Mandarin Fish | Critters of the Lembeh Strait
Sep 11, 2022
- Dive Center
Mandarin fish (Synchiropus splendidus) or the mandarin dragonet, is a small, brightly colored member of the dragonet family. They are one of the most colorful species that we see and are just one of the many highlights of diving in the Lembeh Strait. They display exquisitely ornate patterns of spots...
Wildlife of Lembeh – Meet the Critters in Lembeh Resort
The underwater critters that reside in the Lembeh Strait are world famous among divers and underwater photographers but how much do you know about the wildlife and critters that we have in Lembeh Resort? Our mature tropical rainforest gardens provide natural, well tended habitat for all manner of terrestrial critters...
Blue Ring Octopus (Hapalochlaena) in Lembeh, Indonesia
Aug 08, 2022
- Dive Center
The star of this Blog is the blue ring octopus (Genus: Hapalochlaena), infamous for its deadly venomous bite and loved for its photogenic appearance and pulsating rings. In this Blog, we'll get up close and personal, explaining the different species of blue ring octopus and taking a closer look at...
Lembeh’s Eight-Legged Wonders
Feb 03, 2022
- Dive Center
Octopus – for divers, it’s hard to imagine a more mysterious and fascinating animal. Their intelligence is legendary, they can change colour instantly, squeeze into tiny spaces, escape from tanks like Houdini, are venomous (and sometimes deadly to humans), they are the only invertebrate known to use tools and they...