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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).

saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

8 linked spots

turtles

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

7 linked spots

turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

6 linked spots

rays

Moray Eel

6 linked spots

rays

Eagle Ray

5 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Snapper

5 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

4 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

4 linked spots

rays

Stingrays

4 linked spots

other-mammals

Dugong

Dugong dugon

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

3 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

3 linked spots

dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

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

saltwater-fishes

Porcupinefish

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Trumpetfish

2 linked spots

sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

2 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Boxfish

Ostraciidae (family)

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Clownfish

1 linked spots

molluscs

Cuttlefish

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Lionfish

1 linked spots

molluscs

Nudibranch

1 linked spots

sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

1 linked spots

molluscs

Octopus

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Sand Eel

1 linked spots

dolphins

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spots

molluscs

Squid

1 linked spots

sharks

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Triggerfish

1 linked spots

saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots

sharks

Zebra Shark

Stegostoma tigrinum

1 linked spots