DIVE SITE
Retak Larry (Larrys Crack)
Another sand site, but with a small stand of healthy coral in the shallows. This is the most popular site in Kambahu Bay, third behind Hairball and Jahir in diver numbers for muck sites in the Strait. This site, like Hairball and TK2 has good variety and numbers and is especially popular for frogfish, cockatoo flounders, sea horses, pipefish (esp. the filamented ghost pipefish) and the irregular mass appearance and mating / egg-laying of the Gymnodoris ceylonica nudibranch as well as various slug species, not reported from other sites in the Strait. This site is named after a guest photographer, Larry Jackson, who found a cracked rock on the way up from the dive.
Depths
25 m maximum depth
Boat Rides
10 minute
Habitats
Sand & Rubble
Critters
Found in This Divesite
White Eye Moray
Siderea thysoidea
Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa
Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Stargazer snake eel
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos
Napoleon snake eel
Ophichthus bonaparti
Thorny Seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
Stick Pipefish
Trachyrhamphus longirostris
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
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
Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus
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
Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis
Flasher Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Devil Scorpionfish
Inimicus didactylus
Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
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
Long Horn Cowfish
Lactoria comuta
Short Nose Boxfish
Rhybchostracion nasus
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
Urchin Clingfish
Diademichthys lineatus
Urchin Siphon Fish
Siphamia versicolor
Emperor Snapper
Lutjanus sebae
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus
Pajama cardinal fish
Sphaeramia nematoptera
Banggai cardinal fish
Pterapogon kauderni
Orange Anemone Fish
Amphiprion sandaracinos
Keeltail Needle Fish
Platybelone argalus
Crocodile Needle Fish
Tylosurus crocodilus
Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Fringelip Mullet
Crenimugil crenilabis
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
Whitepatch Razor Fish Wrasse
Iniistius aneitensis
Rock Mover Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Zebra Batfish
Platax batavianus
Dusky Rabbit Fish
Siganus canaliculatus
White Spotted Rabbit Fish
Siganus canaliculatus
Dotted Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus picus
Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
Oriental Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus vittatus
Harlequin sweetlip juvenile
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum
Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Pink-eared Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus latirostris
Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata
Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.
Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea elegans
Starfish Shrimp
Periclemenes soror
Holthuisi Commensal shrimp
Periclemenes holthuisi
Durban Hinge-beak shrimp
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
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
Painted Rock Lobsters
Panulirus versicolor
Anemone Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus
White-Spotted Hermit Crab
Darnadus megistos
Yellow dot Guard crab
Trapezia cymodoce
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
Harlequin crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Halimeda crab
Huenia heraldica
Byfurcus Flat Worm
Pseudoceros byfurcus
Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.
Night Anemone
Phyllodiscus sp.
Haddon Sea Anemone
Stichodactyla haddoni
Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora
Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle
Aurata Ascidian
Polycarpa aurata
Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum
Moon-headed sidegill slug
Euselenops luniceps
Kuroshimae sapsucking slug
Costasiella kuroshimae
Major harp
Harpa major
Grey bonnet
Cassis cornuta
Tiger cowrie
Cypraea tigris
Chelidonura varians Nudibranch
Chelidonura varians
Aegires villosus Nudibranch
Aegires villosus
Phyllidiella pustulosa Nudibranch
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae
Nembrotha kubaryana Nudibranch
Nembrotha kubaryana
Chromodoris dianae Nudibranch
Chromodoris dianae
Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus
Discodoris boholensis Nudibranch
Discodoris boholensis
Melibe viridis Nudibranch
Melibe viridis
Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta
Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis
Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica
Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina
Hypselodoris apolegma Nudibranch
Hypselodoris apolegma
Janolus sp Nudibranch
Janolus sp
Pteraeolidia semperi Nudibranch
Pteraeolidia semperi
Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum
Hypselodoris tryoni Nudibranch
Hypselodoris tryoni
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa Nudibranch
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa
Glossodoris cincta Nudibranch
Glossodoris cincta
Glossodoris hikuerensis Nudibranch
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Flabellina rubrolineata Nudibranch
Flabellina rubrolineata
Hypselodoris bullockii Nudibranch
Hypselodoris bullockii
Needle Cuttlefish
Sepia aculeata
Pygmy cuttlefish
Sepia bandensis
Flamboyant cuttlefish
Metasepia pfefferi
Broadclub Cuttlefish
Sepia latimanus
Bigfin Reef Squid
Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Algae Octopus
Abdopus aculeatus
Starry night octopus
Callistoctopus luteus
Hairy octopus
Octopus sp. (undescribed)
Mototi octopus
Octopus mototi
Mimic octopus
Thaumoctopus mimicus
Wunderpus octopus
Wunderpus photogenicus
Coconut octopus or Veined octopus
Amphioctopus marginatus
Elongate Heart Urchin
Lovenia alongate
Flower Sea Urchin
Taxopneustes pileolus
False Fire Urchin
Astropyga radiata
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