Celebes Reef
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About this site
Celebes Reef lies off Si Amil Island near Tawau, in the Celebes Sea off the eastern coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. The island sits within the same stretch of coral triangle waters as nearby Sipadan and Mabul, and reefs here are typically reached by boat from the Tawau area. Divers have reported bigfin reef squid, broadclub cuttlefish, hairy frogfish, mimic octopus, ribbon eels, and stumpy-spined cuttlefish on the reef, making it a spot worth a close look for macro subjects rather than big pelagic action.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Stumpy-spined CuttlefishAscarosepion bandenseReported here · unconfirmed
Broadclub CuttlefishAscarosepion latimanusReported here · unconfirmed
Ribbon EelRhinomuraena quaesitaReported here · unconfirmed
Bigfin Reef SquidSepioteuthis lessonianaReported here · unconfirmed
Hairy frogfishHairy frogfishReported here · unconfirmed
Mimic octopusMimic octopusReported here · unconfirmed
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasObserved near here · iNaturalist
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Dusky NembrothaNembrotha kubaryanaObserved near here · iNaturalist
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataObserved near here · iNaturalist
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