Black Ray Channel
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About this site
Black Ray Channel is a sandy channel in Kapalai, Malaysia, with depths between 5 and 20 m. Water temperatures run from 25 to 28 C.
The channel is easy diving. There is little current and the surface is fairly calm most of the time, which makes it suitable for beginners. Visibility can reach about 30 m.
The marine life is mostly small and well camouflaged. Ghost pipefish, ribbon eels, lavender frogfish and stonefish live in the channel. The main draw for many divers is the chance to find pairs of dragon fish, bony armoured sand dwellers that blend into the bottom and are often hard to spot.
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After the channel, dive guides generally lead divers on to an underwater garden with small life, including tropical octopus and several rare nudibranch species.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Willan's ChromodorisChromodoris willaniReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Common LionfishPterois volitansReported here · unconfirmed
Crocodile FlatheadCymbacephalus beaufortiReported here · unconfirmed
Coi's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus coiReported here · unconfirmed
Hypselodoris variobranchiaReported here · unconfirmed
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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