the shore. You must add the price of transport by boat. French, English, German, Dutch, or Italian speaking instructors carry out PADI, SSI, CMAS training and courses for children from 8 years old also. Half-day and full day dive trips on one of the 4 dhonis with about 40 listed dive sites. Use of underwater scooters to browse the sites. Magic night dives, with light equipment and special filters. Observation of the fluorescence of underwater fauna due to the ability of these species to absorb and then convert colors. The best dive sites are at Filitheyo Tila, Little Channel South & North, M & M Reef, Kuda Fahlu. [+]
- Between 10 and 20 dive sites
- Distance to House Reef 30 to 50 m
- Free Nitrox
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Subaqua Angaga
Maldives
- Angaga Island
 
Angaga Dive Center is located on Angaga Island, in Ari Atoll, in the Maldives Archipelago, inside the Angaga Island Resort & Spa. The Center is on the beach. It is known for its relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Team of experienced instructors, who teach in 7 languages the whole PADI courses for all divers, from beginners to experienced. Orientation check dive to get to know you way around the Angaga House reef. You can do unlimited dives with your partner. Come to register at the diving Center, take a tank and ... dive ! 32% Nitrox free if you have a Nitrox certification. Schools of Snappers on the Angaga House reef. The boat transportation is not included in the from-the-shore diving package. Very beautiful underwater landscapes, varied, and for divers of all level experience. From the House reef to the outer reefs drop-offs with current-swept passes, pinnacles and caves lined with soft corals. Sub Aqua Dive Center Angaga goes the most popular dive sites such as Angaga Thila and Kuda Ra Thila, easily accessible by half-day boat rides. 7 minutes’ boat trip to Angaga Thila. Search for the Whale Shark to dive and snorkel with the biggest fish in the sea! [+]
- Between 30 and 40 dive sites
- Whale Shark Watching
- House Reef
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Red Sea Diving Safari Wadi Lahami Village
Egypt
- Wadi Lahami
  
Red Sea Diving Safari Wadi Lahami is located in the south, 393 km from Hurghada Airport and 180 km from Marsa Alam Airport, Egypt, on the shores of the Red Sea. This dive resort is off the beaten track. It is the ideal place when you are looking for tranquility close to nature. Simple but functional tents and comfortable bungalows provide accommodation on site. Meals are served in a cafeteria. The desert landscape is interspersed with some mangroves in the north of the village and herds of camels. There are many waders, including the white heron and sometimes the spoonbill, as well as seabirds such as gulls, white-cheeked terns and Caspian terns that live and nest here. Ospreys and falcons can be seen in summer, circling in the sky. Sometimes you are lucky enough to catch flamingos. In autumn and spring, thousands of small birds such as swallows and wagtails pass through here.
From Wadi Lahami you reach the beautiful reefs of the Fury Shoals. We walk through the reefs of Abu Galawa with its wreck, whose bow emerges from the water at low tide. Don't hesitate to take the 5-day package with 4 dives each day including two boat departures to the Fury Schoals. We can also offer diving courses for adults and children, from beginner to advanced level with PADI and TDI certifications.
Red Sea Diving Safari Wadi Lahami is also a renowned kite surfing center. It is also possible to make diving trips to Marsa Nakari and Marsa Shagra.
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- Accomodations and diving
- House Reef
- Diving and Kite Surfing
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