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.
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Alamy-WaterFrame
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iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
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Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
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Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
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Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
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Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
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iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
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AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
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iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
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Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
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