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Dive Sitanampara (www.DiveSriLanka.com)
"A rock called Sita"
Uppaveli, Trincomalee
By Dharshana JayawardenaDepth: 17 Meters.
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Welcome to Sitanampara or a "rock called Sita"! This is a beautiful rocky formation full of reef fish and other visiting pelagic fish. Top: The "bosom of Sita". A broken fish net
clad the large rounded rocks at the center of this dive site.
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This is the place to see a lot of Moray Eels! Top Left & Right: We bumped into huge specimens of the Giant Moray (Gymnathorax javanicus) Bottom Left: This crevice had 3 morays in it. On the left is a large Honeycomb Moray (or a Reticulated Moray) and smaller one of the usual species on the right. Bottom Right: The King of the Rocky Plain. A very large Honeycomb Moray rules atop a large rock. |
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![]() A Moray of a species which we couldn't identify to a certainty. |
![]() The Polyp Rock. A rock full of filter feeding polyp Coral adorn rock like a crown studded with precious jewels. |
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![]() A large lobster and a Cardinalfish share a crevice. |
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Photo Credits: (c) www.DiveSriLanka.com by Dharshana Jayawardena |