PULAU PUTUS
Description:
Inside a bay is a beautiful coral and sponge garden in sheltered conditions. The scenery itself is the highlight, though larger rays – devil and eagle - are seen from time to time. "Pulau" means island and "Putus" means cut, and the dive site is named this because the island area near the dive site is split up or "cut".
Depth:
30 maximum depth
Boat ride:
20 minute
Primary marine life:
coral and soft coral bend, sponge garden
Critters:
Baby Watcher , Brittle Star , Anax Sea Cucumber , Synaptula Sea Cucumber , Diadema Sea Urchin , Fire Urchin , Broadclub cuttlefish , Pygmy cuttlefish , Bigfin Reef Squid , Soft coral Cowries , Spindel Cowries , Banana nudibranch , Chromodoris annae , Chromodoris elisabethina , Chromodoris hintuanensis , Chromodoris magnifica , Chromodoris reticulata , Chromodoris sp. , Glossodoris cincta , Glossodoris hikuerensis , Gymnodoris rubropapulosa , Hypselodoris bullockii , Phyllidia picta , Phyllidiella pustulosa , Phyllodesmium briareus , Phyllodesmium jakobsenae , Pteraeolidia ianthina , Risbecia tryoni , T-bar Ceratosoma trilobatum , Chelidonura varians , Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp , Banded Coral shrimp , Black coral shirmp , Bubble Coral Shrimp , Gorgonian Coral Shrimp , Holthuisi Commensal shrimp , Mantis shrimp , Popcorn shrimp , Saron shrimps , Sexy shrimp , Skeleton shrimp , Crinoid squat lobster , Galathea sp. , Hairy squat lobster , Humback prawn , 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 , Ornate ghost pipe fish , Robust Ghostpipefish , Rough-snout Ghostpipefish , Banded pipe fish , Mushroom Coral Pipefish , Network Pipefish , Reeftop Pipefish , Fimbriated moray , Giant 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 , Spotted Coral Grouper , Dotted Sweet Lips , Harlequin sweetlip juvenile , Ribbon Sweet Lips , Silver Or Painted Sweet Lips , Black Snapper , Bloch Big Eye , Three Spot Squirrel Fish , Palette Surgeonfish , Pinnate batfish juv. , Six Banded Angelfish , Comet Fish , 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 , Cornet Fish , Bristle-tail filefish , Minute or Pygmy Filefish , Whitebar file fish , Striped catfish , Painted frogfish , Warty frogfish , Leaf scorpion fish , Common lionfish , Shortfin lion fish , Zebra Lionfish , Angler flatfish (flounders) , Crocodile Flathead , Welander's Flathead , Flying gurnard , Orange & black dragonet , Reef lizardfish , Starry Blenny
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