California Dreaming
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About this site
California Dreaming is a dive site in the Lembeh Strait near Putus Island, off North Sulawesi, Indonesia, an area known for its black sand slopes and muck diving conditions rather than coral reef scenery. Sites along this strait, near Bitung and the small islands scattered through it, are typically reached by short boat rides from resorts on the mainland side. This particular site is rated as a beginner dive.
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.
Coconut OctopusAmphioctopus marginatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate GhostpipefishSolenostomus paradoxusReported here · unconfirmed
Broadclub CuttlefishAscarosepion latimanusReported here · unconfirmed
Striate AnglerfishAntennarius striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Emperor ShrimpZenopontonia rexReported here · unconfirmed
Flamboyant CuttlefishAscarosepion pfefferiReported here · unconfirmed
Painted FrogfishAntennarius pictusReported here · unconfirmed
Many-lobed CeratosomaCeratosoma tenueReported here · unconfirmed
Banggai CardinalfishPterapogon kauderniObserved near here · iNaturalist
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