Ssshhhhhh.....@Pulau Hantu.....
Yes, it was somehow a bit quiet underwater at Pulau Hantu on Sunday compared to my previous dive there. Nonetheless, it was still a good dive with The Hantu Bloggers!
And here are some of the stuff that we came cross:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwiRDExJso5R2OUA_YSofM6mu-Q5NOKcBy8JVO5zs8LNFhhVFwcwjnBRXtOjK4BMJAyuRh2ihCood6yBGujSUDD-WwtFevZnpHg4puunZLDUuOHBxmqCDWAEDw5fl9lktwq1Quw/s320/IMG_0241_PHantu220511.jpg)
At the seabed (at about 11m) of the western reef, saw this tiny patch of seagrass. Hmmm.....wonder if these are Spoon seagrass (Halophila ovalis) or Hairy spoon seagrass (Halophila decipiens)?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsQvYmu15UyavGTSVl-JuTfXFx2lE8ijIV6-3g98-0N4wZSAvS2K_wpSDkhCq2wIBgC8zYZrk5Un7agl37r_VQtucQMiTaE0ZF6G3gR1iRsFwrca1dSsfcXIMcw_JP7o2Cl0DWg/s320/IMG_0260_PHantu220511.jpg)
This kind of Flatworm can be commonly seen at our reefs.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopg0EeufXbfB3tL81TL06dgXrAOfJzBK0Ffmi4NwxzHHgdK3meYu1CsnS72WoFMlmRJtdOrDzHXM2Ch3202CFzeuuwGXzldjW1QI0Th_CnD1hkfjuttHnnpp5_L1KVGctTsSZWg/s320/IMG_0243_PHantu220511.jpg)
Not sure what is this that was on the green Sponge. Isopod???
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1uKZxIiVxO24eJnJ1x27bjvRUU_Pb0aMeh6MxvYgzYkxBRtyZWZVXUxDhN0u6s1LYvni89CAoJta_2gtfnFilOBa4ysfXPE9rbQoJ6l81fKfLgQ8GvWwtLJSBCyHckjEfnO4rw/s320/IMG_0221_PHantu220511.jpg)
A Sea Cucumber on the Hydroid.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpls1dt2yIGVEmjKjxgaKYI-9UMSvJidBIu4R1nwmG4e-Hv0DsWRA_tUMK8G-xX2MYdXQzEm0J5zEBJNWs-PgKYZ8CG5mP419If2Wawrq9Adrd_qrGgj7_9i10SvvQgKcTyQUdA/s320/IMG_0219_PHantu220511.jpg)
A tiny tiny Icon Sea Star!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEPMRfnfSPYfHGkWirPrFZeYxQshu0Kaq06ElzUggwU8G9swxOuc7qK8TNUI-IM79_OrbyTtoNfOB9CEGmwlYLSBuQ2DS0TFMD3GtfT3eu8uNXm2gXMYdhqtU6yF7M3lgZdCd9w/s320/IMG_0222_PHantu220511.jpg)
A Basket Star on a Sea Fan! Here's its underside.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFLt7T4TblqElbRLJUHs7f6uqUi6YDg2DqbRUQyKa8sVZZRxVAkPiF7rrx1WqPpILj7nyQA4XXA414U-64TZf9ZV6mTTkuE-d52rFO6sTDJDLfSlhhA28TQ71D_ILVb9486sLfA/s320/IMG_0239_PHantu220511.jpg)
A Featherstar/Crinoid that has a commensal! It's Brittle Star!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtqVoCPrMv0dlDYGqIpTiePp0y-Eo9U0_7w_bK4oBYyi2ZibFyu9XcUBELmqZOTazu5k9yqN-9KoN0Gbj6iNGTJYd7tY9A-unlCczGktbC_oggG-QRwQUZk-bxqDDvufPGBAZMA/s320/IMG_0228_PHantu220511.jpg)
There are also Brittle Stars on a Sea Whip! Haha.....together with a Whip Goby!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiqz4sH8aFZIcW02nuufaOKNVezemo263lWZVmqyPUkhzhyNXslBIkc4P9YCyYpOF7WFj8fjo5Z0IJnu_2Uvye4SJAK-n3ZKOzL453raR9O90CVhT4mioJWKGLdXN6Iob1R6ZYA/s320/IMG_0225_PHantu220511.jpg)
Saw about 3 Saw-tooth Shrimps/Gorgonian shrimps on couple of Sea Whips!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPRFFEZ4bxnKYVtIL7EzES9PIM2NCrc7HXSlEVBwI0q2eJ1NkRLFecjd0oLAoNT6hBKarYZmGjAyveTm9nrwAyqInm8IfhCZa7n5AzI68ryPGYX6pEkyHTxyIC1cMpW0YQI-YeQ/s320/IMG_0259_PHantu220511.jpg)
And also this Sea Whip Shrimp!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHmrdMBRyD3VN5Ap3vOJY_u5Org9mWUGH6l84SYEarRB734BMmonOmE6KnlRXw3HFKIh74oEb2ZzFHl4mbreWWpFSHCSwvrmFx8pioQIF-sZd-nMlzs5QXsBQ9m7fzIn6IVp4yg/s320/IMG_0233_PHantu220511.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63xV63zzotfTqgcTsXSoe43lRKoZZaT25UzuJJi1I92HkCSuFHeNLwrtr3Kk7PdhalO_iqcanak15-0KLocY4Y5Jh7-QGzeRfdW0ipUgKPNWhkun6kuH3B0eEhtahHFUrlUY3_w/s320/IMG_0230_PHantu220511.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2azzhMvlPnJBFt4w7bVSxDXXcqCK4J6Q-qsRELuTlENismWlbL4v0yOIOIPML1bJTyCGGD0vVFQmh9Jnrw-elyGn5_Wd6wwYAWSGEdEh3MGEKcUiOuy68K_XA1SweGsx9V3tbsg/s320/IMG_0236_PHantu220511.jpg)
Saw various sizes of Cuttlefish! Ranging from as small as a fishball to as big as a rugby ball!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvI4VRZQsYK9DkrbQHLXaha8Yu5fjbjIrOY3mC0t6KDQRDxBhGAeOLDYfuvmhXC0tlEaJvDYJlEU-OwlUwBECPM_-pM2nysLWMReZVxqW2ESs5f2IjMJ9lR14exTfQuHy3N6sBJQ/s320/IMG_0250_PHantu220511.jpg)
A Sap-sucking Sea Slug (likely Thuridilla gracilis).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T6iCKMo4zJJY9CEDjQEAo0pcYmsK1y1Q7nR18UKUBB5WrUzifdHNQJUFpzq0g5Q1tHHTajhxSzVVBUGzByDRa4J7D5GWxJgNQzq8bWN69W1sZt9ehIuU0GFxYiwj5vTnxL7bgA/s320/IMG_0220_PHantu220511.jpg)
Commonly seen Blue Dragon nudibranch (Pteraeolidia ianthina).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx53WvamOFxHwIID6nX2zm4Y9Lf2soFi3bZncv0rEu7SmUheP5qBg7rPeyx6rPtCMtgqn2WSqowuw9CUP4tdxay7p36yJT06dgw3vAa6BSs-a7aiwe7BEFCIyLoeFGUYoAQWHBPQ/s320/IMG_0238_PHantu220511.jpg)
Tiny Dermatobranchus nudibranch (Dermatobranchus sp.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCl1AYeG4rFds0B1U4W9BhZup2r7LFHB4J73UDmkmXdS-kn4VPqIXwTqCrv5qpCYWHHN9Gq-QL_P8S-rjXykSF5ugXJvwYnxphjtL6_5smtHtZDx-P9QGK65bwUAV-VNzULH1_Q/s320/IMG_0255_PHantu220511.jpg)
Haha.....I got "slapped" by someone's fins when i was trying to take a photo of this Gymnodoris nudibranch (Gymnodoris sp.). Glad that the photo turned out okay. :p
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89UuDmb4xQAW0pynf7TvdSeg_Fs2O62UGt9YA4RoFRfmp23rKtcblGRmoiYnqoDHCfmyA5YdksOTj22Hl1X0qeuvmeBQ4NSud5_5y-Pds3lM8elP0ezzxtYLCIV2206-_jVHo5g/s320/IMG_0253_PHantu220511.jpg)
Lastly, after looking at more than a dozen Hydroids, finally found this Doto nudibranch (Doto sp.) on one!
And here are some of the stuff that we came cross:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwiRDExJso5R2OUA_YSofM6mu-Q5NOKcBy8JVO5zs8LNFhhVFwcwjnBRXtOjK4BMJAyuRh2ihCood6yBGujSUDD-WwtFevZnpHg4puunZLDUuOHBxmqCDWAEDw5fl9lktwq1Quw/s320/IMG_0241_PHantu220511.jpg)
At the seabed (at about 11m) of the western reef, saw this tiny patch of seagrass. Hmmm.....wonder if these are Spoon seagrass (Halophila ovalis) or Hairy spoon seagrass (Halophila decipiens)?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsQvYmu15UyavGTSVl-JuTfXFx2lE8ijIV6-3g98-0N4wZSAvS2K_wpSDkhCq2wIBgC8zYZrk5Un7agl37r_VQtucQMiTaE0ZF6G3gR1iRsFwrca1dSsfcXIMcw_JP7o2Cl0DWg/s320/IMG_0260_PHantu220511.jpg)
This kind of Flatworm can be commonly seen at our reefs.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopg0EeufXbfB3tL81TL06dgXrAOfJzBK0Ffmi4NwxzHHgdK3meYu1CsnS72WoFMlmRJtdOrDzHXM2Ch3202CFzeuuwGXzldjW1QI0Th_CnD1hkfjuttHnnpp5_L1KVGctTsSZWg/s320/IMG_0243_PHantu220511.jpg)
Not sure what is this that was on the green Sponge. Isopod???
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1uKZxIiVxO24eJnJ1x27bjvRUU_Pb0aMeh6MxvYgzYkxBRtyZWZVXUxDhN0u6s1LYvni89CAoJta_2gtfnFilOBa4ysfXPE9rbQoJ6l81fKfLgQ8GvWwtLJSBCyHckjEfnO4rw/s320/IMG_0221_PHantu220511.jpg)
A Sea Cucumber on the Hydroid.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpls1dt2yIGVEmjKjxgaKYI-9UMSvJidBIu4R1nwmG4e-Hv0DsWRA_tUMK8G-xX2MYdXQzEm0J5zEBJNWs-PgKYZ8CG5mP419If2Wawrq9Adrd_qrGgj7_9i10SvvQgKcTyQUdA/s320/IMG_0219_PHantu220511.jpg)
A tiny tiny Icon Sea Star!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEPMRfnfSPYfHGkWirPrFZeYxQshu0Kaq06ElzUggwU8G9swxOuc7qK8TNUI-IM79_OrbyTtoNfOB9CEGmwlYLSBuQ2DS0TFMD3GtfT3eu8uNXm2gXMYdhqtU6yF7M3lgZdCd9w/s320/IMG_0222_PHantu220511.jpg)
A Basket Star on a Sea Fan! Here's its underside.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFLt7T4TblqElbRLJUHs7f6uqUi6YDg2DqbRUQyKa8sVZZRxVAkPiF7rrx1WqPpILj7nyQA4XXA414U-64TZf9ZV6mTTkuE-d52rFO6sTDJDLfSlhhA28TQ71D_ILVb9486sLfA/s320/IMG_0239_PHantu220511.jpg)
A Featherstar/Crinoid that has a commensal! It's Brittle Star!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtqVoCPrMv0dlDYGqIpTiePp0y-Eo9U0_7w_bK4oBYyi2ZibFyu9XcUBELmqZOTazu5k9yqN-9KoN0Gbj6iNGTJYd7tY9A-unlCczGktbC_oggG-QRwQUZk-bxqDDvufPGBAZMA/s320/IMG_0228_PHantu220511.jpg)
There are also Brittle Stars on a Sea Whip! Haha.....together with a Whip Goby!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiqz4sH8aFZIcW02nuufaOKNVezemo263lWZVmqyPUkhzhyNXslBIkc4P9YCyYpOF7WFj8fjo5Z0IJnu_2Uvye4SJAK-n3ZKOzL453raR9O90CVhT4mioJWKGLdXN6Iob1R6ZYA/s320/IMG_0225_PHantu220511.jpg)
Saw about 3 Saw-tooth Shrimps/Gorgonian shrimps on couple of Sea Whips!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPRFFEZ4bxnKYVtIL7EzES9PIM2NCrc7HXSlEVBwI0q2eJ1NkRLFecjd0oLAoNT6hBKarYZmGjAyveTm9nrwAyqInm8IfhCZa7n5AzI68ryPGYX6pEkyHTxyIC1cMpW0YQI-YeQ/s320/IMG_0259_PHantu220511.jpg)
And also this Sea Whip Shrimp!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHmrdMBRyD3VN5Ap3vOJY_u5Org9mWUGH6l84SYEarRB734BMmonOmE6KnlRXw3HFKIh74oEb2ZzFHl4mbreWWpFSHCSwvrmFx8pioQIF-sZd-nMlzs5QXsBQ9m7fzIn6IVp4yg/s320/IMG_0233_PHantu220511.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63xV63zzotfTqgcTsXSoe43lRKoZZaT25UzuJJi1I92HkCSuFHeNLwrtr3Kk7PdhalO_iqcanak15-0KLocY4Y5Jh7-QGzeRfdW0ipUgKPNWhkun6kuH3B0eEhtahHFUrlUY3_w/s320/IMG_0230_PHantu220511.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2azzhMvlPnJBFt4w7bVSxDXXcqCK4J6Q-qsRELuTlENismWlbL4v0yOIOIPML1bJTyCGGD0vVFQmh9Jnrw-elyGn5_Wd6wwYAWSGEdEh3MGEKcUiOuy68K_XA1SweGsx9V3tbsg/s320/IMG_0236_PHantu220511.jpg)
Saw various sizes of Cuttlefish! Ranging from as small as a fishball to as big as a rugby ball!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvI4VRZQsYK9DkrbQHLXaha8Yu5fjbjIrOY3mC0t6KDQRDxBhGAeOLDYfuvmhXC0tlEaJvDYJlEU-OwlUwBECPM_-pM2nysLWMReZVxqW2ESs5f2IjMJ9lR14exTfQuHy3N6sBJQ/s320/IMG_0250_PHantu220511.jpg)
A Sap-sucking Sea Slug (likely Thuridilla gracilis).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T6iCKMo4zJJY9CEDjQEAo0pcYmsK1y1Q7nR18UKUBB5WrUzifdHNQJUFpzq0g5Q1tHHTajhxSzVVBUGzByDRa4J7D5GWxJgNQzq8bWN69W1sZt9ehIuU0GFxYiwj5vTnxL7bgA/s320/IMG_0220_PHantu220511.jpg)
Commonly seen Blue Dragon nudibranch (Pteraeolidia ianthina).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx53WvamOFxHwIID6nX2zm4Y9Lf2soFi3bZncv0rEu7SmUheP5qBg7rPeyx6rPtCMtgqn2WSqowuw9CUP4tdxay7p36yJT06dgw3vAa6BSs-a7aiwe7BEFCIyLoeFGUYoAQWHBPQ/s320/IMG_0238_PHantu220511.jpg)
Tiny Dermatobranchus nudibranch (Dermatobranchus sp.)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiCl1AYeG4rFds0B1U4W9BhZup2r7LFHB4J73UDmkmXdS-kn4VPqIXwTqCrv5qpCYWHHN9Gq-QL_P8S-rjXykSF5ugXJvwYnxphjtL6_5smtHtZDx-P9QGK65bwUAV-VNzULH1_Q/s320/IMG_0255_PHantu220511.jpg)
Haha.....I got "slapped" by someone's fins when i was trying to take a photo of this Gymnodoris nudibranch (Gymnodoris sp.). Glad that the photo turned out okay. :p
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89UuDmb4xQAW0pynf7TvdSeg_Fs2O62UGt9YA4RoFRfmp23rKtcblGRmoiYnqoDHCfmyA5YdksOTj22Hl1X0qeuvmeBQ4NSud5_5y-Pds3lM8elP0ezzxtYLCIV2206-_jVHo5g/s320/IMG_0253_PHantu220511.jpg)
Lastly, after looking at more than a dozen Hydroids, finally found this Doto nudibranch (Doto sp.) on one!
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