This month we are taking a closer look
at nudibranch of the Lembeh Strait and one species in particular has caught our attention.
Not exact matches
In this way,
at least half of a
nudibranch's diet is plankton.
WARM waters in the Pacific Ocean are encouraging dozens of species of
nudibranch sea slugs to head north
at a surprising pace.
Consider stocking
at least a few representatives from each of the following groups: Sponges — many types, shapes, sizes and colors Zoanthids — colonial anemones (some can be harmful to true corals) Anemones — short tentacle, long tentacle and carpet Corallimorphs — mushroom anemones, Ricordea, Discosoma and elephant - ear Cerianthids — tube - dwelling anemones Mollusks (with and without shell)-- sea slugs, sea hares,
nudibranches, turbo snails and many types of living shells and clams Cephalopods — octopus and cuttlefish Worms — feather dusters Arthropods — crabs, hermit crabs, shrimp and lobsters Echinoderms — sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea stars (starfish), serpent stars and brittle stars.
I was thrilled to see lots of turtles in every dive
at Bunaken and even more
Nudibranches, crabs and octopus in Lembeh.
The variation of
nudibranches at this spot is unbelievable.
At places the wall is 15m high and they are thick with small
Nudibranches, Pygmy Seahorses, Lembeh Seadragons and a variety of unusual crustaceans.
At 40m deep, you will see thousands of
nudibranchs scattered all over the seabed as far as you can see; this, together with large schools of fish creating magnificent patterns, makes for an incredible diving experience.
We had AOW course with Jenson who dived with many many mantas
at Manta Bay, and critters found this week included yellow boxfish, turtles,
nudibranch and filefish.
And as the main highlight are the Manta Rays, normally the rest of marine life is ignored or missed... Apart from other «big» stuff like bamboo sharks or turtles, the rest don't get much attention; but when looking closely and slowly, you can find a huge variety of
nudibranch, shrimps, crabs... And today, one of our great guides, Baron, found a tiny white clown Frogfish
at Manta Point on Lembongan!!!
Then as Dani was practicing her shutdown drills
at Nudi Falls they bumped into the rare Lembeh Pikachu
nudibranch!
My greatest dive was
at Sental (north coast N Penida) because I saw a Thresher shark but my favourite marinelife is
nudibranchs.
This wall site is accessed from the boat and you ascend down directly onto the reef wall that houses small caves, overhangs where you will see Angelfish, Butterfly fish, Lionfish, Hawkish,
Nudibranch and if your lucky
at the time a whale shark!
Location: north, northeast of Boracay Access: about 25 minutes by boat from White Beach Experience: advanced divers and technical divers Depth: up to 70 meters Visibility: 10 - 30 meters Current: strong Characteristics: 3 dive sites - Yapak I and Yapak II, two different reef walls begin
at 30 meters and drop down to 70 meters
at Yapak III, wide diversity of fish, tuna, barracuda, snapper, jacks, sharks, and manta rays have been seen, sea turtles, sea snakes, sponges,
nudibranchs, corals
Huge hogfish congregate here too, and there are always some
nudibranchs or manta rays to spice up the diving
at this site.
Snappers, Groupers, Barracuda, and occasional visits from Black tip reef sharks are some of the bigger things
at the wreck, if you are interested in macro the wreck has Ghost Pipefish,
Nudibranchs, Leaf fish and tones of other little critters.
However
at night a different world comes to live, a world where you will see Spanish dancers, the school of huge Bumphead parrotfish in their sleeping cocoons, Flashlight fish, Bobtail squid, sea moths, ghost pipefish, cuttlefish, starry night octopus, mimic octopus and different kinds of
nudibranchs!
Various eels,
nudibranchs and a wide range of clownfish make their home here, as well as cowfish and cuttlefish
at the base of the reef.
Past the cobbles are some of the best tide pools in the area, accessible
at low tide and home to a near - infinite variety of sea anemones, sea stars, urchins,
nudibranchs, crabs, mussels, and other critters.
At slack tide, when there is no current at all, you can stop to see the smaller creatures such as Blue ribbon eels, Orangutan crabs and some nudibranch
At slack tide, when there is no current
at all, you can stop to see the smaller creatures such as Blue ribbon eels, Orangutan crabs and some nudibranch
at all, you can stop to see the smaller creatures such as Blue ribbon eels, Orangutan crabs and some
nudibranchs.
The last day of diving is
at the muck slopes in Bima Bay which provide the habitat for mimic octopus, frogfish and
nudibranchs.
The online voting for the
nudibranch competition day drew to a close
at 4 am this morning Lembeh time and our team had some great results.
Start with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of Angel Reef
at Moyo Island with impressive elephant ear and huge barrel sponges, schools of long fin banner fish and red tooth triggerfish in their hundreds, maybe frogfish,
nudibranchs, eels, surgeon fish, snapper and tuna cruising for a snack!
He also enjoys underwater photography and jumps
at the chance to find
nudibranchs, octopus, or sharks to photograph.
The Three Sisters
at Padar Island is a place where you can see anything from sharks to
nudibranchs, surgeon fish and devil rays.
The night dive was
at Keruo Night, a fantastic coral garden full of
nudibranchs, flat worms, decorated crabs, crocodile fish and many creatures more.
On all fun diving trips
at any of the dive sights you should see a diversity of clown fish, damsels, angel fish, gobies, puffer fish, moray eels, butterfly fish, wrasse, parrot fish and
nudibranchs.
We spotted: pigmy sea horse, candy crabs, bobtail squid, wobbegong shark, frogfish, toad fish, stone fish,
nudibranch and
at the end of the dive walking shark!
Lionfish occupies the deeper sections of reef and
nudibranches can be found by divers
at all depths.
Coral Garden, Drop - off and Seraya are mostly macro dive sites, where one can see two - spotted lionfish, moray eels, ribbon eels, rock groupers
at cleaning stations,
nudibranches, pygmy seahorse and sometimes even harlequin shrimps.
Look closely
at the coral formations and you will find numerous
nudibranchs.
When you're not looking
at the tightly packed schools this is a great site for macro life including
nudibranch, mantis shrimps, pygmy seahorses, octopus and cuttlefish but if that's not enough, look out for the resting wobbegong sharks under the table corals.
However one dive site which does offer an amazing diversity of macro life is
at one of the best shore dives in the world in Exmouth, called the Navy Pier, where you can spot Frog fishes, Scorpion fishes and various
Nudibranchs.
While no bunny
at all — a
nudibranch sea slug, to be exact — these ocean creatures are some of the most flamboyant animals on the planet.
Love is in the air and with that in mind, here's a glance
at how the
nudibranch sea slugs do Cole Porter proud.