Sachwa Abu Galawa
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About this site
Sachwa Abu Galawa is a reef dive site within the larger Abu Galawa reef system, listed among the dive sites of El Gouna on Egypt's Red Sea coast. It is known for its coral towers, and depths run from 8 to 15 metres, with an intermediate grade and good visibility.
Divers have reported scorpionfish, stonefish, rays, frogfish, groupers, morays and glass fish around the reef, and dolphins have also been seen here.
Marine 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
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncusReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
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