DIVE SITE
Tanjung kusu-kusu
A shallow coral/rubble site with a large residential population of mandarin fish just 5 min away from Lembeh resort.
A perfect place for dusk dives to observe courtship and mating behaviour of this elegant fish. "Tanjung" means cape and "kusu-kusu" means tall or wild grass, so the dive site is named for the tall grass growing on the cape near the site.

Depths
20 m maximum depth

Boat Rides
5 minute

Habitats
Mixed
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Ribbon eel
Rhinomuraena quaesita

Reeftop Pipefish
Corythoichthys haematopterus
Network Pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus

Black Coralblenny
Ecsenius namiyei

Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus

Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra

Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus

Orange & black dragonet
Dactylopus kuiteri

Flying gurnard
Dactyloptena orientalis

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus

Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus
Starry Triggerfish
Abalistes stellatus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii

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
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
Three-spot Damsel
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus

Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum

Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak

Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis

Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.

Crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea elegans

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Spider Crab
Chirostylus sp.

Retusa Decorator Crab
Camposcia retusa

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Haeckeli Anemone
Actinostephanus haeckeli

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Tiger cowrie
Cypraea tigris

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Aegires gardineri Nudibranch
Aegires gardineri

Cadlinella subornatissima Nudibranch
Cadlinella subornatissima

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Chromodoris dianae Nudibranch
Chromodoris dianae

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Halgerda batangas Nudibranch
Halgerda batangas

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Gymnodoris rubropapulosa Nudibranch
Gymnodoris rubropapulosa

Glossodoris cincta Nudibranch
Glossodoris cincta

Glossodoris hikuerensis Nudibranch
Glossodoris hikuerensis

Flabellina rubrolineata Nudibranch
Flabellina rubrolineata

Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium

Calamaris Sea Urchin
Echinothris calamaris

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi