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

Mushroom Coral Pipefish
Siokunichthys nigrolineatus
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Rough-snout Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus peagius

Robust Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus

Ornate Ghostpipefish
Solenostomus paradoxus

Blue-dashed Rockskipper
Bleniella paula

Black Coralblenny
Ecsenius namiyei
Chestnut Blenny
Cirripectes castaneus

Starry Blenny
Salarias ramosus

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

Flying gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis

Crocodile Flathead
Cymbacephalus beauforti
Welander's Flathead
Rogadius welanderi

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Leaf Scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Striped catfish
Plotosus lineatus

Minute or Pygmy Filefish
Rudarius minutes
Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus

Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus
Black Patch Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus verrucosus

Orange-Lined Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Yellow Margin Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Clown Triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
Rigid Shrimpfish
Centriscus scutatus
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

Map Puffer
Arothron mappa

Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis

Star Puffer
Arothron stellatus

Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus

Pajama cardinal fish
Sphaeramia nematoptera

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
Reef Needle Fish
Strongylura incisa
Keeltail Needle Fish
Platybelone argalus
Crocodile Needle Fish
Tylosurus crocodilus

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus

Pennate Bannerfish
Heniochus chrysostomus
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes

Eight-Banded Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon octofasciatus

Blacklip Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon kleinii
Yellow Stripe Scad Mackerel
Selaroides leptoleptis

Comet Fish
Calloplesiops altivelis

Common Ghost Goby
Pleurosicya mossambica

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

Six Banded Angelfish
Pomacanthus sexstriatus

Pinnate batfish juv.
Platax pinnatus
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus

Bloch Big Eye
Priacanthus blochii

Three Spot Squirrel Fish
Sargocentron cormutum
Black Snapper
Macolor niger
Dotted Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus picus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum

Ribbon Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus polytaenia

Harlequin sweetlip juvenile
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Roving Coral Grouper
Plectropomus pessuliferus
Black Saddle Coral Grouper
Plectropomus laevis

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Spotted Coral Grouper
Plectropomus 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.

Sexy shrimp
Thor amboinensis

Bubble Coral Shrimp
Vir philippinensis

Saron shrimps
Saron spp.

Popcorn shrimp
Periclimenes kororensis

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

Black Coral Shrimp
Pontonides Unciger

Banded Coral shrimp
Stenopus hispidus

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Tuberculatus Xeno crab
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

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

Soft coral Cowries
Primovula rosewateri

Double-snouted Spindle Cowries
Phenacovolva birostris

Chelidonura varians Nudibranch
Chelidonura varians

Phyllidiella pustulosa Nudibranch
Phyllidiella pustulosa

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta

Phyllodesmium briareum Nudibranch
Phyllodesmium briareum

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris sp. Nudibranch
Chromodoris sp.

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Pteraeolidia semperi Nudibranch
Pteraeolidia semperi

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

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

Pygmy cuttlefish
Sepia bandensis

Broadclub Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus

Bigfin Reef Squid
Sepioteuthis lessoniana

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