Marine species in Indonesia (Java)
45 species divers have recorded here, each verified against the World Register of Marine Species. Log your dives on DIVR to add to the record.
Commonly seen
18You have a good chance of spotting these on a typical dive.
commonAcanthaster planci
Crown-of-Thorns
commonAcropora austera
Staghorn Coral
commonAcropora muricata
Brown Staghorn Coral
commonAmphiprion ocellaris
Western Clownfish
commonCaesio cuning
Red-Bellied Fusilier
commonCephalopholis boenak
Chocolate Hind
commonChaetodon octofasciatus
Eightband Butterflyfish
commonCheilinus fasciatus
Redbreasted Wrasse
commonChoerodon anchorago
Anchor Trunkfish
commonCulcita novaeguineae
Cushion Star
commonCulcita schmideliana
Pincushion Cushionstar
commonDiadema setosum
Black Longspine Urchin
commonDidemnum molle
Green Barrel Sea Squirt
commonEntacmaea quadricolor
Bubble Tip Sea Anemone
commonHolothuria atra
Lollyfish
commonLinckia laevigata
Azure Sea Star
commonScolopsis margaritifera
Barned-Face Spine-Cheek
commonThalassoma lunare
Moon Wrasse
Occasionally seen
14Regular residents, but not on every dive.
occasionalAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Scissortail Sergeant
occasionalAcropora intermedia
occasionalAcropora robusta
occasionalAcropora samoensis
occasionalAmblyglyphidodon curacao
Black-Snouted Sergeant-Major
occasionalCephalopholis cyanostigma
Bommie Cod
occasionalCheilinus chlorourus
Floral Wrasse
occasionalCheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Fivelined Cardinalfish
occasionalDischistodus perspicillatus
Two-Barred Puller
occasionalHalichoeres scapularis
Zigzag Wrasse
occasionalIsopora brueggemanni
occasionalScolopsis bilineata
Bridled Monacle Bream
occasionalSiganus canaliculatus
White-Spotted Spinefoot
occasionalSiganus virgatus
Barhead Spinefoot
Rare finds
13Lucky encounters worth logging.
rareAbudefduf bengalensis
Bengal Sergeant
rareAnyperodon leucogrammicus
Slender Grouper
rareArothron stellatus
Blackspotted Puffer
rareChaetodontoplus mesoleucus
Red Sea Butterflyfish
rareEpibulus insidiator
Jawslinger
rareEpinephelus quoyanus
Longfin Grouper
rareHemigymnus melapterus
Blackeye Thicklip
rareLabroides dimidiatus
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
rareOxycheilinus digramma
Cheek-Lined Maori Wrasse
rarePlotosus lineatus
Striped Eel Catfish
rareRadianthus magnifica
Magnificent Giant Anemone
rareSiganus punctatus
Gold-Spotted Rabbitfish
rareTylosurus crocodilus
Houndfish