Velvet - NAD-Lembeh Diving Resort

Velvet Ghost Pipefish Couple

A few week ago i posted about a white Ghost Pipefish, which i believed was a Halimeda Ghost Pipefish. I was already not sure at the time, but when revisiting the spot yesterday, i saw that i was wrong. It turned out, that it is a Velvet Ghost Pipefish – Read more about Velvet Ghost Pipefish Couple

By NAD Lembeh, 15 years ago October 7, 2026

Critters

Velvet Mania in Lembeh

Lembeh Strait is home to several species of Ghostpipefish including the Ornate, Robust, Slender, Roughsnout and Halimeda Ghostpipefish. But the rarest and most bizarre is the Velvet Ghostpipefish. It is smooth, relatively small and mimics sponges. And at the moment we are seeing them at 3 different dive sites: There Read more about Velvet Mania in Lembeh

By NAD Lembeh, 15 years ago October 7, 2026