DIVE SITE
Serena Besar
This site is at Serena Island, and "Besar" means big or large. The site is a combination of coral, rubble area and a sandy bottom. In the shallow part the nice coral area and some time you can see juvenile barramundi cod also juvenile dotty sweet lips dancing. And going to the middle is the rubble area which is the richest are with critters, this area you can fin a lot of banggai cardinal fish, stick pipe fish and some time ghost pipe fish also can be found. Frogfish also can be found here. In the deep area is the sandy bottom is the place good for finding Octopus like wonderpus, other that you also can find black and blue ribbon eel and devil scorpion fish buried in the sand.
Depths
Depths
3 m -20 m
Boat Rides
Boat Rides
5 minute away
Habitats
Habitats
Mixed
Critters

Found in This Divesite

copyright Jim Lyle
Reeftop Pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus
copyright Jim Lyle
Banded Messmate Pipefish
Corythoichthys sp.
copyright Mark Atwell
Black Coralblenny
Ecsenius namiyei
Chestnut Blenny
Cirripectes castaneus
copyright Marco Giuliano
Starry Blenny
Salarias ramosus
copyright Lembeh Resort
Blackrayed Shrimpgoby
Stonogobiops nematodes
copyright Tania Van Aert
Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus
copyright Fred Wobus
Spotted Shrimpgoby
Amblyeleotris guttata
copyright Lembeh Resort
Beautiful Goby
Exyrias bellisimus
copyright Lembeh Resort
Banded Goby
Amblygobius phalaena
Giant Lizardfish
Saurida sp.
Latticed Sandperch
Parapercis clathrata
Yellow Tail Sandperch
Parapercis sp.
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Yellow Barred Jawfish
Opistognathus sp.
copyright Andrew J. Martinez
Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra
copyright Andre Taupenas
Common lionfish
Pterois volitans
copyright Mike Ricciardi
Scrawled Filefish
Aluterus scriptus
Yellow Margin Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Starry Triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii
copyright Peter Lange
Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
Freckled Goatfish
Upeneus tragula
copyright Paolo Rossi
Black-saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini
copyright Ken & Karen Kvam
Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Black-spotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
copyright Henri Torron, www.henri-torron-photodansleau.com
White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Map Puffer
Arothron mappa
copyright Margaret Thompson
Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis
copyright Jim Lyle
Star Puffer
Arothron stellatus
copyright Jim Lyle
Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus
copyright Jim Lyle
Clown Anemone Fish
Amphiprion percula
Three Band Anemone Fish
Amphiprion tricintus
copyright Chuck Gerlovich
Orange Anemone Fish
Amphiprion sandaracinos
copyright Jim Lyle
Saddleback Anemonefish
Amphiprion polymnus
copyright dr.Robin Dyleski
Pink-skunk Anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion
copyright Chuck Gerlovich
Bicolor Parrotfish
Cetoscarus bicolor
Reef Needle Fish
Strongylura incisa
Keeltail Needle Fish
Platybelone argalus
Crocodile Needle Fish
Tylosurus crocodilus
copyright Chuck Gerlovich
Pennate Bannerfish
Heniochus chrysostomus
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes
Black Coral Goby
Bryaninops tigris
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Yellow Coral Goby
Gobiodon okinawae
Needlespine Coral Goby
Gobiodon acicularis
copyright Fred Wobus
Lemon Coral Goby
Gobiodon citrinus
Queensland Pygmy Goby
Eviota queenslandica
Reticulated Damsel
Dascyllus reticulatus
Humbug Damsel
Dascyllus aruanus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
Peacock Razorfish Wrasse
Iniistius pavo
copyright Heiko Roehrs
Six Banded Angelfish
Pomacanthus sexstriatus
Dotted Sweet Lips
Plectorhinchus picus
copyright Alexander Kuzmin
Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
Roving Coral Grouper
Plectropomus pessuliferus
Black Saddle Coral Grouper
Plectropomus laevis
copyright Barbara Moll
Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Cloudy Grouper
Epinephelus erythrurus
copyright Lembeh Resort
Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum
copyright Lembeh Resort
Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
copyright Lembeh Resort
Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak
Blue -Spotted Ribbon Tail Ray
Taeniura lymma
copyright Jim Lyle
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus
copyright Jim Lyle
Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.
copyright Jhoe Wongkar
Egg shell shrimp
Hamopontonia corallicola
copyright Kirsten Bloch
Whip coral Shrimp
Dasycaris zanzibarica
copyright EF Dixon
Hidden Corallimorph Shrimp
Pliopontoni furtiva
copyright Alexander Kuzmin
Violet Banded Boxer Shrimp
Stenopus tenuirostris
copyright dr.Robin Dyleski
Leopard Crinoid Shrimp
Laomenes pardus
copyright Paul Papadopoulos
Ocellate Tozeuma Shrimp
Tozeuma sp.
copyright Fandy Sangi
Yellow dot Guard crab
Trapezia cymodoce
copyright Dave Stein
Crowned coral crab
Quadrella coronata
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa
copyright Walter D'Haese
Byfurcus Flat Worm
Pseudoceros byfurcus
copyright Mitsuo Higure
Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.
copyright Robert Fenner
Night Anemone
Phyllodiscus sp.
copyright Marli Wakeling
Haddon Sea Anemone
Stichodactyla haddoni
copyright Robert Fenner
Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora
copyright Lembeh Resort
Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle
copyright Lembeh Resort
Aurata Ascidian
Polycarpa aurata
copyright Lembeh Resort
Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum
copyright Hergen Spalink
Barrel Sponge
Xestospongia testudinaria
copyright Jim Lyle
Tiger cowrie
Cypraea tigris
copyright Mary Jane Adams
Chelidonura varians Nudibranch
Chelidonura varians
copyright Mark Awell
Aegires gardineri Nudibranch
Aegires gardineri
copyright Steve jones
Phyllidia varicosa Nudibranch
Phyllidia varicosa
copyright Steve fish
Ardeadoris cruenta Nudibranch
Ardeadoris cruenta
copyright Elbart Katiandhago
Ardeadoris undaurum Nudibranch
Ardeadoris undaurum
copyright Maikel Lumondo
Dendrodoris denisoni Nudibranch
Dendrodoris denisoni
copyright Maikel Lumondo
Cadlinella subornatissima Nudibranch
Cadlinella subornatissima
copyright Andrew J. Martinez
Phyllidiella pustulosa Nudibranch
Phyllidiella pustulosa
copyright Andre Taupenas
Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae
copyright Ross Hugh
Nembrotha kubaryana Nudibranch
Nembrotha kubaryana
copyright Mary Jane Adams
Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus
copyright Marco Giuliano
Phyllidia ocellata Nudibranch
Phyllidia ocellata
copyright Andre Taupenas
Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta
copyright Jim Lyle
Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis
copyright Jim Lyle
Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica
copyright Stephos Lacour
Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina
copyright Peter Lange
Halgerda batangas Nudibranch
Halgerda batangas
copyright Marc Snelderwaard
Nembrotha chamberlaini Nudibranch
Nembrotha chamberlaini
copyright Jim Lyle
Flabellina rubrolineata Nudibranch
Flabellina rubrolineata
copyright Tania Van Aert
Tropical Bottletail Squid
Sepiadariidae kochi
copyright Patrick Vuilleme
Algae Octopus
Abdopus aculeatus
blue-ring-ross-makulec
Blue-ringed octopus
Hapalochlaena sp.
copyright www.henri-torron-photodansleau.com
Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium
copyright Jan Wassmann
Calamaris Sea Urchin
Echinothris calamaris
copyright Henri & Annie Torron
Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi
copyright Robert Fenner
Synaptula Sea Cucumber
Synaptula sp.
copyright Henri & Annie Torron
Anax Sea Cucumber
Theleonota anax
copyright Herni & Annie Torron
Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.
copyright Jan Wassmann
Baby Watcher
Linckia multifora
copyright Jan Wassmann
Crown Of Thorn Starfish (COTS)
Acanthaster planci
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