🪸
Sea - Saltwater
Fish of the Red Sea
A narrow tropical sea between Africa and Arabia - among the worlds warmest and saltiest, home to over 200 endemic coral reef species.
Continent: Africa/Asia Area: 438,000 km² Max Depth: 2,211m Climate: Tropical
📖 Overview
The Red Sea is a geologically young sea formed by the ongoing rifting of Africa and Arabia. Its warm, saline, isolated waters harbor extraordinary coral reefs and 200+ endemic fish species found nowhere else. Egyptian dive sites (Ras Muhammad, Brothers Islands) rank among the worlds finest.
🐟 Notable Species
Red Sea clownfish (endemic), lyretail anthias, Klein butterflyfish, twobar anemonefish, Red Sea sailfin tang, Sohal tang (endemic), longnose hawkfish, humphead wrasse.