Mandolin

Mandolin is a wall dive site on the reef fringing Bunaken Island, part of Bunaken National Park off the northern tip of Sulawesi in Indonesia, reached by boat from Manado or from lodges on Bunaken itself. The site sits along the park's characteristic drop-offs and includes a wreck feature on the bottom, with a maximum depth of around 30 metres. Conditions typically bring light current and great visibility, though it is rated an advanced dive. Nudibranchs and pipefish are found here, and divers have also reported barracuda, eagle rays, Napoleon wrasse, and tuna along the wall.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Alcala's ChromodorisChromodoris alcalaiReported here · unconfirmed
• Redtooth TriggerfishOdonus nigerReported here · unconfirmed
• Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
• Pyramid ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepisReported here · unconfirmed
• Clown BlennyEcsenius axelrodiReported here · unconfirmed
• Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
• Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
• Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Bluegirdle AngelfishPomacanthus navarchusReported here · unconfirmed
• Regal AngelfishPygoplites diacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
• PipefishPipefishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
• NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
• Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
• Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
• TunaTunaReported here · unconfirmed
• BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed