Shag Rock
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About this site
Shag Rock lies along Egypt's Red Sea coast, near the reefs off the Hurghada area. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 20 metres and is considered a beginner dive. Divers here have reported exquisite butterflyfish, giant moray eels, Klunzinger's wrasse, Red Sea anemonefish, Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish, slingjaw wrasse, and small giant clams on the reef, along with occasional sightings of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins passing through.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncusReported here · unconfirmed
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiatorReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Exquisite ButterflyfishChaetodon austriacusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon fasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
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