© ORCA DIVE CLUB SOMA BAY, Soma Bay
Abu Kafan South
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MACHINE TRANSLATION: Abu Kafan Depth: 6 - 100m / Travel time: 80-90 min.is about 80 minutes outside Of Soma Bay. Roughly translated, Abu Kafan means "father of the abyss". This is a suitable description for this reef. If you dive here, you know why! Abu Kafan can be described as a smaller version of Elphinstone.
MACHINE TRANSLATION: On the plateau you will meet moray eels, lipfish, groupers, anthine clouds, barracudas, turtles and reef sharks. Marauders and mackerel can be found there, sometimes whale sharks
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
152 Sightings
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4
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17
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19
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20
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14
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18
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11
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15
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Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
88 Sightings
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11
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2
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0
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0
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5
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17
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10
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10
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16
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0
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9
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8
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Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
197 Sightings
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7
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3
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14
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12
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19
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19
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29
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11
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21
O
26
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16
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20
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Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
157 Sightings
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7
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4
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10
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10
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15
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22
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23
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12
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15
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21
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9
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9
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Total number of species: 15
Shutterstock-Al McGlashan
Tuna
120 Sightings
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10
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11
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12
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20
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12
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13
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13
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10
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0
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11
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Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
118 Sightings
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6
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0
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7
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7
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13
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13
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21
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8
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16
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19
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0
D
8
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Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
110 Sightings
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5
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4
M
6
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12
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11
J
8
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15
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0
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14
O
12
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10
D
13
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Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
105 Sightings
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5
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0
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5
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8
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10
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13
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15
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6
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15
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18
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0
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10
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Total number of species: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
85 Sightings
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4
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3
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0
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5
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15
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10
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11
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0
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16
O
12
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0
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 85
iStock-mirecca
Surgeonfish
76 Sightings
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3
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0
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0
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9
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12
J
10
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10
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0
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13
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13
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0
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