We had a really packed day at Hantu this weekend. With a full boat of divers, great fair weather, and heaps of critters sprinkled about the reefs. The visibility was very favourable at about 4meters at 15meters. That made finding stuff really easy, and it also saved me from getting claustrophobic! The dive began with [...]

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A small cuttlefish on the reef of Singapore’s Pulau Hantu, finds safety by sticking close to the coral and prefers to rely on camouflage instead of fleeing when divers approach closely.

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A pair of Blue spotted fang blennies are found frolicking about on the reef of Singapore’s Pulau Hantu. These fish are more commonly observed hiding in crevices, recesses, and discarded bottles on the reefs. It is also referred to as Gammistes Blenny, Striped Fang Blenny, or Striped Poison-Fang Blenny. It has alternating black and yellow [...]

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An intense month of diving at Hantu culminated last Sunday with some brilliant finds! The tiny cuttlefish above appears red in the photograph because of the white light of the flash that’s been cast upon it. With the naked eye however, this intelligent mollusc blends perfectly with the silty substrate upon which it rests. Note [...]

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Blog divers made some amazing finds in the Hantu Blog’s second private charter trip in the New Year, like this nudibranch which I think might be from the genus trinchesia although I’m not entirely sure.

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They’re called flatworms, but the name does little to describe them apart from the fact that they were, well, flat! Finding a flatworm on the reef can be as exciting as spotting a brilliant nudibranch. As these pictures as testament, flatworms come in an array of colours that may include texture and intricate patterns. Flatworms [...]

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What kind of stuff is crawling about on whips and stingy things? Pretty amazing stuff apparently!
Here’s a collection of images shot by Hantu Blog volunteers, of the beautiful and tiny creatures that find shelter in the whip corals and stinging “leaves” of hydroids. (Above: Commensal shrimp on whip coral)

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The one of the cool things about Pulau Hantu is that its reefs can be enjoyed throughout the year, even during the monsoon. The end of the year is a busy time for Hantu’s waters because a lot of local divers, deprived of diving in other location in the South China Sea affected by the [...]

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Once again, Blog volunteer Jimmy Goh returns from a trip at Hantu Island with some fascinating macro insights into local seas. What a lovely perspective of these usually skittish animals! (Above: Ornate goby)

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Last Sunday, a full boat of veteran and brand new divers to local waters, took to the sea with the Hantu Blog dive guides. Despite the onset of the monsoons, the weathered stayed fair and sunny all through the day. Reportedly, the underwater visibility was also very accommodating, which made the first dive into Singapore [...]

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