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

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Stargazer snake eel
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos

Napoleon snake eel
Ophichthus bonaparti

Thorny Seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Highfin Fangblenny
Petroscirtes mitratus

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

Fingered dragonet
Dactylopus dactylopus

Flying gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis

Phantom Velvetfish
Paraploactis kagoshimensis

Long spine Waspfish
Paracentropogon longispinus

Cockatoo waspfish
Ablabys taenianotus

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Devil Scorpionfish
Inimicus didactylus

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Hispid frogfish
Antennarius hispidus

Hairy frogfish
Antennarius striatus
Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus

Leafy Filefish
Chaetodermis penicilligera

Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii

Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis

Long Horn Cowfish
Lactoria comuta

Black-saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini

Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa

Black-spotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus

White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus

Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis

Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular

Urchin Clingfish
Diademichthys lineatus
Emperor Snapper
Lutjanus sebae
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus

Orange Anemone Fish
Amphiprion sandaracinos

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

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum

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

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes imperator

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

Painted Rock Lobsters
Panulirus versicolor

Anemone Hermit Crab
Dardanus pedunculatus

White-Spotted Hermit Crab
Darnadus megistos

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Carry Crab
Dorripe frascone

Spotted Box Crab
Calappa philargius

Porcelain crab
Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1

Harlequin crab
Lissocarcinus laevis

Halimeda crab
Huenia heraldica

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

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
Chelidonura varians

Aegires villosus Nudibranch
Aegires villosus

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

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

Flamboyant cuttlefish
Metasepia pfefferi

Algae Octopus
Abdopus aculeatus

Starry night octopus
Callistoctopus luteus

Hairy octopus
Octopus sp. (undescribed)

Mototi octopus
Octopus mototi

Coconut octopus or Veined octopus
Amphioctopus marginatus

Elongate Heart Urchin
Lovenia alongate

False Fire Urchin
Astropyga radiata

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.

Baby Watcher
Linckia multifora