Meet The All-Star Casts of the Critters of Lembeh!

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Amazing Critters of Lembeh

101 Critters of Lembeh

Here is a fun write-up of 101 critters of Lembeh, currently at #33 (December 2025)

Fishes

Frogfish Warty

Rhinopias

Seahorse Pygmy bargibanti

Seahorse Thorny

Waspfish Cockatoo

Cephalopods

Cuttlefish Flamboyant

Shrimp Banded Cleaner

Shrimp Coleman Shrimp

Shrimp Peacock Mantis

Shrimp Sawblade Tozeuma

Nudibranch and Sea Slugs

Nudibranch Janolus Purple-tipped

Nudibranch Nembrotha Kubaryana

Nudibranch Scrambled Egg

Nudibranch Pikachu

Sea Slug Shaun the Sheep

Videos of Critters of Lembeh

The allure of Lembeh lies in its mysterious and vibrant underwater landscape, where each dive reveals rare and exotic critters that are a photographer's dream and a diver's delight. The rich biodiversity and the thrill of discovering hidden marine treasures make Lembeh an irresistible destination for those seeking an unforgettable adventure beneath the waves.

The key attribute of Lembeh lies in the incredible number of weird and interesting critters in close proximity. In this video we show case a number of great critters, like the Mimic Octopus, and within the limits of the non-high speed camera, show how fast a frogfish hunts, albeit as part of its exercise routine!

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Here are the some top critters at Lembeh

The mysterious and elusive

Wunderpus (Wunderpus photogenicus)

The Wunderpus is a mysterious critter, with ability to camouflage, making it hard to spot. Definitely on every diver's bucket list!

The Enigmatic

Hairy Frogfish (Antennarius striatus)

The frogfish is often described as having a face that only its mother could love. This is one must-see creature of Lembeh.

The Protected Beauty

Coleman Shrimp (Periclimenes colemani)

Colorful shrimp species with red accented stripes, lives symbiotically on the venomous fire urchin. Be careful when taking photos!

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The Exuberant

Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi)

It would almost always be changing colour constantly when observed, presumably due to it needing to display a warning sign to us divers.

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Daddy is pregnant!

Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)

Well camouflaged within a gorgonian seafan, see if you can spot the pair, and the one with the pregnant stomach is the male!

Have you any wool?

Shaun the sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae)

This has to be one of the cutest critter, munching away on the algae on a leaf, gazing into infinity as we picked the leaf up and finding the slug!

The Highly Inventive

Coconut Octopus

This is one inventive creature – we have seen it in bottles, tin cans, bivalve shells, coconut shells, you name it, there is probably some coconut octopus living in it!

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Well hidden

Golden Coral Goby (Paragobiodon xanthosoma)

Sporting a stunning golden-yellow coloration, the Golden Coral Goby is such a beauty! It isdifficult to spot as they favor areas with plenty of corals and small crevices, and hard to photograph as the corals and small crevices present significant difficulties in lighting them!