Stingray Avenue (Mantanani)
About 9 m deep site listed by a Sabah diving guide for experienced divers, with anemonefish, stonefish, turtles and small spotted stingrays; Mantanani is also described as a muck and macro destination (imperial shrimp, jawfish, ribbon eels, seahorses, blue-ringed octopus), with blue-spotted and marble stingrays.
Facts
- Region: Kota Kinabalu, Usukan, Mantanani & Layang Layang - Sabah, Malaysia
- Area: Mantanani Islands
- Depth: 9 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: reef, muck
- Coordinates: 6.7108, 116.333 (approximate)
- Highlights: blue-spotted stingray, marble stingray, clownfish, stonefish, turtle, ribbon eel, blue-ringed octopus, seahorse
- Unverified: Position within the Mantanani group is not published; the point lies in the channel between Mantanani Kecil and Mantanani Besar.
- Tips: Do not touch blue-ringed octopus (venomous). Macro lens recommended.