After 4 Months Absence.....
I am back diving at Pulau Hantu with The Hantu Bloggers this morning!
Well.....I almost make it a 5 months absence cos I almost overslept again! Luckily a ringing phone woke me up just in time. Phew!
Since I have not been diving at Hantu for quite sometimes, I have been missing all the nudibranch there! So looking out for nudibranch was my main focus for today's dives.
Ahhh.....Hantu did not disappoint me! Cos I saw lots of nudibranch! There's even a new nudibranch sighting for me!
So here are the nudis:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivL9-jHQvoPWkkg-3HeAoaKFvsSkex3VjGclSvJXMeJbOJfhApAAZEkZLzYY2zwkxyG2qvOeXofLSNgh6WEow004_NMzFuBnGttWl0D9Aau8mSYRgJg6BOpa2yH91piFT2O7-R/s320/IMG_0489.jpg)
The first nudibranch of the day! And HB had her wish to see one granted! Found it on a Sea Whip. It's Tritonia bollandi!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpAZy_ioQmgt1b2bI0JLd0Po9_d-ZsGtMpzpW5FiA8SuGDwmYK4c9KJrsfFg6b6-ZJ7wccJCphPr4kV59t3G1PRVXyNK4_m2vRhk1FXhneLC_n_YRiC9XCIIP9fykhuAl30mE/s200/IMG_0499.jpg)
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You can't miss the usual suspect, the Blue Dragon(Pteraeolidia ianthina). Juveniles and adults.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1lopWvVL6J5_A22YvHQQurbMFQtsZS2uzV6eRvpnB4FrjFRIWmO_lwPYxPTGrGNo7ecz_16U_zusS0XlPvOXVyvYRM-jcf7H51EgWafV3AoZQHfetxd3m9FBnL0hzdxUAy9F/s200/IMG_0502.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloB7P_swEQMQ6lQC0dmbeiC6IDEvkbe-zHJ6PQ5ESfCHpXw_A6wHvWMIFW0bNKhF_X6m_q-nYalAsh_ehj0IF7ZNzaIA_bt59iqXbYan7RlSrKNRMtA_K4tvWhqHxDjli3pyJ/s200/IMG_0504.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfVomolaSeW6jE7rKsJ0mkl26tNSRzD7rIGJwhsgidPzLd_X5aLI4n_Jx_9L45UHcdWH8l_aSLiEo6JPMQU7t2slMkMCVYy4psIHwTgXaOrkVZbLxG3-7VI8FmN53WyCIrB81/s200/IMG_0507.jpg)
Various species of Phyllidia nudibranch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nxxv06Dj_H16aDjIcjXlL7zQqSxQxdnNXgRLjHkQIroiNo2jriGGlgB684p9OQqURlWifCbVFFFlgHKBIEjr7Q48eYuC3AC6syXrv7ZWhzqVkDMBAKLN391obH8cMa_my_yb/s320/IMG_0544.jpg)
A Gymnodoris nudibranch (Gymnodoris sp)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoJDWVW8SK02bAF1YmhRX9fDQVhzkkKlq-eq4nT4SqzFt7_pUZWs4nwts8oKkTzL_tQ-iRE9J6te_6sEwoWPN22qd78ShMt_wmtuRgEhp0zpS3ZyoC0G-lMoKclKKv20LJS9x/s320/IMG_0555.jpg)
A Tambja nudibranch (Tambja sp.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ChyDjGGptVBdtKKkDxrG5rgoVmbqBWeu79vFZkB3YnrewuL1L4Ao3YGdFYS1tL3JajM_wMNGZ4CZbDqqWBkwJMtC-957C_B81ODAbQfX4ie_iMCC5-bYjX2l4a3ozLkQJ4UO/s320/IMG_0562.jpg)
A very very tiny Dermatobranchus nudibranch (Dermatobranchus sp.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzxwv9lXGiDXynSmzdobkuWWRXf9CNVxfUBUez6HyS1DRxqn0y7sP06LFmMU6VuxCHH0KCPwybSjMNMzzAm8YsZSuJ-cojXqYcqUU4aW2QUxdOZ9bgueLIr16YaYSuFAaZklA/s320/IMG_0525.jpg)
A purplish Cuthona sibogae.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpV9eD8_H0veA6ErlDWCfkNBC5uTEUM6U-0YmhKLPEW8FsynsOzeckN8ZzacwDgXwivFtXsKRnwU7IU8PWZWfanV89H-A497mc9B39XLCVWOfP0mhVRpK_eSztCRnffceW1cd/s320/IMG_0537.jpg)
Plenty of Ceratosoma gracillimum! I lost count after seeing five!
And this one below is an interesting sight as it was hanging in mid-air(Err...I mean water :oP)!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92cJi9iNhf0rZ9vRS4o-FX61LxdJI-GJwOYlEbK7QHLPjqReLj0hVyityAkU_2T6ZL_KVpZ6VtSdin44wugnD2qc_4caPx9WD3PVl0RV82BlMBFyzUhtbO4KzbVMQ6tYGuc9N/s320/IMG_0547.jpg)
Yup! It was hanging down a "cliff" by the slimy thread behind its rear! Wow! Nudibranch repelling!
Found two species of the Bornella nudibranch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRtyCXWjM83etispq1lfiJCHMl6jFCUU9_ptPcynBIMFFJh1tTdPC2sNjMbEprdFHlxepFQJx7OqP7GneSsHpdQSGT0eafa-qP0nKsS_dLXiOV1BJy-hZwI-r9H0cFWoZ8zho/s320/IMG_0510.jpg)
This one is Bornella sp. But this one was not as juicy looking as those that I had seen before.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7OC6eKHXeM8NizXrwqNp1ISwVG5xa5CCpZqI7DUiTtaQReVTfWFDAdX0FK5C6eO1V7QGeq1dhwK7qhQQO7589v8Sm2UF-RCTy0X2_egANWwfeZp-BwSr80vk5i7g5R2OqihO/s320/IMG_0530.jpg)
Whereas, this is Bornella anguilla. It swim like an Eel! Saw a total of three today.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmhNNJ3mAIGnBvkwrIyMWs8ko7MWijQ8_P5pf4jQQA7b0NKKaOh52Bvj2w8myKWzCNicDZ45hHNXtOezAxRZu27A0vMgOKhyphenhyphenuBYErXT0NBC7-4_AizrAmHQx6mW5oT9nGlqzs/s320/IMG_0556.jpg)
My second sighting of this nudibranch at Hantu. It's Cadlinella ornatissima. This one was sightly bigger than the one I first came across in January.
And here's the new nudi sighting for me:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFp7tgoM6HtNk1rce97vu5OwZjGxjE7xNpyskaq0C14vWzx0DHcFwX3mSDajgW5ek7HJ0cNHVWl-T3K5MAXwPbuAUupoPtXnXaC5ZAuy0KB1CQlWEFg2V1WIJl_WiNuGxl5XG/s320/IMG_0522.jpg)
It's an Aeolid nudibranch but I have no idea on the exact ID. My guess could be Phestilla sp. Or anyone would like to enlighten?
Of course, besides the nudibranch, Pulau Hantu also offers these:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEutgLeOdOdp9wdrQ50SF1Lb10rjDc0iyccFUZvJpEQke6tQLLtfXt9N9dJc3bMuVlO0VRRXQsgVjJ98Tw0eORTIW2jO_RrKymXsWAUlA-P_wmDbuWB9I_foIzFP2SUNrGRHnN/s200/IMG_0563.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfNt_m-2pZtGZ5EnF-IGoI1ZZaFLa54RiZ0Z3DbEk6hW8X_jOjj1lefWTDCUs-woCE1THd2rEpDP1EnFfnWBqht5GE7S32pGyls5ISlfIdFdQwdoDXs_Id2RYsvQUz0OvjcNZ/s200/IMG_0506.jpg)
Flatworms! Big and small ones!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTk7UB20bY-6m82IYoXOKZDNKknrln82_klS3GKOJWNwOGd0emnC5SWeK2FwonWiPMZ6jjsabBfdQNIjwkikhO0ZsFGC_JRUjWS__S_-CHh2BEB8H92ZIHNeGYbgy335ysP6Qa/s320/IMG_0511.jpg)
Lots of Featherstar! Especially the red ones!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88e3lvLTg5WM31C7e4MExA1QcPLyy8E8T8Ml2BKS5NHZcVoVJUfycEMMcu5ekc9Kph3O28O8P1_W50sHKD0PclBCTMXqxsAlMenyUnyTvkBJgrw6NlH_F4VzP44XqFhSDycoQ/s320/IMG_0496.jpg)
A very shy Blue-spotted Fantail Stingray hiding in crevice.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FZvhRrXut1O93F9kykhdy1Ge-944UfOMKM8RXuc9l9dc6HaDeVjNv7dDmmVbOuX968gQOae1K09eZ06n91-s09ihKe6madhN4oC6F7FAFpfZk3E88bUTh8Mhps3a_Af0z-qz/s320/IMG_0566.jpg)
And a blenny living in a bottle. So cute! Hee.....I actually stalked this guy! Waiting patiently for it to peek out of the bottle.
What a good dive after months of absence with a comfortable vis of 3m and wonderful sightings!
Well.....I almost make it a 5 months absence cos I almost overslept again! Luckily a ringing phone woke me up just in time. Phew!
Since I have not been diving at Hantu for quite sometimes, I have been missing all the nudibranch there! So looking out for nudibranch was my main focus for today's dives.
Ahhh.....Hantu did not disappoint me! Cos I saw lots of nudibranch! There's even a new nudibranch sighting for me!
So here are the nudis:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivL9-jHQvoPWkkg-3HeAoaKFvsSkex3VjGclSvJXMeJbOJfhApAAZEkZLzYY2zwkxyG2qvOeXofLSNgh6WEow004_NMzFuBnGttWl0D9Aau8mSYRgJg6BOpa2yH91piFT2O7-R/s320/IMG_0489.jpg)
The first nudibranch of the day! And HB had her wish to see one granted! Found it on a Sea Whip. It's Tritonia bollandi!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpAZy_ioQmgt1b2bI0JLd0Po9_d-ZsGtMpzpW5FiA8SuGDwmYK4c9KJrsfFg6b6-ZJ7wccJCphPr4kV59t3G1PRVXyNK4_m2vRhk1FXhneLC_n_YRiC9XCIIP9fykhuAl30mE/s200/IMG_0499.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARMrT1QyX5b6qD2SFIxHPKq5HSMBU6F2ovsoF04PnOuBGPQ8OAbohqhrw1sg4K53JMKTlmSIP5hF-tVO1-GZ0u35L8nNA_jxnnh91CLz_c1qc13lWxbXn2OKitCvRnlPTCAX2/s200/IMG_0545.jpg)
You can't miss the usual suspect, the Blue Dragon(Pteraeolidia ianthina). Juveniles and adults.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1lopWvVL6J5_A22YvHQQurbMFQtsZS2uzV6eRvpnB4FrjFRIWmO_lwPYxPTGrGNo7ecz_16U_zusS0XlPvOXVyvYRM-jcf7H51EgWafV3AoZQHfetxd3m9FBnL0hzdxUAy9F/s200/IMG_0502.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloB7P_swEQMQ6lQC0dmbeiC6IDEvkbe-zHJ6PQ5ESfCHpXw_A6wHvWMIFW0bNKhF_X6m_q-nYalAsh_ehj0IF7ZNzaIA_bt59iqXbYan7RlSrKNRMtA_K4tvWhqHxDjli3pyJ/s200/IMG_0504.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfVomolaSeW6jE7rKsJ0mkl26tNSRzD7rIGJwhsgidPzLd_X5aLI4n_Jx_9L45UHcdWH8l_aSLiEo6JPMQU7t2slMkMCVYy4psIHwTgXaOrkVZbLxG3-7VI8FmN53WyCIrB81/s200/IMG_0507.jpg)
Various species of Phyllidia nudibranch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nxxv06Dj_H16aDjIcjXlL7zQqSxQxdnNXgRLjHkQIroiNo2jriGGlgB684p9OQqURlWifCbVFFFlgHKBIEjr7Q48eYuC3AC6syXrv7ZWhzqVkDMBAKLN391obH8cMa_my_yb/s320/IMG_0544.jpg)
A Gymnodoris nudibranch (Gymnodoris sp)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoJDWVW8SK02bAF1YmhRX9fDQVhzkkKlq-eq4nT4SqzFt7_pUZWs4nwts8oKkTzL_tQ-iRE9J6te_6sEwoWPN22qd78ShMt_wmtuRgEhp0zpS3ZyoC0G-lMoKclKKv20LJS9x/s320/IMG_0555.jpg)
A Tambja nudibranch (Tambja sp.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ChyDjGGptVBdtKKkDxrG5rgoVmbqBWeu79vFZkB3YnrewuL1L4Ao3YGdFYS1tL3JajM_wMNGZ4CZbDqqWBkwJMtC-957C_B81ODAbQfX4ie_iMCC5-bYjX2l4a3ozLkQJ4UO/s320/IMG_0562.jpg)
A very very tiny Dermatobranchus nudibranch (Dermatobranchus sp.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzxwv9lXGiDXynSmzdobkuWWRXf9CNVxfUBUez6HyS1DRxqn0y7sP06LFmMU6VuxCHH0KCPwybSjMNMzzAm8YsZSuJ-cojXqYcqUU4aW2QUxdOZ9bgueLIr16YaYSuFAaZklA/s320/IMG_0525.jpg)
A purplish Cuthona sibogae.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpV9eD8_H0veA6ErlDWCfkNBC5uTEUM6U-0YmhKLPEW8FsynsOzeckN8ZzacwDgXwivFtXsKRnwU7IU8PWZWfanV89H-A497mc9B39XLCVWOfP0mhVRpK_eSztCRnffceW1cd/s320/IMG_0537.jpg)
Plenty of Ceratosoma gracillimum! I lost count after seeing five!
And this one below is an interesting sight as it was hanging in mid-air(Err...I mean water :oP)!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92cJi9iNhf0rZ9vRS4o-FX61LxdJI-GJwOYlEbK7QHLPjqReLj0hVyityAkU_2T6ZL_KVpZ6VtSdin44wugnD2qc_4caPx9WD3PVl0RV82BlMBFyzUhtbO4KzbVMQ6tYGuc9N/s320/IMG_0547.jpg)
Yup! It was hanging down a "cliff" by the slimy thread behind its rear! Wow! Nudibranch repelling!
Found two species of the Bornella nudibranch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRtyCXWjM83etispq1lfiJCHMl6jFCUU9_ptPcynBIMFFJh1tTdPC2sNjMbEprdFHlxepFQJx7OqP7GneSsHpdQSGT0eafa-qP0nKsS_dLXiOV1BJy-hZwI-r9H0cFWoZ8zho/s320/IMG_0510.jpg)
This one is Bornella sp. But this one was not as juicy looking as those that I had seen before.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7OC6eKHXeM8NizXrwqNp1ISwVG5xa5CCpZqI7DUiTtaQReVTfWFDAdX0FK5C6eO1V7QGeq1dhwK7qhQQO7589v8Sm2UF-RCTy0X2_egANWwfeZp-BwSr80vk5i7g5R2OqihO/s320/IMG_0530.jpg)
Whereas, this is Bornella anguilla. It swim like an Eel! Saw a total of three today.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmhNNJ3mAIGnBvkwrIyMWs8ko7MWijQ8_P5pf4jQQA7b0NKKaOh52Bvj2w8myKWzCNicDZ45hHNXtOezAxRZu27A0vMgOKhyphenhyphenuBYErXT0NBC7-4_AizrAmHQx6mW5oT9nGlqzs/s320/IMG_0556.jpg)
My second sighting of this nudibranch at Hantu. It's Cadlinella ornatissima. This one was sightly bigger than the one I first came across in January.
And here's the new nudi sighting for me:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFp7tgoM6HtNk1rce97vu5OwZjGxjE7xNpyskaq0C14vWzx0DHcFwX3mSDajgW5ek7HJ0cNHVWl-T3K5MAXwPbuAUupoPtXnXaC5ZAuy0KB1CQlWEFg2V1WIJl_WiNuGxl5XG/s320/IMG_0522.jpg)
It's an Aeolid nudibranch but I have no idea on the exact ID. My guess could be Phestilla sp. Or anyone would like to enlighten?
Of course, besides the nudibranch, Pulau Hantu also offers these:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEutgLeOdOdp9wdrQ50SF1Lb10rjDc0iyccFUZvJpEQke6tQLLtfXt9N9dJc3bMuVlO0VRRXQsgVjJ98Tw0eORTIW2jO_RrKymXsWAUlA-P_wmDbuWB9I_foIzFP2SUNrGRHnN/s200/IMG_0563.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfNt_m-2pZtGZ5EnF-IGoI1ZZaFLa54RiZ0Z3DbEk6hW8X_jOjj1lefWTDCUs-woCE1THd2rEpDP1EnFfnWBqht5GE7S32pGyls5ISlfIdFdQwdoDXs_Id2RYsvQUz0OvjcNZ/s200/IMG_0506.jpg)
Flatworms! Big and small ones!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTk7UB20bY-6m82IYoXOKZDNKknrln82_klS3GKOJWNwOGd0emnC5SWeK2FwonWiPMZ6jjsabBfdQNIjwkikhO0ZsFGC_JRUjWS__S_-CHh2BEB8H92ZIHNeGYbgy335ysP6Qa/s320/IMG_0511.jpg)
Lots of Featherstar! Especially the red ones!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88e3lvLTg5WM31C7e4MExA1QcPLyy8E8T8Ml2BKS5NHZcVoVJUfycEMMcu5ekc9Kph3O28O8P1_W50sHKD0PclBCTMXqxsAlMenyUnyTvkBJgrw6NlH_F4VzP44XqFhSDycoQ/s320/IMG_0496.jpg)
A very shy Blue-spotted Fantail Stingray hiding in crevice.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FZvhRrXut1O93F9kykhdy1Ge-944UfOMKM8RXuc9l9dc6HaDeVjNv7dDmmVbOuX968gQOae1K09eZ06n91-s09ihKe6madhN4oC6F7FAFpfZk3E88bUTh8Mhps3a_Af0z-qz/s320/IMG_0566.jpg)
And a blenny living in a bottle. So cute! Hee.....I actually stalked this guy! Waiting patiently for it to peek out of the bottle.
What a good dive after months of absence with a comfortable vis of 3m and wonderful sightings!