Ambon (Twilight Zone)

Muck diving

Indonesia · Maluku

Profundidad: 5–25 mNivel: Open WaterAll year round

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Laha, the flagship site also known as the Twilight Zone, is dived over sand and volcanic rubble inside the harbour. From the surface the place promises nothing; below it holds a density of rare macro life comparable to Lembeh's. The bay combines a nutrient supply with small sheltered coves, and that mixture sustains the ecosystem.

Depth

5–25 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

10 m

Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Weak

Access

Shore/Boat

Best time

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

40 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time: All year round
Approx. price: 40 USD / dive

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Ambon Bay, celebrated among macro photographers for rare creatures only recently described by science.

Did you know

El pez rana psicodélico (Histiophryne psychedelica) se describió a partir de ejemplares de estas aguas y no se encuentra de forma fiable en ningún otro sitio. Ambon tiene además pecios, entre ellos el Duke of Sparta.

Sources consulted: ZuBlu Diving; liveaboardindonesia.com; Mermaid Liveaboards; MantaraDive; Dive Worldwide; SSI; MSY WAOW

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60 species documented in Ambon (Twilight Zone)

Pulpo de anillos azules

Hapalochlaena lunulata

Pez mandarín

Synchiropus splendidus

Pulpo mimético

Thaumoctopus mimicus

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

Anémona magnífica

Heteractis magnifica

Babosa de mar española (Spanish dancer)

Hexabranchus sanguineus

Babosa de mar verrugosa

Onchidium verruculatum

Bigeye de arrecife

Priacanthus hamrur

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