From Tiny To Giant @ Pulau Hantu Dives.....
We have had a good visibility @ Pulau Hantu yesterday! About 5m at least!
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Back again at the dive site with The Hantu Bloggers on their monthly dive at the island.
This time round, I get to see stuffs as tiny as a rice grain to a giant! The tiniest one I came across was this little brown speck on the Sea Fan that I have no idea of what is it. It was moving pretty fast through.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQ63ZVQmtPVh0pkL8O6nO5RxzqVIcuXBkokIbCU87YU0W9vmq8bQ3H49SCFiOwttl857gkf3SdjBt0tvYwwNxKp4yUM-3tKUjUUCj00bY5yoWMHaC27b73XXs09YKJEshjOyCMw/s320/IMG_0115Hantu291109.jpg)
and the giant is a Giant Clam! :P 1st time seeing one at Pulau Hantu underwater for me! And of course, I have informed Mei Lin, aka the Giant Clam girl about this sighting. I will try to map out the location for her so that she can find it and tag it for her research.
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Also I get to see the Allied cowrie that I was tasked to find.
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Of course, there are other interesting sightings too. Marcel managed to see a Stonefish just right below our boat! Yike!!! He also managed to see Octopus in both dives!
Alas, I only get to see Octopus' cousin, a little Cuttlefish. It was trying to look like part of a sponge it was on. So Cute!
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With good vis, I can alway take fish pics. Here's two Copperbanded Butterflyfish.
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Glad to see the Tiger-tailed Seahorse again!
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and its cousin, the long black Pipefish that looks like a twig!
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Came across this thingy.....I have no idea what is it! Could it be a Soft coral?
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Quite a few Flatworms too!
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And lots of nudibranch!!!....
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A pair of Cuthona nudibranch (Cuthona sibogae)
was the first nudibranch sighting for the day. Looks like they were enjoying their lunch of Hydroids!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjjsNCikrpBAlKWY2yBUYWYO9K3OczF28FyIO1l40mefxGmgKM9ffa7YNmNVBTAFDB_LAaHZ-axkYkkaKeAS5J772UK0-8LhqjykNW1mRfFkplF81H47zyu_zQ2OBKfjdgeo5EQ/s320/IMG_0079Hantu291109.jpg)
Not far from the pair above, was this Voodoo doll-like nudibranch, which could be a Bornella stellifer.
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A tiny Tambja nudibranch (Tambja sp.) on the Bryopsis algae.
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Another tiny nudibranch would be these Dermatobranchus nudibranch (Dermatobranchus sp.)
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It has been sometimes since I saw a Ocellated nudibranch (Phyllidia ocellata).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrElEbddJPJwu25PiBXEFtL0caTH2QYMk5xyDniemXB5VMBn3d4_3zRiaXJeQsaHUxLTbWHBR4pHDQZGGEXPEL1_aKeOynbSoRZ7INcxTJmKToieV7xaFo2l1XToXciWqSgu9LEA/s320/IMG_0096Hantu291109.jpg)
Wah.....a fat and juicy looking Black-margined nudibranch (Glossodoris atromarginata).
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The Reliable Chromodoris nudibranch (Chromodoris fidelis) looks like that they are in season as I saw at least 5 of them.
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Last but not least, was this nudibranch that was found near the Seahorse sighting. Looks like a juvenile Bolland's Hypselodoris nudibranch (Hypselodoris cf. bollandi).
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Back again at the dive site with The Hantu Bloggers on their monthly dive at the island.
This time round, I get to see stuffs as tiny as a rice grain to a giant! The tiniest one I came across was this little brown speck on the Sea Fan that I have no idea of what is it. It was moving pretty fast through.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQ63ZVQmtPVh0pkL8O6nO5RxzqVIcuXBkokIbCU87YU0W9vmq8bQ3H49SCFiOwttl857gkf3SdjBt0tvYwwNxKp4yUM-3tKUjUUCj00bY5yoWMHaC27b73XXs09YKJEshjOyCMw/s320/IMG_0115Hantu291109.jpg)
and the giant is a Giant Clam! :P 1st time seeing one at Pulau Hantu underwater for me! And of course, I have informed Mei Lin, aka the Giant Clam girl about this sighting. I will try to map out the location for her so that she can find it and tag it for her research.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUdmEcIufYGsZHxj2YeJbOTlrOwkSuKJ_f28KSy3NvZLYaQBgUth2AxXAp1Qqq82Lna3dC6jz5p2481WrwysEh70YhDsuM1fVYPkYxp00ww6GtSoQt4ZJH0C70ylECY13anb_Aw/s320/IMG_0131Hantu291109.jpg)
Also I get to see the Allied cowrie that I was tasked to find.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKT1OiLDrX1FwCHLWiQAAztH1slPpUkDpzJZhyzlUsQPsHo7DiuU0Xz53picKdcMZNGRgX-zoGE-wLTjpxzVD-4hKoNWS4944c7dxnjcHVkKsahrfW5ysSSdY_PWvpiZAxJ0xkA/s320/IMG_0085Hantu291109.jpg)
Of course, there are other interesting sightings too. Marcel managed to see a Stonefish just right below our boat! Yike!!! He also managed to see Octopus in both dives!
Alas, I only get to see Octopus' cousin, a little Cuttlefish. It was trying to look like part of a sponge it was on. So Cute!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKJPC2JF5e7VasJ4IgYXs9qGIfytPgYJSLU0NJZMF7GvOB4oPsyUQ5yclk_S-6f2k6mH6RI3OQ7m4az4Usd-xFSLIoPdzs8ImeEU_xA_XvwlmxdwAtAaNLnOyq6oaIB3VoF16Bw/s320/IMG_0099Hantu291109.jpg)
With good vis, I can alway take fish pics. Here's two Copperbanded Butterflyfish.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtFq6Ap1ZMKVJlPlT4-EkSITZZF3QZVfaH_eBaHr7-71D4QlYXZArNS5dz0fnilT3xUv1JYgGH2dxPGQw7SCVdRzrfUgiFdNeS9rcEU4wSmKqXXdfcmImGf6ltjBGS9BvXrSYeQ/s320/IMG_0120Hantu291109.jpg)
Glad to see the Tiger-tailed Seahorse again!
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and its cousin, the long black Pipefish that looks like a twig!
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Came across this thingy.....I have no idea what is it! Could it be a Soft coral?
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Quite a few Flatworms too!
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And lots of nudibranch!!!....
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A pair of Cuthona nudibranch (Cuthona sibogae)
was the first nudibranch sighting for the day. Looks like they were enjoying their lunch of Hydroids!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjjsNCikrpBAlKWY2yBUYWYO9K3OczF28FyIO1l40mefxGmgKM9ffa7YNmNVBTAFDB_LAaHZ-axkYkkaKeAS5J772UK0-8LhqjykNW1mRfFkplF81H47zyu_zQ2OBKfjdgeo5EQ/s320/IMG_0079Hantu291109.jpg)
Not far from the pair above, was this Voodoo doll-like nudibranch, which could be a Bornella stellifer.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3p4Q2uxBPuF4j8o_upDtVzJw7X2-dY7fPtbQFpvbw3zZilEcO9wCzfSP9dZdNFls_iZjbPaScWWccWRcBuE6xU3YE9WzObOPu1XSCWtxJSmiL2bjt_JDwqNSqvQ2agWpAKcS9A/s320/IMG_0093Hantu291109.jpg)
A tiny Tambja nudibranch (Tambja sp.) on the Bryopsis algae.
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Another tiny nudibranch would be these Dermatobranchus nudibranch (Dermatobranchus sp.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQXE3NPo3KkESGHE58q7uqwF0YcZSjiQZBLIV4E0aAmK0ZbR-kAddUV6CPxpkgFLRryKPiqyiANeQ5jzadYcIA0EDH-IuT84M2l4ChnanHXHzAflOsiFpyNEKve8NGmixs1AtEA/s320/IMG_0119Hantu291109.jpg)
It has been sometimes since I saw a Ocellated nudibranch (Phyllidia ocellata).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrElEbddJPJwu25PiBXEFtL0caTH2QYMk5xyDniemXB5VMBn3d4_3zRiaXJeQsaHUxLTbWHBR4pHDQZGGEXPEL1_aKeOynbSoRZ7INcxTJmKToieV7xaFo2l1XToXciWqSgu9LEA/s320/IMG_0096Hantu291109.jpg)
Wah.....a fat and juicy looking Black-margined nudibranch (Glossodoris atromarginata).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1DgAHhTvDnhKYCcXqISYyhMgnGoXsK5o-lOsnPW_hNFggWHi9sIcUy-gTZ32fFpD4-yCXEVxYuT4z2shTsKEhZdbbTMMuD7chcmpD3Rm4l-nEUjTLgUiVm6OdR4HGuEqzX-S9A/s320/IMG_0095Hantu291109.jpg)
The Reliable Chromodoris nudibranch (Chromodoris fidelis) looks like that they are in season as I saw at least 5 of them.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxiVFUkH_YAFgB6XuIip60OigjfhpDFiConxjEHW09rrltd6U7KE1DU6ZIxXwJE7CdnLwVLUYvfztFhUjeZQT8g6oejm_uII4b3aqDlWB6M2hynghCBzrBH2Rwky7QgzeF7cUcw/s320/IMG_0104Hantu291109.jpg)
Last but not least, was this nudibranch that was found near the Seahorse sighting. Looks like a juvenile Bolland's Hypselodoris nudibranch (Hypselodoris cf. bollandi).
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