DIVE SITE
California Dreaming
This site was originally discovered with a couple of guests from California. They were so taken with everything they found, they proclaimed that it reminded them or their beautiful home state. This is truly a stunning site, and is a seamount out from the island of Pulau Putus. Twin peaks with a sand flat in between, the shallows are good for giant frogfish and tiny boxer crabs. The coral slopes down on either side, but the most exposed section is a series of steps formed by boulders and sand shelves which descend into the depths, covered with a kaleidoscope of soft corals making for Lembeh’s most colourful dive. Passing mackerel and tuna are the larger fare, but like most of Lembeh, the critters are the main draw, though at this site the scenery overwhelms the occupants.

Depths
can be more than 30 m maximum depth

Boat Rides
19 minute

Habitats
Coral
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Reeftop Pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus

Banded Messmate Pipefish
Corythoichthys sp.
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
False Cleanerfish
Aspidontus taeniatus

Blue-dashed Rockskipper
Bleniella paula
Chestnut Blenny
Cirripectes castaneus

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Giant frogfish
Antennarius commersoni
Spectacled Filefish
Cantherhines fronticinctus

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

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
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus

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

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus

Eight-Banded Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon octofasciatus

Comet Fish
Calloplesiops altivelis

Pink Eye Goby
Bryaninops natans

Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei
Black Coral Goby
Bryaninops tigris

Large Whip Goby
Bryaninops amplus
Scissortail Sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Reticulated Damsel
Dascyllus reticulatus
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Three-spot Damsel
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Yellow Fairy Flasher
Cirrhilabrus flavianalis
Humphead Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
White Spotted Wrasse
Anampses melanurus
Dwarf Hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys falco

Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak

Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis

Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea elegans

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Black Coral Shrimp
Pontonides Unciger

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Branching Anemone
Actinodendron plumosum

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Chromodoris willani Nudibranch
Chromodoris willani

Chromodoris sp. Nudibranch
Chromodoris sp.

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Aegires minor Nudibranch
Aegires minor

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Yellow Sea Cucumber
Colochirus robustus

Pin-cushion Sea Star
Culcita novaginea