DIVE SITE
Batu Sandar
Batu Sandar means Leaning Rock - which is a dive site around a pinnacle that leans above the water. This site originally had a small rock leaning against the big pinnacle, but the small rock is no longer in the same place. Probably the best snorkeling site, this is a finger of coral which extends out into the Strait down to 20 meters on a white sand slope. Sheltered shallows have excellent soft coral and sponge growth and the deeper sand flats has many scattered coral bommies.
Depths
Depths
27 m maximum depth
Boat Rides
Boat Rides
18 minute
Habitats
Habitats
Mixed
Critters

Found in This Divesite

copyright Richard Arnold
Pontohi Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus pontohi
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
copyright Tania Van Aert
Blue-dashed Rockskipper
Bleniella paula
copyright Andrew J. Martinez
Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra
copyright Mark Atwell
Orange & black dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri
copyright Peter Lange
Flying gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis
copyright Peter Lange
Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis
copyright Andre Taupenas
Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
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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 Robyn Churchill
Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Starry Triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus
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
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 Chuck Gerlovich
Bicolor Parrotfish
Cetoscarus bicolor
copyright Jim Lyle
Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei
Black Coral Goby
Bryaninops tigris
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Three-spot Damsel
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Snooty Wrasse
Cheilinus oxycephalus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
copyright Lembeh Resort
Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
copyright Katerina Kupcikova
Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis
copyright Peter Lange
Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea elegans
copyright dr.Robin Dyleski
Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.
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
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