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A wide coral shelf surrounds Sri Lankas coast at
intervals, from north to south, providing excellent sites for
skin-diving. The discovery of the beautiful underwater natural
world in Sri Lanka will make you absolutely fascinated and spell
bound.
The blue green, turquoise and aquamarine waters are home for the
magical and mysterious underwater world of coral veets, shells
and a fantastic variety of fish. The adventure of scuba diving
can be easily clubbed with activities like underwater photography
and fish identification. The coral world offers beautiful species
such as Rays, Eels, Clown Fish, Porcupine, Moorish Idol, Unicorn
and Moorish Angle. The common species belonging to the families
of Aroporidae (Staghorn Corals), Poritidae (Donnie Corals), Mussidae
(Brain Corals), faviidae (Ster Corals) and Pocelloporidae (Flower
Corals).
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