King Abdullah Reef

King Abdullah Reef sits along the Red Sea coastline near Aqaba, in the southern part of the Gulf of Aqaba on Jordan's short stretch of shoreline, part of a series of dive sites reached from the city of Aqaba close to the border area shared with Israel and Saudi Arabia. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 40 metres over a reef bottom and is rated a beginner dive. Divers have reported fusiliers and sea turtles here, along with black corals and fire corals worth keeping a respectful distance from.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
• Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
• Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiReported here · unconfirmed
• Sulfur DamselPomacentrus sulfureusReported here · unconfirmed
• Pyjama SlugChromodoris quadricolorReported here · unconfirmed
• Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
• Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
• FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
• Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisObserved near here · iNaturalist