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Semporna (Sipadan, Mabul, Kapalai) Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Semporna (Sipadan, Mabul, Kapalai)

Sipadan walls, Mabul macro, Kapalai shallows: Semporna is Sabah's best-of-both-worlds dive base

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Wildlife In Semporna (Sipadan, Mabul, Kapalai)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Semporna (Sipadan, Mabul, Kapalai).

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Moorea, French Polynesia

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

18 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Molluscs

Nudibranch

14 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor

Saltwater Fishes

Frogfish

12 linked spots

brown turtle in sea

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

9 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

8 linked spots

gray snake photography

Saltwater Fishes

Moray Eel

6 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

5 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

5 linked spots

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) near Gilli Banta Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)

Saltwater Fishes

Lionfish

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pipefish

5 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

Seahorses and Pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

5 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

4 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

4 linked spots

Photo of Sweetlips and Grunts

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

4 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

3 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

3 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

3 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

Saltwater Fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

crab on rock

Crab

2 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

2 linked spots

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Image ID: corl0207, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Kingman Reef Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

2 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

2 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

2 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

2 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

a whale swimming in the ocean with a lot of fish around it

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

Saltwater Fishes

Bannerfish

1 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

Saltwater Fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Loggerhead Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

1 linked spots

gray shark in body of water

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

Photo of Snake Eel

Saltwater Fishes

Snake Eel

Ophichthidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

1 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spots