MAWALI WRECK
Description: The most popular wreck in the Strait, this huge WW2 Japanese freighter lies on her side, offering a coral-encrusted oasis. This is a very good nudibranch / flatworm dive, with huge scorpionfish and lionfish guaranteed. Also good for cuttlefish, ghost pipefish and mantis shrimps. Mawali is the name of the nearby village.
Depth: 30 m maximu depht
Boat ride: 15 minute
Primary marine life: wreck
Critters: Baby Watcher, Brittle Star, Synaptula Sea Cucumber, Diadema Sea Urchin, Fire Urchin, Broadclub cuttlefish, Bigfin Reef Squid, Soft coral Cowries, Spindel Cowries, Chromodoris annae, Chromodoris elisabethina, Chromodoris hintuanensis, Chromodoris magnifica, Chromodoris reticulata, Flabellina exoptata, Glossodoris artromarginata, Glossodoris hikuerensis, Hypselodoris bullockii, Phyllidia picta, Phyllidiella pustulosa, Phyllodesmium longicirrum, Pteraeolidia ianthina, Risbecia tryoni, T-bar Ceratosoma trilobatum, Tambja morose, Chelidonura varians, Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp, Banded Coral shrimp, Bubble Coral Shrimp, Holthuisi Commensal shrimp, Mantis shrimp, Saron shrimps, Sexy shrimp, Skeleton shrimp, Galathea sp., Humback prawn, Candy crab, Orangutan crab, Branching Anemone, Night Anemone, Tuberculate Night Anemone, Acoelous Flat worm, Byfurcus Flat Worm, Aurata Ascidian, Molle Ascidian, Robustum Ascidian, Robust Ghostpipefish, Rough-snout Ghostpipefish, Banded pipe fish, Thorny sea horse, Fimbriated moray, Snowflake moray, Barramundi Cod juvenile, Black Saddle Coral Grouper, Blue Spotted Grouper, Chocolate Grouper, Cloudy Grouper, Double Banded Soapfish, Highfin Grouper, Roving Coral Grouper, Spotted Coral Grouper, Dotted Sweet Lips, Ribbon Sweet Lips, Silver Or Painted Sweet Lips, Striped Sweet Lips, Black Snapper, Bloch Big Eye, Three Spot Squirrel Fish, Palette Surgeonfish, Six Banded Angelfish, Razor fish, Clown Anemone Fish, Black Spotted Puffer, Black-saddle Toby, Purcupine fish, Spotted Boxfish, Cornet Fish, Bristle-tail filefish, Whitebar file fish, Striped catfish, Painted frogfish, Warty frogfish, Shortfin lion fish, Zebra Lionfish, Angler flatfish (flounders), Reef lizardfish
Special Note: Heavy
Mawali Wreck
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