Ras Mohammed, Egypt
Shark & Yolanda Reef
Two reefs, a sheer wall and a scattered cargo of toilets from the Yolanda wreck.
About the dive
Shark & Yolanda Reef is an advanced to expert dive site in Ras Mohammed, Egypt. Divers have logged 22,631 dives here, going to 24 m on average in around 26 m of visibility. 32 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are moray eels, clownfish and butterflyfish. Sightings peak in July, August and October.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Avg. max depth
- 24 m
- Visibility
- 26 m
- Dive time
- 50 min
- Logged dives
- 22,631
- Busiest months
- Jul · Aug · Oct
- Region
- Northern and Central Red Sea
Most sighted here
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
ParrotfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Shark & Yolanda Reef and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
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| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
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| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Wrasses | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Tuna | ||||||||||||
| Snappers |
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