Mandarin Garden
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About this site
Mandarin Garden lies in the Sipadan-Kapalai area off the coast of Sabah on the island of Borneo, a region fringed by coral reefs in the Celebes Sea. Kapalai itself sits on a sandbar near a submerged atoll, with muck and reef diving typical of the area's dive sites.
AI overviewMarine 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
Coi's GoniobranchusGoniobranchus coiReported here · unconfirmed
Hypselodoris variobranchiaReported here · unconfirmed
Common LionfishPterois volitansReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisReported here · unconfirmed
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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