DIVE SITE
Pulau Abadi
A nice coral site in the middle section of the strait. Large barrel sponges, porites boulders and patches of halimeda algae in the shallows and large quantites of seafans further down the current exposed slope. Lace coral and tubastrea micrantha dominates the deeper parts of the slope. A few small caverns below 30m where white-tip reefsharks occationaly rests during the day. Pulau Abadi means immortal island, and is the name of the nearby island.

Depths
30+ m maximum depth

Boat Rides
10 minute

Habitats
Mixed
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Ribbon eel
Rhinomuraena quaesita

Bargibanti Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti

Thorny Seahorse
Hippocampus histrix

Banded Messmate Pipefish
Corythoichthys sp.
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Blue-dashed Rockskipper
Bleniella paula

Black Coralblenny
Ecsenius namiyei
Chestnut Blenny
Cirripectes castaneus

Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps

Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus
Latticed Sandperch
Parapercis clathrata
Yellow Tail Sandperch
Parapercis sp.

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus

Orange & black dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri

Flying gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Devil Scorpionfish
Inimicus didactylus

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Giant frogfish
Antennarius commersoni
Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
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

Map Puffer
Arothron mappa

Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis

Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus

Clown Anemone Fish
Amphiprion percula
Three Band Anemone Fish
Amphiprion tricintus

Orange Anemone Fish
Amphiprion sandaracinos

Saddleback Anemonefish
Amphiprion polymnus

Pink-skunk Anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion

Bicolor Parrotfish
Cetoscarus bicolor
Keeltail Needle Fish
Platybelone argalus

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus

Pennate Bannerfish
Heniochus chrysostomus
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes

Eight-Banded Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon octofasciatus

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

Yellow Coral Goby
Gobiodon okinawae

Lemon Coral Goby
Gobiodon citrinus
Paperfin Pygmy Goby
Eviota prasina

Stripe Pygmy Goby
Eviota sebreei
Reticulated Damsel
Dascyllus reticulatus
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Three-spot Damsel
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
Freckled Hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
Dwarf Hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys falco

Pinnate batfish juv.
Platax pinnatus
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus
Dotted Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus picus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
Striped Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus lessonii

Harlequin sweetlip juvenile
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Cloudy Grouper
Epinephelus erythrurus

Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum

Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak

Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis

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

Egg shell shrimp
Hamopontonia corallicola

Whip coral Shrimp
Dasycaris zanzibarica

Holthuisi Commensal shrimp
Periclemenes holthuisi

Peacock-tail anemone Shrimp
Periclimenes brevicarpalis

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Popcorn shrimp
Periclimenes kororensis

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

Black Coral Shrimp
Pontonides Unciger

Painted Rock Lobsters
Panulirus versicolor

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Porcelain crab
Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Night Anemone
Phyllodiscus sp.

Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Double-snouted Spindle Cowries
Phenacovolva birostris

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Phyllidia varicosa Nudibranch
Phyllidia varicosa

Phyllidiopsis shireenae Nudibranch
Phyllidiopsis shireenae

Dendrodoris denisoni Nudibranch
Dendrodoris denisoni

Phyllidiella pustulosa Nudibranch
Phyllidiella pustulosa

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta

Phyllidia babai Nudibranch
Phyllidia babai

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

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

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa Nudibranch
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Glossodoris cincta Nudibranch
Glossodoris cincta

Glossodoris hikuerensis Nudibranch
Glossodoris hikuerensis

Hypselodoris bullockii Nudibranch
Hypselodoris bullockii

Blue-ringed octopus
Hapalochlaena sp.

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Calamaris Sea Urchin
Echinothris calamaris

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.

Baby Watcher
Linckia multifora