Another Good Vis Day @ Pulau Hantu.....
Same as last month dive, I enjoyed another good visibility dive at Pulau Hantu with The Hantu Bloggers on Sunday! It was about 5m and we did two dives at the South Jetty!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkd1xG-dA9VDF1U1iZwAVFCJwKs4JNE2PK_y4SplsoWIxRWK-_W6wR-Hfn-9jiJ5-YvHF5g8BWzli8txby6iNVq88d9EAl30yt11PqpfpfAeBpkdCkSndoFpV5vZBmml-8_9-45Q/s320/IMG_0333.jpg)
The vis actually looked better than the pic shows. :p
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWj9JbfGcwPlZogJfswinJ4DpkWCY4Vlp3NdrGY6lvwRJ_2EC-MpB1fOTJRmkNkT1PjURGh9mXr77y7o4AAZz14omFo5r6R0B7L5ZXka28gKQOy_BhteirR5NCBDWi2OkTgEifiQ/s320/IMG_0268.jpg)
Came across quite a number of Cushion Stars!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqwWDf1nvofzE1-ltKerKttdsmqh-GRf0Pi8QVoUC0NLAuSC-Gxw6N5ocvkuQOvj-DIMhyCSWt8tj-ROcEzOc9AF_2QVQx_esjzOB5euSHgpQA5tzjufiQYdW7Yp9I0BLlcZkSg/s320/IMG_0286.jpg)
Lots of little Brittle Stars on Sea Fans!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSMjMWQNohl8rGVzT4lR6gTIOzOqsBxWMysMx0jwakDiAz6es0TNhHXvdPKBkuPntjx6KFQ7iOS6mLTb8IwnYLrL3xsWJ9uVy09mDwiv84HaREmy3A20Jm10GYi4nfg1iT3LgJA/s320/IMG_0353.jpg)
Found a Basket Star on a Sea Fan too!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbunkcvJJ2m5u1RpdIGVTIr4hL0zw8b8mL_xsNeBY3g8LERHib-h0baewoUzVuX-4XN08Qqg-Fp_TgHqWoz91VohH-kizhwKRUO9Dl8UOZxEryC_sB1TaEWNhwQ3kcEnc-QeyUg/s320/IMG_0290.jpg)
Haha.....luckily I spotted this well camouflaged Scorpionfish before I put my fingers on the substrate for support.*Phew*
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFf8xheTEJuxxQT5NQSJSmn-qPCYbBu5zI1PAwKk0AdnHCzRCiNQu483gARvp1Qn1rMh5wctHYAe7gj-SOCCQQuyc7oURV96DdJsKM3HsVW4Q41g_7MeJ2XB0XrXliM0nF4EL9SQ/s320/IMG_0326.jpg)
Found the Winged Pipefish on the usual pillar.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAksFfVh8bH1twzYuVFP22rDKQH1yPiWhr0j8lwgjfBNt6egCXRVlE4yQNWrAc9lKo9mxU5CX6-ad2S9uTJZpXzq4YMmcFrf6SNmUIKMHaF_KmGMjivilA7e5pCmJE2R3Wbgvkg/s320/IMG_0349.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKIcGufDV70ZwQA4sVAap8J3R78ifBverXYgqrGHfU7ABJQGJkxgkWWTLlw77hP1sb8usP6H9N98lhyphenhyphenZFmowO43qu2unv7g5pOO7LHs261IUFuaaivu7vPwvAgri9UBITRYB7Xg/s320/IMG_0346.jpg)
Found a couple of Sea Pens on the seabed.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9LRugm8CXlLH23-eXCE9W85LcfZZI9NuKBu8WMkpzEF6sRpnP_dwjFvLBu3aE8lnX0frE93xEtnk_LCAYt7d7AsdlHbRSlfLJPzlGe28R9-W0L6v93UbidYarqAHnoCvl6g4gQ/s320/IMG_0345.jpg)
Allied Cowries are still around to be seen.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mFXzxUUGzGx70YCA2aPy6TJf0vD1r5TunYC7HCgudN_5M9OaOP4GhzMELLQhHQw5FIv8roQIMWhguAwQ_sfgLLT1bnxzB1j3eLJLJ2QNyiC1742wDMldtDpJWlHDfIFFMrPXJA/s320/IMG_0274.jpg)
Have been seeing these kind of Flatworms on such Ascidians.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EiWdnYxMA4HlVKMtofQQ6FAkkqmcz01L_QU6ZSztNVpr458DoZ7KxZPFaBxIjCSZ563ecLxQmSWg6KbLuxt7c9f-fOD1v9lhSlhBfNwGeDt2YyukeNq6Q_rmObqnsKQ8mxRSMQ/s320/IMG_0315.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pcGRcZSEo6TG08DQqIKhCEUC4mS8i0S876y8kEj3l8g2qYBTNv0qLZdkYYiOk5Qx__x_eTxFC-SprJBAaCO0B-ugxaWzPhvCcB4EeQ4L5_dfu1M4lNufdSP10ZNG9cWjkohGyg/s320/IMG_0317.jpg)
Found this small Anemone. Its body column has spotted pattern. Hmmmm.....wonder if it is an Alicia sp.?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj66ZVjMot26y552AKoZIdzNc9lJywFt8FcijZW_aIhDH0NadDSR5_U1bByZdjSuJGMOJUNAeZI8g84YZU3ioGdPZ1UFxLPHboosukHkHwpXXI-EqckPk8YOgyj4t1eaGBkXc3uQ/s320/IMG_0270.jpg)
The Dermatobranchus nudibranch (Dermatobranchus sp.) are in season.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX-c0A98RxPb8jjps61LCwDTcT7v4SLd-aE98Yd-ozxh3GdWPqe5U0mgXC0qlrI4gQFUgjTbi88hGFlHQIRxqTCXsuItCWlCsKPRUnmzNId9mJvidTQLNU4FWU6C6cz3a0jpYOg/s320/IMG_0314.jpg)
The same goes to the Snakey Bornella nudibranch (Bornella anguilla). CT said she saw at least 10 of them!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRNpgQm9vxzQ-7o_SXx2jeuyuC633hax-0fKz-vToGXsGLVgSO8Tgx3E6jVcIgpFVXKtOozraAcVg5tspPQ159w139uUuyIHEQjZAVN_SWkLdIIb7oF4P_z51dYy4enWIbLdJ9A/s320/IMG_0271.jpg)
A Gymnodoris nudibranch (Gymnodoris sp.).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWvzSNffgq3LntmAwWd0mLrLZB_iWEsgSkzOCxxR5HmnZ0nT9-ZY-QJKR64f0U8Szp0FiliKRggXSl_OxvJo_RMUOLK3C1uhPOiRISk9kxwl6CTJmgwqAl-qwcKwoepAeBL9iBQ/s320/IMG_0307.jpg)
A few Eyed Phyllid nudibranch (Phyllidia ocellata) were seen.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYquMyyvLtnq-Mg9chqsfyesHddGpjPjo_BujmnmlKb5TOqkYotsgDllhy5n8eKIlRjxQEPQabmocuSGfj-BYIh5zzc8CVqA68rPMk8FUBFwAqe2GIEcWJrqeMDZxQYVXwmLp3A/s320/IMG_0319.jpg)
A Cuthona Nudibranch (Cuthona sibogae).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRJt1KaiIckMPmKkuvPKr96zbZ717scEK_oJpqF6rS9-s6hfjo9Fat_4ujd1hp5f5SI3-fPdFJyoS8J6qYfUWU50jvH6EWXdXHt_MJsN55yLJt7BKkuPQQBZtuj7CMxOj78bRpw/s320/IMG_0300.jpg)
A Red-lined Flabellina nudibranch (Flabellina rubrolineata).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MeLMrLfJFpaVg1uotKLtttYVGIyyayLpr83YbSLJOHeqZea34bbamY1jwBl5UOOyWnD-Y7KR6xLqXrZ7vhrNxUCRFyts16_MohCw_tmZWG3eJwiVfUGfL1ltwh77lsy7wDJoAg/s320/IMG_0295.jpg)
The unknown Doto nudibranch (Doto sp.) on a Hydroid.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm4qDHAnXIFb-X8DLMyQ8dRXHqUobMqvlFotVwjqsUV7lqHM_OrD8KGUz2Rsmtd5eR16whqt3Xn2_K4jPhHRBm6KB8wH1XYq2OFmdpRap0BSm-F2M0tycQ8VRqoHyNtYFEUzawg/s320/IMG_0305.jpg)
It has been some times that I see the "Godzilla" at Pulau Hantu! It's the Slender Ceratosoma nudibranch (Ceratosoma gracillimum)!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXk_8H-4EyxAFMpNN2uZmwqbC286zJk0L8inrqBamJB0t7ZgH_5Ri8Wnf2ZH-jDuo4sCZUpOmSkClh1oemSdhTJ1OTHQYGr6s6DV38uQR3RbHq75-bFRjkqEfIidQA7umsmkvqw/s320/IMG_0283.jpg)
Looks like a Chinese Chromodoris nudibranch (Chromodoris sinensis).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlg7Nk1VOh2MryRnx2-33MvAVmVaYXbD2bR-Ud0TntA5CFqPcrL59slWBDqmPmD5t4Sz3FFEGO_uS8K9TjGyPFbFycsMH6xOpSf1A4qYGxKQ3KPmFOnsnDARgxcbw2CW1BembGQ/s320/IMG_0324.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN-r2Rl7fc1UcygrjUe0CB5YECgtfL-cC1Oz76N0EU_WZYzCKSRpno84av_kdB5UtyzQjlDPdNGYM4ckDmYyEbfRc4hpBjCqjmyVkT6k-7N1-Hlly3wdZyHlLTt-kgvqdlOl_Ew/s320/IMG_0336.jpg)
Lastly, we saw two kinds of Glossodoris nudibranch. Top: a Black-margined nudibranch (Glossodoris atromarginata) and bottom: a Girdled Glossodoris nudibranch (Glossodoris cincta).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkd1xG-dA9VDF1U1iZwAVFCJwKs4JNE2PK_y4SplsoWIxRWK-_W6wR-Hfn-9jiJ5-YvHF5g8BWzli8txby6iNVq88d9EAl30yt11PqpfpfAeBpkdCkSndoFpV5vZBmml-8_9-45Q/s320/IMG_0333.jpg)
The vis actually looked better than the pic shows. :p
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWj9JbfGcwPlZogJfswinJ4DpkWCY4Vlp3NdrGY6lvwRJ_2EC-MpB1fOTJRmkNkT1PjURGh9mXr77y7o4AAZz14omFo5r6R0B7L5ZXka28gKQOy_BhteirR5NCBDWi2OkTgEifiQ/s320/IMG_0268.jpg)
Came across quite a number of Cushion Stars!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqwWDf1nvofzE1-ltKerKttdsmqh-GRf0Pi8QVoUC0NLAuSC-Gxw6N5ocvkuQOvj-DIMhyCSWt8tj-ROcEzOc9AF_2QVQx_esjzOB5euSHgpQA5tzjufiQYdW7Yp9I0BLlcZkSg/s320/IMG_0286.jpg)
Lots of little Brittle Stars on Sea Fans!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSMjMWQNohl8rGVzT4lR6gTIOzOqsBxWMysMx0jwakDiAz6es0TNhHXvdPKBkuPntjx6KFQ7iOS6mLTb8IwnYLrL3xsWJ9uVy09mDwiv84HaREmy3A20Jm10GYi4nfg1iT3LgJA/s320/IMG_0353.jpg)
Found a Basket Star on a Sea Fan too!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbunkcvJJ2m5u1RpdIGVTIr4hL0zw8b8mL_xsNeBY3g8LERHib-h0baewoUzVuX-4XN08Qqg-Fp_TgHqWoz91VohH-kizhwKRUO9Dl8UOZxEryC_sB1TaEWNhwQ3kcEnc-QeyUg/s320/IMG_0290.jpg)
Haha.....luckily I spotted this well camouflaged Scorpionfish before I put my fingers on the substrate for support.*Phew*
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFf8xheTEJuxxQT5NQSJSmn-qPCYbBu5zI1PAwKk0AdnHCzRCiNQu483gARvp1Qn1rMh5wctHYAe7gj-SOCCQQuyc7oURV96DdJsKM3HsVW4Q41g_7MeJ2XB0XrXliM0nF4EL9SQ/s320/IMG_0326.jpg)
Found the Winged Pipefish on the usual pillar.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAksFfVh8bH1twzYuVFP22rDKQH1yPiWhr0j8lwgjfBNt6egCXRVlE4yQNWrAc9lKo9mxU5CX6-ad2S9uTJZpXzq4YMmcFrf6SNmUIKMHaF_KmGMjivilA7e5pCmJE2R3Wbgvkg/s320/IMG_0349.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKIcGufDV70ZwQA4sVAap8J3R78ifBverXYgqrGHfU7ABJQGJkxgkWWTLlw77hP1sb8usP6H9N98lhyphenhyphenZFmowO43qu2unv7g5pOO7LHs261IUFuaaivu7vPwvAgri9UBITRYB7Xg/s320/IMG_0346.jpg)
Found a couple of Sea Pens on the seabed.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9LRugm8CXlLH23-eXCE9W85LcfZZI9NuKBu8WMkpzEF6sRpnP_dwjFvLBu3aE8lnX0frE93xEtnk_LCAYt7d7AsdlHbRSlfLJPzlGe28R9-W0L6v93UbidYarqAHnoCvl6g4gQ/s320/IMG_0345.jpg)
Allied Cowries are still around to be seen.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mFXzxUUGzGx70YCA2aPy6TJf0vD1r5TunYC7HCgudN_5M9OaOP4GhzMELLQhHQw5FIv8roQIMWhguAwQ_sfgLLT1bnxzB1j3eLJLJ2QNyiC1742wDMldtDpJWlHDfIFFMrPXJA/s320/IMG_0274.jpg)
Have been seeing these kind of Flatworms on such Ascidians.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EiWdnYxMA4HlVKMtofQQ6FAkkqmcz01L_QU6ZSztNVpr458DoZ7KxZPFaBxIjCSZ563ecLxQmSWg6KbLuxt7c9f-fOD1v9lhSlhBfNwGeDt2YyukeNq6Q_rmObqnsKQ8mxRSMQ/s320/IMG_0315.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pcGRcZSEo6TG08DQqIKhCEUC4mS8i0S876y8kEj3l8g2qYBTNv0qLZdkYYiOk5Qx__x_eTxFC-SprJBAaCO0B-ugxaWzPhvCcB4EeQ4L5_dfu1M4lNufdSP10ZNG9cWjkohGyg/s320/IMG_0317.jpg)
Found this small Anemone. Its body column has spotted pattern. Hmmmm.....wonder if it is an Alicia sp.?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj66ZVjMot26y552AKoZIdzNc9lJywFt8FcijZW_aIhDH0NadDSR5_U1bByZdjSuJGMOJUNAeZI8g84YZU3ioGdPZ1UFxLPHboosukHkHwpXXI-EqckPk8YOgyj4t1eaGBkXc3uQ/s320/IMG_0270.jpg)
The Dermatobranchus nudibranch (Dermatobranchus sp.) are in season.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX-c0A98RxPb8jjps61LCwDTcT7v4SLd-aE98Yd-ozxh3GdWPqe5U0mgXC0qlrI4gQFUgjTbi88hGFlHQIRxqTCXsuItCWlCsKPRUnmzNId9mJvidTQLNU4FWU6C6cz3a0jpYOg/s320/IMG_0314.jpg)
The same goes to the Snakey Bornella nudibranch (Bornella anguilla). CT said she saw at least 10 of them!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRNpgQm9vxzQ-7o_SXx2jeuyuC633hax-0fKz-vToGXsGLVgSO8Tgx3E6jVcIgpFVXKtOozraAcVg5tspPQ159w139uUuyIHEQjZAVN_SWkLdIIb7oF4P_z51dYy4enWIbLdJ9A/s320/IMG_0271.jpg)
A Gymnodoris nudibranch (Gymnodoris sp.).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWvzSNffgq3LntmAwWd0mLrLZB_iWEsgSkzOCxxR5HmnZ0nT9-ZY-QJKR64f0U8Szp0FiliKRggXSl_OxvJo_RMUOLK3C1uhPOiRISk9kxwl6CTJmgwqAl-qwcKwoepAeBL9iBQ/s320/IMG_0307.jpg)
A few Eyed Phyllid nudibranch (Phyllidia ocellata) were seen.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYquMyyvLtnq-Mg9chqsfyesHddGpjPjo_BujmnmlKb5TOqkYotsgDllhy5n8eKIlRjxQEPQabmocuSGfj-BYIh5zzc8CVqA68rPMk8FUBFwAqe2GIEcWJrqeMDZxQYVXwmLp3A/s320/IMG_0319.jpg)
A Cuthona Nudibranch (Cuthona sibogae).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRJt1KaiIckMPmKkuvPKr96zbZ717scEK_oJpqF6rS9-s6hfjo9Fat_4ujd1hp5f5SI3-fPdFJyoS8J6qYfUWU50jvH6EWXdXHt_MJsN55yLJt7BKkuPQQBZtuj7CMxOj78bRpw/s320/IMG_0300.jpg)
A Red-lined Flabellina nudibranch (Flabellina rubrolineata).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MeLMrLfJFpaVg1uotKLtttYVGIyyayLpr83YbSLJOHeqZea34bbamY1jwBl5UOOyWnD-Y7KR6xLqXrZ7vhrNxUCRFyts16_MohCw_tmZWG3eJwiVfUGfL1ltwh77lsy7wDJoAg/s320/IMG_0295.jpg)
The unknown Doto nudibranch (Doto sp.) on a Hydroid.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm4qDHAnXIFb-X8DLMyQ8dRXHqUobMqvlFotVwjqsUV7lqHM_OrD8KGUz2Rsmtd5eR16whqt3Xn2_K4jPhHRBm6KB8wH1XYq2OFmdpRap0BSm-F2M0tycQ8VRqoHyNtYFEUzawg/s320/IMG_0305.jpg)
It has been some times that I see the "Godzilla" at Pulau Hantu! It's the Slender Ceratosoma nudibranch (Ceratosoma gracillimum)!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXk_8H-4EyxAFMpNN2uZmwqbC286zJk0L8inrqBamJB0t7ZgH_5Ri8Wnf2ZH-jDuo4sCZUpOmSkClh1oemSdhTJ1OTHQYGr6s6DV38uQR3RbHq75-bFRjkqEfIidQA7umsmkvqw/s320/IMG_0283.jpg)
Looks like a Chinese Chromodoris nudibranch (Chromodoris sinensis).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlg7Nk1VOh2MryRnx2-33MvAVmVaYXbD2bR-Ud0TntA5CFqPcrL59slWBDqmPmD5t4Sz3FFEGO_uS8K9TjGyPFbFycsMH6xOpSf1A4qYGxKQ3KPmFOnsnDARgxcbw2CW1BembGQ/s320/IMG_0324.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcN-r2Rl7fc1UcygrjUe0CB5YECgtfL-cC1Oz76N0EU_WZYzCKSRpno84av_kdB5UtyzQjlDPdNGYM4ckDmYyEbfRc4hpBjCqjmyVkT6k-7N1-Hlly3wdZyHlLTt-kgvqdlOl_Ew/s320/IMG_0336.jpg)
Lastly, we saw two kinds of Glossodoris nudibranch. Top: a Black-margined nudibranch (Glossodoris atromarginata) and bottom: a Girdled Glossodoris nudibranch (Glossodoris cincta).
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