Beangabang
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About this site
Beangabang is a black sand muck dive in Beangabang Bay at Alor, Indonesia, a bay that feels like a step back in time. Its southerly position means divers often have the whole bay to themselves, and it is a place for macro photographers.
The critters here include ghost pipefish, pipefish, pipehorses, seahorses, frogfish, pegasus sea moths, nudibranchs, ribbon eels, and several octopus species, including mimics. Between dives you can walk up the beach to the geothermal hot springs during the surface interval.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FrogfishFrogfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
Hairy frogfishHairy frogfishReported here · unconfirmed
RhinopiasRhinopiasConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
PipehorseAmphelikturus dendriticusReported here · unconfirmed
Mimic octopusMimic octopusReported here · unconfirmed
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