DIVE SITE
Goby A Crab
This site is named for the extensive variety of gobys and crabs that can be found there. One of the few dive sites situated far south in Lembeh strait. Excellent coral growth in the shallows, with a steep white sand slope below. Visibilty is generally better than the dive sites situated in the middle of Lembeh Strait. A good mix of muck and coral species, though rarely exceptional in either category, this is still a site which always gets glowing reviews from divers.

Depths
28 m maximum depth

Boat Rides
25 minute

Habitats
Mixed
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Giant Moray
Gymnothorax javanicus

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Ribbon eel
Rhinomuraena quaesita

Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti

Thorny Seahorse
Hippocampus histrix

Cleaning pipefish
Doryrhamphus janssi

Reeftop Pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus

Banded Messmate Pipefish
Corythoichthys sp.

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

Halimeda Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus halimeda

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
Whitecap shrimp Goby
Lotilia graciliosa

Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus

Spotted Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris guttata
Orange-dashed Goby
Valenciennea puellaris

Beautiful Goby
Exyrias bellisimus

Twinspot goby
Signigobius biocellatus
Giant Lizardfish
Saurida sp.

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

Fire Dartfish
Nemateleotris magnifica

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
Welander's Flathead
Rogadius welanderi

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Reef Stonefish
Synanceia verrucosa

Leaf Scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Giant frogfish
Antennarius commersoni

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

Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Yellow Margin Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Clown Triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
Rigid Shrimpfish
Centriscus scutatus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii

Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
Freckled Goatfish
Upeneus tragula
Spotted Boxfish
Ostrcion meleagris
Short Nose Boxfish
Rhybchostracion nasus

Yellow Boxfish
Ostracion cubicus

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

Urchin Clingfish
Diademichthys lineatus
Yellowlined Cardinalfish
Apogon chrysotaenia
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus

Pajama cardinal fish
Sphaeramia nematoptera

Banggai cardinal fish
Pterapogon kauderni

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

Pink-skunk Anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion

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

Longfin Bannerfish
Heniochus acuminatus
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes

Eight-Banded Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon octofasciatus
Bluestreak Fusilier
Pterocaesio tile

Comet Fish
Calloplesiops altivelis

Striped Triplefin
Helcogramma striatum

Elongate Ghostgoby
Pleurosicya elongata

Common Ghost Goby
Pleurosicya mossambica

Softcoral Ghost Goby
Pleurosicya boldinghi

Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei
Black Coral Goby
Bryaninops tigris

Large Whip Goby
Bryaninops amplus
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
Scissortail Sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Reticulated Damsel
Dascyllus reticulatus
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Three-spot Damsel
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Yellow Fin Flasher
Paracheilinus flavianalis

Togean flasherwrasse
Paracheilinus togeanensis
Yellow Fairy Flasher
Cirrhilabrus flavianalis
Snooty Wrasse
Cheilinus oxycephalus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
White Spotted Wrasse
Anampses melanurus
Freckled Hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
Dwarf Hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys falco

Long Nose Hawkfish
Oxycirrhites typus

Six Banded Angelfish
Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Pinnate batfish juv.
Platax pinnatus
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus

Bloch Big Eye
Priacanthus blochii

Three Spot Squirrel Fish
Sargocentron cormutum
Sail Fin Snapper
Symphorichthys spilurus
Black Snapper
Macolor niger
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

Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus

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

Whip coral Shrimp
Dasycaris zanzibarica

Allopontonia iaini Shrimp
Allopontonia brocki

Long Snout Shrimp
Leander plumosus

Humpback Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis

Snapping Crinoid Shrimp
Synalpheus sp.

Holthuisi Commensal shrimp
Periclemenes holthuisi

Peacock-tail anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes brevicarpalis

Dragon Shrimp
Miropandalus hardingi

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Sexy shrimp
Thor amboinensis

Bubble Coral Shrimp
Vir philippinensis

Ocellate Tozeuma Shrimp
Tozeuma sp.

Banded Tozeuma shrimp
Tozeuma armatum

Saron shrimps
Saron spp.

Popcorn shrimp
Periclimenes kororensis

Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes imperator

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

Black Coral Shrimp
Pontonides Unciger

Banded Coral shrimp
Stenopus hispidus

Painted Rock Lobsters
Panulirus versicolor

White-Spotted Hermit Crab
Darnadus megistos

Red-fingered coral crab
Tetralia rubridactyla

Yellow dot Guard crab
Trapezia cymodoce

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Carry Crab
Dorripe frascone

Tuberculatus Xeno crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

Sea pen crab
Porcellanella triloba

Porcelain crab
Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1

Harlequin crab
Lissocarcinus laevis

Christmas tree worm
Spirobranchus sp

Bedfordi Flat Worm
Pseudobiceros bedfordi

Byfurcus Flat Worm
Pseudoceros byfurcus

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Night Anemone
Phyllodiscus sp.

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

Tiger cowrie
Cypraea tigris

Soft coral Cowries
Primovula rosewateri

Double-snouted Spindle Cowries
Phenacovolva birostris

Chelidonura varians Nudibranch
Chelidonura varians

Phyllidia varicosa Nudibranch
Phyllidia varicosa

Dendrodoris denisoni Nudibranch
Dendrodoris denisoni

Phyllidiella pustulosa Nudibranch
Phyllidiella pustulosa

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Phyllidia ocellata Nudibranch
Phyllidia ocellata

Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta

Tambja morosa Nudibranch
Tambja morosa

Nembrotha cristata Nudibranch
Nembrotha cristata

Phyllodesmium briareum Nudibranch
Phyllodesmium briareum

Doriprismatica atromarginata Nudibranch
Doriprismatica atromarginata

Goniobranchus kuniei Nudibranch
Goniobranchus kunei

Goniobranchus geometricus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris willani Nudibranch
Chromodoris willani

Chromodoris sp. Nudibranch
Chromodoris sp.

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Goniobranchus albonares Nudibranch
Goniobranchus albonares

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Hypselodoris infucata Nudibranch
Hypselodoris infucata

Pteraeolidia semperi Nudibranch
Pteraeolidia semperi

Halgerda batangas Nudibranch
Halgerda batangas

Halgerda okinawa Nudibranch
Halgerda okinawa

Flabellina exoptata Nudibranch
Flabellina exoptata

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

Nembrotha chamberlaini Nudibranch
Nembrotha chamberlaini

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa Nudibranch
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Glossodoris cincta Nudibranch
Glossodoris cincta

Flabellina rubrolineata Nudibranch
Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris bullockii Nudibranch
Hypselodoris bullockii

Flamboyant cuttlefish
Metasepia pfefferi

Broadclub Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus

Bigfin Reef Squid
Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Blue-ringed octopus
Hapalochlaena sp.

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

Pin-cushion Sea Star
Culcita novaginea