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Marsa Alam (Abu Dabbab and Elphinstone)

Easy wildlife bays on shore, advanced shark walls offshore

Updated Mar 25, 2026 • 26 sources

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Wildlife In Marsa Alam (Abu Dabbab and Elphinstone)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Marsa Alam (Abu Dabbab and Elphinstone).

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Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

6 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

6 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

5 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

5 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

3 linked spots

gray animal underwater
Other Mammals

Dugong

Dugong dugon

3 linked spots

Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

3 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

3 linked spots

dolphin in body of water
Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Image ID: corl0207, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Kingman Reef Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD
Sharks

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

2 linked spots

Sharks

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

2 linked spots

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Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Porcupinefish

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

a yellow and black spotted fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spot

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

Lionfish

1 linked spot

gray shark in body of water
Sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spot

Molluscs

Octopus

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Sand Eel

1 linked spot

Molluscs

Squid

1 linked spot

Sharks

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

1 linked spot

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Trumpetfish

1 linked spot

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

1 linked spot

Sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spot