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Critter index

971 species. Each entry records the habitat, the depth, whether the animal is a day or a night find, and how often it turns up. Rarity is rated by destination, since an animal that is routine on one muck coast can be a rare find on the next. The index covers the muck species the site is built around and the reef fish, sharks, turtles and hosts recorded on the same dives.

971 species Best location shown for each

Anna's chromodoris, Chromodoris annae

Anna's chromodoris

Chromodoris annae

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Banded urchin, Echinothrix calamaris

Echinothrix calamaris

Rubble and coral reef · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni

Banggai cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

Sea urchins and branching coral · 1–16 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Barrel sponge, Xestospongia testudinaria

Xestospongia testudinaria

Reef slopes and walls · 10–50 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Blackside hawkfish, Paracirrhites forsteri

Blackside hawkfish

Paracirrhites forsteri

Branching coral on reef slopes · 2–35 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Blue sea star, Linckia laevigata

Linckia laevigata

Rubble, sand and reef flat · 0–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Blueband goby, Valenciennea strigata

Valenciennea strigata

Sand near coral · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Bluestripe snapper, Lutjanus kasmira

Bluestripe snapper

Lutjanus kasmira

Reef slopes, walls and wrecks · 3–50 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Brittle star, Ophiothrix purpurea

Ophiothrix purpurea

Sponge, sea fans and rubble · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Bubble-tip anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor

Bubble-tip anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor

Coral heads, rubble and reef slopes · 2–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Canary wrasse, Halichoeres chrysus

Halichoeres chrysus

Sand and rubble · 5–60 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Checkerboard wrasse, Halichoeres hortulanus

Checkerboard wrasse

Halichoeres hortulanus

Sand, rubble and reef edges · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Checkered snapper, Lutjanus decussatus

Checkered snapper

Lutjanus decussatus

Rubble, coral heads and reef slopes · 3–35 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Anilao

Christmas tree worm, Spirobranchus corniculatus

Christmas tree worm

Spirobranchus corniculatus

Living hard coral · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Clark's anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii

Clark's anemonefish

Amphiprion clarkii

Sea anemones on sand, rubble and reef · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Cleaner wrasse, Labroides dimidiatus

Labroides dimidiatus

Reef edges, rubble and wrecks · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Coconut octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus

Coconut octopus

Amphioctopus marginatus

Silt · 5–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Dauin & Dumaguete

Convict surgeonfish, Acanthurus triostegus

Convict surgeonfish

Acanthurus triostegus

Reef flats, rubble and shallow slopes · 0–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Coral grouper, Cephalopholis miniata

Cephalopholis miniata

Reef slopes and walls · 3–50 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Cross's damselfish, Neoglyphidodon crossi

Cross's damselfish

Neoglyphidodon crossi

Coral rubble and reef edges · 1–12 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Dark-banded fusilier, Pterocaesio tile

Dark-banded fusilier

Pterocaesio tile

Open water over slopes and drop-offs · 3–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Decorated goby, Istigobius decoratus

Istigobius decoratus

Open sand and fine rubble · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Eightband butterflyfish, Chaetodon octofasciatus

Eightband butterflyfish

Chaetodon octofasciatus

Branching coral on reef slopes and rubble · 2–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator

Emperor angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

Reef slopes and walls · 3–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Feather duster worm, Sabellastarte

Feather duster worm

Sabellastarte

Rubble and sand · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Feather star, Comaster schlegelii

Comaster schlegelii

Rubble, sponge and current edges · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Flowerpot coral, Goniopora

Flowerpot coral

Goniopora

Coral heads on silt and sand slopes · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Foxface rabbitfish, Siganus vulpinus

Foxface rabbitfish

Siganus vulpinus

Reef slopes and flats · 2–35 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali Caution

Glass anemone shrimp, Ancylocaris brevicarpalis

Glass anemone shrimp

Ancylocaris brevicarpalis

Large host anemones · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Gorgonian sea fan, Gorgonacea

Gorgonian sea fan

Gorgonacea

Current-exposed slopes and drop-offs · 10–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Haddon's carpet anemone, Stichodactyla haddoni

Haddon's carpet anemone

Stichodactyla haddoni

Sand and seagrass · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Honeycomb coral, Dipsastraea

Honeycomb coral

Dipsastraea

Coral heads on rubble and reef slopes · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Horned sea star, Protoreaster nodosus

Horned sea star

Protoreaster nodosus

Sand, rubble and seagrass · 1–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Dauin & Dumaguete

Humpback snapper, Lutjanus gibbus

Humpback snapper

Lutjanus gibbus

Reef slopes and drop-offs · 3–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Indo-Pacific staghorn coral, Acropora muricata

Indo-Pacific staghorn coral

Acropora muricata

Thickets on reef flats and slope tops beside sand · 1–15 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Klein's butterflyfish, Chaetodon kleinii

Klein's butterflyfish

Chaetodon kleinii

Coral heads and reef slopes · 3–50 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Lemon damsel, Pomacentrus moluccensis

Pomacentrus moluccensis

Coral reef, particularly branching Acropora coral · 1–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Leopard flounder, Bothus pantherinus

Leopard flounder

Bothus pantherinus

Open sand · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Dauin & Dumaguete

Lined surgeonfish, Acanthurus lineatus

Lined surgeonfish

Acanthurus lineatus

Reef crest and shallow slopes · 0–15 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali Caution

Long-spined urchin, Diadema setosum

Long-spined urchin

Diadema setosum

Rubble, rock and jetty pilings · 0–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Longfin bannerfish, Heniochus acuminatus

Longfin bannerfish

Heniochus acuminatus

Reef slopes and walls · 3–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Longnose butterflyfish, Forcipiger flavissimus

Longnose butterflyfish

Forcipiger flavissimus

Reef slopes and walls · 3–50 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Magnificent sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica

Magnificent sea anemone

Heteractis magnifica

Reef slopes and coral heads · 3–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali Caution

Masked rabbitfish, Siganus puellus

Masked rabbitfish

Siganus puellus

Reef slopes · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali Caution

Maze coral, Platygyra

Platygyra

Coral heads on reef slopes near sand · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Moorish idol, Zanclus cornutus

Zanclus cornutus

Coral heads, rubble and reef slopes · 2–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Mushroom coral, Fungiidae

Fungiidae

Sand and rubble at the foot of slopes · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Mysid shrimp, Mysida

Mysida

Rubble and coral heads · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Network pipefish, Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Network pipefish

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Rubble and sand near reef · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Ocellaris clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris

Ocellaris clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Host anemones · 1–15 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Orange cup coral, Tubastraea coccinea

Orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Undersides of rocks, overhangs, pilings and wreckage · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Palette surgeonfish, Paracanthurus hepatus

Palette surgeonfish

Paracanthurus hepatus

Coral reef slopes and outer reef edges with open water nearby to retreat into · 2–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion

Pink anemonefish

Amphiprion perideraion

Sea anemones on reef and rubble · 3–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Porcelain anemone crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Porcelain anemone crab

Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Large host anemones · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Porites coral, Porites

Porites

Coral heads and plating colonies on slopes beside sand · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Purple anthias, Pseudanthias tuka

Pseudanthias tuka

Reef slopes and drop-offs · 5–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Papua New Guinea

Raccoon butterflyfish, Chaetodon lunula

Raccoon butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunula

Reef flats and slopes · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Red lionfish, Pterois volitans

Pterois volitans

Rubble, coral heads, wrecks and jetty pilings · 1–50 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Red-cheeked anthias, Pseudanthias huchtii

Red-cheeked anthias

Pseudanthias huchtii

Coral heads and reef slopes · 5–35 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Redbreasted wrasse, Cheilinus fasciatus

Redbreasted wrasse

Cheilinus fasciatus

Rubble, sand and reef slopes · 2–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Redtooth triggerfish, Odonus niger

Redtooth triggerfish

Odonus niger

Open water over walls and drop-offs · 5–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Reticulate sea fan, Annella reticulata

Reticulate sea fan

Annella reticulata

Current-exposed reef slopes and channels · 8–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Saddleback anemonefish, Amphiprion polymnus

Saddleback anemonefish

Amphiprion polymnus

Carpet anemones on sand and rubble · 3–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Dauin & Dumaguete

Saddled butterflyfish, Chaetodon ephippium

Saddled butterflyfish

Chaetodon ephippium

Reef slopes and flats · 2–35 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Sea pen, Pteroeides sp.

Pteroeides sp.

Silt and fine sand · 3–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Six-banded angelfish, Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Six-banded angelfish

Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Coral reef and slopes · 3–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Papua New Guinea

Snapping shrimp, Alpheus spp.

Snapping shrimp

Alpheus spp.

Sand and silt burrows · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Striped catfish, Plotosus lineatus

Striped catfish

Plotosus lineatus

Silt and sand near structure · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Striped poison-fang blenny, Meiacanthus grammistes

Striped poison-fang blenny

Meiacanthus grammistes

Rubble, coral heads and jetty pilings · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Table coral, Acropora

Acropora

Reef flats, crests and slopes · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Threespot dascyllus, Dascyllus trimaculatus

Threespot dascyllus

Dascyllus trimaculatus

Anemones, coral heads and rubble · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Tomato anemonefish, Amphiprion frenatus

Tomato anemonefish

Amphiprion frenatus

Bubble-tip anemones on reef and rubble · 2–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Trumpetfish, Aulostomus chinensis

Aulostomus chinensis

Coral reef, rubble and sea whips · 2–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Turbinaria peltata, Duncanopsammia peltata

Turbinaria peltata

Duncanopsammia peltata

Rocky slopes and reef patches in turbid water · 2–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Twinstripe fusilier, Pterocaesio marri

Twinstripe fusilier

Pterocaesio marri

Open water over slopes and drop-offs · 3–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Two-lined monocle bream, Scolopsis bilineata

Two-lined monocle bream

Scolopsis bilineata

Rubble, sand and reef edges · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Vagabond butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagabundus

Vagabond butterflyfish

Chaetodon vagabundus

Reef flats, rubble and jetty pilings · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Valentin's sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster valentini

Valentin's sharpnose puffer

Canthigaster valentini

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 2–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Variegated lizardfish, Synodus variegatus

Variegated lizardfish

Synodus variegatus

Sand and rubble · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

White-banded cleaner shrimp, Lysmata amboinensis

White-banded cleaner shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Ledges, crevices and debris · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

White-eyed moray, Gymnothorax thyrsoideus

White-eyed moray

Gymnothorax thyrsoideus

Rubble, rock and jetty debris · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

White-spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus

White-spotted puffer

Arothron hispidus

Sand, rubble and reef edges, often in open areas away from dense coral · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Whitebarred goby, Amblygobius phalaena

Whitebarred goby

Amblygobius phalaena

Sand and rubble at the foot of a slope · 2–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Xenia soft coral, Xenia

Xenia soft coral

Xenia

Rubble, reef flats and slopes · 2–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Yellow shrimpgoby, Cryptocentrus cinctus

Yellow shrimpgoby

Cryptocentrus cinctus

Silt and fine sand · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Yellowtail coris, Coris gaimard

Yellowtail coris

Coris gaimard

Rubble and reef slopes · 2–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Zebra lionfish, Dendrochirus zebra

Dendrochirus zebra

Rubble, debris and jetty pilings · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Algae octopus, Abdopus aculeatus

Abdopus aculeatus

Shallow rubble, seagrass and reef flat · 0–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Allen's miamira, Miamira alleni

Allen's miamira

Miamira alleni

Rubble and reef with soft coral · 3–10 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Anilao

Antler coral, Pocillopora grandis

Pocillopora grandis

Coral heads on reef slopes and rubble beside sand · 2–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Banded coral shrimp, Stenopus hispidus

Banded coral shrimp

Stenopus hispidus

Ledges, wrecks and debris · 1–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Banded pipefish, Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Banded pipefish

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Crevices, overhangs and rubble · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Banded sea krait, Laticauda colubrina

Banded sea krait

Laticauda colubrina

Rubble, coral heads and reef slopes · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Medical emergency

Barred soapfish, Diploprion bifasciatus

Barred soapfish

Diploprion bifasciatus

Reef edges and rubble; larvae in blackwater · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Bigeye trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus

Bigeye trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

Open water over slopes, walls and wrecks · 5–50 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Bigfin reef squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Bigfin reef squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Open water over reef and jetties · 0–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Black coral, Antipathes

Antipathes

Deep slopes and walls · 20–60 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Black snapper, Macolor niger

Macolor niger

Reef slopes, drop-offs and wrecks · 5–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Black-ray shrimpgoby, Stonogobiops nematodes

Black-ray shrimpgoby

Stonogobiops nematodes

Sand and rubble slopes · 5–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Blackbar devil, Plectroglyphidodon dickii

Plectroglyphidodon dickii

Branching coral on reef flats and slopes · 1–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus

Blacktip reef shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Reef flats, lagoons and shallow slopes · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Blue-spotted ribbontail ray, Taeniura lymma

Blue-spotted ribbontail ray

Taeniura lymma

Sand, rubble and under ledges · 2–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali Needs treatment

Blue-spotted stingray, Neotrygon orientalis

Blue-spotted stingray

Neotrygon orientalis

Sand and seagrass · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Bluebell tunicate, Clavelina

Bluebell tunicate

Clavelina

Rubble, dead coral and jetty structure · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus

Bluefin trevally

Caranx melampygus

Reef slopes, drop-offs and sand · 3–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Bluestriped fangblenny, Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos

Bluestriped fangblenny

Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos

Reef edges, rubble and wrecks · 1–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Bobtail squid, Euprymna berryi

Euprymna berryi

Fine sand, buried by day · 5–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Bristletail filefish, Acreichthys tomentosus

Bristletail filefish

Acreichthys tomentosus

Seagrass, weed and rubble · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Broadclub cuttlefish, Ascarosepion latimanus

Broadclub cuttlefish

Ascarosepion latimanus

Reef edges and rubble · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Bubble coral shrimp, Palaemonella philippinensis

Bubble coral shrimp

Palaemonella philippinensis

Bubble coral · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Bullock's hypselodoris, Hypselodoris bullockii

Bullock's hypselodoris

Hypselodoris bullockii

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Bumphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum

Bumphead parrotfish

Bolbometopon muricatum

Reef slopes, lagoons and drop-offs · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Burrough's damselfish, Pomacentrus burroughi

Burrough's damselfish

Pomacentrus burroughi

Coral reef and rubble, close to branching coral · 2–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Candy crab, Hoplophrys oatesii

Hoplophrys oatesii

Dendronephthya soft coral · 8–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Ceram blenny, Salarias ceramensis

Salarias ceramensis

Silty rubble, dead coral and debris in the shallows · 1–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Chestnut blenny, Cirripectes castaneus

Chestnut blenny

Cirripectes castaneus

Rubble and rocky reef with small holes to shelter in · 1–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Cockatoo waspfish, Ablabys taenianotus

Cockatoo waspfish

Ablabys taenianotus

Open sand · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Comb jelly, Ctenophora

Ctenophora

Open water over deep drop-offs · 0–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Common ghost goby, Pleurosicya mossambica

Common ghost goby

Pleurosicya mossambica

Sponges, soft corals and clams · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Copperband butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus

Copperband butterflyfish

Chelmon rostratus

Silty reef and jetty structure · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Ambon

Coral guard crab, Trapezia rufopunctata

Coral guard crab

Trapezia rufopunctata

Branching corals on reef · 2–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Coral rabbitfish, Siganus corallinus

Coral rabbitfish

Siganus corallinus

Coral-rich reef and slopes · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea Caution

Crescent-tail bigeye, Priacanthus hamrur

Crescent-tail bigeye

Priacanthus hamrur

Overhangs, wrecks and reef slopes · 5–50 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Crinoid shrimp, Laomenes amboinensis

Laomenes amboinensis

Feather stars on rubble and slope · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Crinoid squat lobster, Allogalathea elegans

Crinoid squat lobster

Allogalathea elegans

Feather stars · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Crocodilefish, Cymbacephalus beauforti

Cymbacephalus beauforti

Rubble, sand and reef flat · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Decorator crab, Camposcia retusa

Camposcia retusa

Rubble, sponge and debris · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Devil scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis diabolus

Devil scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis diabolus

Rubble and rock on sand · 1–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Dwarf hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys falco

Cirrhitichthys falco

Coral heads and rubble · 5–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Eastern triangular butterflyfish, Chaetodon baronessa

Eastern triangular butterflyfish

Chaetodon baronessa

Soft coral on reef slopes and rubble · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Egg cowrie, Ovula ovum

Ovula ovum

Leather and soft coral · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Emerald coral goby, Paragobiodon xanthosoma

Emerald coral goby

Paragobiodon xanthosoma

Bird's-nest coral on reef edges · 2–10 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Anilao

Emperor shrimp, Zenopontonia rex

Zenopontonia rex

On sea cucumbers and nudibranchs · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Fan shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys latruncularius

Tomiyamichthys latruncularius

Silty sand and rubble · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Filamented flasher wrasse, Paracheilinus filamentosus

Filamented flasher wrasse

Paracheilinus filamentosus

Rubble slopes and reef edges · 5–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Fimbriated moray, Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Fimbriated moray

Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Sand, rubble and reef margins · 2–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Fire goby, Nemateleotris magnifica

Nemateleotris magnifica

Rubble at slope edges · 6–60 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Fire urchin, Asthenosoma varium

Asthenosoma varium

Sand and rubble · 8–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Anilao Needs treatment

Flagtail grouper, Cephalopholis urodeta

Flagtail grouper

Cephalopholis urodeta

Coral and rocky reef with crevices to retreat into · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Flamboyant cuttlefish, Ascarosepion pfefferi

Flamboyant cuttlefish

Ascarosepion pfefferi

Sand · 3–18 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete Caution

Freckled goatfish, Upeneus tragula

Freckled goatfish

Upeneus tragula

Silty sand and seagrass · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Gastropod veliger, Gastropoda

Gastropod veliger

Gastropoda

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Giant frogfish, Antennarius commerson

Antennarius commerson

Sponge and wreck structure · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Girdled cardinalfish, Taeniamia zosterophora

Girdled cardinalfish

Taeniamia zosterophora

Groups among branching coral in sheltered water · 2–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Glassy cardinalfish, Rhabdamia gracilis

Glassy cardinalfish

Rhabdamia gracilis

Coral and rubble reef, hovering above branching coral or overhangs · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Golden trevally, Gnathanodon speciosus

Golden trevally

Gnathanodon speciosus

Sand, rubble and open water over reef · 2–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda

Great barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Open water over reef, wrecks and sand · 2–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Green turtle, Chelonia mydas

Chelonia mydas

Reef slopes, seagrass and sand · 1–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Hair jellyfish, Thysanostoma thysanura

Thysanostoma thysanura

Open water; blackwater at night · 0–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Hairy squat lobster, Lauriea siagiani

Hairy squat lobster

Lauriea siagiani

Barrel sponges · 10–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Harlequin shrimp, Hymenocera picta

Harlequin shrimp

Hymenocera picta

Rubble · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

Reef slopes and walls · 1–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus

Humphead wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

Reef slopes, walls and drop-offs · 3–60 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Hyperiid amphipod, Hyperiidea

Hyperiid amphipod

Hyperiidea

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Leaf scorpionfish, Taenianotus triacanthus

Leaf scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

Wall and rubble · 5–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali Needs treatment

Longnose hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus

Longnose hawkfish

Oxycirrhites typus

Gorgonians and black coral on walls and slopes · 15–60 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Mandarinfish, Synchiropus splendidus

Synchiropus splendidus

Rubble at dusk · 3–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Map puffer, Arothron mappa

Arothron mappa

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Moluccan cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus moluccensis

Moluccan cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus moluccensis

Structure on silt and mud slopes · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Muricella sea fan, Muricella plectana

Muricella sea fan

Muricella plectana

Fans on current-swept slopes and rock walls · 15–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Mushroom anemone, Corallimorpharia

Mushroom anemone

Corallimorpharia

Dead coral, rubble and debris · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Napoleon snake eel, Ophichthus bonaparti

Napoleon snake eel

Ophichthus bonaparti

Open sand and silt · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Neon nembrotha, Nembrotha kubaryana

Nembrotha kubaryana

Sea squirts on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Ocellate phyllidia, Phyllidia ocellata

Ocellate phyllidia

Phyllidia ocellata

Sponge on rubble and rock · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Open brain coral, Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

Open brain coral

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

Loose on sand and silt slopes · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Orange-dashed goby, Valenciennea puellaris

Orange-dashed goby

Valenciennea puellaris

Open sand and rubble · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Orangeband surgeonfish, Acanthurus olivaceus

Orangeband surgeonfish

Acanthurus olivaceus

Sand, rubble and reef slopes · 3–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Oriental sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus

Oriental sweetlips

Plectorhinchus vittatus

Coral heads, overhangs and wrecks · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Ornate butterflyfish, Chaetodon ornatissimus

Ornate butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus

Living coral on reef slopes · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus

Ornate ghost pipefish

Solenostomus paradoxus

Crinoids and soft coral · 5–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus

Painted frogfish

Antennarius pictus

Sponge and rubble · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Painted sweetlips, Diagramma pictum

Painted sweetlips

Diagramma pictum

Sand, rubble and reef edges · 3–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Peacock mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus

Peacock mantis shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Sand and rubble burrows · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Pink-eye goby, Bryaninops natans

Bryaninops natans

Branching Acropora · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Purple firefish, Nemateleotris decora

Purple firefish

Nemateleotris decora

Rubble at the base of slopes · 20–60 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Pygmy sweeper, Parapriacanthus ransonneti

Parapriacanthus ransonneti

Caves, overhangs and wrecks · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Pyramid butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis

Pyramid butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

Open water over drop-offs and steep slopes · 5–50 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Razorfish, Aeoliscus strigatus

Aeoliscus strigatus

Seagrass, urchins and rubble · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Redfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon lunulatus

Redfin butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunulatus

Hard coral on reef and reef slopes · 2–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita

Rhinomuraena quaesita

Rubble and sand at reef edges · 1–60 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Richmond's wrasse, Halichoeres richmondi

Richmond's wrasse

Halichoeres richmondi

Soft-coral patches beside sand · 1–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Royal dottyback, Pictichromis paccagnellae

Royal dottyback

Pictichromis paccagnellae

Rubble, coral heads and steep slopes · 5–50 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Sabre squirrelfish, Sargocentron spiniferum

Sabre squirrelfish

Sargocentron spiniferum

Overhangs, caves and reef slopes · 3–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali Caution

Salp, Salpida

Salp

Salpida

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Scribbled filefish, Aluterus scriptus

Scribbled filefish

Aluterus scriptus

Reef slopes, rubble and open water · 2–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Sharpnose sandperch, Parapercis cylindrica

Sharpnose sandperch

Parapercis cylindrica

Shallow sand, rubble and weed · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Shrimp larva, Decapoda

Decapoda

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Siphonophore, Siphonophorae

Siphonophorae

Open water over deep drop-offs · 0–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Skunk anemonefish, Amphiprion sandaracinos

Skunk anemonefish

Amphiprion sandaracinos

Sea anemones on reef and rubble · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Slender ceratosoma, Ceratosoma tenue

Slender ceratosoma

Ceratosoma tenue

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Snowflake moray, Echidna nebulosa

Snowflake moray

Echidna nebulosa

Shallow rubble and rock · 0–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Speckled damsel, Pomacentrus bankanensis

Speckled damsel

Pomacentrus bankanensis

Shallow rubble and rock · 1–32 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Spine-cheek anemonefish, Premnas biaculeatus

Spine-cheek anemonefish

Premnas biaculeatus

Bubble-tip anemones on reef and rubble · 2–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Spotfin lionfish, Pterois antennata

Spotfin lionfish

Pterois antennata

Rubble, ledges and jetty pilings · 1–50 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Spotted shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris guttata

Spotted shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris guttata

Clean sand and rubble near reef · 8–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Springer's damsel, Chrysiptera springeri

Springer's damsel

Chrysiptera springeri

Coral rubble and small reef patches in sheltered water · 2–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Starry puffer, Arothron stellatus

Arothron stellatus

Reef slopes and sand · 3–50 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali Caution

Striped poison-fang blenny mimic, Petroscirtes breviceps

Striped poison-fang blenny mimic

Petroscirtes breviceps

Shallow sand, seagrass and debris · 1–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Tasselled scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephala

Tasselled scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala

Rock, rubble and sponge · 1–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Teardrop butterflyfish, Chaetodon unimaculatus

Teardrop butterflyfish

Chaetodon unimaculatus

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Thornback boxfish, Tetrosomus gibbosus

Thornback boxfish

Tetrosomus gibbosus

Sand and rubble flats, often in open areas away from reef structure · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Three-spot angelfish, Apolemichthys trimaculatus

Three-spot angelfish

Apolemichthys trimaculatus

Reef slopes and walls · 10–60 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Tiger cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus macrodon

Tiger cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus macrodon

Overhangs, wrecks and rubble · 2–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Tripletail wrasse, Cheilinus trilobatus

Tripletail wrasse

Cheilinus trilobatus

Coral reef and adjacent rubble or sand, often near cover · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Tryon's hypselodoris, Hypselodoris tryoni

Tryon's hypselodoris

Hypselodoris tryoni

Sponge on rubble and silt · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Twospot red snapper, Lutjanus bohar

Twospot red snapper

Lutjanus bohar

Reef slopes and drop-offs · 3–50 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea Needs treatment

Whip coral goby, Bryaninops yongei

Whip coral goby

Bryaninops yongei

Wire and whip corals · 5–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Whitebelly damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster

Whitebelly damselfish

Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster

Coral reef and gorgonian sea fans, hovering just above the structure · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Whitecheek surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricans

Whitecheek surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricans

Exposed outer reef and slopes · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea Caution

Whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus

Whitetip reef shark

Triaenodon obesus

Reef caves, ledges and sand channels · 3–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Willan's chromodoris, Chromodoris willani

Willan's chromodoris

Chromodoris willani

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus

Ostracion cubicus

Rubble, reef edges and jetties · 1–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Yellow pygmy goby, Lubricogobius exiguus

Yellow pygmy goby

Lubricogobius exiguus

Bottles, cans and shells · 5–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Yellowfin goatfish, Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

Yellowfin goatfish

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

Sand beside reefs · 1–113 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Yellowtail fangblenny, Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Yellowtail fangblenny

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

Coral reef and rubble, hovering near holes it can retreat into · 2–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Zebra batfish, Platax batavianus

Platax batavianus

Sheltered sand and rubble slopes, often among crinoids · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Zebra crab, Zebrida adamsii

Zebrida adamsii

On sea urchins · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Anilao

Ambanoro shrimpgoby, Vanderhorstia ambanoro

Ambanoro shrimpgoby

Vanderhorstia ambanoro

Fine sand and silt · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Banana nudibranch, Notodoris minor

Banana nudibranch

Notodoris minor

Sponge-covered rock and rubble · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Banded mud moray, Gymnothorax chlamydatus

Banded mud moray

Gymnothorax chlamydatus

Holes in mud and dark sand near rubble · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Banded snake eel, Myrichthys colubrinus

Banded snake eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

Open sand and silt · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Bargibant's pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti

Bargibant's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus bargibanti

Muricella sea fans · 15–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Barracuda larva, Sphyraenidae

Barracuda larva

Sphyraenidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Barramundi cod, Chromileptes altivelis

Chromileptes altivelis

Rubble, wrecks and jetty pilings · 2–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Basket star, Astroboa nuda

Astroboa nuda

Sea fans and current edges · 5–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Batangas halgerda, Halgerda batangas

Batangas halgerda

Halgerda batangas

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Bicolor flabellina, Samla bicolor

Bicolor flabellina

Samla bicolor

Hydroids on black sand and rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Bali Caution

Black-finned snake eel, Ophichthus altipennis

Black-finned snake eel

Ophichthus altipennis

Silty sand and rubble · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Blackstripe cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus

Blackstripe cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus

Ledges and branching coral · 2–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Blue-ringed octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata

Blue-ringed octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata

Rubble and shell debris · 5–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Medical emergency

Bobbit worm, Eunice cf. aphroditois

Eunice cf. aphroditois

Sand · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Bali Needs treatment

Bowerbank's coral, Homophyllia bowerbanki

Bowerbank's coral

Homophyllia bowerbanki

Loose on black sand and rubble slopes · 5–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Brown coral blenny, Atrosalarias fuscus

Brown coral blenny

Atrosalarias fuscus

Among live and dead coral branches on sheltered reef · 2–12 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Bumpy mexichromis, Mexichromis multituberculata

Bumpy mexichromis

Mexichromis multituberculata

Sponge on black sand and rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Bali

Candycane pygmygoby, Trimma cana

Candycane pygmygoby

Trimma cana

Hard coral on steep slopes · 12–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Anilao

Cardinalfish larva, Apogonidae

Cardinalfish larva

Apogonidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Chamberlain's nembrotha, Nembrotha chamberlaini

Chamberlain's nembrotha

Nembrotha chamberlaini

Sea squirts on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Coleman shrimp, Periclimenes colemani

Periclimenes colemani

Fire urchins · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Convict blenny, Pholidichthys leucotaenia

Pholidichthys leucotaenia

Rubble and burrow systems · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Crab-eye goby, Signigobius biocellatus

Signigobius biocellatus

Fine silty sand near reef edges · 2–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Crocodile snake eel, Brachysomophis crocodilinus

Crocodile snake eel

Brachysomophis crocodilinus

Open sand and silt · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci

Crown-of-thorns starfish

Acanthaster planci

Hard coral · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Dartfish larva, Nemateleotris sp.

Nemateleotris sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Deepwater frogfish, Nudiantennarius subteres

Deepwater frogfish

Nudiantennarius subteres

Silt and rubble slopes · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Desirable flabellina, Coryphellina exoptata

Desirable flabellina

Coryphellina exoptata

Hydroids on rubble and wrecks · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Double-ended pipefish, Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus

Double-ended pipefish

Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus

Open sand and silt · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Double-lined mackerel, Grammatorcynus bilineatus

Double-lined mackerel

Grammatorcynus bilineatus

Reef edges and drop-offs where current brings baitfish past · 5–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Double-spotted queenfish, Scomberoides lysan

Double-spotted queenfish

Scomberoides lysan

Open sand and rubble near reef edges · 3–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Epaulette soldierfish, Myripristis kuntee

Epaulette soldierfish

Myripristis kuntee

Caves, ledges and wreck structure · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Estuarine stonefish, Synanceia horrida

Estuarine stonefish

Synanceia horrida

Silt and estuarine mud · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Medical emergency

Flame angelfish, Centropyge loriculus

Flame angelfish

Centropyge loriculus

Rubble and reef rock · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Flasher scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis macrochir

Flasher scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis macrochir

Harbour silt and rubble · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Ambon Needs treatment

Flying fish, Exocoetidae

Exocoetidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Flying gurnard, Dactyloptena orientalis

Dactyloptena orientalis

Open sand · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Fourspot butterflyfish, Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

Fourspot butterflyfish

Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

Clear-water slopes and drop-offs · 3–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis

Caranx ignobilis

Reef slopes, drop-offs and shallow flats · 3–50 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Papua New Guinea

Goldbelly damsel, Pomacentrus auriventris

Goldbelly damsel

Pomacentrus auriventris

Rubble and the base of reef slopes · 2–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Grey reef shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Drop-offs, channels and current-swept reef · 5–50 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Papua New Guinea Needs treatment

Gurnard lionfish, Parapterois heterura

Gurnard lionfish

Parapterois heterura

Sand and mud slopes · 5–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Anilao Needs treatment

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa, Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Black sand and fine rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Hairy frogfish, Antennarius striatus

Antennarius striatus

Sand and algae · 5–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Harlequin crab, Lissocarcinus laevis

Lissocarcinus laevis

Tube anemones on silty sand · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Harlequin sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Harlequin sweetlips

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Rubble, overhangs and jetty structure · 2–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Heteropod, Carinariidae

Carinariidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Hooked cavolinia, Cavolinia uncinata

Hooked cavolinia

Cavolinia uncinata

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Hormiphora comb jelly, Hormiphora hormiphora

Hormiphora comb jelly

Hormiphora hormiphora

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Immortal jellyfish, Turritopsis

Immortal jellyfish

Turritopsis

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Interrupted dartfish, Parioglossus interruptus

Interrupted dartfish

Parioglossus interruptus

Sand and rubble slopes, hovering just above the substrate · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Juvenile halfbeak, Hemiramphidae

Juvenile halfbeak

Hemiramphidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Juvenile jack, Carangidae

Carangidae

Blackwater, open water at night, under drifting debris · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Lanternfish, Myctophidae

Myctophidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Larval blenny, Blenniidae

Blenniidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Larval damselfish, Pomacentridae

Larval damselfish

Pomacentridae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Larval flounder, Bothidae

Larval flounder

Bothidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Larval goby, Gobiidae

Gobiidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Larval mantis shrimp, Stomatopoda

Larval mantis shrimp

Stomatopoda

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Larval scorpionfish, Scorpaenidae

Larval scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Leptocephalus, Elopomorpha

Elopomorpha

Open water over deep drop-offs · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Lizardfish larva, Synodontidae

Lizardfish larva

Synodontidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Longtail seamoth, Pegasus volitans

Longtail seamoth

Pegasus volitans

Harbour sand · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Ambon

Magnificent shrimpgoby, Mahidolia mystacina

Magnificent shrimpgoby

Mahidolia mystacina

Silty sand and rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Mauve stinger, Pelagia noctiluca

Pelagia noctiluca

Blackwater, open water at night and near the surface · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Megalopa, Brachyura

Brachyura

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Metallic shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris latifasciata

Metallic shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris latifasciata

Sand and rubble slopes · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Mototi octopus, Amphioctopus mototi

Amphioctopus mototi

Debris and bottles on silt · 5–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Needle sea butterfly, Creseis acicula

Needle sea butterfly

Creseis acicula

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Octopus paralarva, Octopoda

Octopus paralarva

Octopoda

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Old glory, Koumansetta rainfordi

Koumansetta rainfordi

Silty sand near coral and rubble · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Orange-black dragonet, Dactylopus kuiteri

Orange-black dragonet

Dactylopus kuiteri

Coastal sand and mud · 3–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Orange-spotted filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris

Orange-spotted filefish

Oxymonacanthus longirostris

Living Acropora thickets · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Papuan toby, Canthigaster papua

Canthigaster papua

Silty rubble, weed and coral heads on sand · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Peacock sole, Pardachirus pavoninus

Pardachirus pavoninus

Open sand and silt · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Pebble crab, Leucosiidae

Leucosiidae

Open sand and silt · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Pegasus sea moth, Eurypegasus draconis

Pegasus sea moth

Eurypegasus draconis

Fine sand · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Pharaoh cuttlefish, Acanthosepion pharaonis

Pharaoh cuttlefish

Acanthosepion pharaonis

Sand and rubble near reef · 1–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Phronima, Phronima

Phronima

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Phyllosoma, Achelata

Achelata

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Pikachu nudibranch, Thecacera pikachu

Pikachu nudibranch

Thecacera pikachu

Silt and rubble · 5–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Plaintail turkeyfish, Pterois russelii

Plaintail turkeyfish

Pterois russelii

Mud and silt · 15–60 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Pufferfish larva, Tetraodontidae

Pufferfish larva

Tetraodontidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Pyrosome, Pyrosoma

Pyrosoma

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Rabbitfish larva, Siganidae

Rabbitfish larva

Siganidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Randall's snapping shrimp, Alpheus randalli

Randall's snapping shrimp

Alpheus randalli

Sand and fine rubble burrows · 8–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Red-edged ardeadoris, Ardeadoris averni

Red-edged ardeadoris

Ardeadoris averni

Sponge-covered rubble and dark sand at the reef edge · 3–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Red-lined flabellina, Coryphellina rubrolineata

Red-lined flabellina

Coryphellina rubrolineata

Hydroids on rubble and wrecks · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Red-margin shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata

Red-margin shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris rubrimarginata

Sand and rubble flats, at the entrance to a shared burrow · 5–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Redspotted sandperch, Parapercis schauinslandii

Redspotted sandperch

Parapercis schauinslandii

Open sand and rubble · 10–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Reef manta, Mobula alfredi

Mobula alfredi

Cleaning stations and plankton fronts over reef · 3–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Bali

Reticulate goniobranchus, Goniobranchus reticulatus

Reticulate goniobranchus

Goniobranchus reticulatus

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Reticulated butterflyfish, Chaetodon reticulatus

Reticulated butterflyfish

Chaetodon reticulatus

Outer reef slopes and reef fronts · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Ribbon sweetlips, Plectorhinchus polytaenia

Ribbon sweetlips

Plectorhinchus polytaenia

Under ledges and coral heads on reef slopes · 5–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Robust ghost pipefish, Solenostomus cyanopterus

Robust ghost pipefish

Solenostomus cyanopterus

Seagrass and drifting algae · 3–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Rockmover wrasse, Novaculichthys taeniourus

Rockmover wrasse

Novaculichthys taeniourus

Rubble and mixed sand · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Rose petal bubble shell, Hydatina physis

Rose petal bubble shell

Hydatina physis

Black sand · 1–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Dauin & Dumaguete

Sailfin snapper, Symphorichthys spilurus

Sailfin snapper

Symphorichthys spilurus

Sand and rubble slopes, often near small caves or overhangs it retreats into when approached · 5–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Sea butterfly, Thecosomata

Thecosomata

Open water over deep drop-offs · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Shaun the Sheep nudibranch, Costasiella kuroshimae

Shaun the Sheep nudibranch

Costasiella kuroshimae

Algae on shallow rubble · 3–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Shortfin puffer, Torquigener brevipinnis

Shortfin puffer

Torquigener brevipinnis

Open sand and silt slopes · 20–100 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Side-gilled slug, Pleurobranchus grandis

Side-gilled slug

Pleurobranchus grandis

Rubble, ascidians and silt · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Silver sweeper, Pempheris schwenkii

Pempheris schwenkii

Overhangs, crevices and reef rock beside sand · 5–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Sinuate miamira, Miamira sinuata

Sinuate miamira

Miamira sinuata

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Ambon

Skeleton shrimp, Caprella scaura

Skeleton shrimp

Caprella scaura

Hydroids, algae and rope · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Snapper larva, Lutjanidae

Lutjanidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Soft coral ghost goby, Pleurosicya boldinghi

Soft coral ghost goby

Pleurosicya boldinghi

Soft corals on silt and rubble · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Soft coral porcelain crab, Lissoporcellana nakasonei

Soft coral porcelain crab

Lissoporcellana nakasonei

Dendronephthya and other soft corals · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Rubble and sponge-covered rock · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Spiny devilfish, Inimicus didactylus

Spiny devilfish

Inimicus didactylus

Black sand and silt · 1–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Splitband cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus compressus

Splitband cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus compressus

Branching coral and sponge · 2–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Spotgill cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus chrysopomus

Spotgill cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus chrysopomus

Ledges and branching coral · 2–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Spotted soapfish, Pogonoperca punctata

Spotted soapfish

Pogonoperca punctata

Rubble, sand and cave mouths · 5–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Squid paralarva, Decapodiformes

Squid paralarva

Decapodiformes

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Stargazer, Uranoscopus sulphureus

Uranoscopus sulphureus

Buried in sand · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Stingfish, Minous

Minous

Silt and fine sand · 5–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Stocky anthias, Pseudanthias hypselosoma

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

Rubble and current-swept slopes · 8–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Striped dwarfgoby, Eviota sebreei

Striped dwarfgoby

Eviota sebreei

Live hard coral on reef patches and slopes · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Striped goby, Asterropteryx striata

Asterropteryx striata

Rubble in sheltered lagoons and coastal reefs · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Thorny seahorse, Hippocampus histrix

Thorny seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

Silt, sponge and debris · 5–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Threadfin pompano, Alectis ciliaris

Threadfin pompano

Alectis ciliaris

Open sand and rubble, shallow water · 3–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Thyca, Thyca crystallina

Thyca crystallina

On blue sea stars on rubble · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Tomopteris worm, Tomopteris sp.

Tomopteris worm

Tomopteris sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Tongue-biter isopod, Cymothoa

Tongue-biter isopod

Cymothoa

On fish over rubble and sand · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Tonguefish, Cynoglossidae

Cynoglossidae

Sand and silt · 2–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Tube anemone larva, Ceriantharia

Tube anemone larva

Ceriantharia

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Urchin clingfish, Diademichthys lineatus

Urchin clingfish

Diademichthys lineatus

Long-spined urchins on rubble · 1–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Urchin shrimp, Stegopontonia commensalis

Stegopontonia commensalis

Long-spined urchins · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Variable jawfish, Opistognathus solorensis

Variable jawfish

Opistognathus solorensis

Silty sand with rubble · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Wassinki cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus wassinki

Wassinki cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus wassinki

Ledges and overhangs · 3–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

White-lined coralgoby, Gobiodon heterospilos

White-lined coralgoby

Gobiodon heterospilos

Branching Acropora coral, wedged between the branches · 2–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Whitetip soldierfish, Myripristis vittata

Whitetip soldierfish

Myripristis vittata

Ledges, caves and overhangs on steeper slopes · 10–60 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Wrasse larva, Labridae

Labridae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Xeno crab, Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

Whip corals and gorgonians · 10–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Yaeyama blenny, Ecsenius yaeyamaensis

Ecsenius yaeyamaensis

Coral rubble and dead coral · 2–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Yasha goby, Stonogobiops yasha

Stonogobiops yasha

Coarse sand and rubble slopes · 15–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Yellownose shrimpgoby, Stonogobiops xanthorhinicus

Yellownose shrimpgoby

Stonogobiops xanthorhinicus

Sand and fine rubble · 8–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Zebra moray, Gymnomuraena zebra

Gymnomuraena zebra

Rubble, rock and reef edges · 1–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Ambon scorpionfish, Pteroidichthys amboinensis

Ambon scorpionfish

Pteroidichthys amboinensis

Algae on silt · 5–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Barracudina, Paralepididae

Paralepididae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Basslet larva, Serranidae

Serranidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Blood-spotted ardeadoris, Ardeadoris cruenta

Blood-spotted ardeadoris

Ardeadoris cruenta

Sponges on rubble and reef edges near sand · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Box jellyfish, Cubozoa

Cubozoa

Open water, usually near the surface · 0–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Medical emergency

Boxer crab, Lybia tessellata

Lybia tessellata

Under rubble · 3–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Braun's pughead pipefish, Bulbonaricus brauni

Braun's pughead pipefish

Bulbonaricus brauni

Living stony coral heads · 3–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Brown-spotted okenia, Okenia brunneomaculata

Brown-spotted okenia

Okenia brunneomaculata

Bryozoan crusts on rubble and hard debris · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Bumblebee shrimp, Gnathophyllum americanum

Bumblebee shrimp

Gnathophyllum americanum

Rubble and urchins · 3–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Callistoctopus paralarva, Callistoctopus sp.

Callistoctopus paralarva

Callistoctopus sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Coastal trevally, Turrum coeruleopinnatum

Coastal trevally

Turrum coeruleopinnatum

Juveniles in open water at night; adults over sand beside deeper reef · 0–60 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Codlet, Bregmaceros sp.

Bregmaceros sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Comet, Calloplesiops altivelis

Calloplesiops altivelis

Rubble, ledges and debris · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Convict snake eel, Leiuranus versicolor

Convict snake eel

Leiuranus versicolor

Open black sand and silt · 3–18 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Cottonmouth jack, Uraspis sp.

Cottonmouth jack

Uraspis sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Denise's pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus denise

Denise's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus denise

Gorgonians · 18–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Dragonet larva, Callionymidae

Callionymidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Eel bornella, Bornella anguilla

Bornella anguilla

Hydroids on rubble · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Engel's melibe, Melibe engeli

Melibe engeli

Weed, hydroids and rubble · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Favorinus, Favorinus

Favorinus

Egg ribbons on rubble and sponge · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Glass slipper sea butterfly, Cymbulia peronii

Glass slipper sea butterfly

Cymbulia peronii

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Halimeda ghost pipefish, Solenostomus halimeda

Halimeda ghost pipefish

Solenostomus halimeda

Halimeda algae · 5–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Humpback prawn, Metapenaeopsis lamellata

Metapenaeopsis lamellata

Open sand and silt · 3–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Hypselodoris iacula, Hypselodoris iacula

Hypselodoris iacula

Hypselodoris iacula

Sponge-covered rubble at the edge of sand slopes · 3–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Jebb's siphonfish, Siphamia jebbi

Jebb's siphonfish

Siphamia jebbi

Sheltered bays, close to cover · 14–29 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Juvenile cockatoo flounder, Samaris cristatus

Juvenile cockatoo flounder

Samaris cristatus

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Juvenile cusk eel, Ophidiidae

Juvenile cusk eel

Ophidiidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Juvenile driftfish, Nomeidae

Juvenile driftfish

Nomeidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Juvenile flying gurnard, Dactyloptena sp.

Juvenile flying gurnard

Dactyloptena sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Juvenile slender basslet, Luzonichthys sp.

Juvenile slender basslet

Luzonichthys sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Juvenile waspfish, Tetrarogidae

Juvenile waspfish

Tetrarogidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Lance cowrie, Aclyvolva lanceolata

Aclyvolva lanceolata

On sea whips · 5–35 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Larval frogfish, Antennariidae

Larval frogfish

Antennariidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Larval tuna, Scombridae

Scombridae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Lembeh shrimpgoby, Stonogobiops sp.

Lembeh shrimpgoby

Stonogobiops sp.

Sand and fine rubble · 8–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Lined dartfish, Ptereleotris grammica

Ptereleotris grammica

Rubble and sand below the reef · 25–45 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Lobiger, Lobiger

Lobiger

Caulerpa algae on shallow sand and rubble · 2–15 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Long-arm octopus, Macrotritopus defilippi

Long-arm octopus

Macrotritopus defilippi

Silt and fine sand · 3–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Magnificent miamira, Miamira magnifica

Magnificent miamira

Miamira magnifica

Rubble and sponge on slopes · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Marbled snake eel, Callechelys marmorata

Marbled snake eel

Callechelys marmorata

Open sand and silt · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Miamira miamirana, Miamira miamirana

Miamira miamirana

Miamira miamirana

Rubble, algae and mixed sand and rock · 3–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus

Thaumoctopus mimicus

Harbour silt and rubble · 5–18 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Ambon

Moonfish larva, Mene maculata

Mene maculata

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Morrison's dragonet, Synchiropus morrisoni

Morrison's dragonet

Synchiropus morrisoni

Algae-covered rubble and rock on the reef slope · 10–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Mosaic octopus, Abdopus abaculus

Abdopus abaculus

Crevices in sponge-covered rock and rubble in the shallows · 1–10 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Nausithoe jellyfish, Nausithoe sp.

Nausithoe jellyfish

Nausithoe sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Neon dwarfgoby, Eviota atriventris

Eviota atriventris

Coral rubble and sponge · 3–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Neothyonidium sea cucumber, Neothyonidium sp. 1

Neothyonidium sea cucumber

Neothyonidium sp. 1

Open black sand and silt · 5–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Oikopleura larvacean, Oikopleura fusiformis

Oikopleura larvacean

Oikopleura fusiformis

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Okinawa halgerda, Halgerda okinawa

Okinawa halgerda

Halgerda okinawa

Rock and rubble on slopes · 10–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Pacific monkeyfish, Erosa erosa

Pacific monkeyfish

Erosa erosa

Black sand and silt · 5–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Pale tilefish, Hoplolatilus cuniculus

Hoplolatilus cuniculus

Sand and rubble slopes, near a burrow · 15–45 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Pandeid jellyfish, Pandeidae

Pandeid jellyfish

Pandeidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Pearlfish larva, Carapidae

Pearlfish larva

Carapidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Pelagic nudibranch, Cephalopyge trematoides

Pelagic nudibranch

Cephalopyge trematoides

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Pelagic scale worm, Polynoidae

Pelagic scale worm

Polynoidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Phylliroe, Phylliroe

Phylliroe

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Pinnate batfish, Platax pinnatus

Pinnate batfish

Platax pinnatus

Overhangs and jetty pilings · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Pinnate phyllodesmium, Phyllodesmium pinnatum

Pinnate phyllodesmium

Phyllodesmium pinnatum

Soft coral on rubble and dark sand · 5–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Polka-dot ribbonfish, Desmodema polystictum

Polka-dot ribbonfish

Desmodema polystictum

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Pontoh's pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus pontohi

Pontoh's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus pontohi

Hydroids and algae · 5–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Poo shrimp, Unidentified

Unidentified

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Purple-spotted mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus latirostris

Purple-spotted mantis shrimp

Odontodactylus latirostris

Open sand and rubble · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Pygmy pipehorse, Acentronura tentaculata

Pygmy pipehorse

Acentronura tentaculata

Algae, hydroids and rubble · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Randall's frogfish, Antennarius randalli

Randall's frogfish

Antennarius randalli

Rubble and sponge · 8–31 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Randall's shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris randalli

Randall's shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris randalli

Coarse sand and rubble · 15–50 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Red-eared emperor, Lethrinus rubrioperculatus

Red-eared emperor

Lethrinus rubrioperculatus

Sand and rubble below the reef edge · 10–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Rhizophysa siphonophore, Rhizophysa eysenhardtii

Rhizophysa siphonophore

Rhizophysa eysenhardtii

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Ribbonfish, Trachipteridae

Trachipteridae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Rostanga, Rostanga

Rostanga

Red encrusting sponge on rubble · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Saron shrimp larva, Saron sp.

Saron shrimp larva

Saron sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Sawblade shrimp, Tozeuma armatum

Sawblade shrimp

Tozeuma armatum

Sea whips and gorgonians · 10–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Scalloped ribbonfish, Zu cristatus

Scalloped ribbonfish

Zu cristatus

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Sea apple, Pseudocolochirus violaceus

Pseudocolochirus violaceus

Rubble and rock with current · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Shadow trevally, Carangoides dinema

Shadow trevally

Carangoides dinema

Juveniles in open water at night with jellyfish; adults over reef slopes and drop-offs · 0–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Sharpear enope squid, Ancistrocheirus lesueurii

Sharpear enope squid

Ancistrocheirus lesueurii

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Shireen's phyllidiopsis, Phyllidiopsis shireenae

Shireen's phyllidiopsis

Phyllidiopsis shireenae

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Simplex shrimp, Phyllognathia simplex

Phyllognathia simplex

Rubble and sponge · 5–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Snake blenny, Xiphasia setifer

Xiphasia setifer

Silt and fine sand · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Solar-powered nudibranch, Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Solar-powered nudibranch

Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Soft coral and rubble · 10–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Soldierfish larva, Holocentridae

Soldierfish larva

Holocentridae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Sole larva, Soleidae

Soleidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Spaghetti worm larva, Terebellidae

Spaghetti worm larva

Terebellidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Spikefin goby, Discordipinna griessingeri

Discordipinna griessingeri

Coral rubble and dead coral heads · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Squarespot anthias, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia

Squarespot anthias

Pseudanthias pleurotaenia

Steep slopes and drop-offs · 5–60 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Stargazer snake eel, Brachysomophis cirrocheilos

Stargazer snake eel

Brachysomophis cirrocheilos

Open sand and silt · 2–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Starry night octopus, Callistoctopus luteus

Starry night octopus

Callistoctopus luteus

Sand, rubble and weed · 2–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Tenellia, Tenellia

Tenellia

Hydroids on rubble, sand and debris · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Tholichthys larva, Chaetodontidae

Tholichthys larva

Chaetodontidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Three-toothed cavolinia, Cavolinia tridentata

Three-toothed cavolinia

Cavolinia tridentata

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Venus girdle, Cestum veneris

Cestum veneris

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Whiskered goby, Discordipinna vibrissa

Discordipinna vibrissa

Black sand and rubble · 3–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Whitley's boxfish, Ostracion whitleyi

Whitley's boxfish

Ostracion whitleyi

Open rubble and sand · 8–35 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Wunderpus, Wunderpus photogenicus

Wunderpus photogenicus

Rubble edges and sand · 5–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Black snake mackerel, Nealotus tripes

Black snake mackerel

Nealotus tripes

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Blanket octopus, Tremoctopus gracilis

Blanket octopus

Tremoctopus gracilis

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait Caution

Blue-ringed octopus paralarva, Hapalochlaena sp.

Blue-ringed octopus paralarva

Hapalochlaena sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Butterfly-wing sand shell, Glyphepithema alapapilionis

Butterfly-wing sand shell

Glyphepithema alapapilionis

Sand and rubble slopes · 24–100 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Bali

Crocodile toothfish, Champsodon sp.

Crocodile toothfish

Champsodon sp.

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Cryptic sponge shrimp, Gelastocaris paronai

Cryptic sponge shrimp

Gelastocaris paronai

On the surface of sponges · 5–30 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Dermatobranchus cymatilis, Dermatobranchus cymatilis

Dermatobranchus cymatilis

Dermatobranchus cymatilis

On octocoral colonies over rubble · 5–30 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Diamond squid, Thysanoteuthis rhombus

Thysanoteuthis rhombus

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Dragon shrimp, Miropandalus hardingi

Miropandalus hardingi

Wire corals and black coral on slopes · 10–35 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Eschmeyer's rhinopias, Rhinopias eschmeyeri

Eschmeyer's rhinopias

Rhinopias eschmeyeri

Rubble slopes · 10–35 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Ghost melibe, Melibe colemani

Melibe colemani

Hydroids and rubble · 5–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Greater argonaut, Argonauta argo

Greater argonaut

Argonauta argo

Open water over deep slopes · 0–30 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Hairy octopus, Octopus sp.

Octopus sp.

Algae and hydroid patches on silt · 8–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Hairy shrimp, Phycocaris simulans

Phycocaris simulans

Algae tufts on silt · 3–15 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Herre's pipefish, Siokunichthys herrei

Herre's pipefish

Siokunichthys herrei

Xenia soft coral on rubble · 1–10 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Juvenile pomfret, Bramidae

Juvenile pomfret

Bramidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Lembeh pygmy pipedragon, Kyonemichthys rumengani

Lembeh pygmy pipedragon

Kyonemichthys rumengani

Sponge and wall overhangs · 10–30 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Little green shrimp, Phycocaris sp.

Little green shrimp

Phycocaris sp.

Colonial ascidians on rubble · 10–20 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Oxynoe, Oxynoe

Oxynoe

Caulerpa in the shallows; also found drifting on blackwater dives · 0–15 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Paper nautilus, Argonauta hians

Argonauta hians

Open water, drifting debris · 0–20 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Pygmy squid, Idiosepius pygmaeus

Idiosepius pygmaeus

Seagrass and weed in the shallows · 0–10 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Randall's frogfish larva, Antennarius randalli

Randall's frogfish larva

Antennarius randalli

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Remora larva, Echeneidae

Echeneidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Sargassum frogfish, Histrio histrio

Sargassum frogfish

Histrio histrio

Floating weed and drifting debris · 0–10 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Spectacular corolla, Corolla spectabilis

Spectacular corolla

Corolla spectabilis

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Swimming flatworm, Pseudocerotidae

Swimming flatworm

Pseudocerotidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Tiger anemone, Macrodactyla fautinae

Macrodactyla fautinae

Attached to debris on silty sand · 3–20 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Tomato jellyfish, Crambione mastigophora

Tomato jellyfish

Crambione mastigophora

Open water over the slope · 0–20 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait Caution

Torpedo ray, Torpedo sp.

Torpedo sp.

Black sand and silt · 5–35 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Velvetfish, Paraploactis kagoshimensis

Paraploactis kagoshimensis

Rubble and sponge on silt · 3–30 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Barred rabbitfish

Siganus doliatus

Reef flats and slopes · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali Caution

Photographs to come

Ecsenius bicolor

Coral heads, rubble and jetty pilings · 2–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Monotaxis grandoculis

Sand, rubble and reef edges · 3–50 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Photographs to come

Bignose unicornfish

Naso vlamingii

Walls and drop-offs · 5–60 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Photographs to come

Gomphosus varius

Reef slopes · 2–35 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Photographs to come

Black-margined nudibranch

Doriprismatica atromarginata

Sponge on rubble and rock · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Black-spotted puffer

Arothron nigropunctatus

Rubble and reef edges · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Blackback butterflyfish

Chaetodon melannotus

Coral reef and slopes · 3–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Blackeye thicklip wrasse

Hemigymnus melapterus

Sand, rubble and seagrass margins · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Blackfin dartfish

Ptereleotris evides

Rubble near coral · 3–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Blackspot tuskfish

Choerodon anchorago

Sand, rubble and seagrass · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Bleeker's parrotfish

Chlorurus bleekeri

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 3–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Blue devil damselfish

Chrysiptera cyanea

Shallow rubble, coral heads and reef flats · 0–12 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Blue-and-yellow fusilier

Caesio teres

Open water over slopes and drop-offs · 3–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Photographs to come

Blue-black urchin

Echinothrix diadema

Rubble, reef edges and jetty structure · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Blue-green chromis

Chromis viridis

Branching coral on reef flats and slopes · 1–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Bluespine unicornfish

Naso unicornis

Reef slopes, crests and surge zones · 3–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali Caution

Photographs to come

Bluespotted cornetfish

Fistularia commersonii

Sand, rubble and reef edges · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Bluntheaded wrasse

Thalassoma amblycephalum

Reef crest, rubble and shallow slopes · 0–15 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Boomerang triggerfish

Sufflamen bursa

Rubble, sand and reef slopes · 3–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Chloeia

Sand, rubble and silt · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Brown surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Reef slopes and rocky shallows · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali Caution

Photographs to come

Zebrasoma scopas

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 2–50 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Cephalopholis boenak

Silty reef, rubble and jetty pilings · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Collector urchin

Tripneustes gratilla

Seagrass and sand · 0–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Dauin & Dumaguete Caution

Photographs to come

Crescent-tail soldierfish

Myripristis murdjan

Overhangs, caves and wrecks · 3–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Photographs to come

Culcita novaeguineae

Rubble and coral edges · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Daisy parrotfish

Chlorurus sordidus

Coral reef, rubble and reef flats · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Dash-and-dot goatfish

Parupeneus barberinus

Sand, rubble and seagrass · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Dendronephthya soft coral

Dendronephthya

Current-exposed slopes, walls and wrecks · 5–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Lutjanus fulviflamma

Jetty pilings, rubble and reef edges · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Millepora

Reef flats, coral heads and wrecks · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Five-lined cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus

Coral heads, rubble and urchins · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Tridacna squamosa

Reef flats and slopes · 1–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Photographs to come

Graeffe's sea cucumber

Pearsonothuria graeffei

Sand and rubble · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Hemiramphidae

Harbour surface water and pilings · 0–3 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Ambon

Photographs to come

Honeycomb grouper

Epinephelus merra

Rubble, coral heads and reef flats · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Humbug dascyllus

Dascyllus aruanus

Branching coral on reef flats and rubble · 0–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Indo-Pacific sergeant

Abudefduf vaigiensis

Reef flats, jetty pilings and shallow rubble · 0–15 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Keyhole angelfish

Centropyge tibicen

Rubble, coral heads and reef slopes · 3–35 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Leopard coralgrouper

Plectropomus leopardus

Coral reef and slopes · 3–50 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Leopard sea cucumber

Bohadschia argus

Sand and reef flat · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali Caution

Photographs to come

Manybar goatfish

Parupeneus multifasciatus

Rubble, sand and reef edges · 2–35 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Thalassoma lunare

Coral reef, rubble and reef flats · 1–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Narrow-lined puffer

Arothron manilensis

Sand, rubble and seagrass · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Nassarius snail

Nassarius

Open sand · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Neon damselfish

Pomacentrus coelestis

Rubble and reef edges · 1–15 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Orange-lined triggerfish

Balistapus undulatus

Reef slopes · 2–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali Caution

Photographs to come

Orangespine unicornfish

Naso lituratus

Reef slopes and walls · 3–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali Caution

Photographs to come

Achaeus japonicus

Bubble coral · 5–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Orbiculate cardinalfish

Sphaeramia orbicularis

Jetty pilings and mangrove edges · 0–5 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Panda butterflyfish

Chaetodon adiergastos

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 3–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Anilao

Photographs to come

Peacock grouper

Cephalopholis argus

Reef slopes · 2–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Photographs to come

Pearlscale angelfish

Centropyge vrolikii

Rubble and coral heads · 3–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Picasso triggerfish

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Reef flats and lagoon sand · 0–12 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Papua New Guinea Caution

Photographs to come

Pustulose phyllidiella

Phyllidiella pustulosa

Sponge on rubble and rock · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Pyjama cardinalfish

Sphaeramia nematoptera

Branching coral and rubble · 1–15 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Redbelly yellowtail fusilier

Caesio cuning

Open water over reef slopes · 3–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Redtail filefish

Pervagor melanocephalus

Rubble, coral heads and reef slopes · 3–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Regal angelfish

Pygoplites diacanthus

Coral reef and slopes · 3–48 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Ringtailed cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus aureus

Ledges, rubble and structure · 3–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Rock-boring urchin

Echinometra mathaei

Rock, dead coral and jetty pilings · 0–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Zebrasoma velifer

Reef slopes and flats · 2–35 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Photographs to come

Sand hermit crab

Diogenes

Open sand and silt · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Scalefin anthias

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Reef slopes, walls and current-swept coral · 5–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Photographs to come

Holothuria

Open sand and rubble · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Dolabella auricularia

Weed and rubble on silt · 0–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Polycarpa aurata

Rubble, rock and jetty pilings · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Atherinomorus

Jetty pilings, shallow rubble and caves · 0–15 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Loimia medusa

Silt and sand · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Speckled sandperch

Parapercis hexophtalma

Open sand and rubble · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Spotted parrotfish

Cetoscarus ocellatus

Coral reef and slopes · 3–35 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Staghorn damselfish

Amblyglyphidodon curacao

Branching coral on reef flats and slopes · 1–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Stinging hydroid

Aglaophenia cupressina

Rubble, rock and wrecks · 1–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Striated surgeonfish

Ctenochaetus striatus

Coral reef, rubble and reef flats · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Synaptid sea cucumber

Synapta maculata

Rubble, seagrass and silt · 0–20 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Tail-spot wrasse

Halichoeres melanurus

Rubble, coral heads and reef flats · 1–15 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Platax teira

Wrecks and reef slopes · 3–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Bali

Photographs to come

Threadfin butterflyfish

Chaetodon auriga

Reef flats, rubble and coral heads · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Three-striped whiptail

Pentapodus trivittatus

Sand, rubble and reef edges · 2–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Cerianthus filiformis

Silt and fine sand · 3–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Callyspongia

Rubble slopes and reef edges · 3–40 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Varicose phyllidia

Phyllidia varicosa

Sponge-covered rock and rubble · 1–30 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Vermiculated angelfish

Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus

Silty reef, rubble and jetty structure · 3–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Ambon

Photographs to come

Cirrhipathes

Slopes, walls and rubble with current · 5–45 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Yellowstriped cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus cyanosoma

Coral heads, rubble and urchins · 2–50 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Yellowtail tubelip

Diproctacanthus xanthurus

Coral heads and rubble · 2–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Zoanthidea

Dead coral, rubble and rock · 1–25 m

1 star of 5, seen on most muck divesin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Anemone hermit crab

Dardanus pedunculatus

Sand and rubble · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Asteronotus cespitosus

Sponge on rubble and silt · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Ambon

Photographs to come

Barred flagtail

Kuhlia mugil

Surge zone, reef flats and shallow rock · 0–10 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Photographs to come

Barred thicklip wrasse

Hemigymnus fasciatus

Coral reef and slopes · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Bicolor angelfish

Centropyge bicolor

Rubble and coral heads · 5–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Neoglyphidodon melas

Soft coral on rubble and reef flats · 1–12 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Black dendrodoris

Dendrodoris nigra

Rubble and dead coral · 0–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Black-blotched porcupinefish

Diodon liturosus

Overhangs, rubble and reef slopes · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Blackfin barracuda

Sphyraena qenie

Open water over drop-offs and current-swept reef · 5–50 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Blue blanquillo

Malacanthus latovittatus

Open sand and rubble · 5–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Blue club tunicate

Rhopalaea

Rubble and reef slopes · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Blue dragon nudibranch

Pteraeolidia semperi

Hydroids on rubble · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Blue tuxedo urchin

Mespilia globulus

Rubble and sand · 2–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Blue-girdled angelfish

Pomacanthus navarchus

Coral heads, rubble and reef slopes · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Blue-legged hermit crab

Calcinus elegans

Shallow rock and rubble · 1–12 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Blue-ringed angelfish

Pomacanthus annularis

Jetty structure and silty reef · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Ambon

Photographs to come

Blue-spotted boxfish

Ostracion meleagris

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Blue-spotted shrimpgoby

Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus

Silty sand and rubble · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Bluestreak damselfish

Neoglyphidodon nigroris

Coral reef and slopes · 2–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Bluestripe pipefish

Doryrhamphus excisus

Crevices, ledges and rubble · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Brown dottyback

Pseudochromis fuscus

Rubble and coral margins · 2–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Brown-marbled grouper

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

Reef slopes, walls and wrecks · 4–60 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Photographs to come

Celestial phyllidia

Phyllidia coelestis

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Cheeklined wrasse

Oxycheilinus digramma

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 3–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Chelidonura varians

Sand, rubble and algae film · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Co's goniobranchus

Goniobranchus coi

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Common seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Seagrass and rubble · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Common spider conch

Lambis lambis

Seagrass and sand · 0–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Conus

Sand, rubble and silt · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Medical emergency

Photographs to come

Crocodile needlefish

Tylosurus crocodilus

Surface water over reef and sand · 0–5 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Cup coral phestilla

Phestilla melanobrachia

Cup coral on pilings and wreckage · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Ambon

Photographs to come

Octopus cyanea

Rubble, reef edges and rock · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Diana's chromodoris

Chromodoris dianae

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Dot-and-dash butterflyfish

Chaetodon pelewensis

Coral reef and outer slopes · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Dotted nudibranch

Jorunna funebris

Blue sponge on rubble · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Engyprosopon

Open sand and fine rubble · 5–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Dendrochirus brachypterus

Weed and rubble on sand · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Elisabeth's chromodoris

Chromodoris elisabethina

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Fingered dragonet

Dactylopus dactylopus

Open sand · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Fingerprint toby

Canthigaster compressa

Silty sand and rubble · 2–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Flower moon crab

Matuta victor

Shallow open sand · 1–12 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Gammarid amphipod

Amphipoda

Weed, hydroids, sediment and structure · 0–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Gold-specs jawfish

Opistognathus randalli

Coarse sand and rubble · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Amblyglyphidodon aureus

Sea fans and black coral on slopes · 10–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Golden rabbitfish

Siganus guttatus

Silty reef and jetty structure · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Ambon Caution

Photographs to come

Gracile thuridilla

Thuridilla gracilis

Algae on rubble in the shallows · 0–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Green barrel ascidian

Didemnum molle

Rubble and dead coral · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Green-spotted hypselodoris

Hypselodoris infucata

Sponge on silt and rubble · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Hairy red hermit crab

Dardanus lagopodes

Sand, silt and rubble · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Halloween hermit crab

Ciliopagurus strigatus

Rubble and coarse sand · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Haminoea

Shallow sand and seagrass · 0–12 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Plectorhinchus gibbosus

Jetty structure and silty reef · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Ambon

Photographs to come

Hingebeak shrimp

Rhynchocinetes durbanensis

Overhangs, caves and wrecks · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Holthuis' anemone shrimp

Ancylomenes holthuisi

Anemones and mushroom corals · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Honeycomb moray

Gymnothorax favagineus

Coral heads, crevices and wrecks · 3–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Humpback turretfish

Tetrasomus gibbosus

Seagrass and silty sand · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete Caution

Photographs to come

Indian mackerel

Rastrelliger kanagurta

Open water over reef and sand · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Jewelled blenny

Salarias fasciatus

Rubble and dead coral in the shallows · 1–12 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Carangidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Lemonpeel angelfish

Centropyge flavissima

Coral reef and shallow slopes · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Lined phyllidiella

Phyllidiella zeylanica

Sponge-covered rubble and rock · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Stylocheilus striatus

Cyanobacteria mat on silt · 0–10 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete Caution

Photographs to come

Live sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

Attached to large animals over reef and sand · 1–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Lobed ceratosoma

Ceratosoma trilobatum

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Loch's chromodoris

Chromodoris lochi

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Longhorn cowfish

Lactoria cornuta

Sand, silt and seagrass · 1–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Echinaster luzonicus

Sand, rubble and slopes · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Magnificent chromodoris

Chromodoris magnifica

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Maritime hypselodoris

Hypselodoris maritima

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Anilao

Photographs to come

Merten's carpet anemone

Stichodactyla mertensii

Coral heads, rock and reef slopes · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Messmate pipefish

Corythoichthys haematopterus

Sand, rubble and reef edges · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Meyer's butterflyfish

Chaetodon meyeri

Living coral on reef slopes · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Ecsenius midas

Reef slopes, walls and rubble · 3–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Photographs to come

Paraluteres prionurus

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 2–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Mimic surgeonfish

Acanthurus pyroferus

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 3–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Exyrias belissimus

Volcanic sand · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Multipore sea star

Linckia multifora

Rubble and rock · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Necklace sea star

Fromia monilis

Rubble and reef slopes · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Nimble spray crab

Percnon planissimum

Shallow rubble and rock · 0–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ocellate sapsucker

Plakobranchus ocellatus

Sand and seagrass · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Oliva

Open sand and silt · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Orange dendrodoris

Dendrodoris fumata

Sponge on rubble and rock · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Orbicular batfish

Platax orbicularis

Wrecks, jetty structure and reef slopes · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Elysia ornata

Green algae in the shallows · 0–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ovulidae

Rubble and reef slopes · 5–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Papuan cuttlefish

Ascarosepion papuense

Sand and rubble · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Peacock flounder

Bothus mancus

Sand and rubble · 1–80 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Pinna

Sand and silt · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Persian carpet flatworm

Pseudobiceros bedfordi

Rubble, sponge and rock · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Pink-speckled shrimpgoby

Cryptocentrus leptocephalus

Silty sand and mud · 3–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Pseudoceros flatworm

Pseudoceros

Rubble and coral reef · 1–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ragged sea hare

Bursatella leachii

Silt and weed · 0–12 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Raggy scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis venosa

Rubble and sponge on slopes · 3–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Red fire urchin

Astropyga radiata

Sand and rubble · 5–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Redfin fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus solorensis

Rubble slopes and coral heads · 5–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Hologymnosus annulatus

Coral reef, rubble and sand patches · 6–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Rubble porcelain crab

Petrolisthes

Under rubble and loose rock · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Astropecten

Volcanic sand · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Sand-sifting sea star

Archaster typicus

Shallow sand and seagrass · 0–15 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Schooling bannerfish

Heniochus diphreutes

Open water over slopes and drop-offs · 5–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Photographs to come

Schultz's pipefish

Corythoichthys schultzi

Rubble and sand · 2–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sea cucumber crab

Lissocarcinus orbicularis

Sea cucumbers on sand · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sea fan brittle star

Ophiothela

Gorgonians, whip corals and sponges · 5–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sea star shrimp

Zenopontonia soror

On sea stars · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Semicircle angelfish

Pomacanthus semicirculatus

Coral heads, rubble and reef slopes · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Macrophthalmus

Shallow silt and mud near the shore · 0–8 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Thor amboinensis

Small anemones and corallimorphs · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

Branching coral and rubble · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Valenciennea sexguttata

Shallow silty sand and rubble · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Slender lizardfish

Saurida gracilis

Open sand and rubble · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Slingjaw wrasse

Epibulus insidiator

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 2–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Spinecheek goby

Oplopomus oplopomus

Open sand and silt · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Splitlevel hogfish

Bodianus mesothorax

Coral reef, rubble and reef slopes · 5–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sponge-dwelling synaptid

Synaptula lamperti

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Spotted box crab

Calappa philargius

Open sand · 5–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Spotted garden eel

Heteroconger hassi

Open sand slopes with current · 10–45 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Spotted sand-diver

Trichonotus setiger

Clean fine sand, often in current · 8–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Steephead parrotfish

Chlorurus microrhinos

Coral reef and slopes · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Steinitz's shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris steinitzi

Sand and rubble near reef · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Striped chromodoris

Chromodoris strigata

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Stumpy-spined cuttlefish

Ascarosepion bandense

Rubble and debris · 3–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Swallowtail headshield slug

Chelidonura hirundinina

Sand and rubble · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Thalamita swimming crab

Thalamita

Rubble, rock and sand · 1–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Cypraea tigris

Coral reef and rubble · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Titan triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens

Rubble and reef edges · 1–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Two-spined angelfish

Centropyge bispinosa

Reef slopes and walls · 8–60 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Photographs to come

Two-spot cleaner shrimp

Urocaridella antonbruunii

Overhangs, holes and debris · 3–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Upside-down jellyfish

Cassiopea andromeda

Sheltered sand and mangrove edges · 0–10 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Urchin carrier crab

Dorippe

Sand slopes · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Violet hypselodoris

Hypselodoris apolegma

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Warty sea cucumber

Stichopus horrens

Rubble and sand · 1–20 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Wheeler's shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris wheeleri

Sand and rubble near reef · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

White-spotted hermit crab

Dardanus megistos

Sand and rubble · 2–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Yellow angelfish

Centropyge heraldi

Coral reef and rubble on slopes · 5–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Photographs to come

Yellow sea cucumber

Colochirus robustus

Silty rubble and structure · 5–30 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Ambon

Photographs to come

Yellowbanded sweetlips

Plectorhinchus lineatus

Coral heads, overhangs and reef slopes · 3–35 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Yellowsaddle goatfish

Parupeneus cyclostomus

Coral reef, rubble and sand · 2–40 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ptereleotris zebra

Reef edge with current · 2–25 m

2 stars of 5, usually found within a weekin Bali

Photographs to come

Alciopinae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Alligator pipefish

Syngnathoides biaculeatus

Seagrass and weedy shallows · 1–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Aplysia

Weed and rubble in the shallows · 0–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Armina semperi

Silt and fine sand · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Chaetognatha

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Soleichthys heterorhinos

Open sand and silt · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Bandtail scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis neglecta

Sand, rubble and low weed · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Barbour's seahorse

Hippocampus barbouri

Seagrass and sand · 1–12 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Bayer's thuridilla

Thuridilla bayeri

Algae and rubble · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Berthellina

Rubble and rock · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Conchodytes

Inside pen shells and giant clams · 3–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Black phyllidiella

Phyllidiella nigra

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Blue boxer shrimp

Stenopus tenuirostris

Ledges and rubble slopes · 5–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Blue swimmer crab

Portunus pelagicus

Sand and seagrass · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Bohol discodoris

Discodoris boholiensis

Rubble, sponge and silt · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Bopyridae

On shrimps and small crabs over rubble · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Brown-banded pipefish

Corythoichthys amplexus

Rubble and dead coral · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Brownbanded bamboo shark

Chiloscyllium punctatum

Rubble, sand and coral heads · 2–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Bullina lineata

Shallow sand · 2–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Cadlinella ornatissima

Sponge on rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ceylon gymnodoris

Gymnodoris ceylonica

Weedy sand and rubble · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Polyplacophora

Rock, dead coral and jetty structure · 0–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Clearfin lionfish

Pterois radiata

Ledges, rubble and wreckage · 2–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Clown triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum

Reef slopes, walls and drop-offs · 5–50 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Bali Caution

Photographs to come

Corallimorph decorator crab

Cyclocoeloma tuberculatum

Silt and rubble · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Cowtail stingray

Pastinachus ater

Open sand and seagrass · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Dauin & Dumaguete Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Crested nembrotha

Nembrotha cristata

Sea squirts on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Curious wormfish

Gunnellichthys curiosus

Sand and fine rubble slopes · 12–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Doliolida

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Echinoderm larva

Echinodermata

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Egret nudibranch

Ardeadoris egretta

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Electra chelidonura

Chelidonura electra

Sand, rubble and algae film · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Electric flame scallop

Ctenoides ales

Crevices in rubble and rock · 3–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Elegant phyllidia

Phyllidia elegans

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Elegant tritoniopsis

Tritoniopsis elegans

Dendronephthya on slopes and structure · 8–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Emma's hypselodoris

Hypselodoris emma

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Faithful goniobranchus

Goniobranchus fidelis

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

False cleanerfish

Aspidontus taeniatus

Reef edges, rubble and wreckage · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Labracinus cyclophthalmus

Rubble slopes and reef edge · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Lysmata debelius

Crevices and overhangs on rock and wreckage · 5–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Fish-riding isopod

Anilocra

On fish over reef and rubble · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Fivefinger razorfish

Iniistius pentadactylus

Open sand · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Flagtail blanquillo

Malacanthus brevirostris

Open sand with rubble · 5–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Toxopneustes pileolus

Sand, rubble and seagrass · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Forskal's pleurobranch

Pleurobranchus forskalii

Rubble and silt · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Fringelip flathead

Sunagocia otaitensis

Open sand and fine rubble · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Gardiner's notodoris

Notodoris gardineri

Calcareous sponge on rubble · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Gardiner's squat lobster

Lauriea gardineri

Barrel sponges · 10–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Geometric goniobranchus

Goniobranchus geometricus

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Gymnothorax javanicus

Wrecks, rock and reef edges · 1–50 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Giant shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris fontanesii

Silty inshore sand and mud · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Girdled glossodoris

Glossodoris cincta

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Tambja morosa

Bryozoans on rubble and rock · 5–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Gold-spotted flatworm

Thysanozoon nigropapillosum

Rubble, sponge and rock · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Goldenstriped soapfish

Grammistes sexlineatus

Rubble, ledges and dead coral · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Graceful anemone shrimp

Periclimenes venustus

Carpet anemones on sand and silt · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Gracile ceratosoma

Ceratosoma gracillimum

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Granular sea star

Choriaster granulatus

Rubble and dead coral · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Green brittle star

Ophiarachna incrassata

Rubble and coral reef · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Guam scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes guamensis

Rubble and dead coral · 1–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Gymnodoris impudica

Rubble and silt · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Hairy rubble crab

Pilumnus

Rubble, sponge and hydroid growth · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Huenia heraldica

Halimeda algae on rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Harpa

Harbour sand · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Ambon

Photographs to come

Hell's fire anemone

Actinodendron

Open sand and rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Hispid frogfish

Antennarius hispidus

Open sand · 5–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Melibe viridis

Silt, weed and rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Horned spider crab

Naxioides taurus

Rubble, hydroids and gorgonians · 5–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Janss' pipefish

Doryrhamphus janssi

Crevices, overhangs and sponges · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Krempf's phyllidiopsis

Phyllidiopsis krempfi

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Kunie's goniobranchus

Goniobranchus kuniei

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Larval porcupinefish

Diodontidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Leopard goniobranchus

Goniobranchus leopardus

Sponge on rubble and rock · 8–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Lined nembrotha

Nembrotha lineolata

Sea squirts on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Long-nosed pipefish

Trachyrhamphus longirostris

Open sand and silt · 5–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Ambon

Photographs to come

Longsnout flathead

Thysanophrys chiltonae

Open sand and fine rubble · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Longspine waspfish

Paracentropogon longispinis

Silt, weed and rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Magnificent anemone shrimp

Periclimenes magnificus

Sand-dwelling anemones and corallimorphs · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Many-armed sand star

Luidia

Volcanic sand · 3–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Saron marmoratus

Rubble and rock crevices · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Zosimus aeneus

Rubble and dead coral · 1–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Medical emergency

Photographs to come

Muricidae

Rubble, rock and sand · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Narcomedusae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ocellated eagle ray

Aetobatus ocellatus

Open water over slopes, walls and sand · 5–50 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Bali Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Ocellated frogfish

Fowlerichthys ocellatus

Sponge, algae and rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Gobiodon okinawae

Staghorn Acropora coral · 2–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Olive sea snake

Aipysurus laevis

Coral reef and rubble · 3–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Papua New Guinea Medical emergency

Photographs to come

Orange-striped goby

Amblygobius decussatus

Sand and rubble near reef · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ornate dermatobranchus

Dermatobranchus ornatus

Silt and fine sand · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Callistoctopus ornatus

Rubble and sand · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ornate spiny lobster

Panulirus ornatus

Reef and rubble · 1–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Papua New Guinea Caution

Photographs to come

Painted spiny lobster

Panulirus versicolor

Ledges, wrecks and rubble · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Papuan scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis papuensis

Rubble and encrusted debris · 3–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Peacock razorfish

Iniistius pavo

Open sand and silt · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Cidaroida

Rubble, ledges and dead coral · 3–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Peron's pleurobranch

Pleurobranchus peronii

Sand, silt and rubble · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Philinopsis cyanea

Fine sand and silt · 1–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Pineapple sea cucumber

Thelenota ananas

Sand and rubble · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Platydoris

Under rubble and loose rock · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Pterotrachea

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Purple-lined nembrotha

Nembrotha purpureolineata

Sea squirts on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Rainbow mantis shrimp

Pseudosquilla ciliata

Rubble, seagrass and coarse sand · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Red spider crab

Schizophrys aspera

Rubble, ledges and debris · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Red-margined glossodoris

Glossodoris rufomarginata

Sponge on rubble and rock · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Pseudanthias dispar

Reef edges in current · 1–18 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Anilao

Photographs to come

Synanceia verrucosa

Coral rubble and rock · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Medical emergency

Photographs to come

Rhynchoteuthion paralarva

Ommastrephidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Rigid shrimpfish

Centriscus scutatus

Sand, sea whips and rubble · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Clypeasteroida

Open sand and silt · 2–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sandbird octopus

Amphioctopus aegina

Open sand and silt · 1–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sapphire copepod

Sapphirina

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Anilao

Photographs to come

Scaleless shrimpgoby

Tomiyamichthys nudus

Dark sand and rubble · 3–10 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sea cucumber scale worm

Gastrolepidia clavigera

Sand and rubble · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sea pen porcelain crab

Porcellanella triloba

Sea pens on sand and silt · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Seven-eleven crab

Carpilius maculatus

Rubble and sand at night · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sharp-tail squid

Uroteuthis

Water column over sand · 2–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Siboga trinchesia

Trinchesia sibogae

Hydroids on rubble and wrecks · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Slipper lobster

Parribacus antarcticus

Ledges and caves on reef · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Bali

Photographs to come

Smashing mantis shrimp

Gonodactylaceus falcatus

Rubble, dead coral and debris · 1–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Smooth moon crab

Ashtoret lunaris

Open sand and silt · 0–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Trachinocephalus trachinus

Open sand and fine rubble · 3–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ablabys macracanthus

Sand rubble and weed · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Splendid garden eel

Gorgasia preclara

Sand slopes · 20–50 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Ambon

Photographs to come

Sponge snapping shrimp

Synalpheus

Sponges, crinoids and rubble · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Echiura

Sand, silt and under rubble · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Spotted snake eel

Myrichthys maculosus

Open sand and rubble · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Bornella stellifer

Hydroids on rubble and wrecks · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Striped triplefin

Helcogramma striatum

Sponge, rubble and dead coral · 3–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Swallowtail angelfish

Genicanthus melanospilos

Open water over walls and steep slopes · 15–60 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Bali

Photographs to come

Target shrimpgoby

Cryptocentrus strigilliceps

Shallow sand and rubble · 1–12 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Tasselled wobbegong

Eucrossorhinus dasypogon

Under table coral, ledges and caves · 3–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Papua New Guinea Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Tessellate halgerda

Halgerda tessellata

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Thornback cowfish

Lactoria fornasini

Sand, rubble and seagrass · 1–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Spondylus

Rock, dead coral and wreckage · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Tosa commensal shrimp

Periclimenes tosaensis

Large host anemones and bubble coral · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Triton's trumpet

Charonia tritonis

Sand, rubble and reef · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Valenciennea helsdingenii

Sand and rubble · 10–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Urchin cardinalfish

Siphamia tubifer

Among long-spined urchins · 2–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Variable sabretooth blenny

Petroscirtes variabilis

Seagrass, sand and debris · 1–15 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Heteropsammia cochlea

Soft horizontal sediment · 15–50 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Warty dendrodoris

Dendrodoris tuberculosa

Rubble and dead coral · 3–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Antennarius maculatus

Rubble and sponge · 3–20 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Whip coral shrimp

Pontonides ankeri

Sea whips and wire corals · 10–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

White-lipped eeltail catfish

Paraplotosus albilabris

Silty sand near structure · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Whitemouth moray

Gymnothorax meleagris

Coral patches at the reef edge · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Anilao Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Xenia swimming crab

Caphyra rotundifrons

Xenia soft coral on silty reef and rubble · 2–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Yano's shrimpgoby

Amblyeleotris yanoi

Coarse sand at the foot of slopes · 12–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Yellow-banded pipefish

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

Sand and silt slopes with rubble · 12–40 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Zanzibar whip coral shrimp

Dasycaris zanzibarica

Wire corals and sea whips on slopes · 10–35 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Zebra mantis shrimp

Lysiosquilla maculata

Open sand · 3–30 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Zephyr hypselodoris

Hypselodoris zephyra

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–25 m

3 stars of 5, likely over a full week of divingin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Enteropneusta

Open sand · 1–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Aegires

Calcareous sponge on rubble and overhangs · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ambon cerberilla

Cerberilla ambonensis

Silt and fine sand · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Atagema

Silty rubble and sponge · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Baba's phyllidia

Phyllidia babai

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Baeolidia

Rubble, weed and anemones on silt · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Melo

Open sand and silt · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Banded toadfish

Halophryne diemensis

Harbour rubble and debris · 1–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Ambon

Photographs to come

Echidna polyzona

Shallow rubble and dead coral · 1–15 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Bearded brotula

Brotula multibarbata

Ledges and rubble beside sand · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Inimicus caledonicus

Open sand and silt · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Cyerce nigra

Green algae in the shallows · 1–15 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Bottletail squid

Sepiadarium kochii

Silt and fine sand · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Xenophora

Sand and silt · 15–50 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ceylon plocamopherus

Plocamopherus ceylonicus

Sand and rubble · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Cockatoo flounder

Samaris cristatus

Fine sand and silt · 10–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Atelomycterus marmoratus

Coral heads, crevices and rubble · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Anilao

Photographs to come

Coral gall crab

Cryptochiridae

Massive and encrusting corals · 2–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Coral hermit crab

Paguritta

Massive coral heads · 2–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Creeping comb jelly

Coeloplana

Soft corals, sea whips and sea stars · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Crinoid clingfish

Discotrema

Feather stars on rubble and slope · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ceratocarcinus

On feather stars · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Cystisoma

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Delicate ghost pipefish

Solenostomus leptosoma

Sea whips, crinoids and rubble · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Donald Duck shrimp

Leander plumosus

Silt and burrow entrances · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Doto

Hydroids on rubble and structure · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Duckbill sleeper

Butis butis

Silty shallows, pilings and mangrove edge · 0–12 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Parthenopidae

Rubble and coarse sand · 5–35 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Eubranchus

Hydroids on rubble and structure · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Freckled frogfish

Abantennarius coccineus

Rubble and shallow rock · 1–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Frillfin turkeyfish

Pterois mombasae

Rubble and sand at depth · 10–50 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Cranchiidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Gnathiid isopod

Gnathiidae

On fish over rubble and sand · 1–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Goby-fin gymnodoris

Gymnodoris nigricolor

Silty sand at shrimpgoby burrows · 5–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Diplogrammus goramensis

Silty sand and fine rubble · 2–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Spatangoida

Open sand and silt · 3–35 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Hoplodoris

Sponge on silty rubble · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Janolus

Bryozoans on rubble and structure · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Kalinga ornata

Open sand and silt · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Appendicularia

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Chiroteuthis

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Man-of-war fish

Nomeus gronovii

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Marbled stingfish

Cottapistus cottoides

Silt and fine sand · 1–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Marionia

Soft coral on rubble and structure · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Mozambique scorpionfish

Parascorpaena mossambica

Rubble and dead coral · 1–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Axiidea

Silt and fine sand · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Mushroom coral pipefish

Siokunichthys nigrolineatus

Mushroom corals · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Negros pipefish

Doryrhamphus negrosensis

Rubble, ledges and crevices · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ocellated pipefish

Corythoichthys ocellatus

Rubble and dead coral · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ocellated waspfish

Apistus carinatus

Silt and fine sand · 5–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Okenia

Bryozoan and ascidian crusts on rubble · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Orangebanded stingfish

Choridactylus multibarbus

Silt and fine sand · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Ornate sagaminopteron

Sagaminopteron ornatum

Sponge on rubble and rock · 5–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Parasitic barnacle

Rhizocephala

On crabs over rubble and sand · 1–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Pinnotheridae

Inside bivalves, cucumbers and worm tubes · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sipuncula

Sediment, rubble and dead coral · 1–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Carapidae

Open sand with holothurians · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Picturesque dragonet

Synchiropus picturatus

Coral rubble in the shallows · 1–15 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Porites phestilla

Phestilla lugubris

Massive Porites coral · 2–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Poss's scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis possi

Rubble and dead coral · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Enoplometopus occidentalis

Crevices in rock and rubble · 5–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Reptilian snake eel

Brachysomophis henshawi

Open sand and silt · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Ribbon reefgoby

Priolepis vexilla

Silty encrusted rock and structure · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Nemertea

Silt and fine sand · 1–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Richardson's moray

Gymnothorax richardsonii

Rubble and dead coral · 1–15 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Ridgenose pipefish

Halicampus dunckeri

Rubble and coral bases · 2–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Roboastra gracilis

Sea squirts on rubble and rock · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Saddled snake eel

Leiuranus semicinctus

Shallow sand and seagrass · 1–15 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Gymnosomata

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Jorunna parva

Sponge on rubble · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Pycnogonida

Hydroids on rubble · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Glaucus atlanticus

Blackwater, surface water at night · 0–5 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Short-bodied pipefish

Choeroichthys brachysoma

Weed and rubble in the shallows · 1–12 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Short-nosed tripodfish

Triacanthus biaculeatus

Harbour silt · 5–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Ambon

Photographs to come

Siphopteron

Fine rubble and silt · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Soft coral phyllodesmium

Phyllodesmium briareum

Encrusting soft coral · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Splitfin flashlightfish

Anomalops katoptron

Harbour walls and overhangs at night · 3–35 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Ambon

Photographs to come

Tumidodromia dormia

Rubble and sponge on slopes · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Spotfin frogfish

Abantennarius nummifer

Rubble and sponge on slopes · 3–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Tangaroa shrimpgoby

Ctenogobiops tangaroai

Coarse sand at the foot of slopes · 15–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Tasselled filefish

Chaetodermis penicilligerus

Weed and hydroid growth on sand · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Taylor's garden eel

Heteroconger taylori

Sand slopes with current · 10–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Bali

Photographs to come

Teddy bear crab

Polydectus cupulifer

Rubble and silt · 1–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Thordisa

Sponge on rubble · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Three-spot frogfish

Lophiocharon trisignatus

Rubble, debris and jetty pilings · 1–15 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Phyllognathia ceratophthalma

Rubble and sponge · 5–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Tigertail seahorse

Hippocampus comes

Sponge, weed and rubble · 3–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Trapania

Sponge and bryozoan growth on rubble · 5–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Twin-spot lionfish

Dendrochirus biocellatus

Ledges, caves and rubble · 3–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Janthina

Blackwater, surface water at night · 0–5 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Wavy bubble snail

Micromelo undatus

Sand, algae and rubble · 1–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Weedy rhinopias

Rhinopias frondosa

Rubble · 8–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Ambon Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Whitecap shrimpgoby

Lotilia klausewitzi

Fine sand and rubble patches · 3–30 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Whiteface waspfish

Richardsonichthys leucogaster

Silt and fine sand · 3–40 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Winged pipefish

Halicampus macrorhynchus

Weed, rubble and silt · 3–25 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Yellowspotted scorpionfish

Sebastapistes cyanostigma

Coral heads on rubble · 2–20 m

4 stars of 5, a few sightings each seasonin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Brackishwater frogfish

Antennarius biocellatus

Silty shallows near river mouths and mangrove · 0–10 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Brock's pipefish

Halicampus brocki

Rubble and coral bases · 3–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Ceratioid larva

Ceratioidei

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–30 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Chambered nautilus

Nautilus pompilius

Deep slopes and drop-offs · 20–40 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Papua New Guinea

Photographs to come

Coleman's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus colemani

Seagrass and algae · 1–15 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Cryptic frogfish

Histiophryne cryptacanthus

Rubble, sponge and algae · 3–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Sternoptychidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Hedgehog seahorse

Hippocampus spinosissimus

Rubble and sponge on sand · 10–40 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Dauin & Dumaguete

Photographs to come

Rhinopias aphanes

Crinoid and soft coral · 8–35 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Papua New Guinea Needs treatment

Photographs to come

Molidae

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Anilao

Photographs to come

Lomanotus

Hydroid colonies on rubble and structure · 5–30 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Psychedelic frogfish

Histiophryne psychedelica

Rubble crevices and cracks · 5–20 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Ambon

Photographs to come

Purple jellyfish

Thysanostoma loriferum

Blackwater, open water at night · 0–20 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait Caution

Photographs to come

Ribboned seadragon

Haliichthys taeniophorus

Weed, sponge and rubble · 3–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Antennatus tuberosus

Rubble and dead coral · 1–20 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Roughridge pipefish

Cosmocampus banneri

Rubble, sponge and coral bases · 5–30 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Satomi's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus satomiae

Gorgonians and soft corals on slopes · 8–25 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Star-sucker pygmy octopus

Octopus wolfi

Rubble and shell debris · 3–20 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

Photographs to come

Umbraculum umbraculum

Rubble and sand · 5–30 m

5 stars of 5, very few recordsin Lembeh Strait

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