Brilliant yellow and electric blue stripes, one of the reef's showstoppers.
A reef icon. Adults flaunt vivid horizontal yellow-blue stripes; juveniles look completely different with white-blue concentric rings. Shy and solo, often found around overhangs and large coral heads.
Coral heads and walls at 5–20 m. Frequent at Ras Mohamed and Tiran.
These trips go where this species lives. It is a wild animal, so a sighting is possible and never promised.
Where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aqaba, the most legendary marine park in Egypt.
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Four legendary reefs, Jackson, Woodhouse, Thomas and Gordon, packed with marine life.
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Safe. It is harmless to snorkelers. Watch from a respectful distance and do not chase or feed it.
Coral heads and walls at 5–20 m. Frequent at Ras Mohamed and Tiran. These trips go where this species lives. It is a wild animal, so a sighting is possible and never promised.
30–40 cm
