Kapalai House Reef
★★★★☆
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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
365 Sightings
J
22
F
28
M
35
A
21
M
23
J
36
J
43
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: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
338 Sightings
J
19
F
25
M
31
A
22
M
22
J
36
J
34
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: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
33 Sightings
J
0
F
12
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
10
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: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
275 Sightings
J
19
F
17
M
27
A
26
M
14
J
20
J
27
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: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
226 Sightings
J
15
F
15
M
25
A
12
M
17
J
20
J
26
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: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
216 Sightings
J
15
F
15
M
23
A
13
M
14
J
22
J
21
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: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
190 Sightings
J
8
F
10
M
27
A
13
M
15
J
12
J
19
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: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
137 Sightings
J
11
F
9
M
23
A
10
M
11
J
0
J
16
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: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
101 Sightings
J
7
F
11
M
16
A
0
M
12
J
14
J
19
A
22
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: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
100 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
22
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
15
A
26
S
10
O
10
N
9
D
0
