Sataya Reef West
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(2,139)
Location: Sataya Reef West is located in the Red Sea, specifically in the Fury Shoals area, south of Marsa Alam, Egypt. Its also known as Dolphin Reef and famous for the presence of dolphins, particularly bottlenose dolphins and spinner dolphins, which often interact with divers and snorkelers.
Marine life: It is known for the presence of dolphins, a wide variety of reef fish, moray eels, sea turtles, octopus squid and occasionally reef 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 approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
118 Sightings
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13
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16
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15
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20
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24
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8
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Green Turtle
49 Sightings
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21
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13
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11
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0
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
27 Sightings
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10
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11
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0
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6
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
11 Sightings
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11
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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.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
132 Sightings
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3
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2
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5
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13
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12
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16
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14
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25
O
14
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16
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12
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
125 Sightings
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7
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2
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11
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13
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11
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12
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10
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15
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17
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19
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8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
99 Sightings
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6
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4
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6
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12
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0
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16
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0
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15
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17
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10
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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 approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
97 Sightings
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5
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9
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13
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11
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13
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22
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15
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9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
95 Sightings
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3
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12
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10
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13
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26
O
11
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12
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8
