DIVE SITE
Hairball
This is the most famous of the muck sites and one of the four most-dived sites in the Strait. The sand slope here is exceptionally rich. The position on a point means that the mix of currents brings more nutrients than on most other nearby sites. Hairball 1, 2 and 3 are named so for two reasons. First, a diver lost their hair band mid-dive, causing their hair to flow freely, and second, the algae there is said to resemble a cat's hairball.

Depths
28 maximum depth

Boat Rides
16 minute

Habitats
Sand & Rubble
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Stargazer snake eel
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos

Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus

Spotted Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris guttata

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Orange & black dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri

Fingered dragonet
Dactylopus dactylopus

Flying gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis

Cockatoo waspfish
Ablabys taenianotus

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Randall's frogfish
Antennarius randalli

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Hispid frogfish
Antennarius hispidus

Hairy frogfish
Antennarius striatus

Leafy Filefish
Chaetodermis penicilligera

Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus

Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis

Black-saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini

Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa

Black-spotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus

White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus

Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis

Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Fringelip Mullet
Crenimugil crenilabis
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus

Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis

Blue-Spotted Stingray
Dasyatis kuhlii

Banded Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium sp.

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

White-Spotted Hermit Crab
Darnadus megistos

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Spotted Box Crab
Calappa philargius

Fire Worm
Chloeia sp.

Carla Scale Worm
Asterophilia carlae

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Grey bonnet
Cassis cornuta

Tiger cowrie
Cypraea tigris

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Caloria indica Nudibranch
Caloria indica

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Longarm Octopus
Abdopus sp

Coconut octopus or Veined octopus
Amphioctopus marginatus

False Fire Urchin
Astropyga radiata

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Graeff Sea Cucumber
Bohadschia graeffei

Eyed Sea Cucumber
Bohadschia argus

Pin-cushion Sea Star
Culcita novaginea