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