DIVE SITE
Pulau Putus
Inside a bay is a beautiful coral and sponge garden in sheltered conditions. The scenery itself is the highlight, though larger rays – devil and eagle - are seen from time to time. "Pulau" means island and "Putus" means cut, and the dive site is named this because the island area near the dive site is split up or "cut".

Depths
30 maximum depth

Boat Rides
20 minute

Habitats
Coral
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Giant Moray
Gymnothorax javanicus

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Reeftop Pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Blue-dashed Rockskipper
Bleniella paula

Black Coralblenny
Ecsenius namiyei
Chestnut Blenny
Cirripectes castaneus

Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps
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

Crocodile Flathead
Cymbacephalus beauforti

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Minute or Pygmy Filefish
Rudarius minutes
Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus

Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus

Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Clown Triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
Rigid Shrimpfish
Centriscus scutatus
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
Red and Black Anemonefish
Amphiprion melanopus

Saddleback Anemonefish
Amphiprion polymnus

Pink-skunk Anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion

Bump Head Parrotfish
Bulbometopn muricatum

Bicolor Parrotfish
Cetoscarus bicolor

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus

Pennate Bannerfish
Heniochus chrysostomus
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes

Eight-Banded Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon octofasciatus

Blacklip Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon kleinii

Comet Fish
Calloplesiops altivelis

Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei
Black Coral Goby
Bryaninops tigris

Large Whip Goby
Bryaninops amplus

Stripe Pygmy Goby
Eviota sebreei
Queensland Pygmy Goby
Eviota queenslandica
Reticulated Damsel
Dascyllus reticulatus
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Three-spot Damsel
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Yellow Fin Flasher
Paracheilinus flavianalis
Snooty Wrasse
Cheilinus oxycephalus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
White Spotted Wrasse
Anampses melanurus
Freckled Hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri

Arc-Eye Hawkfish
Paracirrhites arcatus
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus
Black Snapper
Macolor niger

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Cloudy Grouper
Epinephelus erythrurus

Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum

Honey Comb Grouper
Epinephelus merra

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

Gorgonian Coral Shrimp
Hamodactylus sp.

Holthuisi Commensal shrimp
Periclemenes holthuisi

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Popcorn shrimp
Periclimenes kororensis

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

Black Coral Shrimp
Pontonides Unciger

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Porcelain crab
Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Double-snouted Spindle Cowries
Phenacovolva birostris

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris sp. Nudibranch
Chromodoris sp.

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Hypselodoris tryoni Nudibranch
Hypselodoris tryoni

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

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.

Baby Watcher
Linckia multifora