PULAU ABADI
Description: A nice coral site in the middle section of the strait. Large barrel sponges, porites boulders and patches of halimeda algae in the shallows and large quantites of seafans further down the current exposed slope. Lace coral and tubastrea micrantha dominates the deeper parts of the slope. A few small caverns below 30m where white-tip reefsharks occationaly rests during the day. Pulau Abadi means immortal island, and is the name of the nearby island.
Depth: 30+ m maximum depth
Boat ride: 10 minute
Primary marine life: Schooling reef fish, gobies and blennies, pygmy seahorses and the occational halimeda ghostpipefish
Critters: Baby Watcher, Brittle 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 magnifica, Chromodoris reticulata, Glossodoris cincta, Glossodoris hikuerensis, Gymnodoris rubropapulosa, Hypselodoris bullockii, Phyllidia picta, Phyllidiella pustulosa, Phyllodesmium jakobsenae, Phyllodesmium longicirrum, Pteraeolidia ianthina, Risbecia tryoni, T-bar Ceratosoma trilobatum, Tambja morose, Thecacera picta, Chelidonura varians, Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp, Anemone Shrimp, Black coral shirmp, Bubble Coral Shrimp, Holthuisi Commensal shrimp, Mantis shrimp, Popcorn shrimp, Saron shrimps, Sexy shrimp, Skeleton shrimp, Tozeuma shrimp, Crinoid squat lobster, Galathea sp., Hairy squat lobster, Humback prawn, Painted Rock Lobsters, Orangutan crab, Porcelain crab, Retusa Decorator Crab, Tuberculatus Xeno crab, Beaded Sea 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 Messmate Pipefish, Mushroom Coral Pipefish, Network Pipefish, Bargibanti pygmi 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, Roving Coral Grouper, Dotted Sweet Lips, Harlequin sweetlip juvenile, Silver Or Painted Sweet Lips, Striped Sweet Lips, Bloch Big Eye, Three Spot Squirrel Fish, Palette Surgeonfish, Pinnate batfish juv., Six Banded Angelfish, Lemon Coral Goby, Razor fish, Bicolor Parrotfish, Clown Anemone Fish, Orange Anemone Fish, Pajama cardinal fish, Split Banded Cardinalfish, Black Spotted Puffer, Black-saddle Toby, Purcupine fish, Cornet Fish, Whitebar file fish, Striped catfish, Giant frogfish, Painted frogfish, Warty frogfish, Devil Scorpion Fish, Humpback scorpion fish, Leaf scorpion fish, Common lionfish, Shortfin lion fish, Zebra Lionfish, Angler flatfish (flounders), Welander's Flathead, Flying gurnard, Orange & black dragonet, Reef lizardfish, Banded Shrimp Goby, Starry Blenny
Pulau Abadi
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