Lombok
Southern Indonesia.
The islands off the north coast of Lombok are home to a great variety of marine life, from macro to pelagic. This region offers some extremely interesting night-dive sites, where the patient diver can find a wealth of unusual cephalopods & crustaceans.
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Crocodile Snake Eel, Brachysomophis crocodilinus
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Nudibranch, Hexabranchus sanguineus
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Nudibranch, Glossodoris atromarginata
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Reef Octopus, Octopus cyanea
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Clarks Anemonefish with eggs, Amphiprion clarkii
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Yellowmargin Moray, Gymnothorax flavimarginatus with Cleaner Shrimp, Lysmata amboinensis
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Flatworm, Pseudobiceros gloriosus
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Bobtail Squid, Euprymna berryi
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Sea Cucumber Crab, Lissocarcinus orbicularis
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Pipefish Sp.
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Blue Ribbon Eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita
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Leopard Flounder, Bothus pantherinus
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Blue Ribbon Eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita
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Striped Catfish, Plototus lineatus
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Spotted Porcelain Crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus
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Coral Dwelling Crab, Trapezia tigrina
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Ornate Ghostpipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus
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Depressed Spider Crab, Xenocarcinus depressus
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Blue Eyed Coral Crab, Cymo Sp.
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Soft Coral Decorator Crab, Hoplophrys oatesii
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Giant Frogfish, Antennarius commersoni
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Sole, Soleichthys Sp.
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Bristleworm Sp.
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Nudibranch, Flabellina exoptata
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Longspine Waspfish, Paracentropogon longispinus
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Schooling Batfish, Platax teira
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Glassfish Bommie.
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Decorator Crab, Camposcia retusa
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Bearded Brotula, Brotula multibarbata
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Coral Dwelling Crab with eggs, Strapezia lutea
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Purple Anthia, Psuedanthias tuka
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White Eyed Moray, Siderea thysoidea