DIVE SITE
Magic Crack


A continuance of the gentle sand slope, the highlight of this dive is a coral and rubble patch stretching from 12 – 27 meters and is the best place in Lembeh to find thorny seahorses – up to 7 in a dive. There is a good cleaning station, a strong nudibranch representation, frogfish, ribbon eels, ghost pipefish and it is also a good spot for wonderpus. In the shallows towards the bay is sand, but there is a healthy hard coral garden to the side, stretching southward out of the bay. The site is named Magic Crack because it is between two other dive sites - Magic Rock and Retak Larry, with "Retak" meaning crack. Since it lies in the middle, one word was taken from each of the surrounding dive sites.

Depths
25m

Boat Rides
16 minutes

Habitats
Mixed
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Stargazer snake eel
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos

Napoleon snake eel
Ophichthus bonaparti

Highfin Snake Eel
Ophichthus altipennis

Thorny Seahorse
Hippocampus histrix

Stick Pipefish
Trachyrhamphus longirostris

Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Rough-snout Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus peagius

Robust Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus

Ornate Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus paradoxus

Highfin Fangblenny
Petroscirtes mitratus

Snake Blenny
Xiphasia setifer

Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps
Giant Lizardfish
Saurida sp.

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

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus

Common lionfish
Pterois volitans

Orange & black dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri

Fingered dragonet
Dactylopus dactylopus

Reticulate Stargazer
Uranoscopus sp.

Flying gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis
Welander's Flathead
Rogadius welanderi

Phantom Velvetfish
Paraploactis kagoshimensis

Long spine Waspfish
Paracentropogon longispinus

Cockatoo waspfish
Ablabys taenianotus

Cockatoo Flounder
Samaris cristatus

Carpet Sole
Liachirus melanospilus

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Estuarine Stonefish
Synanceia horrid

Leaf Scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus

Flasher Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus

Devil Scorpionfish
Inimicus didactylus

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Randall's frogfish
Antennarius randalli

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Hispid frogfish
Antennarius hispidus

Hairy frogfish
Antennarius striatus

Striped catfish
Plotosus lineatus
Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus

Leafy Filefish
Chaetodermis penicilligera

Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus
Yellow Margin Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii

Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
Freckled Goatfish
Upeneus tragula

Black-saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini

Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa

Black-spotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus

White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus

Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis

Star Puffer
Arothron stellatus

Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus
Three Band Anemone Fish
Amphiprion tricintus

Orange Anemone Fish
Amphiprion sandaracinos
Keeltail Needle Fish
Platybelone argalus
Crocodile Needle Fish
Tylosurus crocodilus

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
Peacock Razorfish Wrasse
Iniistius pavo

Zebra Batfish
Platax batavianus
Dotted Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus picus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum

Harlequin sweetlip juvenile
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus

Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum

Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis

Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus

Giant Mantis Shrimp
Lysiosquillina lisa

Pink-eared Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus latirostris

Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata

Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.

Holthuisi Commensal shrimp
Periclemenes holthuisi

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Sexy shrimp
Thor amboinensis

Bubble Coral Shrimp
Vir philippinensis

Saron shrimps
Saron spp.

Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes imperator

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

Banded Coral shrimp
Stenopus hispidus

White-Spotted Hermit Crab
Darnadus megistos

Yellow dot Guard crab
Trapezia cymodoce

Cryptodomia Sponge Crab
Cryptodomia sp.

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Carry Crab
Dorripe frascone

Spotted Box Crab
Calappa philargius

Blue Swimming Crab
Portunus pelagicus

Zebra crab
Zebrida adamsii

Sea pen crab
Porcellanella triloba

Porcelain crab
Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1

Byfurcus Flat Worm
Pseudoceros byfurcus

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Night Anemone
Phyllodiscus sp.

Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Aurata Ascidian
Polycarpa aurata

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Grey bonnet
Cassis cornuta

Chelidonura varians Nudibranch
Chelidonura varians

Phyllidiella pustulosa Nudibranch
Phyllidiella pustulosa

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Platydoris scabra Nudibranch
Platydoris scabra

Gymnodoris ceylonica Nudibranch
Gymnodoris ceylonica

Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta

Goniobranchus geometricus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Pteraeolidia semperi Nudibranch
Pteraeolidia semperi

Flabellina exoptata Nudibranch
Flabellina exoptata

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Phyllodesmium longicirrum Nudibranch
Phyllodesmium longicirrum

Hypselodoris tryoni Nudibranch
Hypselodoris tryoni

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa Nudibranch
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Glossodoris cincta Nudibranch
Glossodoris cincta

Glossodoris hikuerensis Nudibranch
Glossodoris hikuerensis

Hypselodoris bullockii Nudibranch
Hypselodoris bullockii

Pygmy cuttlefish
Sepia bandensis

Flamboyant cuttlefish
Metasepia pfefferi

Broadclub Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus

Bigfin Reef Squid
Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Blue-ringed octopus
Hapalochlaena sp.

Hairy octopus
Octopus sp. (undescribed)

Mototi octopus
Octopus mototi

Mimic octopus
Thaumoctopus mimicus

Wunderpus octopus
Wunderpus photogenicus

Coconut octopus or Veined octopus
Amphioctopus marginatus

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Synaptula Sea Cucumber
Synaptula sp.

Anax Sea Cucumber
Theleonota anax

Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.

Baby Watcher
Linckia multifora