Utopia House Reef

Utopia House Reef sits off the Red Sea coast within Qesm Al Qoseir, in Egypt's Red Sea Governorate, an area known for fringing reef systems accessed directly from shore-based resorts. The site lies along a stretch of coastline south of Hurghada that has seen steady development of dive resorts over the past few decades, most offering house reef access as a convenience for guests staying on site. As a shore dive, it reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres and is rated a beginner site. Sea turtles are a regular sight here, and divers have also reported damselfish and lionfish among the reef life.

Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.

• Sea turtleSea turtleConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
• Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
• Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
• Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohalReported here · unconfirmed
• Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornisReported here · unconfirmed
• Broomtail WrasseCheilinus lunulatusReported here · unconfirmed
• White-spotted PufferArothron hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
• Indian Sailfin TangZebrasoma desjardiniiReported here · unconfirmed
• Elegant UnicornfishNaso elegansReported here · unconfirmed
• Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
• DamselfishDamselfishReported here · unconfirmed
• LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
• Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusObserved near here · iNaturalist