Shark Observatory
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About this site
Shark Observatory is the wall dive at the first balcony of the Ras Mohammed promontory, also known as the Ras Mohammed Wall. Depths run from 5 to 18 m and it is rated intermediate. It looks out over deep blue water where large pelagic predators pass.
After descending about 15 m you explore the wall on your left, which is rich in alcyonarians, gullies, shelters and caves swarming with life, without losing sight of the blue. Jackfish, barracuda and some sharks can appear suddenly from the open water, and whale sharks have been seen in this area time and again.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
Whale SharkRhincodon typusReported here · unconfirmed
AngelfishAngelfishReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
PufferfishPufferfishReported here · unconfirmed
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ParrotfishParrotfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Masked PufferArothron diadematusReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornisReported here · unconfirmed
Blue TriggerfishPseudobalistes fuscusReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon WrasseCheilinus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Rusty ParrotfishScarus ferrugineusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiObserved near here · iNaturalist
Red Sea Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon fasciatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Sohal SurgeonfishAcanthurus sohalObserved near here · iNaturalist
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