Batu Rufus
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About this site
Batu Rufus is a dive site on the west side of Rufus Island in the Penemu chain of Raja Ampat, Indonesia. The name means Rufus Rock, after the large limestone formation that extends out to the fringing coral reef. It is mainly walls with a few sloping reefs, and the maximum depth is about 25 metres.
The entry point is a sheltered lagoon at the south-west tip of the island, with sparkling blue water and a thriving hard coral garden in the shallows, which also makes a great snorkelling spot. From there you pass through a small swim-through lined with healthy sea fans at 5 metres to reach the deeper steep wall. Halfway through the dive the wall turns back to a sloping reef, then comes another wall that tops out at 15 metres, and the dive finishes in the coral garden at 5 metres for the safety stop. Giant barrel sponges grow on the steep walls.
Visibility is typically around 20 metres and the current is mild to medium, so the site works for less experienced divers as well as experienced ones.
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Damselfish, chromis, schools of fusiliers, mackerel, Napoleon wrasse, bumphead parrotfish, bluefin trevally, triggerfish and pufferfish are found, along with macro subjects such as pygmy seahorses and nudibranchs.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
MackerelMackerelReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Pygmy seahorsePygmy seahorseReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Orange-spotted TrevallyFlavocaranx bajadReported here · unconfirmed
Masked RabbitfishSiganus puellusReported here · unconfirmed
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinosReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Yellowtail DamselNeoglyphidodon nigrorisReported here · unconfirmed
Lamarck's AngelfishGenicanthus lamarckReported here · unconfirmed
Bluegirdle AngelfishPomacanthus navarchusReported here · unconfirmed
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeriReported here · unconfirmed
Bath's BlennyEcsenius bathiReported here · unconfirmed
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
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