DIVE SITE
Batu Kapal
This site is named Batu Kapal with "Batu" meaning rock and "Kapal" meaning ship, because from far away, the rocks of this site resemble a ship. These rocks are a set of pinnacles off the northern tip of Lembeh Island. This is the best big fish dive in North Sulawesi, but severe multi-directional currents prevent all but only the most experienced and hardy divers from venturing here. The density of schooling fish is staggering, with larger species such as dogtooth tuna, barracuda, big-eyed jacks, giant trevally and rainbow runners well represented. Turtles, white-tip and grey reef sharks as well as eagle rays are also common.

Depths
30 m maximum depth

Boat Rides
30 minute

Habitats
Coral
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Giant frogfish
Antennarius commersoni
Spectacled Filefish
Cantherhines fronticinctus

Titan Triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens

Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Starry Triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus
Clown Triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
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

Map Puffer
Arothron mappa

Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis

Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular

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

Bump Head Parrotfish
Bulbometopn muricatum

Bicolor Parrotfish
Cetoscarus bicolor

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Rainbow Runner
Elagatis bipinnulatus
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Humphead Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Cloudy Grouper
Epinephelus erythrurus

Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum

Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Haeckeli Anemone
Actinostephanus haeckeli

Bulb Tentacles Anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor

Branching Anemone
Actinodendron plumosum

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Glossodoris rufomarginata Nudibranch
Glossodoris rufomarginata

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Aegires minor Nudibranch
Aegires minor

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Granulate Sea Star
Choriaster granulatus