Wildlife

Description

The legendary Mandarin fish from the Callionymidae family. The name of this fish comes from the very colourful silks which were worn by Chinese representative from the 16th century. Strongly resembling gobies, they are often called mandarin goby fish. Mandarin fish usually settle in coral reefs close to the shore or in lagoon not exposed to strong currents, Mandarin Fish is very "shy" the best time to see this incredible specie is just before sunset.

The patterns of each fish, red, blue, yellow and green are unique and are as specific as a finger print for a human.

Mandarin Fish and is baby in Pemuteran, Bali thumbnail
Green and Orange Mandarin Fish in Pemuteran Bay, Bali thumbnail
Mandarin Fish Close Up in Mandarin Point, Menjangan thumbnail
Mandarin Fish, night dive in Pemuteran Bay, Bali thumbnail
Mandarin Fish close up, Pemuteran Bay, Bali thumbnail
Mandarin Fish in Menjangan Marine Park, Bali thumbnail
Mandarin Fish Close Up in Mandarin Point, Pemuteran Bay thumbnail

Flora

Hard coral on most of the site but we will focus on our Mandarins!

Mandarin Fish in Mandarin Point, Bali thumbnail
Two Mandarin Fishes in Anemone, Menjangan Marine Park, Bali thumbnail
Couple of Mandarin Fishes on the White Sand floor of Mandarin Point thumbnail
Mandarin Fish in Coral, Menjangan Marine Park, Bali thumbnail
Mandarin Fish on the white sand floor of Mandarin Point, Pemuteran, Bali thumbnail
Mandarin Fishe Couple on the White Sand floor of Mandarin Point, Bali thumbnail

Depth

Dive between 5 and 12 meters deep.

meters

Kind of Diving

Meet the Mandarin fishes!

Mainly exploration dive, or Mandarin dive.

Notes

All dive levels accepted, this site is particularly interesting for photographers and divers passionate about biodiversity.

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