DIVE SITE
Batu Merah
"Batu" means rock and "Merah" means red, as this site has a red tint to the slopes. This site offers two dives – a rich coral slope or a steep sand slope with coral bommies and a sunken fishing boat, and there is much to see here. A cleaning station at 24 meters is a focal point, but there is a wide array of nudibranch, pipefish, crustacean and cephalopod species.
Depths
Depths
28 m maximum depth
Boat Rides
Boat Rides
20 minute
Habitats
Habitats
Coral
Critters

Found in This Divesite

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Ribbon eel
Rhinomuraena quaesita
copyright Richard Arnold
Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus pontohi
copyright Jim Lyle
Reeftop Pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
copyright Tania Van Aert
Blue-dashed Rockskipper
Bleniella paula
Chestnut Blenny
Cirripectes castaneus
copyright Tania Van Aert
Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus
copyright Andrew J. Martinez
Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra
copyright Takako Uno
Twinspot Lionfish
Dendrochirus biocellatus
copyright Mark Atwell
Orange & black dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri
copyright Peter Lange
Flying gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis
copyright Chuck Gerlovich
Crocodile Flathead
Cymbacephalus beauforti
copyright Peter Lange
Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis
copyright Andre Taupenas
Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
painted-frogfish-jacob-guy
Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus
copyright Andre Taupenas
Giant frogfish
Antennarius commersoni
Spectacled Filefish
Cantherhines fronticinctus
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Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus
copyright Lembeh Resort
Titan Triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens
copyright Robyn Churchill
Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Starry Triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus
Rigid Shrimpfish
Centriscus scutatus
copyright Peter Lange
Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
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 Marc Snelderwaard
Map Puffer
Arothron mappa
copyright Margaret Thompson
Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis
copyright Jim Lyle
Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Yellowlined Cardinalfish
Apogon chrysotaenia
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus
copyright Jim Lyle
Clown Anemone Fish
Amphiprion percula
Three Band Anemone Fish
Amphiprion tricintus
copyright Chuck Gerlovich
Orange Anemone Fish
Amphiprion sandaracinos
copyright Jim Lyle
Saddleback Anemonefish
Amphiprion polymnus
copyright dr.Robin Dyleski
Pink-skunk Anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion
copyright Lembeh Resort
Bump Head Parrotfish
Bulbometopn muricatum
copyright Chuck Gerlovich
Bicolor Parrotfish
Cetoscarus bicolor
copyright Jim Lyle
Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
copyright Lembeh Resort
Eight-Banded Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon octofasciatus
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei
Black Coral Goby
Bryaninops tigris
Reticulated Damsel
Dascyllus reticulatus
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Three-spot Damsel
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Snooty Wrasse
Cheilinus oxycephalus
Humphead Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
copyright Lembeh Resort
Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
copyright Lembeh Resort
Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak
copyright Katerina Kupcikova
Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis
copyright Peter Lange
Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea elegans
copyright Marc Kuiper
Allopontonia iaini Shrimp
Allopontonia brocki
copyright dr.Robin Dyleski
Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.
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Harlequin shrimp
Hymenocera elegans
copyright Mark Webster
Black Coral Shrimp
Pontonides Unciger
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa
copyright Mitsuo Higure
Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.
copyright Jan Wassmann
Haeckeli Anemone
Actinostephanus haeckeli
copyright Robert Fenner
Branching Anemone
Actinodendron plumosum
copyright Lembeh Resort
Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum
copyright Mary Jane Adams
Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians
copyright Andre Taupenas
Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae
copyright Jim Lyle
Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica
copyright Stephos Lacour
Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina
copyright Andre Taupenas
Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum
copyright Andreas Strauch
Aegires minor Nudibranch
Aegires minor
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Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium
copyright Jan Wassmann
Granulate Sea Star
Choriaster granulatus
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