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North Sulug Reef
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Water bodySouth China Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
North Sulug Reef is a reef dive site near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, in the South China Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, groupers, reef sharks, stingrays, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Clown AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatus
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunare- Quoy's ParrotfishScarus quoyi
Banded UrchinEchinothrix calamaris
Eightband ButterflyfishChaetodon octofasciatus
Spinecheek AnemonefishAmphiprion biaculeatus
Three-striped WhiptailPentapodus trivittatus
Nearby sites
- 1South Sulug Reef0.8 km
- 2The Rock2.2 km
- 3Edgell Patches3.6 km
- 4Rons Reef4.7 km
- 5Sapi Slope4.9 km
- 6Nudi Garden5.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org