Umm Gamar
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About this site
Umm Gamar is a long, isolated reef formed by an underwater mountain, close to the island of the same name and about 90 minutes from Hurghada. It is graded as a beginner dive.
At the island there is a plateau and a wall that runs down more than 30 metres. Three large blocks stand along the wall, and one of them has a small cave beneath it. The blocks shelter thousands of glassfish and are covered in brightly coloured soft corals.
A glance into the blue may be rewarded with a grey reef shark, or a passing school of barracuda or tuna. Along the reef divers can spot a large turtle and almost certainly giant morays. Near the end of the dive, the small blocks on the plateau are the place to look for stonefish and crocodilefish.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
TriggerfishTriggerfishReported here · unconfirmed
SweetlipsSweetlipsConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BannerfishBannerfishReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
FusilierFusilierConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Indian Ocean HumbugDascyllus abudafurReported here · unconfirmed
Onespot SnapperLutjanus monostigmaReported here · unconfirmed
Broomtail WrasseCheilinus lunulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BatfishBatfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Slingjaw WrasseEpibulus insidiatorReported here · unconfirmed
Arabian Picasso TriggerfishRhinecanthus assasiReported here · unconfirmed
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteriReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Green DamselfishAmblyglyphidodon indicusReported here · unconfirmed
Goldsaddle GoatfishParupeneus cyclostomusReported here · unconfirmed
Sulfur DamselPomacentrus sulfureusReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmed
Indian Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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