Here's an island that boasts 3,000 species of fish and sea tortoises inhabiting its clear waters. Sipadan is one of the smallest islands of the Indo-Pacific Islands immediately to the northeast off the coast of Borneo. Zafer Kizilkaya took photographs of this 12 hectare Malaysian island legendary among divers for its underwater beauties. They can live with approximately ten different kinds of anemones and not be harmed by the anemones' poisonous tentacles thanks to a secretion that is similar to that of the anemone. The anemone can not distinguish the fish from its own tentacles.
Research indicates that the anemone fish is genetically programmed to live inside an anemone.
The anemone fish all complete their maturation as males and may then change their sex. The largest and most dominant female in the colony can trigger the sex change in the male fish. Sipadan Island covers 12 hectares and boast 3,000 different kinds of marine life. Sipadan Island is legendary among divers. The Island has trouble meeting global demand.