Jackfish Alley
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About this site
Jackfish Alley is a reef dive in Ras Mohammed, tucked between Ras Za'atar and Shark Observatory at the tip of the Sinai Peninsula. It is dived as a drift along a coral garden, with a cavern on the site.
Coral pinnacles rise from the seabed and attract a lot of fish. Butterflyfish, angelfish and parrotfish shelter in the coral, while barracuda, tuna and schools of jackfish cruise above. Blue-spotted rays, glassfish, scorpionfish, lionfish, fusiliers, white-tip reef sharks and trevally are also listed.
Depths run from about 5 to 30 m (16 to 98 ft), so the shallow coral gardens suit beginners while the deeper parts are there for advanced divers. The current is moderate and visibility is very good. Water is 26 to 29 C (79 to 84 F) in summer from June to October and 21 to 24 C (70 to 75 F) in winter from December to March.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
Reef sharkReef sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Masked PufferArothron diadematusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornisReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue TriggerfishPseudobalistes fuscusReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
TriggerfishTriggerfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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