TK3
Description:
An excellent muck site with a sand slope that starts at 5 meters and continues down to about 22m. A few patches of rope-sponges attracts various marinelife as well as some small coral bommies in the shallows
One of the best site for various octopus species as well as for the rare Ambon Scorpionfish.
TK 1, 2 and 3 are short for Teluk Kembahu. "Teluk" means bay and Kembahu is the name of the nearby village.
Depth:
28 m maximum depth
Boat ride:
12 minute
Primary marine life:
Various species of octopus (mimic, brown mimic, white-V mimic, wonderpus, mototi, coconut, blue-ringed...), frogfishes, robust and ornate ghost pipefish, thorny and zebra seahorses as well as a variety of nudibrances.
Critters:
Brittle Star , Lumpy Sea Star , Anax Sea Cucumber , Eyed Sea Cucumber , Graeff’s Sea Cucumber , Synaptula Sea Cucumber , Diadema Sea Urchin , Elongate Hear t Urchin , False Fire Urchin , Fire Urchin , Flower Sea Urchin , Broadclub cuttlefish , Flamboyant cuttlefish , Pygmy cuttlefish , Bigfin Reef Squid , Blue- ringed octopus , Coconut octopus or Veined octopus , Hairy octopus , Longarm Octopus , Mimic octopus , Mototi octopus , Starry night octopus , Wonderpus octopus , Eyed Cowries , Helmet Shell , Chromodoris annae , Chromodoris elisabethina , Chromodoris geometrica , Chromodoris hintuanensis , Chromodoris magnifica , Chromodoris reticulata , Dendrodoris tuberculosa , Dermatobranchus rubidus , Dermatobranchus sp. , Discodoris boholensis , Euselenops luniceps , Glossodoris artromarginata , Glossodoris cincta , Glossodoris hikuerensis , Gymnodoris ceylonica , Gymnodoris rubropapulosa , Hypselodoris bullockii , Hypselodoris kanga , Hypselodoris nigrostriata , Hyselodoris maridadilus , Joruna funebris , Malibe fibriata , Marionia pustulosa , Mexicromis sp. , Phyllidia picta , Phyllidiella pustulosa , Phyllodesmium longicirrum , Pteraeolidia ianthina , Risbecia tryoni , Spanish Dancer Nudibranch , T-bar Ceratosoma trilobatum , Umbraculum Nudibranch , Chelidonura varians , Elysia ornata , Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp , Banded Coral shrimp , Bubble Coral Shrimp , Bumblebee Shrimp , Emperor shrimp , Holthuisi Commensal shrimp , Mantis shrimp , Popcorn shrimp , Saron shrimps , Sexy shrimp , Skeleton shrimp , Starfish Shrimp , Galathea sp. , Humback prawn , Slipper Lobster , White-Spotted Hermit Crab , Blue Swimming Crab , Box Crab , Carry Crab , Orangutan crab , Porcelain crab , Retusa Decorator Crab , Sea pen crab , Spaner Crab , Zebra crab , Beaded Sea Anemone , Haeckeli Anemone , Night Anemone , Tuberculate Night Anemone , Carla’s Scale Worm , Clavigera Worm , Fire Worm , Aurata Ascidian , Molle Ascidian , Robustum Ascidian , Ornate ghost pipe fish , Robust Ghostpipefish , Rough-snout Ghostpipefish , Velvet Ghostpipefish , Banded pipe fish , Double-ended Pipefish , Stick Pipefish , Thorny sea horse , Zebra Seahorse , Banded Snake Eel , Blacksaddle snake eel , Napoleon snake eel , Stargazer snake eel , Fimbriated moray , Snowflake moray , White Eye Moray , Blue-Spotted Stingray , Barramundi Cod juvenile , Double Banded Soapfish , Highfin Grouper , Dotted Sweet Lips , Oriental Sweet Lips , Silver Or Painted Sweet Lips , Dusky Rabbit Fish , White Spotted Rabbit Fish , Zebra Batfish , Razor fish , Split Banded Cardinalfish , Black Spotted Puffer , Black-saddle Toby , Purcupine fish , Long Horn Cowfish , Thornback Cowfish , Cornet Fish , Bristle-tail filefish , Leafy Filefish , Whitebar file fish , Striped catfish , Hairy frogfish , Hispid frogfish , Painted frogfish , Warty frogfish , Ambon scorpionfish , Devil Scorpion Fish , Erosa Stonefish , Estuarine Stonefish , Humpback scorpion fish , Common lionfish , Shortfin lion fish , Zebra Lionfish , Cockatoo waspfish , Long spine wasp fish , Phantom Velvetfish , White face wasp fish , Angler flatfish (flounders) , Carpet sole , Cockatoo flounder , Welander's Flathead , Flying gurnard , Stargazer , Fingered dragonet , Orange & black dragonet , Reef lizardfish , Banded Shrimp Goby , Black Rayed Shrimp Goby , Snake Blenny
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