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About this site
Shab Itar is a reef site off the coast of Qesm Hurghada in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, part of the string of offshore reef formations reached by boat from the Hurghada area. These reefs typically rise from deeper water and are dived along their outer walls and sloping edges.
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.
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Green DamselfishAmblyglyphidodon indicusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiatorReported here · unconfirmed
Arabian Picasso TriggerfishRhinecanthus assasiReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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