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About this site
Batanta Island sits along the southern edge of the Raja Ampat archipelago in West Papua, separated from Waigeo by the Dampier Strait. The waters off its coastline are dived from small boats based out of the Dampier Strait area, with sites tucked along the island's fringing shore.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Slender ceratosoma nudibranchCeratosoma gracillimumReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarusReported here · unconfirmed
Broadclub CuttlefishAscarosepion latimanusReported here · unconfirmed
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