DIVE SITE
Batu Angus
This is a sheltered series of lava bowls offering good hard coral growth (esp. lettuce corals) in shallow depths, no current and visibility better than anywhere else in the Strait. The dive site is named Batu Angus because "Batu" means rock and "Angus" means burns, signifying the hardened lava rock in the water. Although there are few schooling fish, this is an excellent place for snorkeling. For divers this site is known for mandarin fish which can be seen mating and fighting at dusk.

Depths
28 m maximum depth

Boat Rides
25 minute

Habitats
Coral

Photography
Marco
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Robust Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus

Ornate Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus paradoxus

Blue-dashed Rockskipper
Bleniella paula

Black Coralblenny
Ecsenius namiyei

Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps
Giant Lizardfish
Saurida sp.

Reef lizardfish
Synodus variegatus
Latticed Sandperch
Parapercis clathrata
Yellow Tail Sandperch
Parapercis sp.

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus

Common lionfish
Pterois volitans

Mandarin fish
Synchiropus splendidus
Welander's Flathead
Rogadius welanderi

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Leaf Scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Giant frogfish
Antennarius commersoni

Striped catfish
Plotosus lineatus
Spectacled Filefish
Cantherhines fronticinctus
Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus

Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Yellow Margin Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Starry Triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii

Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
Freckled Goatfish
Upeneus tragula

Black-saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini

Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa

Black-spotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus

White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus

Map Puffer
Arothron mappa

Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis

Star Puffer
Arothron stellatus

Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus

Pajama cardinal fish
Sphaeramia nematoptera

Clown Anemone Fish
Amphiprion percula
Three Band Anemone Fish
Amphiprion tricintus

Orange Anemone Fish
Amphiprion sandaracinos
Red and Black Anemonefish
Amphiprion melanopus

Saddleback Anemonefish
Amphiprion polymnus

Bicolor Parrotfish
Cetoscarus bicolor
Reef Needle Fish
Strongylura incisa
Keeltail Needle Fish
Platybelone argalus
Crocodile Needle Fish
Tylosurus crocodilus

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus

Pennate Bannerfish
Heniochus chrysostomus

Longfin Bannerfish
Heniochus acuminatus
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes

Lemon Coral Goby
Gobiodon citrinus
Reticulated Damsel
Dascyllus reticulatus
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Three-spot Damsel
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Snooty Wrasse
Cheilinus oxycephalus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus

Six Banded Angelfish
Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Pinnate batfish juv.
Platax pinnatus
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus
Dotted Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus picus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
Striped Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus lessonii

Harlequin sweetlip juvenile
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Roving Coral Grouper
Plectropomus pessuliferus
Black Saddle Coral Grouper
Plectropomus laevis

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Cloudy Grouper
Epinephelus erythrurus

Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum

Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis

Pink-eared Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus latirostris

Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata

Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.

Hairy squat lobster
Lauriea siagiani

Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea elegans

Humpback Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Sexy shrimp
Thor amboinensis

Bubble Coral Shrimp
Vir philippinensis

Banded Tozeuma shrimp
Tozeuma armatum

Saron shrimps
Saron spp.

Popcorn shrimp
Periclimenes kororensis

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

Banded Coral shrimp
Stenopus hispidus

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Porcelain crab
Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1

Christmas tree worm
Spirobranchus sp

Byfurcus Flat Worm
Pseudoceros byfurcus

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Night Anemone
Phyllodiscus sp.

Haeckeli Anemone
Actinostephanus haeckeli

Bulb Tentacles Anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor

Branching Anemone
Actinodendron plumosum

Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Aurata Ascidian
Polycarpa aurata

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Barrel Sponge
Xestospongia testudinaria

Soft coral Cowries
Primovula rosewateri

Double-snouted Spindle Cowries
Phenacovolva birostris

Chelidonura varians Nudibranch
Chelidonura varians

Phyllidiella pustulosa Nudibranch
Phyllidiella pustulosa

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta

Glossodoris rufomarginata Nudibranch
Glossodoris rufomarginata

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Pteraeolidia semperi Nudibranch
Pteraeolidia semperi

Phyllodesmium rudmani Nudibranch
Phyllodesmium rudmani

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Phyllodesmium longicirrum Nudibranch
Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Hypselodoris tryoni Nudibranch
Hypselodoris tryoni

Phyllodesmium jakobsenae Nudibranch
Phyllodesmium jakobsenae

Aegires minor Nudibranch
Aegires minor

Hypselodoris bullockii Nudibranch
Hypselodoris bullockii

Broadclub Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus

Bigfin Reef Squid
Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Synaptula Sea Cucumber
Synaptula sp.

Anax Sea Cucumber
Theleonota anax

Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.

Blue Sea Star
Linckia laevigata

Baby Watcher
Linckia multifora

Granulate Sea Star
Choriaster granulatus

Crown Of Thorn Starfish (COTS)
Acanthaster planci