Dolphin House

Dolphin House is the most popular dive site on Sha'ab el-Erg, a large horseshoe-shaped reef off El Gouna at Sataya. Dolphins are often seen in the adjacent channel.

Red Sea bannerfish Red Sea bannerfish Red Sea bannerfish, Heniochuis intermedius

octopus octopus Day (big blue) octopus, Octopus cyanea

fire coral and anthias fire coral Sea goldies, Pseudanthias squamipinnis

sulphur damsel Lemon damsel, Pomacentrus sulfureus

threadfin butterflyfish threadfin butterflyfish Threadfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon auriga

crown butterflyfish Redback butterflyfish, Chaetodon paucifasciatus

black-backed butterflyfish Blackbacked butterflyfish, Chaetodon melannotus

masked butterflyfish Masked butterflyfish, Chaetodon semilarvatus

parrot fish Swarthy parrotfish,Scarus niger

shrimp goby Banded (Steinitz's) prawn goby, Amblyeleotris steinitzi

Abudjubbe wrasse Abudjubbe's splendour wrasse, Cheilinus abudjubbe

giant moray eel Giant moray, Gymnothorax javanicus

Nocturnal creatures:

comb sea star Sand-sifting starfish, Astropecten polyacanthus

unknown damselfish?? Yellowside damsel, Amblyglyphidodon flaviatus

Red Sea fire urchin Toxic leather sea urchin, Asthenosomoa marisrubri

juvenile cuttlefish Hooded cuttlefish, Sepia prashadi

sleeping bullethead parrotfish Bicolor parrotfish, Cetoscarus bicolor

hermit crab hermit crab hermit crabHermit crabs

decorated goby Scarlet shrimpgoby, Ctenogobiops crocinus

humbug dascyllus Humbug damsel, Dascyllus aruanus

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