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Rainbow wrasse

Swim, Snorkel, Dive, See, Meet, Watch the Rainbow wrasse

The Rainbow wrasse has a slender, long, cylindrical body with a height of 25 cm. Females have a brown back with a white stripe along the flanks. The Rainbow wrasse evolves, alone or with other congeners, along the coasts up to a hundred meters deep, in rocks, along drop-offs and in posidonia meadows. It may occasionally clean another fish.

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Demoiselle, Rainbow wrasse

Food

The Rainbow wrasse is carnivorous and feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, sea worms, juvenile sea urchins, sponges, and fish eggs.

Breeding

The Rainbow wrasse has the particularity of being born female and finishing male according to its size and the number of individuals in the area where it evolves. It reaches sexual maturity at the age of one year. Males compete with each other to seduce females. Then, the couples will swarm their semen in open water for external fertilization. Then the eggs and larvae drift with the current.


Dive centers

 

Be Free To Dive
France  - Villeneuve-Loubet
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The diving school Be free to dive is located in Villeneuve-Loubet, in the Marina Baie des Anges, about 20 minutes from Nice. Meet us at the parking lot of La Digue. Jérôme and his team welcome you on the Quai des Grands Yachts, in wooden bungalows. You will embark on semi-rigid boats between two large boats at anchor, 30 meters from the center. The Be Free to Dive diving center offers FFESSM and SSI training courses, from baptism to level 4. If you are a snorkeling enthusiast, Be free to dive offers you training and validation of your course with SSI and AIDA certifications. First dives are done in a beautiful pool, in a protected environment. With Be Free to Dive, half-day sea trips take place in Antibes and full-day trips take place in Nice. Be free to dive is a good address, held by a diving pro who knows perfectly the most beautiful sites of the Mediterranean Sea! [+]

  • Free dive training
  • Near beach
  • Snorkeling Center
From 35,00 €

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Mio Palmo Cavalaire
France  - Cavalaire sur Mer
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The Mio Palmo diving center is located in the Résidences du Port, close to Cavalaire town center. Mio Palmo features a dedicated dive shop, a changing room, and comfortable amenities. Mio Palmo is also equipped with a modern filling station with air and nitrox, as well as buffer tanks for quick refilling of tanks. You can also get oxygen on site. The Mio Palmo diving school offers the possibility of FFESSM and PADI training, from the first dive to divemaster and instructor. Technical diving is in the spotlight here with TEC REC PADI courses. In front of Mio Palmo, you can take advantage of the paid parking from June 15th to September 15th. You can avoid carrying your diving equipment over a long distance thanks to the boats located in front of the center. The Mio Palmo, a comfortable and fast boat, in yellow aluminum, takes 20 divers. The 25-person Europa boat has a sundeck, toilet, and large cabin. Dive to your heart's content in the bay of Cavalaire and around Cap Camarat. You visit wrecks like the Rubis and the best dive sites of Cavalaire-sur-Mer around Cap Taillat and Lardier. Take a look around the Roches Quairolles. From Mio Palmo, you can also explore the most beautiful wrecks in the Mediterranean, such as the Greek or the Donator, as well as the underwater world of the Port-Cros and Porquerolles National Parks, which offer the best diving in the Mediterranean. [+]

  • Located close to the dive sites
  • Near Downtown area
  • Carry Less Equipment
From 45,00 €

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Saint Phyères Plongée
France  - Les Salins D'hyeres
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The diving center Saint Phyères Plongée is located along the Gapeau river, at the Salins D'hyères, at the entrance of Hyères, close to the airport of Toulon, and the train station of Hyères. A huge free car park allows you to unload your equipment 50 m from the boat, in front of the Saint Phyères Plongée premises. Trolleys are used to transport the equipment to the two RIB boats, each with a capacity of 20 people. The diving school Saint Phyères Plongée offers you a baptism, explorations, and training of SSI, CMAS, FFESSM, and ANMP organizations. With an SSI Open Water Diver or SSI Advanced Open Water Diver, you are recognized all over the world when you want to dive. SSI training is possible for all levels of divers with online courses. French school certifications are available as an option. The aim of the owner and his team is to offer you a quality service throughout the year. On-site, you will benefit from a large heated changing room, 3 hot showers, toilets, rinsing tanks for equipment with the possibility to layout wetsuits and jackets. Thanks to the nitrox inflation station with membrane and the booster for oxygen and helium inflation, you can do tek diving. From Saint Phyères Plongée, you can access the most beautiful wrecks in the Mediterranean with the Donator and the Michel C as well as the islands of Porquerolles and Port-Cros. [+]

  • fast boat
  • Free Parking
  • SSI Training
From 32,00 €

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Haliotis Sesimbra
Portugal  - Sesimbra
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Haliotis is located in Sesimbra, south of Lisbon, Portugal, where you can dive all year round as the coast is quite sheltered. There are changing rooms for men and women with hot water showers and towels, two classrooms, a shop, a technical area with 50 rental types of equipment, an inflation station, a shop, an area to wash and dry your equipment, and a terrace where you can relax after your dive. You dive with RIBs in Portugal's diving mecca, the Arrábida Natural Park, past mountains, large cliffs, bays, and coves, between 5 and 10 meters deep for beginners and from 30 meters for more experienced divers. Three-speed boats, Four Children, Anthias Anthias and Homarus take you to Ponta da Passagem, River Gurara Papa and Pedra do Leao the most popular sites in the area. The needlefish (Syngnathus acus) is the mascot of Haliotis Sesimbra! [+]

  • Friendly atmosphere
  • Showers
  • fast boat
From 32,50 €

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Tavolara Diving&Resort
Sardinia  - Porto San Paolo
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Tavolara Diving&Resort is located on the northeast coast of Sardinia, in Porto San Paolo, near the Marine Protected Area of Tavolara and Punta Coda Cavallo. Open early in the morning and late in the evening, the team welcomes you, often in your own language, on premises of 250 square meters including the reception with free Wi-Fi, a multimedia training room, an inflation room, the equipment storage room, the area for rinsing, drying and storing clients' equipment, a changing room with hot water showers and toilets. You can fill your tank with air, nitrox, trimix, or 02 for recreational or technical dives. A booster for pure oxygen refill and two analyzers are available. A workbench allows the maintenance of the equipment. These services are accessible to all divers, so you feel at home at Tavolara Diving&Resort! The instructors and guides are very attentive to the expectations of the divers here. Board one of the three 8 to 12-m long boats, with a total capacity of 36 divers. The Manta and Dali vessels even have toilets, showers, and kitchenettes. Dive with Tavolara Diving&Resort in some of the best dive sites in Sardinia, dry wrecks, and shoals, with transparent water, great biodiversity, and different ecosystems for a unique experience. The Tavolara Diving&Resort training center offers PSS, SDI, TDI, PADI, and CMAS courses, from the first dive to the rebreather with training to become a professional. Specialties such as underwater photography and cave diving are taught. Tavolara Diving&Resort also facilitates the stay of its divers with room reservations and transfers to Olbia airport. [+]

  • Welcome groups
  • Protected Marine Park
  • Friendly atmosphere
From 55,00 €

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Where to see, swim, and dive with Rainbow wrasse ?

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Italy - Marettimo
Italy - Naples
Madeira - Cabo Girão
Malta - Malte
Portugal - Albufeira
Portugal - Lisbonne
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Sardinia - Cannigione
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Sicily - Marettimo
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Spain - Cadaqués
Spain - Cala Joncols
Spain - Cala Monjoi
Spain - El Puerto de la Selva
Spain - L’Escala
Spain - L'Estartit
Spain - L'Hospitalet de l’Infant
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