Lembeh Strait

Sandy bottom (muck diving)

Indonesia · North Sulawesi

Profundidad: 5–25 mNivel: Open WaterAll year round

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The strait is the opposite of Bunaken: shallow, silty, slow and extraordinary. Muck diving means moving slowly over bottoms of volcanic sand, silt or rubble looking for small, camouflaged or rare animals, rarely below 25 m. For macro photographers there is nothing to match it anywhere in the world.

Depth

5–25 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

10 m

Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Weak

Access

Boat

Best time

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

50 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time: All year round
Approx. price: 50 USD / dive

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Es de los pocos lugares donde los puntos concretos son tan célebres como el destino: Hair Ball y Police Pier han protagonizado reportajes de National Geographic y de la BBC, algo reservado normalmente a sitios como Blue Corner o Ras Mohammed. Se siguen describiendo especies nuevas con regularidad.

Sources consulted: indive.io; Neptune Liveaboards; manadosafaris.com; Dive Worldwide

Location

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59 species documented in Lembeh Strait

Pez mandarín

Synchiropus splendidus

Pez piedra

Synanceia verrucosa

Pulpo de anillos azules

Hapalochlaena lunulata

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

See all 59 species of this place

Ecosystem

Fondo arenoso

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