Rhino City

Rhino City continues the Laha sandy slope to the south-west of the Twilight Zone and takes its name from the Rhinopias scorpionfish that live here — at times up to six residents. Carpet, bulb-tip and long-tentacle anemones host anemonefish, commensal shrimps and porcelain and hairy crabs; ribbon eels and jawfish peep from burrows, and robust and short-snout ghost pipefish hide in the seagrass.

Facts

• Region: Banda Sea & Ambon
• Area: Ambon & Lease Islands
• Level: beginner
• Current: low
• Type: muck
• Coordinates: -3.7098, 128.1017 (approximate)
• Highlights: Rhinopias, Clark's anemonefish, anemone shrimp, porcelain crabs, ribbon eels, jawfish, robust ghost pipefish, short-snout pipefish, hairy crabs, nudibranchs, seagrass
• Tips: Most of the action is shallow; Rhinopias numbers vary through the year.

Sources

• https://cloudfront.masterliveaboards.com/website-docs/Indonesia/Itineraries/Banda-Sea-Ring-of-Fire-Itinerary.pdf
• https://www.dive-the-world.com/diving-sites-indonesia-ambon.php
• https://indopacificimages.com/diving-indonesia/maluku/diving-indonesia-maluku-province-critter-diving-in-ambon/
• https://scubadiverlife.com/scuba-diving-ambon/