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Leaf fish

Swim, Snorkel, Dive, See, Meet, Watch the Leaf fish

Leaffish live in coral reefs and along the coast, between a few meters below the surface and 100 m below the surface. It likes small sandy areas, with flat areas covered with corals on which it can remain stable. It is often isolated but two to three-leaf fish can be found in the same area. It sheds its skin like a snake.

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Taenianotus triacanthus
Macro
Poisson balance, Poisson scorpion feuille, Leaf scorpionfish, Paperfish, Taenianotus triacanthus

Food

The Leaffish hunts on the look-out camped on its two pectoral fins. It swings and imitates the movement of a leaf or algae, in perfect camouflage and with a color that varies. The cut-out of its dorsal fin, equipped with venomous spines. resembles a leaf or a serrated sail.

Breeding

It is an oviparous fish that lays eggs in open water.


Dive centers

 

Ikandive
Indonesia  - Padangbai
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Ikandive is located in Padangbai, on the island of Bali. It is a French-Balinese diving centre with a family atmosphere, open all year round. The objective of the owners is to share their knowledge of the underwater world and the magic of the Balinese culture. A few simple rooms with, in the common area, showers, toilets, kitchen, a lounge and dining area welcome the travellers. A spa with massage, body scrub and jacuzzi allows you to relax on site. There is the possibility to dive during the day. SSI, FFESSM and CMAS diving courses are then offered with departures in the morning between 8 and 9 a.m. depending on whether you leave from Amed or Pemuteran, 2 dives are made in the morning, with a 1 hour interval on the surface between the 2 dives. The return trip takes place in the early afternoon. Nevertheless, Ikandive's speciality is to organise personalised diving safaris that meet the expectations of divers with a small touch of local culture. In Tulamben and Amed, the dive departures take place from the beach as well as from the Puri Jati dive site. In Padangbai, the two speed boats, Panorama 2 and 4, each with a capacity of 12 divers, reach the Gili Mimpang and Gili Tepekong sites very quickly and also go to more distant sites such as Nusa Penida. Lunch, included in the diving days, is served at the Padangbai centre. For the days in Amed, Tulamben and Menjangan, you can choose to have lunch after the first or second dive. When you have a package of 3 dives per day, the third dive can take place either during the day or at your convenience at dusk or at night. The night dive takes place at the Blue Lagoon. Activities are available for non-divers, depending on the location, with the possibility of childcare for children at Padangbai. [+]

  • Different diving area
  • Diving around Islands
  • Shore diving
From 1050,00 €

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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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Murex Dive resort Bangka
Indonesia  - Bangka Island
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Murex Bankga Resort is located on Bankga Island in the north of Sulawesi Island. It is approximately 60 minutes by road and 20 minutes by boat from Manado Airport. It is a charming place, ideal for families and nature lovers who want to play Robinson Crusoe. The resort is located along a sandy beach lined with palm trees and all rooms have a sea view, with terraces where you can sit and watch the sunrise. The layout of the bungalows allows families to be accommodated. You have large double beds, and air conditioning is available at night. On Bangka Island, it is one of the few resorts to offer hot water and air conditioning to its guests! Meals are buffet-style on the beach with Asian and European cuisine. Small bottles of water are available. WIFI is active only in the restaurant. In the morning, there are 2 possible diving formulas. Either you go on a boat trip with 2 dives and then return to the resort for lunch, or you go on a 3-dive trip and take the picnic on board. For the dive sites are located around Bangka and Talise Islands up to the north shore of Sulawesi Island. Nevertheless, you can dive and snorkel on the house reef. The Murex company consists of 3 resorts in Manado, Bangka and Lembeh. Very interesting formulas are proposed by combining these destinations, in 8 and 10 days, with unlimited dives on the Housereef, transfers between the resorts including dives, and of course, boat trips. Children up to the age of 7 stay free of charge. Groups of ten or more participants can go on club trips free of charge. Ideal for visiting 3 very popular diving spots ! [+]

  • Located close to the dive sites
  • Accomodations
  • Popular dive sites
From 38,00 €

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Dive Ocean Dhuni Kolhu
Maldives  - Dhuni Kolhu Island
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Dhuni Kolhu Diving Center is located inside the Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu Island Resort in a lush greenery oasis on Dhuni Kolhu Island in Baa Atoll, in the Maldives Archipelago. Quiet and luxury atmosphere in this Center with spacious and comfortable rooms, an outdoor area for after-dive chats, a library, 2 classrooms with air-conditioning and an equipment storage room for your personal belongings. Nitrox offered to already-certified Nitrox divers. Beginners and advanced divers are supervised by multilingual instructors. Half-day outings on a tradional dhoni, either on mornings or afternoons. With 2 night dives proposed per week. All is taken care of : Equipment loading, unloading and cleaning. During the surface interval, fresh fruit, mineral water, tea, coffee and towels to warm up. There are very few resorts in Baa Atoll thus there are very few boats on the 35 dive sites near Dhuni Kolhu Island and a lot of wildlife with big schools of fish over the thilas. Manta Rays all year round but especially in the summer from August to October. Ideal for photographers. A special diving award goes to Hani Faru with its krill-eaters like Manta Rays and Whale Sharks. Arrival by seaplane, in a luxury on-the-beach bungalow, with its small private pool. Luxury, quietness and voluptuousness at the end of the world. The massages at the spa are a real treat. Excursion to a desert island with barbecue just for you. Snorkeling with Rays and small Sharks right in front of your own villa. [+]

  • Distance to House Reef 30 to 50 m
  • Between 30 and 40 dive sites
  • Manta Rays Watching
From 11,01 €

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Ocean dream Permuteran
Indonesia  - Pemuteran
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Ocean Dream is located in Permuteran, on the north coast of Bali. It is an "innovative dive centre", as it calls itself! The aim is to offer a family atmosphere with a team of guides and instructors who are ready to share their passion for the sea and diving. The local guides are really specialised in macro and will find you everything you came here to see. As they spend about 3 hours a day underwater, they spot the animals and their movements in advance and will introduce them to you as you dive. The instructors offer you good level SSI training, from beginner to instructor, with instructors who speak several languages, so necessarily yours. The equipment is regularly tested and the compressor is carefully maintained by technicians to ensure the quality of the air you breathe. Here you rent equipment including Suunto computers and cameras for those who wish to bring home souvenirs. Ask your guide to take a picture of you, he will be happy to do so! You will be picked up from the hotel in the morning and taken back to the diving day. WIFI is free at the centre. Ocean Dream participates in the protection of the environment by avoiding the access of some very fragile sites such as the muck dive and coral gardens to novice divers who have not yet mastered buoyancy. [+]

  • Accomodations
  • Friendly atmosphere
  • SSI Training
From 6,91 €

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Where to see, swim, and dive with Leaf fish ?

Indonesia - AlorIndonesia - Ambon IslandIndonesia - Amed, BaliIndonesia - BaliIndonesia - Bangka, Talise, GanggaIndonesia - Bunaken and Siladen, SulawesiIndonesia - Karimunjawa, JavaIndonesia - LembehIndonesia - Manado, Sulawesi Indonesia - Maumere, FlorèsIndonesia - 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 - Gulf of ThailandThailand - Koh LantaThailand - Koh Tao

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Indonesia - Alor.
Indonesia - Ambon.
Indonesia - Bali.
Indonesia - Bangka.
Indonesia - Bunaken.
Indonesia - Karimunjawa.
Indonesia - Sulawesi.
Indonesia - Flores.
Indonesia - Raja Ampat.
Indonesia - Wakatobi.
Maldives - Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll
Maldives - Ari Atoll
Maldives - Baa Atoll
Maldives - Filitheyo
Maldives - Male Atoll
Maldives - Kuredu
Thailand - Koh Lanta
Thailand - Koh Tao
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa - Sodwana Bay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thailand - Koh Tao
 
 
 
 
 
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