Species recorded around Red Sea
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
Labroides dimidiatusAdults have a broad black side stripe, a pale head, and blue toward the rear. Juveniles are predominantly dark with a blue stripe.
View Bluestreak cleaner wrasse records on the map →Bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatusA short, thick beak and gray body are useful starting clues. The back is generally darker than the underside, but size and color vary between coastal and offshore animals; a distant fin alone is insufficient.
View Bottlenose dolphin records on the map →Dusky Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscusRock and boulder habitat
View Dusky Surgeonfish records on the map →Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydasLook for four pairs of large scutes along the sides of the shell and a single pair of large scales between the eyes. The shell can look brown, gray or olive; the name does not mean the shell is green. Juveniles can resemble hawksbills, so compare several features.
View Green sea turtle records on the map →Thin-shelled rock crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatusA shore crab also known as ʻaʻama in Hawaiʻi; the field account gives a shell width of about 2 inches.
View Thin-shelled rock crab records on the map →
OBIS records since 2016-01-01; checked 2026-09-19. The search covers a 40 km radius around the destination center. This is a selection matched to our species guide, not a complete local checklist. Past presence does not predict an encounter. Source checklist · How we check records.