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Yellow Wall Of Texas, Komodo

Komodo

Yellow Wall is in the southeast corner of Loh Dasami Bay. The wall is packed: colourful urchins, red sea apples, soft coral, Spanish dancer nudibranchs, and tunicates. The current usually runs south to north, so enter at the western tip of the headland and follow the current into the bay.

By day the cracks hold spiny lobsters, slipper lobsters, cleaner shrimp, and decorator crabs. At night coral trout, catsharks, cardinalfish, and parrotfish in mucus cocoons are asleep, along with sleeping turtles. The depth is about 5–30 m, and the core is often 15–25 m. Entry is by boat. Snorkelling in this bay is also good.

Map coordinate
−8.81706, 119.67716
Dive type
Wall
Entry
Boat
Depth
About 5–30 m
Water
Salt water, often 20–25°C

Marine life

Turtle

On a night dive they are often asleep on the wall.

Macro life

This wall is meant to be looked at closely, by day or at night. For macro photos, use a macro lens and a focus light.

Sea apple

They cover the wall. The Spanish dancer is a large nudibranch that is easy to recognise.

Spanish dancer

They cover the wall. The Spanish dancer is a large nudibranch that is easy to recognise.

Tunicate

They cover the wall. The Spanish dancer is a large nudibranch that is easy to recognise.

Cleaner shrimp

In the cracks. At night they are clearer.

Lobster

In the cracks. At night they are clearer.

Decorator crab

In the cracks. At night they are clearer.

An animal on this list is not guaranteed on every dive.