SERENA WEST
Description: Offers good mandarin fish numbers in the shallows. Good variety of critters – frogfish, pipefish, etc…, but the visibility and coral growth isn’t as good as at island-side sites to the north, so this site sees only intrepid long-term guests. Serena is the name of the island near the dive site.
Depth: 30 m maximum depth
Boat ride: 5 minute
Primary marine life: rubble/sand slope, coral bommies
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, 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 longicirrum, Phyllodesmium rudmani, Pteraeolidia ianthina, Risbecia tryoni, T-bar Ceratosoma trilobatum, Chelidonura varians, Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp, Anemone Shrimp, Banded Coral shrimp, Black coral shirmp, Bubble Coral Shrimp, Emperor shrimp, Holthuisi Commensal shrimp, Mantis shrimp, Popcorn shrimp, Saron shrimps, Sexy shrimp, Skeleton shrimp, Tozeuma shrimp, Crinoid squat lobster, Galathea sp., Humback prawn, Painted Rock Lobsters, White-Spotted Hermit Crab, Carry Crab, Harlequin crab, Orangutan crab, Porcelain crab, Retusa Decorator Crab, Sea pen crab, Beaded Sea Anemone, Night Anemone, Tuberculate Night Anemone, 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, Stick Pipefish, Winged pipefish, Thorny sea horse, Ribbon eel, Napoleon snake eel, Fimbriated moray, Snowflake moray, Blue -Spotted Ribbon Tail Ray, Barramundi Cod juvenile, 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, Pinnate batfish juv., Six Banded Angelfish, 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, Bristle-tail filefish, Scrawled 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, Angler flatfish (flounders), Welander's Flathead, Flying gurnard, Mandarin fish, Orange & black dragonet, Yellow Barred Jaw Fish, Reef lizardfish, Banded Shrimp Goby
Special Note: Occasional
Serena West
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