SIMEULUE ISLAND
CORAL REEF & MARINE
FLORA & FAUNA.
All U/W images Simeulue Island
Images by Scott Williams
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Bicolor Parrotfish (juvenile)
(Cetoscarus Bicolor)
Simeulue Coral Garden
Coral
Shaded Batfish
(Platax pinnatus)
Shaded Batfish (Juvenile)
(Platax pinnatus)
Simeulue Coral Garden
Joshi's Magnificent Slug
(Chromodoris joshi)
White-Barred Sleeper Goby
(Amblygobius semicinctus)
Trumpetfish (juvenile)
(Aulostomus chinensis)
Mappa Pufferfish
(Arothron mappa)
Disc Anemone
(Discoma sp.)
Ring Angelfish
(Pomacanthus annularis)
Threespot Angelfish
(Apolemichthys trimaculatus)
Blackspotted Sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus gaterinus)
w/ Common Cleaner Wrasses
(Labroides dimidiatus)
Bluegreen Puller
(Chromis viridis)
Valentin's Toby
(Canthigaster valentini)
Longfin Bannerfish
(Heniochus acuminatus)
Halfmoon Triggerfish
(Sufflamen chrysopterus)
Longnose Filefish
(Oxymonacanthus longirostris)
Orange-Tail Filefish
Smith's Fangblenny
(Meiacanthus smithi)
Elysia Ornata
Philinopsis gardineri
Flatworm
(Pseudobiceros sp.)
Long-Nose Butterflyfish
(Forcipiger flavissimus)
Big Long Nose Butterflyfish
(Forcipiger longirostris)
Lined Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus lineatus)
Giant Coral Fan
(Anella mollis)
Clown Triggerfish
(Balistoides conspicillum)
Bengal Snappers
(Lutjanus bengalensis)
Bennett's Toby
(Canthigaster bennetti)
Sweetlips (Juvenile)
(Plectorinchus macrospilus)
Monocle Hawkfish
(Paracirrhites arcatus)
Column Crater Coral
(Tubinaria peltata)
Lunar Fusiliers
(Caesio lunaris)
Orange Cup Coral
(Tubastraea coccinea)
Knotted Fan Coral
(Melithaea ochracea)
Indian Cushion Sea Star
(Culcita schmideliana)
Honeycomb Grouper
(Epinephelus merra)
Black and White Snapper(juvenile)
(Macolor niger)
White-Barred Sleeper Goby
(Amblygobius semicinctus)
Peacock Grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
Common Lionfish
(Pterois volitans)
Blackspotted Pufferfish
(Arothron nigropunctatus)
Striped Catfish
Undulate Moray
(Gymnothorax undulatus)
Cube Boxfish
(Ostracion cubicus)
Indian Mimic Surgeonfish(juvenile)
(Acanthurus tristis)
Eibl's Dwarf Angelfish
(Centropyge eibli)
Six-Barred Wrasse
(Thalassoma hardwicke)
Moon Wrasse
(Thalassoma lunare)
Maze Coral
(Pachyseris speciosa)
Simeulue Coral Garden
W/ Ehrenberg's Snapper
(Lutjanus ehrenbergii)
Green-Eyed Dart Goby
(Ptereleotris microlepis)
Pearly Spinecheek
(Scolopsis margaritifer)
Andaman Rabbitfish
(Siganus magnificus)
Royal Angelfish
(Pygoplites diacanthus)
Spotfin Lionfish
(Pterois antennata)
Giant Puffer
(Arothron stellatus)
Bruuns Cleaning Partner Shrimps
(Urocaridella antonbruunii)
Banded Sea Snake
Cleaner Pipefish
(Daryrhamphus janssi)
Flower Coral
(Goniopora columna)
Canthigaster papua
Red-Breasted Wrasse
(Cheilinus fasciatus)
Klein's Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon kleini)
Vagabong Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon vagabundus)
Eclipse Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon bennetti)
(Chaetodon ocellicaudus)
(Chaetodon decussatus)
Yellow-Head Butterflyfish(Juvenile)
(Chaetodon xanthocephalus)
SCUBA DIVING
NORTH SUMATRA'S
SIMEULUE AND BANYAK ISLANDS
Scuba Dive and explore the forgotten island of Pulau Simeulue, Sumatra, Indonesia aboard the 80ft. K/M Mahtab. Carrying only 8 diving or snorkeling guest we circumnavigate an island that according to an initial recent rapid scientific survey has 360 species of fish including the recently discovered new species of bumphead parrotfish the Muli Gireva or Ragged-Tail Bumphead Parrotfish, 38 species of hard corals and other species of marine flora and fauna yet to be discovered. Diving at Simeulue Island has something for everyone. Shallow fringing reef coral gardens where even snorkeling is an interesting and mind-boggling excursion, wall dives that plunge into the clear azure blue of the abyss, to underwater seamounts brimming with a mix of resident reef flora and fauna and visiting pelagics. Raw natural beauty of ancient tropical rainforest, glistening white sand beaches, and pristine coral and rock reefs of Sumatra is the backdrop of a new and exciting diving destination in South-East Asia's Indian Ocean.
Maximum 8 Guest/Trip
SOME
NORTH SUMATRA,
SIMEULUE ISLAND,
SCUBA DIVE SITES
Pulau Talam
Batu Belayar
Siambongambong Rocks
Pulau Ina
Pulau Tapah
Muli Gireva or
Ragged-Tail (Humphead) Parrotfish
(Chlorurus rhakoura)
Chaetodon ephippium
Banded Pipefish
(Dunckercampus dactyliophorus)
Double-Striped Soapfish
(Diploprion bifasciatum)
Clark's Anemonefish (black fins)
(Amphiprion clarkii)
Green Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
Indian Ocean Spinecheek
(Premnas biaculeatus)
Pig-Face Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon oxycephalus)
Stonefish
(Synanceia verrucosa)
Clark's Anemonefish (yellow fins)
(Amphiprion clarkii)
Raccoon Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon lunala)
Saddleback Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon falcula)
Scribbled Filefish
(Aluterus Scriptus)
Koran Angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
Skunk Anemonefish
(Amphiprion akallopisos)
Club Anemone
Forster's Hawkfish
(Paracirrhites forsteri)
(Yellow) Black Partner Goby
(Cryptocentrus fasciatus)
Slate Sweetlips (juveniles)
(Diagramma labiosum)
Blue-Spotted Sleeper Goby
(Valenciennea seguttata)
Vermiculate Angelfish
(Chaetotodontoplus mesoleucus)
Pickhandle Barracuda
(Sphyraena jello)
Yellowtail Barracuda
(Sphyraena flavicauda)
Yellow-Fin Trevally
Blue-sock Hermit Crab
(Calcinus latens)
Phyllidiidae??
Phyllidiidae??
Titan Triggerfish
(Balistoides viridescens)
Gold-striped Fusiliers
(Caesio caerulaurea)
w/ Yellowback Fusiliers
(Caesio xanthonota)
Two-Lined Threadfin Bream
(Scolopsis bilineatus)
Meyer's Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon meyeri)
Rip Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon trifasciatus)
Blacktail Snapper
(Lutjanus fulvas)
Triangular Butterflyfish
(Chaetdon triangulum)
Coral Rabbitfish
(Siganus corallinus)
Yellowstripe Goatfish (juvenile)
(Mulloides flavolineatus)
Blue-Finned Trevally
(Caranxn melampygus)
Blotched Partner Goby
(Amblyeleotris periophthalmus)
Sixstriped Soapfish
(Grammistes sexlineatus)
Emperor Angelfish
(Pomacanthus imperator)
Gold-Saddle Rabbitfish
(Siganus guttatus)
Bearded Scorpionfish
(Scorpaenopsis barbatus)
Red-Spotted Coral Crab
(Trapezia rufopunctata)
Coral Garden
Threadfin Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon auriga)
Coral Garden
Jewel Damselfish
(Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus)
Striped Shrimpfish
(Aeoliscus strigatus)
Spotted Hawkfish
(Cirrhitichtys oxycephalus)
Yellow-Scribbled Pipefish
(Corythoichthys. sp)
Papuan "Upside-Down"Jellyfish
Cassiopeidae Mastigiidae Papuan
Humbug Damsel
(Dascyllus aruanus)
Western Clownfish
(Amphiprion ocellaris)
Chaetodon rafflesi
Blue-Spotted Ray
(Taeniura lymma)
(Amblygobius desussatus)
(Gnatholepis deltoides)
Flathead
(Cymbacephalus beauforti)
Soldierfish
Nudibranch crawling on a Scorpionfish
SIMEULUE ISLAND
CORAL REEF & MARINE
FLORA & FAUNA.
All U/W images Simeulue Island
Images by Scott Williams
Click to Enlarge
Bicolor Parrotfish (juvenile)
(Cetoscarus Bicolor)
Simeulue Coral Garden
Coral
Shaded Batfish
(Platax pinnatus)
Shaded Batfish (Juvenile)
(Platax pinnatus)
Simeulue Coral Garden
Joshi's Magnificent Slug
(Chromodoris joshi)
White-Barred Sleeper Goby
(Amblygobius semicinctus)
Trumpetfish (juvenile)
(Aulostomus chinensis)
Mappa Pufferfish
(Arothron mappa)
Disc Anemone
(Discoma sp.)
Ring Angelfish
(Pomacanthus annularis)
Threespot Angelfish
(Apolemichthys trimaculatus)
Blackspotted Sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus gaterinus)
w/ Common Cleaner Wrasses
(Labroides dimidiatus)
Bluegreen Puller
(Chromis viridis)
Valentin's Toby
(Canthigaster valentini)
Longfin Bannerfish
(Heniochus acuminatus)
Halfmoon Triggerfish
(Sufflamen chrysopterus)
Longnose Filefish
(Oxymonacanthus longirostris)
Orange-Tail Filefish
Smith's Fangblenny
(Meiacanthus smithi)
Elysia Ornata
Philinopsis gardineri
Flatworm
(Pseudobiceros sp.)
Long-Nose Butterflyfish
(Forcipiger flavissimus)
Big Long Nose Butterflyfish
(Forcipiger longirostris)
Lined Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus lineatus)
Giant Coral Fan
(Anella mollis)
Clown Triggerfish
(Balistoides conspicillum)
Bengal Snappers
(Lutjanus bengalensis)
Bennett's Toby
(Canthigaster bennetti)
Sweetlips (Juvenile)
(Plectorinchus macrospilus)
Monocle Hawkfish
(Paracirrhites arcatus)
Column Crater Coral
(Tubinaria peltata)
Lunar Fusiliers
(Caesio lunaris)
Orange Cup Coral
(Tubastraea coccinea)
Knotted Fan Coral
(Melithaea ochracea)
Indian Cushion Sea Star
(Culcita schmideliana)
Honeycomb Grouper
(Epinephelus merra)
Black and White Snapper(juvenile)
(Macolor niger)
White-Barred Sleeper Goby
(Amblygobius semicinctus)
Peacock Grouper
(Cephalopholis argus)
Common Lionfish
(Pterois volitans)
Blackspotted Pufferfish
(Arothron nigropunctatus)
Striped Catfish
Undulate Moray
(Gymnothorax undulatus)
Cube Boxfish
(Ostracion cubicus)
Indian Mimic Surgeonfish(juvenile)
(Acanthurus tristis)
Eibl's Dwarf Angelfish
(Centropyge eibli)
Six-Barred Wrasse
(Thalassoma hardwicke)
Moon Wrasse
(Thalassoma lunare)
Maze Coral
(Pachyseris speciosa)
Simeulue Coral Garden
W/ Ehrenberg's Snapper
(Lutjanus ehrenbergii)
Green-Eyed Dart Goby
(Ptereleotris microlepis)
Pearly Spinecheek
(Scolopsis margaritifer)
Andaman Rabbitfish
(Siganus magnificus)
Royal Angelfish
(Pygoplites diacanthus)
Spotfin Lionfish
(Pterois antennata)
Giant Puffer
(Arothron stellatus)
Bruuns Cleaning Partner Shrimps
(Urocaridella antonbruunii)
Banded Sea Snake
Cleaner Pipefish
(Daryrhamphus janssi)
Flower Coral
(Goniopora columna)
Canthigaster papua
Red-Breasted Wrasse
(Cheilinus fasciatus)
Klein's Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon kleini)
Vagabong Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon vagabundus)
Eclipse Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon bennetti)
(Chaetodon ocellicaudus)
(Chaetodon decussatus)
Yellow-Head Butterflyfish(Juvenile)
(Chaetodon xanthocephalus)
SCUBA DIVING
NORTH SUMATRA'S
SIMEULUE AND BANYAK ISLANDS
Scuba Dive and explore the forgotten island of Pulau Simeulue, Sumatra, Indonesia aboard the 80ft. K/M Mahtab. Carrying only 8 diving or snorkeling guest we circumnavigate an island that according to an initial recent rapid scientific survey has 360 species of fish including the recently discovered new species of bumphead parrotfish the Muli Gireva or Ragged-Tail Bumphead Parrotfish, 38 species of hard corals and other species of marine flora and fauna yet to be discovered. Diving at Simeulue Island has something for everyone. Shallow fringing reef coral gardens where even snorkeling is an interesting and mind-boggling excursion, wall dives that plunge into the clear azure blue of the abyss, to underwater seamounts brimming with a mix of resident reef flora and fauna and visiting pelagics. Raw natural beauty of ancient tropical rainforest, glistening white sand beaches, and pristine coral and rock reefs of Sumatra is the backdrop of a new and exciting diving destination in South-East Asia's Indian Ocean.
Maximum 8 Guest/Trip
SOME
NORTH SUMATRA,
SIMEULUE ISLAND,
SCUBA DIVE SITES
Pulau Talam
Batu Belayar
Siambongambong Rocks
Pulau Ina
Pulau Tapah
Muli Gireva or
Ragged-Tail (Humphead) Parrotfish
(Chlorurus rhakoura)
Chaetodon ephippium
Banded Pipefish
(Dunckercampus dactyliophorus)
Double-Striped Soapfish
(Diploprion bifasciatum)
Clark's Anemonefish (black fins)
(Amphiprion clarkii)
Green Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
Indian Ocean Spinecheek
(Premnas biaculeatus)
Pig-Face Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon oxycephalus)
Stonefish
(Synanceia verrucosa)
Clark's Anemonefish (yellow fins)
(Amphiprion clarkii)
Raccoon Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon lunala)
Saddleback Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon falcula)
Scribbled Filefish
(Aluterus Scriptus)
Koran Angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
Skunk Anemonefish
(Amphiprion akallopisos)
Club Anemone
Forster's Hawkfish
(Paracirrhites forsteri)
(Yellow) Black Partner Goby
(Cryptocentrus fasciatus)
Slate Sweetlips (juveniles)
(Diagramma labiosum)
Blue-Spotted Sleeper Goby
(Valenciennea seguttata)
Vermiculate Angelfish
(Chaetotodontoplus mesoleucus)
Pickhandle Barracuda
(Sphyraena jello)
Yellowtail Barracuda
(Sphyraena flavicauda)
Yellow-Fin Trevally
Blue-sock Hermit Crab
(Calcinus latens)
Phyllidiidae??
Phyllidiidae??
Titan Triggerfish
(Balistoides viridescens)
Gold-striped Fusiliers
(Caesio caerulaurea)
w/ Yellowback Fusiliers
(Caesio xanthonota)
Two-Lined Threadfin Bream
(Scolopsis bilineatus)
Meyer's Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon meyeri)
Rip Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon trifasciatus)
Blacktail Snapper
(Lutjanus fulvas)
Triangular Butterflyfish
(Chaetdon triangulum)
Coral Rabbitfish
(Siganus corallinus)
Yellowstripe Goatfish (juvenile)
(Mulloides flavolineatus)
Blue-Finned Trevally
(Caranxn melampygus)
Blotched Partner Goby
(Amblyeleotris periophthalmus)
Sixstriped Soapfish
(Grammistes sexlineatus)
Emperor Angelfish
(Pomacanthus imperator)
Gold-Saddle Rabbitfish
(Siganus guttatus)
Bearded Scorpionfish
(Scorpaenopsis barbatus)
Red-Spotted Coral Crab
(Trapezia rufopunctata)
Coral Garden
Threadfin Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon auriga)
Coral Garden
Jewel Damselfish
(Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus)
Striped Shrimpfish
(Aeoliscus strigatus)
Spotted Hawkfish
(Cirrhitichtys oxycephalus)
Yellow-Scribbled Pipefish
(Corythoichthys. sp)
Papuan "Upside-Down"Jellyfish
Cassiopeidae Mastigiidae Papuan
Humbug Damsel
(Dascyllus aruanus)
Western Clownfish
(Amphiprion ocellaris)
Chaetodon rafflesi
Blue-Spotted Ray
(Taeniura lymma)
(Amblygobius desussatus)
(Gnatholepis deltoides)
Flathead
(Cymbacephalus beauforti)
Soldierfish
Nudibranch crawling on a Scorpionfish
