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Abu Kafan North
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Abu Kafan North Depth: 6 – 100m / Cruising Time: 80-90 min. This site is about 80 minutes outside of Soma Bay. Roughly translated, Abu Kafan means “father of the abyss“ and this is a fitting description for this reef. If you dive here you will know why! Abu Kafan can be described as a smaller version of Elphinstone.
The northern tip of Abu Kafan is a safe location for soft and fan corals, but also for big fish of all kinds, especially reef sharks, rays, barracudas, and turtles.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
166 Sightings
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7
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3
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10
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13
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12
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14
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24
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17
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16
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17
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18
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15
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Total number of species: 27
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Barracuda
53 Sightings
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6
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2
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0
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6
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6
J
9
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0
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0
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14
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0
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0
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10
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Total number of species: 600
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Wrasse
9 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9
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0
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0
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0
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Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
159 Sightings
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2
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0
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8
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12
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12
J
14
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27
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13
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17
O
19
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14
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21
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Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
115 Sightings
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2
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3
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6
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5
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11
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11
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23
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9
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10
O
15
N
12
D
8
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Total number of species: 100
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Parrotfish
103 Sightings
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2
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2
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0
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9
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8
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11
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17
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9
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11
O
13
N
8
D
13
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Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
99 Sightings
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0
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3
M
7
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4
M
12
J
7
J
17
A
12
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0
O
11
N
14
D
12
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Total number of species: 15
Shutterstock-Al McGlashan
Tuna
92 Sightings
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2
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0
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0
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6
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8
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12
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14
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12
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10
O
12
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10
D
6
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Total number of species: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
91 Sightings
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2
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2
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0
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0
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9
J
5
J
18
A
10
S
12
O
10
N
12
D
11
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Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
65 Sightings
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2
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2
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0
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4
M
10
J
9
J
20
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0
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0
O
10
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0
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8
