Panglima Reef
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Panglima Reef is a slopy dive site north-west of Mabul Island. The Reef starts at 5m off the shore, extending 50m into the deeper end. Longshore current could be observed depending on the tides, and could be a perfect spot for beginners to experience drift diving. Also a macro haven.
Clusters of nudibranchs, stingrays, turtles, schools of yellowstripe snappers, crocodile fish, occasional whaleshark sightings.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
202 Sightings
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8
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13
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24
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22
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22
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10
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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
100 Sightings
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14
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12
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15
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7
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8
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15
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10
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8
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6
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5
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
51 Sightings
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4
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4
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0
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0
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11
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4
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6
A
9
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6
O
0
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0
D
7
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
11 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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7
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4
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0
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0
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0
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
128 Sightings
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4
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9
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18
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0
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6
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10
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14
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15
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19
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13
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7
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13
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
91 Sightings
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6
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8
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10
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0
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0
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8
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6
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14
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13
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13
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4
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9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
63 Sightings
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4
F
4
M
12
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9
M
4
J
8
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0
A
9
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4
O
0
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3
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6
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
61 Sightings
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0
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6
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9
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0
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0
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7
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8
A
7
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6
O
12
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0
D
6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
58 Sightings
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4
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6
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0
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0
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0
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5
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9
A
10
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5
O
10
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4
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5
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
54 Sightings
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3
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5
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9
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0
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0
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6
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7
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7
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5
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9
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3
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0
