Shaab Shehr
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About this site
Shaab Shehr is a reef system off the coast of Safaga, in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, typically accessed by boat from Safaga's dive centers along a stretch of coastline known for its scattered coral reefs and pinnacles. It reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres and is rated a beginner dive over a reef bottom. Barracuda, surgeonfish, and tuna are common here, and divers have also reported angelfish, bannerfish, eagle rays, fusiliers, grouper, lionfish, parrotfish, snapper, sweetlips, triggerfish, and wrasse around the reef. Current can pick up at the exposed corners, and the deeper outer slopes and wall sections are reportedly more demanding than the shallower reef top.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
BannerfishBannerfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TriggerfishTriggerfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SweetlipsSweetlipsReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Crimson SoldierfishMyripristis murdjanReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow-edge ChromisChromis pembaeReported here · unconfirmed
Masked ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatusReported here · unconfirmed
Chiseltooth WrassePseudodax moluccanusReported here · unconfirmed
Elegant UnicornfishNaso elegansReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
SurgeonfishSurgeonfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
MackerelMackerelReported here · unconfirmed
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