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
28 m maximum depth

Boat Rides
20 minute

Habitats
Coral
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Ribbon eel
Rhinomuraena quaesita

Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus pontohi

Reeftop Pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus

Stick Pipefish
Trachyrhamphus longirostris
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Winged pipefish
Halicampus macrorhynchus

Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Rough-snout Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus peagius

Robust Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus

Ornate Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus paradoxus

Blue-dashed Rockskipper
Bleniella paula

Black Coralblenny
Ecsenius namiyei
Chestnut Blenny
Cirripectes castaneus

Starry Blenny
Salarias ramosus

Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps

Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus
Orange-dashed Goby
Valenciennea puellaris
Giant Lizardfish
Saurida sp.

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

Solor Jawfish
Opistognathus solorensis

Yellow Barred Jawfish
Opistognathus sp.

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Twinspot Lionfish
Dendrochirus biocellatus

Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus

Common lionfish
Pterois volitans

Orange & black dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri

Flying gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis

Crocodile Flathead
Cymbacephalus beauforti
Welander's Flathead
Rogadius welanderi

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Leaf Scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus

Flasher Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Giant frogfish
Antennarius commersoni

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

Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus

Titan Triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens
Black Patch Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus verrucosus

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

Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
Freckled Goatfish
Upeneus tragula
Spotted Boxfish
Ostrcion meleagris

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
Yellowlined Cardinalfish
Apogon chrysotaenia
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

Saddleback Anemonefish
Amphiprion polymnus

Pink-skunk Anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion

Bump Head Parrotfish
Bulbometopn muricatum

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

Humphead Bannerfish
Heniochus varius
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes

Eight-Banded Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon octofasciatus

Striped Triplefin
Helcogramma striatum

Common Ghost Goby
Pleurosicya mossambica

Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei
Black Coral Goby
Bryaninops tigris
Ear-spot Pygmy Goby
Eviota smaragdus
White-line Coral Goby
Gobiodon spilophthalmus
Five Line Goby
Gobiodon quinquestrigatus

Yellow Coral Goby
Gobiodon okinawae
Needlespine Coral Goby
Gobiodon acicularis

Lemon Coral Goby
Gobiodon citrinus
Paperfin Pygmy Goby
Eviota prasina

Stripe Pygmy Goby
Eviota sebreei
Queensland Pygmy Goby
Eviota queenslandica
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

Six Banded Angelfish
Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Pinnate batfish juv.
Platax pinnatus

Circular batfish
Platax orbicularis
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus

Three Spot Squirrel Fish
Sargocentron cormutum
Dotted Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus picus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
Oriental Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus vittatus
Striped Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus lessonii

Ribbon Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus polytaenia

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

Honey Comb Grouper
Epinephelus merra

Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak

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

Allopontonia iaini Shrimp
Allopontonia brocki

Humpback Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis

Snapping Crinoid Shrimp
Synalpheus sp.

Holthuisi Commensal shrimp
Periclemenes holthuisi

Peacock-tail anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes brevicarpalis

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

Harlequin shrimp
Hymenocera elegans

Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes imperator

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

Coleman shrimp
Periclimenes colemani

Black Coral Shrimp
Pontonides Unciger

Banded Coral shrimp
Stenopus hispidus

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Tuberculatus Xeno crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

Sea pen crab
Porcellanella triloba

Porcelain crab
Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1

Candy crab
Hoplophrys oatesii

Mosaic Boxer crab
Lybia tesselata

Christmas tree worm
Spirobranchus sp

Byfurcus Flat Worm
Pseudoceros byfurcus

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Night Anemone
Phyllodiscus sp.

Haeckeli Anemone
Actinostephanus haeckeli

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

Tambja morosa Nudibranch
Tambja morosa

Doriprismatica atromarginata Nudibranch
Doriprismatica atromarginata

Glossodoris rufomarginata Nudibranch
Glossodoris rufomarginata

Goniobranchus kuniei Nudibranch
Goniobranchus kunei

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Pteraeolidia semperi Nudibranch
Pteraeolidia semperi

Halgerda okinawa Nudibranch
Halgerda okinawa

Flabellina exoptata Nudibranch
Flabellina exoptata

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

Glossodoris cincta Nudibranch
Glossodoris cincta

Glossodoris hikuerensis Nudibranch
Glossodoris hikuerensis

Hypselodoris bullockii Nudibranch
Hypselodoris bullockii

Pygmy cuttlefish
Sepia bandensis

Broadclub Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus

Bigfin Reef Squid
Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Wunderpus octopus
Wunderpus photogenicus

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