El Shugarath
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Approx. 14km south of Dahab, reachable by day boat in 50 minutes. Diving in a northerly direction. Initially a sandy plateau that drops steeply from 20m. After a short dive, you reach a canyon that stretches from 20-50m deep. To the north is a forest of giant gorgonians. Partly strong current.
Longnose hawkfish in the gorgonians, nudibranchs, octopus, large barracudas, snappers, fusiliers. Turtles, tunas, mackerel.
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 approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
19 Sightings
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Whale Shark
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
41 Sightings
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7
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3
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
35 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
31 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
30 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
30 Sightings
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6
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3
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Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
25 Sightings
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6
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
21 Sightings
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