Batu Bolong
8.5400°S 119.6000°E · pinnacle
An exposed rock pinnacle rising from over 70m in the center of Lintah Strait. Strong currents hit alternating sides depending on tide. Every inch of the pinnacle is covered in healthy coral, hosting enormous densities of anthias, reef sharks, giant trevally, dogtooth tuna, and napoleon wrasse. Regularly ranked among the world’s top dive sites.
Site Information
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Pinnacle/seamount
- Difficulty Level: Advanced
- Maximum Depth: 40 meters
Sources: Blue Marlin Dive – Komodo Dive Sites, Dragon Dive Komodo – Top 10 Sites, Dive O’Clock – Komodo. Last updated 2026-06-10.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
1145 verified species observations (351 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1970 and 2023, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Pseudochromis flavopunctatus
- Gymnothorax
- Fowleria vaiulae · Dwarf Cardinalfish
- Pseudochromis
- Nectamia fusca · Dusky Cardinal
- Ostorhinchus cyanosoma · English: Yellowstriped Cardinalfish (1)
- Pygoplites diacanthus
- Parapercis cylindrica
- Fowleria
- Centropyge tibicen · English: Keyhole angelfish (1)
- Synodus dermatogenys · English: Clearfin Lizardfish (1)
- Halichoeres chloropterus
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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