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Ghost pipefish

Swim, Snorkel, Dive, See, Meet, Watch the Ghost pipefish

The robust Ghost Fish has a particular morphology, with a tiny mouth, a thin and flat body, green or black-brown. It stands upright with its head down, imitating the position of a leaf or algae. It also imitates the pendulum movement of leaves in the surf and swell, which makes it go unnoticed.

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Solenostomus cyanopterus
Macro
Poisson-fantôme rugueux, Poisson-fantôme moucheté, Leaf ghost pipefish, Robust ghost pipefish, Racek's ghost pipefish, Rough snout ghost pipefish, Squaretail ghost-pipefish, Blue-finned ghost pipefish

Food

The Ghost pipefish feeds on small prey such as crustaceans. It is an ambush hunter and remains still, its head inclined towards the ground.

Breeding

The Ghost pipefish is a pelagic species. It mates on sandy seabeds, among seaweed fields and algae, from a few meters under the surface to a depth of around 25m. It reaches sexual maturity at the age of one year and reproduces only once. The female carries the fertilized eggs on the inside of her pelvic fin. They hatch after three weeks. The larvae are released by the respiratory movement of the female. They are pelagic before they reach their adult size.


Dive centers

 

Planet Bali Dive
Indonesia  - Sanur
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Planet Bali Dive is located along the main street of Sanur, Bali. Here you can take PADI courses from beginner to professional level. You book a snorkeling trip to Nusa Penida with 3 different dive sites for you to go snorkeling while the rest of the team goes diving. Planet Bali Dive offers good quality equipment, towels are provided and you have water bottles, tea, and coffee on the boat. The team is friendly, available, and attentive. We advise you to make in company of the guides of Planet Bali Dive, a great dive in Tepekong, an island in the north-east of Bali. You leave by minibus to the departure point of the boat, on which you embark. The divemasters and the captains of the boat know perfectly well the places where the dives take place and are therefore particularly successful on places where turtles, napoleon fish, rays, and moray eels abound. Take a more distant excursion north of Bali to Pemuteran, a small village near the Taman National Park Bali. You visit the most popular dive sites around Menjangan Island, as well as the 9 other popular dive sites with Temple, BioRock, and Napoleon Reef. Photographers will enjoy the 23°C water at Secret Bay, where fishes take refuge and where incredible invertebrates develop. They escape here from the strong tidal currents of the strait and you have all the leisure to observe them here. [+]

  • Manta Rays Watching
  • Popular dive sites
  • Diving around Islands
From 80,00 €

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Discovery Dive Center
Thailand  - Chaweng Beach
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Discovery Dive Center is located in Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui, Thailand, in the Amari Palm Reef Hotel, on Chaweng Beach. One of the oldest dive Centers on the island. On site, swimming pool for training, large equipment room, rinsing area and classrooms. Air quality checked regularly with well-maintained compressors and filters changed. PADI 5* IDC Center offering the full range of courses, from Discover Scuba Diver to Instructor training. Flexibility of the trips at sea. The dive Center has its own fast boats, the Stoli's Pride, the Jagger and the Priabdaw equipped with marine toilets and three 250HP motors each. Quick access to all the best dive sites in the Gulf of Thailand with Sail Rock in less than an hour away and Koh Tao in an hour and a half. Return early in the afternoon to practice other activities. Possibility of being photographed underwater or rent Canon cameras. Rental of many dive equipment, Aqua Lung and Scubapro, presented directly at the dive shop so you can see their well-preserved state. Wer suit, shorty or complete 3 mm for men, women and children. Suunto dive computers included in training packages, and in the daily equipment package awarded to certified divers, who benefit, after each dive, from the cleaning and storage of their equipment by the staff. The dive instructors are here full time on long term. Which gives the team spirit and the impression of family. Underwater, 1 instructor for 4 divers. Private trip for groups, on demand. Discovery Dive Center is part of the SSS Decompression Chamber Network. Present your certification card and dive log on arrival. All dives are guided. Early morning departure for 1 outing with 2 dives. Free hotel transfer. [+]

  • Accomodations and diving
  • PADI 5 star Career Development Centre
  • fast boat
From 134,72 €

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Eco Divers Lembeh
Indonesia  - Kota Bitung, Sulawesi Utara,
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Eco Divers Resort Lembeh is located in the Lembeh Strait on the north-eastern part of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. You have a 1.5 hour drive from Manado airport to there. The resort is located in the middle of a very beautiful spot at the foot of the slopes plunging down into the strait, a real wall of inextricable vegetation, halfway in the middle of the strait. This situation allows you to explore many sites. Eco Divers Resort includes 12 beautiful seafront bungalows, air-conditioned with single, double or triple rooms, cleaned daily, an outdoor restaurant, a lounge bar, a large swimming pool, an Indonesian Spa. You are welcomed 24 hours a day. One of the boats equipped for day diving, with a dining area and lounge, allows you to explore the entire length of the strait and change sites without returning to the centre. Two other boats, Eco divers 1 and 2, take their crews and their guides quickly to the sites for occasional outings. The guides offer hot or cold drinks depending on the weather and soft towels. The atmosphere is very friendly with divers and photographers from all over the world. [+]

  • Comfortable boat
  • Accomodations
  • Located close to the dive sites
From 42,00 €

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Rajat Ampat Dive resort
Indonesia  - South Waigeo Island
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Raja Ampat Dive Resort is located on Waigeo Island in Raja Ampat, 20 minutes from Waisai Harbour by speedboat or 25 minutes by car. The Raja Ampat Dive Resort is a modern and comfortable resort surrounded by nature. You can enjoy a beautiful sea view from all rooms as well as from the restaurant. Just 10 metres from your room you can reach a long desert beach with beautiful walks to be taken at low tide to reach the local villages. From the pier you can enjoy beautiful sunsets. Schools of dolphins frolic right in front of the resort. Enjoy the Housereef, which is the ideal place for training and night dives. The resort is an ideal place for families with children, couples and lovers of tranquillity and nature. You will be captivated by the multitude of butterflies and birds that live in this small paradise between the jungle and the sea. The city centre of Waisai, the capital of Raja Ampat, concentrating small supermarkets, pharmacies, local markets, a hospital and the decompression chamber, can be reached in 20 minutes by speed boat from the diving centre. Located in the Indonesian province of West Papua, Raja Ampat (or the Four Kings) is an archipelago of over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Batanta, Salawati, Misool, Waigeo and the smaller island of Kofiau. Raja Ampat is located in West Papua (province) of Indonesia, which was formerly Irian Jaya, and covers more than 40,000 km² of land and sea. This means that you will enjoy the exceptional underwater world of bio-diversity. [+]

  • Accomodations
  • Located close to the dive sites
  • Diverse Diving Area
From 49,00 €

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Blue View Divers
Thailand  - Phi Phi Island
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Blueviewdivers is located on Koh Phi Phi Phi, a small archipelago in Thailand located in the Andaman Sea, off the Krabi province. The center is located inside the Viewpoint Resort, at the northern tip of Loh Dalum Bay. Nearby, the Sunflower Bar and the Tsunami building. It is a 15-minute walk from the pier of the village of Tonsai. From Long Beach and Viking Resort, it is a 30-minute taxi boat ride to Tonsai Pier. In the morning, to go diving, the ´pick up point can be at McDonald's directly. To arrive at Koh Phi Phi Phi and dive the same day, it's better to book in advance. Blueviewdivers is a 5-star PADI and Green Star Award winner for its active work focused on safety, collaboration with the local community and environmental protection. Training for beginners takes place in an overflow pool overlooking Loh Dalum Bay every morning between 8 am and 11 am. There is a superb view of the island, at sunset and sunrise. Every day, we leave for Koh Phi Phi Phi Ley and Bida, part of the National Marine Park, to dive there, where you can discover interesting underwater landscapes, secret lagoons, and fine sandy beaches. In the crevices of the caves, there is an abundance of bird's nests. Maya Bay is popular through the shooting of The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio! Between the two dives, you can have lunch with Thai food and sandwiches on the beach. You can also do freediving and snorkeling. The dive shop organizes beach cleaning if the tide allows it. Don't forget to take your camera because you go through beautiful places! Waterproof bags are provided on board to keep valuables. The staggered departures of the boats make it possible to avoid the influx of other boats on the dive sites. [+]

  • PADI 5 star Career Development Centre
  • Popular dive sites
  • Stay without a car
From 51,40 €

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Where to see, swim, and dive with Ghost pipefish ?

Comoros - MohéliFiji - Kadavu IslandIndonesia - AlorIndonesia - Ambon IslandIndonesia - BaliIndonesia - Bangka, Talise, GanggaIndonesia - Bunaken and Siladen, SulawesiIndonesia - LembehIndonesia - Manado, Sulawesi Indonesia - Misool, Raja AmpatIndonesia - North Sulawesi IslandIndonesia - Padangbai and Candidasa, BaliIndonesia - Permuteran, BaliIndonesia - Raja Ampat, in WasaiIndonesia - Tulamben, BaliIndonesia - WakatobiMaldives - Amari Havodda Island, Gaafu Dhaalu AtollMaldives - Angaga Island, Ari Atoll Maldives - Dhuni Kolhu Island, Baa Atoll Maldives - Filitheyo Island, Nilandhe AtollMaldives - Kandooma Island, South Male Atoll Maldives - Kuredu Island, Lhaviyani Atoll Maldives - Maayafushi Island, Ari Atoll North Maldives - North Atolls MaldivesMaldives - South Maldives Maldives - Vilamendhoo Island, Ari Atoll South Africa - Sodwana BayThailand - Andaman SeaThailand - Khao LakThailand - Koh ChangThailand - Koh LipeThailand - Koh PhanganThailand - Koh Phi PhiThailand - Koh RachaThailand - Koh SamuiThailand - SimilanThailand - Surin

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Comoros - île Mohéli
Fiji - Kadavu
Indonesia - Alor.
Indonesia - Ambon.
Indonesia - Bali.
Indonesia - Bangka.
Indonesia - Bunaken.
Indonesia - Sulawesi.
Indonesia - Raja Ampat.
Indonesia - Wakatobi.
Maldives - Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll
Maldives - Ari Atoll
Maldives - Baa Atoll
Maldives - Filitheyo
Maldives - Male Atoll
Maldives - Kuredu
Thailand - Surin
Thailand - Khaolak
Thailand - Koh Chang
Thailand - Koh Lipe
Thailand - Koh Phangan
Thailand - Phi Phi Island
Thailand - Phuket
Thailand - Koh Samui
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa - Sodwana Bay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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