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Leaf Scorpionfish

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Total number of species: 450

The exotic leaf scorpionfish, also commonly known as leaf fish, paperfish, and sailfin leaffish, is a clearly recognizable marine ray-finned fish from the Scorpaenidae family. You can go diving with leaf scorpionfish in the warm waters of the Indo-Pacific, where it is widely distributed. The leaf scorpionfish can be hard to spot as it only reaches 10 cm (3.9 in) when fully grown and camouflages well with its coral reef environment.

Divesites
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Dive sites with this animal

PT. BAHARI INTAN ABADI, 80224 Denpasar Selatan

USAT Liberty Wreck (★4.6)

This is the only historical shipwreck in Bali, ranked #3 in the world for Wreck diving! The wreck is 25 meters form shore at a depth of 4 to 29 meters below the surface with most of it occuring in a shallow area. This dive site does not have strong currents, has clear water, and warm temperatures. Difficult entry!
BALI FUN DIVING, 80224 Denpasar Selatan

Pyramid Point (★4.6)

Artificial coral reef placed on the sandy bottom with depths varying from 10 meters to 25 meters. The basis of the coral growth is made of rectangular concrete arranged like a small pyramid. It is one of the best places to witness a successful artificial reef.
SSI Service Center Japan, 101-0051 Chiyoda-ku

Koganezaki (★4.3)

Located in Koganezaki Park, you can enjoy various flowers depending on the season, and entry/exit is very easy to do due to the ramps and handrails. When you enter, you’ll see a wide range of gorotas up to a few meters deep, and beyond that, you’ll see an entire surface of the sand.
iDIVE Komodo, 86554 Labuan Bajo

Mawan Komodo (★4.7)

Mawan is a small island with white sand beaches and turquoise waters in central Komodo National Park. It holds many surprises for divers, offering huge inhabitants as well as a great macro marine life. Mawan is also a cleaning station for mantas. Divers and snorkelers alike can enjoy seeing them.
iDIVE Komodo, 86554 Labuan Bajo

Siaba Besar (★4.5)

Siaba Besar is a great combination of coral and sandy bottom, and has a gentle slope leading down to a channel. It is a wonderful dive site for all levels of divers, especially for beginners and dive courses, plus those who just want to relax and snorkel in a calm bay.
SeaUrchin Diving Center Mauritius, 90502 Flic en Flac

Snake Reef, Mauritius (★4.6)

A flat reef in the middle of a snake-shaped sandbank, nothing special at first glance... Don't be mistaken, this is the richest place in marine fauna of the region.
BALI FUN DIVING, 80224 Denpasar Selatan

Blue Lagoon (★4.4)

This is a white sandy bay with clear water that has healthy corals at its edge, followed by a rubble area. Some bommies come to adorn the bay. Away from the beach, the sandy bottom begins to decline towards to more than 20 meters deep where you can find several cleaning stations.
Bali Villa Dive Resort, 81173 Tejakula - Singaraja - Bali

Gumi Cenik 1, Bali (★4.5)

Macro dive site - sponges and coral growth only in shallow water, from 7-10 meters it turns into a sandy slope, It is worth examining every little irregularity in the sandy bottom and above all the growth - especially the small sponges, hydrozoans and corals.
Maldives Passions, 08090 Maafushi

Kuda Giri Wreck (★4.4)

The Kuda Giri is a very pretty, very well-established giri (pinnacle) with lots of small caves and overhangs, this giri is also covered with beautiful hard corals on the east side.
CALYPSO DIVING BALI, 80052 Amed

Lipah Bay, Bali (★4.6)

Entry from a sandy beach shore line, you will swim toward a slope where you will start your dive. Start off by swimming to the right, then follow the ledge to come across a few coral blocks with lots of colorful fish. Continue along the right side to find turtles eating on the ocean floor.
Amed Jepun Divers, 80852 Amed, Karangasem

Jemeluk Bay (★4.5)

Accessible from shore, Jemeluk Bay presents the wall as a deeper dive site and the bay itself. Suitable for beginners the same as for experienced divers, Jemeluk is still quite rich in hard corals and soft corals close to the corner with Bunutan.
SeaUrchin Diving Center, 90502 Flic en Flac

Tug 2, Wreck (★4.7)

Wreck of a former tugboat that worked in the port of Port Louis, sunk in the 1980s for scuba diving, at only 19 mts. Lost of life as on all artificial reefs.
iDIVE Komodo, 86554 Labuan Bajo

Sebayur Kecil Komodo (★4.6)

Sebayur Kecil is a sloping reef. This dive spot is suitable for beginners and those looking to refresh their skills as well as for snorkelers. Usually no to light current is present. Great dive site for searching for small inhabitants, yet deeper down divers can spot different sharks.
PT. BAHARI INTAN ABADI, 80224 Denpasar Selatan

Jemeluk Wall (★4.5)

From the topography of the slope that meets the wall with a variety of soft and hard corals that adorn, such as barrel sponges, huge seafan, table coral, big formation of acropora and others.
Peter S. (#417559)

Wakatobi House Reef (★4.6)

Wakatobi Housereef is one of the most beautiful house reefs in the world. Entry directly from the jetty / beach or, depending on the current, shuttle service with boats. Incredible biodiversity on the steep face, you should definitely do several dives there during the day and at night to enjoy the high lights.
MANTA DIVE, Gili Trawangan

Shark Point, Gili Trawangan (★4.6)

An excellent site for viewing larger marine life on the north side of Gili Trawangan. A flat sandy bottom turns into a series of progressively deeper canyons that run parallel to the shore. The Glen Nusa shipwreck is located at the northern part of the site in 28m of water.
BLUE MONSTAR, 6015 Lapu-lapu City

Abaca House Reef (★4.4)

Blue Monsta Houseleaf is a five-minute drive from Maktan Newtown and you can see a variety of marine life, especially turtles, trigger fish, grouper, crown fish, trumpet fish, sardines, fan coral and seahorses.
Amed Jepun Divers, 80852 Amed, Karangasem

Liberty Coral Garden (★4.5)

There is a garden of anemones and about 60 statues on the far right side of the dive site. This is a nice second dive in the morning to get away from the crowds at Liberty Wreck. Entry and exit from the beach can be difficult.
PT. BAHARI INTAN ABADI, 80224 Denpasar Selatan

Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida (★4.4)

Located on the west-side of Nusa Penida Island, Crystal Bay has two coral reef formations separated by sand slopes. The combination of slopes and walls that form the topography at this dive site goes down to more than 50 meters and meets with large rock which is an ideal place for a cleaning station for sunfish.
iDIVE Komodo, 86554 Labuan Bajo

Mini Wall (★4.3)

Mini Wall is located in the central area of Komodo National Park. The topography consists of a wall covered by corals. This is a beginner friendly dive site. Highlights at this site include corals and macro critters. Max depth is 30 m.
Bali Villa Dive Resort, 81173 Tejakula - Singaraja - Bali

Angels Canyon Bali (★4.3)

Angel’s Canyon impresses with its extraordinary underwater landscape. You dive around huge, beautifully overgrown rock formations, which have also created a small canyon in the shallow part, after which the site was named. Hard and soft corals alternate and are inhabited by a variety of colourful reef fish.
Bali Villa Dive Resort, 81173 Tejakula - Singaraja - Bali

Out Of Eden Bali (★4.3)

Out of Eden is only a short boat ride from resorts close by. The entrance is in the shallow area and you follow the densely overgrown coral garden along a headland to an area of 25 metres. The coral field ends there and you are surrounded by various schools of fish. Large barrel sponges can be seen as well.
Peter S. (#417559)

Batu Ringit (★4.4)

Batu Ringit is a great macro dive site, paradise for photographers by day and by night. If you’re into macro diving and photography, Batu Ringit should definitely be on your list!
Amed Jepun Divers, 80852 Amed, Karangasem

Boga Wreck (★4.6)

Also known as Kubu Wreck, the Boga Wreck is an artificial wreck that was submerged in 2012 in the Kubu village area, located 30 meters from the shoreline. The location of this artificial reef is not far from the famous USAT Liberty shipwreck.
Budicinova j.d.o.o., 51221 Kostrena

Diving Center Kostrena (★4.2)

Upon entering the sea there is a plateau ranging from -0,5 m to -12 m of depth (ideal for beginner divers and Discovery dives), after which starts the steep part of the reef which descends to a depth of about -40 m.