Dive Details |
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Location |
Mandarin Valley, Kapalai, Sabah, Malaysia |
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Date |
27 October, 2011 |
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Time |
5:29pm - 6:21pm |
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Details |
Dive with Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort led by George
Another attempt to see the mandarin fish. This time George showed them to us. Graeme and I managed to see two of them. This was also the last night dive of the trip. I didn't want to get out of the water. |
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Buddy |
Graeme Teudt |
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Seas |
Flat |
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Visibility |
15-20 metres |
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Duration |
52 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
18.0 m |
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Average depth |
13.2 m |
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Water temperature |
29.1°C |
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Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand |
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Tides at Pakalangan, Sabah MST |
Note that tides at dive site may vary from above location. |
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High |
5:50am |
2.10m |
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Low |
11:44am |
0.20m |
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High |
6:01pm |
2.50m |
Camera gear |
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Camera |
Nikon D300 |
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Lens |
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D |
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Housing |
Ikelite 6812.3 |
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Lens port |
Ikelite Flat Port 5502.41 |
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Strobes |
Ikelite SubStrobe DS125 |
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Ikelite SubStrobe DS161 |
Photographs |
Depth information, where present, indicates the depth of the camera when the photograph was taken and can be used to approximate the depth of the subject.
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Orange anemonefish, Amphiprion sandaracinos. 3.8 m.
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Mandarinfish, Synchiropus splendidus. 17.2 m.
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Mandarinfish, Synchiropus splendidus. 17.2 m.
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False clown anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris. 11.7 m.
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False clown anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris. 11.6 m.
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Nudibranch, Nembrotha kubaryana. 8.9 m.
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Nudibranch, Nembrotha kubaryana. 9.1 m.
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Scallop. 4.8 m.
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Scallop. 5 m.
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Stony coral, Lobophyllia sp. 4.6 m.
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