The other buddy turns their back to the wall and peers out into the blue or down into the deep channels for dogtooth tuna, jacks, reef sharks, eagle rays, Napoleon wrasse, schools
of bumphead parrotfish and mangrove snappers.
It is common to spot a marauding legion
of bumphead parrotfish here, crunching hard corals with their impressive teeth.
Its high numbers of turtles, grey and whitetip reef sharks, and large schools
of bumphead parrotfish, barracuda and trevally are famous the world over.
School
of bumphead parrotfish sleeping on the wreck at night and the gloomy atmosphere are unforgettable memories!
Despite this diversity, the USAT Liberty shipwreck remains best known for the school
of bumphead parrotfish that sleep inside its hull at night.
Really nice hard coral formations there and the Yap Cavern is actually a big cut into the wall with a whole bunch of huge coral heads and then you can swim through a maze and through tunnels with white sandy floor and you see a very large school
of bumphead parrot fish in there in the morning and some really beautiful anemones and soft corals.
Also a School
of Bumphead Parrotfish and some Black Fin Barracuda joined the party.
On top of that, a friendly school
of Bumphead Parrotfish let our divers approach while munching on the reef, Green and Hawksbill Turtle were also seen and a few critters, including Tasseled Scorpionfish, Denise Pygmy Seahorse and nudibranchs, like a beautiful Nembrotha kubayana.
Some divers have reported schools
of Bumphead Parrotfish swimming across the shallow reef flats.
As we drifted along we encountered some incredible marine life such as a big school
of bumphead parrot fish (the biggest ones I have ever seen!)
Finding yourself engulfed by a large school
of bumphead parrotfish as they munch their way through acres of coral reef, is an experience not easily forgotten.
Here you can see small families
of bumphead parrotfish, growing close to 2 metres!
Common sightings include turtles, reef sharks, whitetips and a big school
of Bumphead parrotfishes.
A large group
of Bumphead Parrotfish were in the shallows, hanging out on our safety stop.
Along with the countless turtles we see regularly, we also ran into a school
of bumphead parrot fish, eagle rays, moray eels, giant black frogfish, and a few white tip sharks swimming through our dive sites.
Head to Shark and Manta Point to spot reef sharks and groups
of Bumphead Parrotfishes on Coral Fan Garden.
We saw lots of red bass, white - tip and grey reef sharks, and «towers»
of bumphead parrotfish.
Not exact matches
The
bumphead parrotfishes are the biggest
of their species.
The dive sites are home to a huge variety
of tropical fish, from charismatic little critters like seahorses and ghost pipefish, through shoaling fish like fusiliers and sweetlips up to larger creatures including turtles and reef sharks,
bumphead parrotfish and barracuda.
Then try the night dive on the wreck, it's one
of the best on the island, see
bumphead parrotfish sleeping peacefully inside and watch the lion fish and moray eels, out
of hiding and in search
of their nightly feed — bring that camera though as the photo opportunities are endless!
The USAT Liberty Wreck is spectacular at night with Lion Fish and Moray Eels out
of hiding and in search
of their nightly feed — but remember to be quiet or you'll wake up the
Bumphead Parrotfish sleeping inside!»
Swim amongst schools
of giant trevally, dog - tooth tuna, blue spot trevally, barracuda or
bumphead parrotfish.
The Liberty is home to hundreds
of different species including giant barracuda, turtles,
bumphead parrot fish, oriental sweetlips, pygmy seahorses and the enormous potato cod.
This is probably the most popular site as reef sharks are found basking in the canyons, cuttlefish, stingrays, plenty
of turtles in the shallows, and every full moon most likely schooling
bumphead parrot fish.
We would like to highlight some
of our best trips in Amed: Night diving on the USAT Liberty shipwreck and see the
Bumphead parrotfish.
You can see huge turtles, mantas, frogfish,
bumphead parrotfish and many more spieces
of nudy branches.
When the currents are strong, the dive sites can be very fishy, schooling
bumphead parrotfish, zillions
of blue triggerfish, and dogtooth tunas passing by.Cruise overnight to the Strait
of Patintie (Halmahera).
Reef sharks are found basking in the canyons, lobsters, cuttlefish, stingrays, tons
of turtles in the shallows, and every full moon it is a favorite hangout for a school
of huge
bumphead parrot fish.
In the deep part
of the reef bigger marine life is frequently spotted, such as Reef sharks, trevallys,
bumphead parrotfish and occasionally eagle rays.
In areas where they are exposed to fishing pressure or high sea traffic,
Bumpheads have become wary
of reefs near human habitats.
Sharks, Eagle rays,
Bumphead parrotfish, Banded sea snakes — the possibility
of seeing these creatures make your heart skip a beat?
It is impossible to overstate how awesome it is to be surrounded by sharks, turtles, jacks,
bumpheads and so many more fish, not to mention the tornado
of barracudas.
You can check out our new videos
of diving in Malaysia, see our new products in the Red Sea, Indonesia, Fiji and Australia or enjoy some informative dive travel articles on marine dangers, the appealing
Bumphead parrotfish and a liveaboard trip report from Thailand.
Scorpionfish, Ribbon Eels, colonies
of anemones with their resident clown fish along with giant
Bumphead Parrotfish and passing Blacktip Reef Sharks are a few
of the things that you can see here.
Divers can enjoy the spectacle
of seeing spawning
bumphead parrotfish and grey reef sharks as well.
What about the vast herds
of marauding
bumphead parrotfish that we gazed at as they munched their way across coral grazing fields?
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!
Watch this Osprey Reef diving video, including footage
of grey reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks, schooling trevallies,
bumphead parrotfish, as well as some
of the typical coral reef scenes at Osprey.
Though the soft corals and fish diversity are not quite as good as some
of the other Andaman Sea destinations in Thailand, you will find fish species here that you won't see in the Similan Islands, such as Napoleon wrasse, yellow - masked angelfish,
bumphead parrotfish, tomato anemonefish and barramundi, as well as lots
of turtles.
Here you'll find enormous schools
of barracuda and trevally, reef sharks, huge schools
of marauding
bumphead parrotfish, and more sea turtles than you can count.
Our Team aims not only to give you the necessary technical skills you need to scuba dive but also to encourage an interest and appreciation
of the diversity
of marine life that can be found in Indonesian waters with large numbers
of Hawksbill and Green Turtles, White Tip Reef Shark, Schooling Jackfish,
Bumphead Parrotfish, Frog fishesSeahorse, Octopus and beautiful Nudibranches its hard not to fall in love with diving in the Gilis.
Bumphead Parrotfish like to pass by here and a lot
of macro life as well.
Oceanic Manta rays from day 1 followed by schools
of Jack's and
Bumpheads parrotfish.
The current was medium and the visibility around 45 ft.. Some
of the highlights included: Jacks,
Bumpheads, Napoleon, Fusilliers, in between others.
We spotted some group
of fusiliers, napoleon wrasse and small group
of shy
bumphead parrotfish.
On top
of this great dive, a school
of 70 +
Bumphead Parrotfishes was seen congregating in a corner
of the reef where they seem to sleep.
The conditions resembled the previous dive and around the two pinnacles present on this big dive site, both covered in hard coral and gorgonians, schooling Yellowtail Barracuda,
Bumphead Parrotfish and fusiliers gave quite an impression, together with a couple
of Giant Trevally and Spanish Mackerel.
Within a small space, anemone fish, angel fish, butterfly fish,
bumphead parrotfish and other reef dwellers can be seen individually or in schools, in in the nearby blue water, schools
of barracuda, big - eye trevally and other pelagics cruise by.
Bumphead Parrotfish, Napoleon Wrasse, Blubberlip Snapper, Ribbontail Sweetlips and congregating yellow snappers were some
of the highlights.
Visibility was amazing reaching 30 m / 90 ft.. We saw: 5 different types
of fusiliers, 5 black tip sharks, 2 grey reef sharks, 2 schools
of big eye trevally, 5 giant sweat lips fish,
bumphead parrotfish, school
of yellow fin barracudas, couple
of dog tooth tunas, spanish mackerel, school
of spade fish, school
of sweetlips fish, 3 different schools
of snapper and many more.