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About this site
Ras Um Hesiwa is a headland site along the Red Sea coast within Qesm Safaga, in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate. This stretch of coastline south of Hurghada is known for its fringing reef points reached by boat from Safaga's dive centers.
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.
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Lagoon Brittle StarOphiocoma scolopendrinaReported here · unconfirmed
Acanthopleura vaillantiiReported here · unconfirmed
Regal AngelfishPygoplites diacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Elegant UnicornfishNaso elegansReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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