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About this site
Shab Abu Galawa is a reef site off the coast of Qesm Hurghada in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, part of the string of offshore reef systems reached by boat from Hurghada. The area sits within the central Red Sea's reef belt, a region typically accessed on day trips from the mainland coast.
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
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Halfmoon AngelfishPomacanthus maculosusReported here · unconfirmed
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