Strings of Blue Jewels

Because of Tomini Bay?s geographic isolation from adjacent oceans, many fish that live here are different than ones found in adjacent waters, such as in Sulawesi?s diving hot spot, Bunaken Marine Park in North Sulawesi. When our Italian marine biologist friends visited here last year, they shot many photos of a beautiful chromis found at the top of our dramatic coral walls. Although a similar specie is found in Bunaken, this one remained a mystery until recently. Miguel?s Diving staff can now confirm the presence of the lovely Lined chromis (Chromis lineata). It is easily identified by the brilliant yellow caudal spot on its tail. This fish is only found from Indonesia and Christmas Island to the Great Barrier Reef. Those diving in Gorontalo can enjoy this fish dressed in strings of blue jewels during safety stop at the five-meter reef crest.