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About this site
Ras Abu Helal is a headland along the Sinai coast north of Dahab, on the Egyptian side of the Gulf of Aqaba. The reef here reaches a maximum depth of around 39 metres and is rated an advanced dive, with a deep canyon whose entry and exit points are narrow, sometimes described as a slender crack, and access can be tough with limited ways in or out. A strong north current, rough conditions, and sediment disturbance have also been reported at the site. Grouper, lionfish, triggerfish, and unicornfish are regularly seen on the reef, and divers have also reported barracuda, butterflyfish, Napoleon wrasse, pufferfish, sea turtles, stonefish, and wrasse.
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.
LionfishLionfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
ButterflyfishButterflyfishReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Sulfur DamselPomacentrus sulfureusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Purple TangZebrasoma xanthurumReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Crown ButterflyfishChaetodon paucifasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
TriggerfishTriggerfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
UnicornfishUnicornfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseReported here · unconfirmed
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiObserved near here · iNaturalist
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