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Sharm El Sheikh (Ras Mohammed and Tiran)

Red Sea park walls, Tiran drifts, and easy resort logistics from one warm-water base

Updated Mar 25, 2026 • 23 sources

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Wildlife In Sharm El Sheikh (Ras Mohammed and Tiran)

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Sharm El Sheikh (Ras Mohammed and Tiran).

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
Rays

Eagle Ray

11 linked spots

a blue and white fish in an aquarium
Saltwater Fishes

Triggerfish

8 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
Saltwater Fishes

Barracuda

7 linked spots

green and black fish in body of water
Rays

Stingrays

6 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Jackfish

5 linked spots

Sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

5 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
Saltwater Fishes

Butterfly Fish

4 linked spots

gray snake photography
Rays

Moray Eel

4 linked spots

Molluscs

Nudibranch

4 linked spots

Rays

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Snapper

4 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Tuna

4 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
Sharks

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

3 linked spots

orange and white clown fish
Saltwater Fishes

Clownfish

3 linked spots

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

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

3 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
Saltwater Fishes

Angelfish

2 linked spots

dolphin in body of water
Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphin

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Eel

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Goatfish

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Grouper/Basslets

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
Turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
Saltwater Fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

Saltwater Fishes

Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

2 linked spots

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

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

2 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
Saltwater Fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spot

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

1 linked spot

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea Common name Spanish: Tinglar Photo by Claudia Lombard, USFWS Location, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, US Virgin Islands More information: [1]
Turtles

Leatherback Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

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

Saltwater Fishes

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

1 linked spot

Molluscs

Octopus

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Porcupinefish

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spot

Other Mammals

Seal

1 linked spot

Dolphins

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spot

Saltwater Fishes

Sweetlips and Grunts

1 linked spot