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

• Carcharhinus melanopterus - Blacktip reef shark
• Fungia fungites - Mushroom coral
• Heliopora coerulea - Blue coral
• Sargassum vulgare - Common sargassum
• Stylophora pistillata - Smooth cauliflower coral
• Chromodoris magnifica - Magnificent chromodoris
• Alicia mirabilis - Berried anemone
• Amphiprion bicinctus - Two-band anemonefish
• Elacatinus genie - Cleaning goby
• Eretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill turtle
• Amphiprion ocellaris - False clownfish
• Metasepia pfefferi - Flamboyant Cuttlefish
• Heteractis aurora - Beaded sea anemone
• Pterois volitans - Red lionfish
• Pinctada radiata - Atlantic pearl oyster
• Halimeda tuna - Halimeda
• Sparus aurata - Gilt-head bream
• Mugil cephalus - Flathead grey mullet
• Mustelus asterias - Starry smooth-hound
• Pagurus bernhardus - Common hermit crab
• Acanthaster planci - Crown-of-thorns starfish
• Linckia laevigata - Blue sea star
• Epinephelus fasciatus - Blacktip grouper
• Chaetodon fasciatus - Diagonal butterflyfish
• Chaetodon semilarvatus - Bluecheek butterflyfish
• Holothuria atra - Black sea cucumber
• Amphiprion akallopisos - Skunk clownfish
• Holothuria edulis - Pink sea cucumber
• Holothuria fuscogilva - White teatfish
• Stichopus chloronotus - Greenfish sea cucumber