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Mandarin Valley
Kobang, Sipadan Kapalai And Mabul, Malaysia
Water bodyCelebes Sea
Water temp28–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Mandarin Valley is a channel and reef dive site near Kobang, Sabah, Malaysia, in the Celebes Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, groupers, soft corals, stingrays, moray eels. 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
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Scaly ClamTridacna squamosa
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata- Guam CardinalfishNectamia fusca
Humpback GrouperCromileptes altivelis- Tentacled DragonetAnaora tentaculata
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Brown DottybackPseudochromis fuscus
Nearby sites
- 1Macro Mania0.9 km
- 2New Life6.8 km
- 3Mandarin House7.0 km
- 4Lobster Wall7.1 km
- 52WIN House Reef7.2 km
- 6Cliff Hanger7.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org