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About this site
Shab Quais lies in the Red Sea off Qesm Hurghada, in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, part of the string of offshore reef systems reached by boat from the Hurghada area. The area sits within a stretch of coastline known for its fringing and patch reefs scattered along the approach to the open Red Sea.
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
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Sulfur DamselPomacentrus sulfureusReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea BannerfishHeniochus intermediusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardiniiReported here · unconfirmed
Elegant UnicornfishNaso elegansReported here · unconfirmed
Masked ButterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatusReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohalObserved near here · iNaturalist
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