Bannerfish Bay
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About this site
Bannerfish Bay is a shore dive south of Dahab's lighthouse, in the middle of Masbat Bay. It begins along a slowly sloping slope with seagrass, where seahorses, anglerfish, nudibranchs, moray eels and stonefish hide, and green turtles are regularly in the seagrass. Sandy slopes hold flounders, ghost pipefish, seamoths and frogfish. Farther out a small reef has schools of bannerfish hovering above it, which gave the site its name, and the mini reefs there hold octopus, morays, shrimps and scorpionfish.
The dive is shallow, with depth up to 25 m. The current is rare, and it is rated easy. It is well suited to night dives, photographers and snorkelling. Sand patches and a buoyancy park make it a good training site as well.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Moray eelMoray eelReported here · unconfirmed
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
Sulfur DamselPomacentrus sulfureusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Klunzinger's WrasseThalassoma rueppelliiReported here · unconfirmed
Purple TangZebrasoma xanthurumReported here · unconfirmed
Cauliflower CoralPocillopora verrucosaReported here · unconfirmed
Masked PufferArothron diadematusReported here · unconfirmed
Net Fire CoralMillepora dichotomaReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmed
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Red Sea AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctusReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
BannerfishBannerfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 4 independent sources
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