Kapalai House Reef
★★★★☆
(2,963)
Its crystal clear waters and beautiful diving, Sipadan Island lies off the East coast of Sabah, Malaysia in the heart of the hotspot. Kapalai can be reached in just a 50 minutes by speedboat from Semporna. Sipadan-Kapalai is an ideal destination for divers and non-divers alike, seeking a great holiday experience.
Many species of nudibranch can be spoted, giant moral eel, lion fish and pipe fish as well. Turtles are so plentiful here that researchers often come to study the turtles that nest.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
410 Sightings
J
22
F
28
M
36
A
37
M
36
J
44
J
50
A
57
S
41
O
30
N
14
D
15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
371 Sightings
J
19
F
25
M
32
A
36
M
29
J
40
J
41
A
51
S
34
O
31
N
15
D
18
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
56 Sightings
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0
F
12
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
11
J
12
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
12
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
299 Sightings
J
19
F
17
M
27
A
32
M
20
J
25
J
34
A
45
S
31
O
24
N
14
D
11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
244 Sightings
J
15
F
15
M
26
A
16
M
22
J
23
J
31
A
34
S
14
O
20
N
12
D
16
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
242 Sightings
J
15
F
15
M
25
A
23
M
21
J
25
J
25
A
33
S
21
O
16
N
12
D
11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
221 Sightings
J
8
F
10
M
28
A
26
M
27
J
13
J
23
A
23
S
21
O
18
N
8
D
16
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
149 Sightings
J
11
F
9
M
23
A
16
M
12
J
0
J
21
A
25
S
11
O
11
N
10
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
121 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
23
A
15
M
0
J
0
J
20
A
26
S
10
O
10
N
9
D
0
