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El Mina, wreck
★★★★☆
(3,536)
Russian built Minesweeper wreck located just outside Hurghada marina. The carrier of the El Mina came to an abrupt end in early June 1970th when the port of Hurghada was attacked by Israeli aircraft during the first days of the 6 Day War. It was hit by an Israeli missile and sank where she was anchored in 30m.
Known for macro marine life such as nudibranches and pipefishes. Usually no current underwater but can have strong surface currents.
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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
112 Sightings
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11
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10
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14
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18
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19
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19
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15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
264 Sightings
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19
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20
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20
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22
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16
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17
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22
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35
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30
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39
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24
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
91 Sightings
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11
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12
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12
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10
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15
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18
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13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
75 Sightings
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10
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0
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11
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12
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14
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0
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17
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11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
37 Sightings
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12
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12
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13
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
36 Sightings
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10
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0
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14
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0
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12
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0
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0
