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Dahab Marine Life & Wildlife Guide

Wildlife · Destination Guide

Dahab

Blue Hole walls, canyon swim-throughs, and Bedouin desert horizons

Updated Oct 30, 2025 • 16 sources

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Wildlife In Dahab

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gray snake photography

Moray Eel

12 linked spots

orange and white clown fish

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

11 linked spots

Photo of Octopus

Octopus

11 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

11 linked spots

Photo of Pufferfish

saltwater-fishes

Pufferfish

Tetraodontidae

10 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

9 linked spots

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Moorea, French Polynesia

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

9 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch

Nudibranch

8 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water

Stingrays

8 linked spots

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans) near Gilli Banta Island (near Komodo, Indonesia)

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

7 linked spots

Photo of Pipefish

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pipefish

6 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )

Eagle Ray

5 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

5 linked spots

a fish swimming in water

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

5 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp

Shrimp

5 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

5 linked spots

Photo of Snapper

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

4 linked spots

A moorish idol fish swims in dark water.

saltwater-fishes

Bannerfish

3 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

3 linked spots

Photo of Common Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

3 linked spots

Photo of Squid

Squid

3 linked spots

Photo of Tuna

saltwater-fishes

Tuna

3 linked spots

brown octopus swimming under the sea

Cuttlefish

2 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef

saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Flounder

saltwater-fishes

Flounder

2 linked spots

Photo of Garfish uploaded from iNaturalist .

saltwater-fishes

Garfish

Belone belone

2 linked spots

Photo of Porcupinefish

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

2 linked spots

Photo of Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

2 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Bass

freshwater-fishes

Bass

1 linked spots

Photo of Eel

saltwater-fishes

Eel

1 linked spots

Photo of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Goatfish

saltwater-fishes

Goatfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Guitarfish

Guitarfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Jackfish

saltwater-fishes

Jackfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Leaf Scorpionfish

saltwater-fishes

Leaf Scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus

1 linked spots

Photo of Pygmy Seahorse

seahorses-and-pipefishes

Pygmy Seahorse

1 linked spots

Photo of Seal

Seal

1 linked spots

Photo of Sturgeon

freshwater-fishes

Sturgeon

1 linked spots

Photo of Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

1 linked spots

Photo of Trumpetfish

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spots

a whale swimming in the ocean with a lot of fish around it

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

1 linked spots