Drift Wall
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About this site
Drift Wall sits off Kalapuan, one of the small reef-fringed islands near Semporna on Sabah's southeastern coast, in the waters of the Celebes Sea off Borneo. As the name suggests, it is a wall dive reached by boat from Semporna town. Divers here have reported bumphead parrotfish, green sea turtles, coral catshark, and crocodile flathead along the wall, with catch bowl coral and fluted giant clams among the formations, plus sightings of chocolate chip sea stars and pineapple sea cucumbers on the slope.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Bumphead ParrotfishBolbometopon muricatumReported here · unconfirmed
Catch Bowl CoralIsopora paliferaReported here · unconfirmed
Fluted Giant ClamTridacna squamosaReported here · unconfirmed
Pineapple Sea CucumberThelenota ananasReported here · unconfirmed
Chocolate Chip Sea StarProtoreaster nodosusReported here · unconfirmed
Coral catsharkAtelomycterus marmoratusReported here · unconfirmed
Crocodile FlatheadCymbacephalus beaufortiReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataObserved near here · iNaturalist
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