Indian Ocean & Red Sea

Warm tropical waters with vertical coral walls, reef sharks and high biodiversity.

Species cataloged: 614

Water temperature

22-30°C

Visibility

20-40 m

Best diving season

Mar-May, Sep-Nov

Top dive destinations

Ras Mohammed, Brothers, Daedalus

Species in this zone

• Amphiprion ocellaris - False clownfish
• Pterois volitans - Red lionfish
• Manta birostris - Giant oceanic manta ray
• Carcharhinus melanopterus - Blacktip reef shark
• Chelonia mydas - Green sea turtle
• Cheilinus undulatus - Humphead wrasse
• Rhincodon typus - Whale shark
• Triaenodon obesus - Whitetip reef shark
• Mobula alfredi - Reef manta ray
• Synanceia verrucosa - Reef stonefish
• Amphiprion bicinctus - Two-band anemonefish
• Eretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill turtle
• Metasepia pfefferi - Flamboyant Cuttlefish
• Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos - Grey Reef Shark
• Chromodoris magnifica - Magnificent chromodoris
• Mobula tarapacana - Sicklefin devil ray
• Seriola dumerili - Greater amberjack
• Velella velella - By-the-wind sailor
• Sparus aurata - Gilt-head bream
• Mugil cephalus - Flathead grey mullet
• Sphyraena barracuda - Great barracuda
• Stenopus hispidus - Banded coral shrimp
• Pseudanthias dispar - Redfin anthias
• Pomacanthus maculosus - Yellowbar angelfish
• Myripristis murdjan - Blotcheye soldierfish
• Balistoides viridescens - Titan triggerfish
• Rhinecanthus assasi - Red Sea Picasso triggerfish
• Gymnothorax javanicus - Giant moray
• Gymnothorax undulatus - Undulated moray
• Aetobatus ocellatus - Ocellated eagle ray