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About this site
Ras Umm Gerifat is a headland along the Red Sea coast of the Qoseir area in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, south of the town of Qoseir itself. This stretch of coastline is known for its fringing reefs running along a mostly undeveloped shoreline south of Hurghada and Safaga.
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.
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohalReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon fasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Broomtail WrasseCheilinus lunulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon aurigaReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Arabian Picasso TriggerfishRhinecanthus assasiReported here · unconfirmed
Dusky SurgeonfishAcanthurus nigrofuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornisReported here · unconfirmed
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