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Mandarin House
Kobang, Sipadan Kapalai And Mabul, Malaysia
Water bodyCelebes Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Mandarin House is a drift, reef and wall dive site near Kobang, Sabah, Malaysia, in the Celebes Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels, stingrays, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 28 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensis
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Boring ClamTridacna crocea
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Nearby sites
- 1Lobster Wall0.3 km
- 2New Life0.5 km
- 3Cliff Hanger0.6 km
- 42WIN House Reef0.8 km
- 5Pit Rock0.8 km
- 6Bay Watch1.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org