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Fish
Least Concern

Splendour Wrasse

Cheilinus lunulatus

The broomtail wrasse is a wrasse native to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.

Family

Labridae

Avg Size

30-50 cm

Habitat

Broomtail wrasses are found on coral reefs and over the neighbouring sand and seagrass habitats, at depths ranging from about 2 to 30 m (6.6 to 98.4 ft).

Splendour Wrasse

Where & When to See It

Abu Dabbab

common
Year Round

Eel Garden

common
Year Round

Elphinstone

common
Year Round

Fiddle Garden

common
Year Round

Gordon Reef

common
Year Round

Habili Ali

common
Year Round

Jackfish Alley

common
Year Round

Jackson Reef

common
Year Round

Kormoran

common
Year Round

Laguna Reef

common
Year Round

Near Garden

common
Year Round

Paradise

common
Year Round

Pinky Wall

common
Year Round

Ras Bob

common
Year Round

Ras Burg

common
Year Round

Ras Ghamila

common
Year Round

Ras Ghozlani

common
Year Round

Ras Katy

common
Year Round

Ras Um Sid

common
Year Round

Ras Zaatar

common
Year Round

Sha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)

common
Year Round

Shark & Yolanda Reef

common
Year Round

Shark Observatory

common
Year Round

Shark's Bay

common
Year Round

Sodfa

common
Year Round

SS Turkia

common
Year Round

Temple

common
Year Round

Thomas Reef

common
Year Round

Tower

common
Year Round

Turtle Bay

common
Year Round

White Knight

common
Year Round

Woodhouse Reef

common
Year Round

Amphoras

common
Year Round

Far Garden

common
Year Round

Middle Garden

common
Year Round

Ras Nasrani

common
Year Round

Small Crack

common
Year Round

The Alternatives

common
Year Round

Shaab Maksur

abundant
Year Round

Three Pools

abundant
Year Round

Ras Abu Helal

abundant
Year Round

Kimon M

abundant
Year Round

Turft El Shahed

abundant
Year Round

Ras Disha

abundant
Year Round

Lighthouse

abundant
Year Round

Turtle Reef

abundant
Year Round

Umm Gamar North

abundant
Year Round

Umm Gamar South

abundant
Year Round

Thistlegorm

abundant
Year Round

Rosalie Moller

abundant
Year Round

Soma Bay Garden

abundant
Year Round

Sha'ab Sharm

abundant
Year Round

Shaab Abu Nugar

abundant
Year Round

Shaab Claudia

abundant
Year Round

Shaab Eissa

abundant
Year Round

Shaab El Erg

abundant
Year Round

Shaab Eshta

abundant
Year Round

Shaab Petra

abundant
Year Round

Shaab Sabina

abundant
Year Round

Shaab Sataya

abundant
Year Round

Shabrur Um Gamar

abundant
Year Round

Shag Rock (Kingston)

abundant
Year Round

Abu Hashish

abundant
Year Round

Abu Nuhas

abundant
Year Round

Salem Express

abundant
Year Round

Siyul Kebira

abundant
Year Round

Abu Ghalawa

abundant
Year Round

Abu Kifan

abundant
Year Round

Abu Ramada North

abundant
Year Round

Abu Ramada South

abundant
Year Round

Banana Reef

abundant
Year Round

Belina Wreck

abundant
Year Round

Big Giftun

abundant
Year Round

Blue Hole - El Bells

abundant
Year Round

Bluff Point

abundant
Year Round

Careless Reef

abundant
Year Round

Carnatic

abundant
Year Round

Dunraven (Beacon Rock)

abundant
Year Round

Small Giftun

abundant
Year Round

Eel Gardens

abundant
Year Round

El Erug

abundant
Year Round

El Fanadir

abundant
Year Round

El Fanous West

abundant
Year Round

Chrisoula K

abundant
Year Round

Erg Abu Ramada

abundant
Year Round

Erg Somaya

abundant
Year Round

South Ras Abu Galum

abundant
Year Round

Fury Shoals

abundant
Year Round

Giannis D

abundant
Year Round

El Mina Wreck

abundant
Year Round

Gota Abu Ramada

abundant
Year Round

Erg Sabina

abundant
Year Round

Hamda

abundant
Year Round

The Barge at Bluff Point

abundant
Year Round

The Canyon

abundant
Year Round

The Caves

abundant
Year Round

The Islands

abundant
Year Round

Moray Garden - Golden Blocks

abundant
Year Round

Napoleon Reef

abundant
Year Round

The Ulysses

abundant
Year Round

North Gabr El Bint

abundant
Year Round

North Ras Abu Galum

abundant
Year Round

Panorama Reef

abundant
Year Round

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