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About this site
Near Garden lies along the Sinai coast near Sharm El Sheikh, in the Red Sea's Strait of Tiran and Ras Mohammed diving region, typically reached by boat from the marinas of Sharm El Sheikh. The site sits over a reef bottom with a maximum depth of around 25 metres, rated an intermediate dive with light current. Divers have reported angelfish, clownfish, lionfish, and triggerfish on the reef, along with sightings of eagle rays, manta rays, stingrays, Napoleon wrasse, reef sharks, sea turtles, and even the occasional whale shark.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
StingrayStingrayReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohalReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon fasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Masked PufferArothron diadematusReported here · unconfirmed
Arabian Picasso TriggerfishRhinecanthus assasiReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
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