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Shaab Alaya
Life recorded at Shaab Alaya
60 species within 1.5 km · OBISAll 60 species recorded in this area
| Species | How often | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthurus sohal | common | 56 |
| Thalassoma rueppellii | occasional | 45 |
| Zebrasoma desjardinii | occasional | 43 |
| Chaetodon fasciatus | occasional | 40 |
| Cheilinus lunulatus | occasional | 34 |
| Chaetodon auriga | occasional | 33 |
| Abudefduf vaigiensis | occasional | 31 |
| Rhinecanthus assasi | occasional | 29 |
| Naso unicornis | occasional | 27 |
| Acanthurus nigrofuscus | occasional | 27 |
| Abudefduf sordidus | occasional | 21 |
| Naso elegans | occasional | 21 |
| Tridacna maxima | occasional | 20 |
| Canthigaster margaritata | occasional | 20 |
| Parupeneus forsskali | occasional | 20 |
| Monotaxis grandoculis | occasional | 19 |
| Zebrasoma xanthurum | occasional | 18 |
| Chlorurus sordidus | occasional | 18 |
| Heniochus intermedius | occasional | 18 |
| Chaetodon semilarvatus | occasional | 17 |
| Cirrhitus pinnulatus | occasional | 17 |
| Taeniura lymma | occasional | 15 |
| Pseudanthias squamipinnis | occasional | 14 |
| Neoniphon sammara | occasional | 14 |
| Ctenochaetus striatus | occasional | 13 |
| Chaetodon austriacus | occasional | 13 |
| Diodon hystrix | occasional | 13 |
| Pterois miles | occasional | 13 |
| Plicomugil labiosus | occasional | 12 |
| Chrysiptera unimaculata | occasional | 12 |
| Siganus luridus | occasional | 11 |
| Cephalopholis argus | occasional | 11 |
| Coenobita scaevola | occasional | 11 |
| Terapon jarbua | occasional | 11 |
| Fistularia commersonii | occasional | 10 |
| Mulloidichthys flavolineatus | occasional | 10 |
| Paracirrhites forsteri | occasional | 10 |
| Mulloidichthys vanicolensis | occasional | 10 |
| Pygoplites diacanthus | occasional | 9 |
| Epinephelus tauvina | occasional | 9 |
| Parupeneus macronemus | occasional | 9 |
| Gymnothorax javanicus | occasional | 9 |
| Arothron diadematus | occasional | 8 |
| Amblyglyphidodon indicus | occasional | 8 |
| Echinometra mathaei | occasional | 8 |
| Corythoichthys flavofasciatus | occasional | 8 |
| Pycnochromis dimidiatus | occasional | 8 |
| Sargocentron caudimaculatum | occasional | 8 |
| Parapercis hexophtalma | occasional | 8 |
| Scarus psittacus | occasional | 8 |
| Siganus rivulatus | occasional | 8 |
| Octopus cyanea | occasional | 7 |
| Myripristis murdjan | occasional | 7 |
| Pomacentrus sulfureus | occasional | 7 |
| Scarus niger | occasional | 7 |
| Lutjanus bohar | occasional | 7 |
| Stegastes nigricans | occasional | 7 |
| Cephalopholis miniata | occasional | 7 |
| Chaetodon paucifasciatus | occasional | 7 |
| Arothron hispidus | occasional | 6 |
Nearby sites in Port Ghalib
Explore all sitesA hotel jetty on the open-sea coast just south of Coraya Bay: you get in from the resort's own beach, and you have to be staying there.
The southern fringing reef of Coraya Bay, the side you are standing on the moment you step off the jetty ladder.
A canyon that starts in the back reef and takes seven to ten minutes to swim before it opens onto sand and coral blocks on the seaward side.
The headland at the northern end of the Port Ghalib boat range, named for a reef shaped like a head going into the water.
The hard-coral garden of the five Torfet Ali reefs, ten minutes north of the Port Ghalib marina, dived one way along a drop-off into blue water.
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