Mandarin House
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About this site
Mandarin House lies near Bodgaya and Pom Pom Islands in the Semporna area off Sabah, in the Celebes Sea region of Malaysian Borneo, within the waters of Tun Sakaran Marine Park (the Sarawak label on this listing is a mislabel, as this island cluster sits in Sabah, not Sarawak). It is a muck site, with coral rubble and small reef structures typical of this island group, and takes its name from the mandarinfish divers seek out here at dusk. The dive is rated advanced.
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.
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
Day OctopusOctopus cyaneaReported here · unconfirmed
Common LionfishPterois volitansReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Squat Anemone ShrimpThor amboinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Sky Blue PhyllidiaPhyllidia coelestisReported here · unconfirmed
Miller's NembrothaNembrotha milleriReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasObserved near here · iNaturalist
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataObserved near here · iNaturalist
Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkiiObserved near here · iNaturalist
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