DIVE SITE
Madidir
A southern muck site, this is a shallow (2-3 m) flat sand leading to a slope down to 20+ meters where the bottom remind you of the craters of the surface of the moon. All sand. A cargo ship has been sunken on the shallow sandflat. A bit different from sand sites within the Strait, it is hit-and-miss here, but there can be an exceptional variety of venomous fish, juveniles and pipefisher and their relatives. The site is named after the nearby village.
Depths
Depths
28 m maximum depth
Boat Rides
Boat Rides
30 minute
Habitats
Habitats
Sand & Rubble
Critters

Found in This Divesite

copyright Katerina Kupcikova
Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa
copyright Peter Lange
Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
copyright Paul Papadopoulos
Stargazer snake eel
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos
copyright Takako Uno
Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
copyright Tania Van Aert
Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus
Orange Stripe Worm Fish
Gunelichthys viridescens
copyright Andrew J. Martinez
Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra
copyright Jones&Shimlock
Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus
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 Takako Uno
Hispid frogfish
Antennarius hispidus
copyright Kat Kupcikova
Hairy frogfish
Antennarius striatus
copyright
Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii
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 Margaret Thompson
Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis
copyright Jim Lyle
Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus
copyright Chuck Gerlovich
Orange Anemone Fish
Amphiprion sandaracinos
copyright Jim Lyle
Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
copyright Alexander Kuzmin
Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
copyright Barbara Moll
Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
copyright Lembeh Resort
Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum
copyright Katerina Kupcikova
Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis
copyright Jim Lyle
Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.
copyright dr.Robin Dyleski
Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.
copyright Marc Kuiper
White-Spotted Hermit Crab
Darnadus megistos
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa
copyright Mituso Higure
Carry Crab
Dorripe frascone
copyright Jim Lyle
Spotted Box Crab
Calappa philargius
copyright Mitsuo Higure
Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.
copyright Lembeh Resort
Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle
copyright Lembeh Resort
Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum
copyright Takako Uno
Grey bonnet
Cassis cornuta
copyright Mary Jane Adams
Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians
copyright Andre Taupenas
Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae
copyright Mary Jane Adams
Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus
copyright Mary Jane Adams
Discodoris boholensis Nudibranch
Discodoris boholensis
copyright Jim Lyle
Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis
copyright Stephos Lacour
Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina
copyright Andre Taupenas
Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum
copyright Marc Kuiper
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa Nudibranch
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa
copyright Tania Van Aert
Glossodoris cincta Nudibranch
Glossodoris cincta
copyright Peter Lange
Glossodoris hikuerensis Nudibranch
Glossodoris hikuerensis
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Blue-ringed octopus
Hapalochlaena sp.
copyright Patrick Vuilleme
Coconut octopus or Veined octopus
Amphioctopus marginatus
copyright www.henri-torron-photodansleau.com
Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium
copyright Henri & Annie Torron
Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi
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