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About this site
Shab Manta is a reef site off Qesm Hurghada along Egypt's Red Sea coast in Red Sea Governorate, typically reached by boat from the Hurghada area. Reefs in this stretch of the northern Red Sea are known for fringing and offshore formations dropping into open water off the Egyptian mainland.
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.
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiReported here · unconfirmed
Pyjama SlugChromodoris quadricolorReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Exquisite ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacusReported here · unconfirmed
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiatorReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Sulfur DamselPomacentrus sulfureusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Indian LionfishPterois milesObserved near here · iNaturalist
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