Rocky Island
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About this site
Rocky Island is a shark site in Egypt's Red Sea, with dive depths ranging from 10 to 30 metres. Tiger sharks are seen here in November and December, while the reef itself can be dived year-round.
Visibility is great and the water ranges from 22 to 30°C over the year, with the site exposed to wind and sea. Grey reef sharks, scalloped hammerheads, silky sharks and barracuda are found around the island, and divers have also reported Galápagos, bull and whale sharks and turtles.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusReported here · unconfirmed
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatusReported here · unconfirmed
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Sixbar WrasseThalassoma hardwickeReported here · unconfirmed
Hawaiian Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegusReported here · unconfirmed
Paletail UnicornfishNaso brevirostrisReported here · unconfirmed
Scrawled FilefishAluterus scriptusReported here · unconfirmed
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanusReported here · unconfirmed
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvierReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucasReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed
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