DIVE SITE
Aer Bajo
Air Bajo is one of the muck dive sites that is located on the coast of Lembeh Island. It was found when dive guides were exploring for new sites. “Air” means water and “Bajo” is the name of the traditional sea gypsies from the Philippines who lived on their boats. People living on the land near the dive site reminded the guides of the "Bajo". The sea gypsies historically bathed newborns in the ocean in order to introduce them to the sea, and although they no longer live solely on their boats, they can be found living on small islands around Borneo. The site is sandy from the flat until the bottom and is very silty so divers should be careful with their fins while moving or while others are taking pictures.
Depths
Depths
5 m - 25 m
Boat Rides
Boat Rides
12 minutes away
Habitats
Habitats
Sand & Rubble
Critters

Found in This Divesite

copyright Mike Ricciardi
Banded Snake Eel
Myrichthys colubrinus
copyright Dimpy Jacobs
Three-spot Seahorse
Hippocampus trimaculatus
copyright Tania Van Aert
Common Seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
copyright Jones&Shimlock
Thorny Seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
copyright Lembeh Resort
Blackrayed Shrimpgoby
Stonogobiops nematodes
copyright Tania Van Aert
Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus
Giant Lizardfish
Saurida sp.
Latticed Sandperch
Parapercis clathrata
Yellow Tail Sandperch
Parapercis sp.
Goldbar Sand Diver
Trichonotus halstead
Threadfin Sand Diver
Trichonotus elegans
Orange Stripe Worm Fish
Gunelichthys viridescens
Pearly Dart Fish
Ptereleotris microlepsis
copyright Andrew J. Martinez
Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra
copyright Andre Taupenas
Common lionfish
Pterois volitans
Margined Sole
Synaptura marginata
Yellow Margin Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii
copyright Peter Lange
Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
Freckled Goatfish
Upeneus tragula
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Thornback Cowfish
Lactoria formasini
copyright Jones& Shimlock
Long Horn Cowfish
Lactoria comuta
copyright Lembeh Resort
Humpback Turret Fish
Tetrosomus gibbosus
Short Nose Boxfish
Rhybchostracion nasus
copyright Paolo Rossi
Black-saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini
copyright Ken & Karen Kvam
Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Black-spotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
copyright Henri Torron, www.henri-torron-photodansleau.com
White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus
copyright Margaret Thompson
Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis
copyright Jim Lyle
Star Puffer
Arothron stellatus
copyright Jim Lyle
Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Urchin Siphon Fish
Siphamia versicolor
Emperor Snapper
Lutjanus sebae
Keeltail Needle Fish
Platybelone argalus
Crocodile Needle Fish
Tylosurus crocodilus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
Peacock Razorfish Wrasse
Iniistius pavo
Dusky Rabbit Fish
Siganus canaliculatus
White Spotted Rabbit Fish
Siganus canaliculatus
Dotted Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus picus
copyright Alexander Kuzmin
Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
copyright Barbara Moll
Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
copyright Lembeh Resort
Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum
copyright Lembeh Resort
Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak
copyright Nicole Cheuil & Laurence Weber
Baba Crinoid Squat Lobster
Allogalathea babai
copyright Jim Lyle
Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.
copyright Fabrice & Geraldine
Durban Hinge-beak shrimp
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
copyright Paul Papadopoulos
Ocellate Tozeuma Shrimp
Tozeuma sp.
copyright Sung Hoon Kim
Slipper Lobster
Thenus sp.
copyright Lembeh Resort
Anemone Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus
copyright Fandy Sangi
Yellow dot Guard crab
Trapezia cymodoce
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa
copyright Mituso Higure
Carry Crab
Dorripe frascone
copyright Mitsuo Higure
Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.
copyright Robert Fenner
Night Anemone
Phyllodiscus sp.
copyright Mike Ricciardi
Bulb Tentacles Anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor
copyright Marli Wakeling
Haddon Sea Anemone
Stichodactyla haddoni
copyright Robert Fenner
Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora
copyright Lembeh Resort
Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle
copyright Lembeh Resort
Aurata Ascidian
Polycarpa aurata
copyright Lembeh Resort
Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum
copyright Jan Wassmann
Pleurobranchus forskalii
Pleurobranchus forskalii
copyright Tania Van Aert
Moon-headed sidegill slug
Euselenops luniceps
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Elysia marginata
Elysia marginata
copyright Jim Lyle
Tiger cowrie
Cypraea tigris
copyright Mary Jane Adams
Chelidonura varians Nudibranch
Chelidonura varians
copyright Opo Kecil
Jorunna parva Nudibranch
Jorunna parva
copyright Andrew J. Martinez
Phyllidiella pustulosa Nudibranch
Phyllidiella pustulosa
copyright Andre Taupenas
Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae
copyright Mary Jane Adams
Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus
copyright Dr. Robin Dyleski
Melibe viridis Nudibranch
Melibe viridis
copyright Alexander Kuzmin
Marionia pustulosa Nudibranch
Marionia pustulosa
copyright Jim Lyle
Goniobranchus geometricus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus geometricus
copyright Jim Lyle
Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis
copyright Mary Jane Adams
Chromodoris strigata Nudibranch
Chromodoris strigata
copyright Stephos Lacour
Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina
copyright Peter Lange
Hypselodoris infucata Nudibranch
Hypselodoris infucata
copyright Lembeh Resort
Needle Cuttlefish
Sepia aculeata
copyright www.henri-torron-photodansleau.com
Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium
copyright Jan Wassmann
Calamaris Sea Urchin
Echinothris calamaris
copyright Henri & Annie Torron
Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi
copyright Robert Fenner
Maculata Sea Cucumber
Synapta maculata
copyright Rolf Stuesser
Graeff Sea Cucumber
Bohadschia graeffei
copyright Robert Fenner
Synaptula Sea Cucumber
Synaptula sp.
copyright Henri & Annie Torron
Anax Sea Cucumber
Theleonota anax
copyright Herni & Annie Torron
Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.
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