PINTU KOTA BESAR (SEAGRASS)
Description:
To the left side of the resort, a degraded coral / rubble slope with much halimeda algae, it isn’t scenic and often suffers from low visibility, but this site is good for the seldom-seen halimeda ghost pipefish. Also good for other pipefish species, halimeda crabs, nudibranchs, wonderpus and frogfish. "Pintu" means door or gateway, "Kota" means town, and Besar is the name of the nearby village.
Depth:
20 m maximum depth
Boat ride: 1 minute
Primary marine life:
Halimeda algae acossiated species such as halimeda ghost pipefish, halimeda crabs, sea hares etc. Also a good place for broadclub cuttlefish.
Critters:
Baby Watcher , Brittle Star , Anax Sea Cucumber , Synaptula Sea Cucumber , Diadema Sea Urchin , Fire Urchin , Broadclub cuttlefish , Flamboyant cuttlefish , Pygmy cuttlefish , Bigfin Reef Squid , Hairy octopus , Wonderpus octopus , Egg cowrie , Soft coral Cowries , Chromodoris annae , Chromodoris elisabethina , Chromodoris hintuanensis , Chromodoris magnifica , Chromodoris reticulata , Glossodoris cincta , Glossodoris hikuerensis , Gymnodoris rubropapulosa , Hypselodoris bullockii , Hypselodoris kanga , Phyllidia picta , Phyllidiella pustulosa , Phyllodesmium longicirrum , Pteraeolidia ianthina , Risbecia tryoni , T-bar Ceratosoma trilobatum , Chelidonura varians , Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp , Banded Coral shrimp , Bubble Coral Shrimp , Emperor shrimp , Holthuisi Commensal shrimp , Mantis shrimp , Popcorn shrimp , Saron shrimps , Sexy shrimp , Skeleton shrimp , Crinoid squat lobster , Galathea sp. , Humback prawn , Halimeda crab , Orangutan crab , Porcelain crab , Retusa Decorator Crab , Sea pen crab , Beaded Sea Anemone , Branching Anemone , Night Anemone , Tuberculate Night Anemone , Acoelous Flat worm , Byfurcus Flat Worm , Aurata Ascidian , Molle Ascidian , Robustum Ascidian , Halimeda Ghostpipefish , Ornate ghost pipe fish , Robust Ghostpipefish , Rough-snout Ghostpipefish , Banded pipe fish , Network Pipefish , Stick Pipefish , Winged pipefish , Thorny sea horse , Pegasus sea moth , 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 , Dotted Sweet Lips , Harlequin sweetlip juvenile , Oriental Sweet Lips , Silver Or Painted Sweet Lips , Palette Surgeonfish , Razor fish , Bicolor Parrotfish , Clown Anemone Fish , Orange Anemone Fish , Banggai cardinal fish , Pajama cardinal fish , Split Banded Cardinalfish , Black Spotted Puffer , Black-saddle Toby , Purcupine fish , Cornet Fish , Bristle-tail filefish , Whitebar file fish , Striped catfish , Giant frogfish , Painted frogfish , Warty frogfish , Devil Scorpion Fish , Humpback scorpion fish , Common lionfish , Shortfin lion fish , Zebra Lionfish , Cockatoo waspfish , Long spine wasp fish , Angler flatfish (flounders) , Welander's Flathead , Flying gurnard , Mandarin fish , Orange & black dragonet , Yellow Barred Jaw Fish , Reef lizardfish , Banded Shrimp Goby
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