Conditions
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About this site
Ras Shaitan sits along the Gulf of Aqaba coast north of Nuweiba, on the Sinai peninsula of Egypt. This stretch of coastline is popular with camps and small dive operations that offer shore access into the gulf's waters.
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.
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesObserved near here · iNaturalist
Geometric MorayGymnothorax griseusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Day OctopusOctopus cyaneaObserved near here · iNaturalist
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