BATU MERAH
Description:
"Batu" means rock and "Merah" means red, as this site has a red tint to the slopes. This site offers two dives – a rich coral slope or a steep sand slope with coral bommies and a sunken fishing boat, and there is much to see here. A cleaning station at 24 meters is a focal point, but there is a wide array of nudibranch, pipefish, crustacean and cephalopod species.
Depth:
28 m maximum depth
Boat ride: 20 minute
Primary marine life:
Among the shallow coral reef you find the typical reef fishes and a huge variety of nudibranches and crustaceans such as the boxer crab. On the sunken fishing boat there is a residential school of pinnate batfish.
Critters:
Baby Watcher , Blue Sea Star , Brittle Star , Granulate Sea Star , Anax Sea Cucumber , Synaptula Sea Cucumber , Diadema Sea Urchin , Fire Urchin , Broadclub cuttlefish , Pygmy cuttlefish , Bigfin Reef Squid , Wonderpus octopus , Soft coral Cowries , Spindel Cowries , Banana nudibranch , Chromodoris annae , Chromodoris elisabethina , Chromodoris hintuanensis , Chromodoris kunei , Chromodoris magnifica , Chromodoris reticulata , Flabellina exoptata , Glossodoris artromarginata , Glossodoris cincta , Glossodoris hikuerensis , Glossodoris rufomarginata , Halgerda okinawa , Hypselodoris bullockii , Phyllidia picta , Phyllidiella pustulosa , Phyllodesmium jakobsenae , Phyllodesmium longicirrum , Phyllodesmium rudmani , Pteraeolidia ianthina , Risbecia tryoni , T-bar Ceratosoma trilobatum , Tambja morose , Chelidonura varians , Allopontonia iaini Shrimp , Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp , Anemone Shrimp , Banded Coral shrimp , Black coral shirmp , Bubble Coral Shrimp , Coleman shrimp , Emperor shrimp , Harlequin shrimp , Holthuisi Commensal shrimp , Humpback Cleaner Shrimp , Mantis shrimp , Popcorn shrimp , Saron shrimps , Sexy shrimp , Skeleton shrimp , Snapping Crinoid Shrimp , Tozeuma shrimp , Crinoid squat lobster , Galathea sp. , Hairy squat lobster , Humback prawn , Boxer crab , Candy crab , Orangutan crab , Porcelain crab , Retusa Decorator Crab , Sea pen crab , Tuberculatus Xeno crab , Beaded Sea Anemone , Branching Anemone , Haeckeli Anemone , Night Anemone , Tuberculate Night Anemone , Christmass Tree Worm , Acoelous Flat worm , Byfurcus Flat Worm , Barrel Sponge , Aurata Ascidian , Molle Ascidian , Robustum Ascidian , Ornate ghost pipe fish , Robust Ghostpipefish , Rough-snout Ghostpipefish , Banded pipe fish , Network Pipefish , Reeftop Pipefish , Stick Pipefish , Winged pipefish , Pontohi pygmy seahorse , Thorny sea horse , Ribbon eel , Fimbriated moray , Snowflake moray , Barramundi Cod juvenile , Black Saddle Coral Grouper , Blue Spotted Grouper , Chocolate Grouper , Cloudy Grouper , Double Banded Soapfish , Highfin Grouper , Honey Comb Grouper , Roving Coral Grouper , Dotted Sweet Lips , Harlequin sweetlip juvenile , Oriental Sweet Lips , Ribbon Sweet Lips , Silver Or Painted Sweet Lips , Striped Sweet Lips , Three Spot Squirrel Fish , Palette Surgeonfish , Circular batfish , Pinnate batfish juv. , Six Banded Angelfish , Lemon Coral Goby , Razor fish , Bicolor Parrotfish , Bump Head Parrot Fish , Clown Anemone Fish , Orange Anemone Fish , Pajama cardinal fish , Split Banded Cardinalfish , Black Spotted Puffer , Black-saddle Toby , Purcupine fish , Spotted Boxfish , Cornet Fish , Bristle-tail filefish , Whitebar file fish , Striped catfish , Giant frogfish , Painted frogfish , Warty frogfish , Humpback scorpion fish , Leaf scorpion fish , Common lionfish , Shortfin lion fish , Twinspot Lionfish , Zebra Lionfish , Angler flatfish (flounders) , Crocodile Flathead , Welander's Flathead , Flying gurnard , Orange & black dragonet , Yellow Barred Jaw Fish , Reef lizardfish , Banded Shrimp Goby , Starry Blenny
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