DIVE SITE
Seagrass
To the left side of the resort, a degraded coral / rubble slope with much halimeda algae, it isn’t scenic and often suffers from low visibility, but this site is good for the seldom-seen halimeda ghost pipefish. Also good for other pipefish species, halimeda crabs, nudibranchs, wonderpus and frogfish. "Pintu" means door or gateway, "Kota" means town, and Besar is the name of the nearby village.

Depths
20 m maximum depth

Boat Rides
1 minute

Habitats
Mixed
Critters
Found in This Divesite
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Orange & black dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri

Flying gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis

Cockatoo waspfish
Ablabys taenianotus

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus

Giant frogfish
Antennarius commersoni
Spectacled Filefish
Cantherhines fronticinctus

Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus

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
Yellowlined Cardinalfish
Apogon chrysotaenia
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus

Clown Anemone Fish
Amphiprion percula
Three Band Anemone Fish
Amphiprion tricintus

Orange Anemone Fish
Amphiprion sandaracinos

Saddleback Anemonefish
Amphiprion polymnus

Pink-skunk Anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion

Bicolor Parrotfish
Cetoscarus bicolor

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus

Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma

Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak

Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis

Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea elegans

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Branching Anemone
Actinodendron plumosum

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium