DIVE SITE
Hairball 2
Not as rich as Hairball 1, but very popular as an alternative when Hairball is overcrowded, this is another sand slope, good for octopus, frogfish and the like. Scattered reef at 25-27 metres. An interesting feature is the mooring lines & concrete anchors from the pearl farm which play host to an abundance of life. 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
29 m maximum depth

Boat Rides
16 minute
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Stargazer snake eel
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus

Spotted Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris guttata
Orange Stripe Worm Fish
Gunelichthys viridescens

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus

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

Giant frogfish
Antennarius commersoni

Leafy Filefish
Chaetodermis penicilligera

Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii

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

Clown Anemone Fish
Amphiprion percula

Saddleback Anemonefish
Amphiprion polymnus

Pink-skunk Anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Fringelip Mullet
Crenimugil crenilabis
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus

Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum

Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis

Blue-Spotted Stingray
Dasyatis kuhlii

Eagle Ray
Aetobatus narinari

Banded Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium sp.

Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.

Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea elegans

Bumblebee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum amricanum

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

White-Spotted Hermit Crab
Darnadus megistos

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Carry Crab
Dorripe frascone

Spotted Box Crab
Calappa philargius

Fire Worm
Chloeia sp.

Clavigera Worm
Gastrolepidia clavigera

Carla Scale Worm
Asterophilia carlae

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Moon-headed sidegill slug
Euselenops luniceps

Grey bonnet
Cassis cornuta

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Discodoris boholensis Nudibranch
Discodoris boholensis

Dendrodoris tuberculosa Nudibranch
Dendrodoris tuberculosa

Gymnodoris ceylonica Nudibranch
Gymnodoris ceylonica

Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus Nudibranch
Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus

Dermatobranchus rubidus Nudibranch
Dermatobranchus rubidus

Caloria indica Nudibranch
Caloria indica

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Flabellina exoptata Nudibranch
Flabellina exoptata

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa Nudibranch
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Glossodoris cincta Nudibranch
Glossodoris cincta

Glossodoris hikuerensis Nudibranch
Glossodoris hikuerensis

Longarm Octopus
Abdopus sp

Starry night octopus
Callistoctopus luteus

Coconut octopus or Veined octopus
Amphioctopus marginatus

False Fire Urchin
Astropyga radiata

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Graeff Sea Cucumber
Bohadschia graeffei

Eyed Sea Cucumber
Bohadschia argus

Lumpy Sea Star
Echinaster callosus

Pin-cushion Sea Star
Culcita novaginea