Goby Rock

Healthy hard-coral garden known for goby and shrimp partnerships, with blue-spotted stingrays, jawfish, nudibranchs and whitetip reef sharks.

Facts

• Region: Lankayan & Sandakan – Sabah, Malaysia
• Area: Lankayan Island
• Level: beginner
• Current: low
• Type: macro, reef
• Coordinates: 6.496, 117.911 (approximate)
• Highlights: goby and shrimp partnerships, blue-spotted stingray, jawfish, nudibranchs, whitetip reef shark
• Unverified: No exact position is published: the coordinate is an estimate around Lankayan Island (island centre about 6.50°N, 117.92°E), for orientation only. The resort's dive guides take you to the site.
• Tips: Depth not published; stay buoyant above the coral and keep a 5 m safety stop.

Sources

• https://www.dive-the-world.com/diving-sites-malaysia-lankayan-island.php
• https://www.starfish.ch/dive/Lankayan.html
• https://dive-the-world.com/newsletter-201103-lankayan-dive-trip-report.php