Saonek Mondei

Great place for night dive and macro lovers. Only 5 minutes far from Waisai harbour and 30 minutes away of Soul Scuba divers with a speedboat. At dusk, the mandarine fishes can be seen and as the night come, explore the sand and the bummies where all the critters are hidden.

Marine life at this site

Mandarinefishes, spidercrabs, orang-utan crabs, shrimps, nudibranches, wobbegong, scorpionfishes, etc.

Based on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Blue Linckia

Linckia laevigata6 obs.

Bennett's Bushy Feather Star

Anneissia bennetti3 obs.

Pillow Cushion Star

Culcita novaeguineae2 obs.

Golden Sea Squirt

Polycarpa aurata2 obs.

Luzon Sea Star

Echinaster luzonicus2 obs.

Chiragra Conch

Harpago chiragra1 obs.

Blæksprutte

Sepioteuthis1 obs.

Dugong

Dugong dugon1 obs.

Long-spined Crown-of-Thorns

Acanthaster planci1 obs.

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus1 obs.

Koral & anemone

Echinopora lamellosa1 obs.

Hairy Red Hermit Crab

Dardanus lagopodes1 obs.

Bluespotted Fantail Ray

Taeniura lymma1 obs.

Haj & rokke

Mobula kuhlii1 obs.

Squat Anemone Shrimp

Thor amboinensis1 obs.

Catch Bowl Coral

Isopora palifera1 obs.

Spotted Linckia

Linckia multifora1 obs.

Bear Paw Clam

Hippopus hippopus1 obs.

Lollyfish Sea Cucumber

Holothuria atra1 obs.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata3 obs.

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Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas2 obs.