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Ras Abu Soma
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The Somabay headland forms the northern end of Safaga Bay. The “Ras“ (head), is a steep wall that ends in the south on a 25m deep plateau, main current direction is coming from the north. On the plateau you can find ancient table corals up to 4m in size, and a steep wall.
Chance of big fish is given, so encounters with gray reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, guitarfishes, stingrays, eagle rays, and hammerhead sharks are possible.
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
1k Sightings
J
26
F
19
M
29
A
72
M
74
J
52
J
105
A
103
S
182
O
173
N
107
D
66
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
313 Sightings
J
0
F
9
M
0
A
0
M
15
J
17
J
44
A
57
S
59
O
55
N
39
D
18
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
148 Sightings
J
10
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
10
J
0
J
28
A
11
S
32
O
32
N
11
D
14
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
141 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
12
J
12
J
20
A
23
S
30
O
13
N
19
D
12
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
134 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
15
M
14
J
0
J
14
A
27
S
30
O
21
N
13
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
92 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
18
J
19
J
18
A
13
S
0
O
12
N
0
D
0
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
712 Sightings
J
20
F
14
M
28
A
53
M
63
J
37
J
69
A
66
S
105
O
119
N
83
D
55
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
653 Sightings
J
20
F
10
M
30
A
35
M
47
J
26
J
73
A
70
S
116
O
109
N
64
D
53
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
650 Sightings
J
14
F
18
M
29
A
39
M
51
J
31
J
68
A
71
S
107
O
109
N
67
D
46
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
516 Sightings
J
21
F
9
M
15
A
35
M
41
J
23
J
60
A
54
S
93
O
90
N
40
D
35
