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
5 m - 25 m

Boat Rides
12 minutes away

Habitats
Sand & Rubble
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus
Orange Stripe Worm Fish
Gunelichthys viridescens

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii

Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis

Black-saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini

Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa

Black-spotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus

White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus

Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis

Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus

Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum

Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak

Baba Crinoid Squat Lobster
Allogalathea babai

Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.

Anemone Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Carry Crab
Dorripe frascone

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Bulb Tentacles Anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Moon-headed sidegill slug
Euselenops luniceps

Elysia marginata
Elysia marginata

Tiger cowrie
Cypraea tigris

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Goniobranchus geometricus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris strigata Nudibranch
Chromodoris strigata

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Calamaris Sea Urchin
Echinothris calamaris

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Graeff Sea Cucumber
Bohadschia graeffei