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Lankayan - Sunnug Lair
Sabah, Malaysia
EntryBoat
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodySulu Sea
Water temp24–28°C
Best monthsNov–Mar
About this site
Lankayan - Sunnug Lair is a dive site, Sabah, Malaysia, in the Sulu Sea. It is reached from a boat. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, sea turtles, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Painted SweetlipsDiagramma pictum
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata- Blackfin SlateyDiagramma melanacrum
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Anchor TuskfishChoerodon anchorago
Beaked ButterflyfishChelmon rostratus
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
FoxfaceSiganus vulpinus
Nearby sites
- 1Lankayan - Lankayan Wreck3.6 km
- 2Lankayan - Bimbo Rock3.8 km
- 3Lankayan - Jetty Dive4.0 km
- 4Lankayan - Malu Malu5.2 km
- 5Lankayan - Malu Malu5.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org