DIVE SITE
TK3
An excellent muck site with a sand slope that starts at 5 meters and continues down to about 22m. A few patches of rope-sponges attracts various marinelife as well as some small coral bommies in the shallows
One of the best site for various octopus species as well as for the rare Ambon Scorpionfish.
TK 1, 2 and 3 are short for Teluk Kembahu. "Teluk" means bay and Kembahu is the name of the nearby village.

Depths
28 m maximum depth

Boat Rides
12 minute
Critters
Found in This Divesite

Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa

Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus

Banded Snake Eel
Myrichthys colubrinus

Stargazer snake eel
Brachysomophis cirrocheilos

Napoleon snake eel
Ophichthus bonaparti

Highfin Snake Eel
Ophichthus altipennis

Three-spot Seahorse
Hippocampus trimaculatus

Thorny Seahorse
Hippocampus histrix

Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Highfin Fangblenny
Petroscirtes mitratus

Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps

Banded Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus cinctus

Beautiful Goby
Exyrias bellisimus
Latticed Sandperch
Parapercis clathrata
Yellow Tail Sandperch
Parapercis sp.
Orange Stripe Worm Fish
Gunelichthys viridescens

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
Peacock Sole
Pardachirus pavoninus

Carpet Sole
Liachirus melanospilus

Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis

Erosa Stonefish
Erosa erosa

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

Thornback Cowfish
Lactoria formasini

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
Emperor Snapper
Lutjanus sebae
Split Banded Cardinalfish
Apogon compressus

Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Fringelip Mullet
Crenimugil crenilabis
Tripletail Wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus

Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum

Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus

Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum

Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis

Blue-Spotted Stingray
Dasyatis kuhlii

Pink-eared Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus latirostris

Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata

Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.

Bumblebee Shrimp
Gnathophyllum amricanum

Starfish Shrimp
Periclemenes soror

Holthuisi Commensal shrimp
Periclemenes holthuisi

Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.

Popcorn shrimp
Periclimenes kororensis

Emperor shrimp
Periclimenes imperator

Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis

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

Fire Worm
Chloeia sp.

Clavigera Worm
Gastrolepidia clavigera

Carla Scale Worm
Asterophilia carlae

Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.

Haeckeli Anemone
Actinostephanus haeckeli

Beaded Sea Anemone
Heteractis aurora

Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle

Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum

Moon-headed sidegill slug
Euselenops luniceps

Kuroshimae sapsucking slug
Costasiella kuroshimae

Elysia marginata
Elysia marginata

Eyed Cowries
Cypraea argus

Grey bonnet
Cassis cornuta

Tiger cowrie
Cypraea tigris

Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians

Melibe colemani Nudibranch
Melibe colemani

Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae

Nembrotha kubaryana Nudibranch
Nembrotha kubaryana

Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus

Discodoris boholensis Nudibranch
Discodoris boholensis

Dendrodoris tuberculosa Nudibranch
Dendrodoris tuberculosa

Spanish Dancer Nudibranch
Hexabranchus sanguineus

Gymnodoris ceylonica Nudibranch
Gymnodoris ceylonica

Melibe viridis Nudibranch
Melibe viridis

Jorunna funebris Nudibranch
Jorunna funebris

Phyllidia ocellata Nudibranch
Phyllidia ocellata

Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta

Marionia pustulosa Nudibranch
Marionia pustulosa

Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus Nudibranch
Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus

Dermatobranchus rubidus Nudibranch
Dermatobranchus rubidus

Mexichromis multituberculata Nudibranch
Mexichromis multituberculata

Doriprismatica atromarginata Nudibranch
Doriprismatica atromarginata

Goniobranchus geometricus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis

Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica

Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina

Hypselodoris maridadilus Nudibranch
Hypselodoris maridadilus

Hypselodoris zephyra Nudibranch
Hypselodoris zephyra

Hypselodoris infucata Nudibranch
Hypselodoris infucata

Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum

Hypselodoris tryoni Nudibranch
Hypselodoris tryoni

Nembrotha chamberlaini Nudibranch
Nembrotha chamberlaini

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

Longarm Octopus
Abdopus sp

Blue-ringed octopus
Hapalochlaena sp.

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

Calamaris Sea Urchin
Echinothris calamaris

Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi

Graeff Sea Cucumber
Bohadschia graeffei

Eyed Sea Cucumber
Bohadschia argus

Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.

Lumpy Sea Star
Echinaster callosus