- Culture: Bunaken National Park

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Monday, January 17, 2011

Bunaken National Park

Bunaken national park holds the potential of underwater tour, you can view various marine algae such as species of Caulerpa sp., Halimeda sp., and Padina sp. Seagrass beds are dominated mainly on the island Montehage, and Nain island of Thalassia hemprichii, Enhallus acoroides, and Thalassodendron ciliatum.
Recorded 13 genera of corals living in waters of Bunaken National Park, dominated by the type of fringing reefs and coral reef barrier. The most interesting is the vertical cliffs as far as 25-50 meters.
There are about 91 species of fish in the waters of Bunaken National Park, including fish gusumi horse (Hippocampus horse), white oci (Seriola rivoliana), yellow tail lolosi (Lutjanus kasmira), goropa (Ephinephelus spilotoceps and Pseudanthias hypselosoma), ila trunk (Scolopsis bilineatus) , and others.
Types of mollusks like giant clams (Tridacna gigas), head of the goat (Cassis cornuta), hollow nautilus (Nautilus pompillius), and tunikates / ascidians.
The best season for visiting the park nsional Bunaken is to start from May-August.

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