Humpback red snapper
Swim, Snorkel, Dive, See, Meet, Watch the Humpback red snapper
The Red Lutjan can be recognized by its red body with dark red fins. It has a small bump on its back. Its eyes are black, circled with yellow and red. It evolves in the coral reefs, along the external slopes of the drop-offs, around the wrecks. Compact shoals form and settle.
It cohabits with another species of snapper, the Lutjanus kasmira.
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Lutjanus gibbus
Macro
Vivaneau Rouge, Lutjan bossu, perche pagaie, Paddletail, Paddletail snapper, Paddle-tail, Sea-perch, Humpback red snapper
Food
The juvenile Red Lutjan protects itself from predators by staying in the shallow waters of the mangroves and feeds on plankton. As an adult, it hunts at night for fish, shrimp, crabs, lobsters, cephalopods, and echinoderms.
Breeding
The Red Lutjan approaches the passes between the lagoons and the ocean at the time of reproduction. Snapper gatherings are very important and reach several thousand individuals. The females release their eggs in the open water. The males fertilize the eggs and perform acrobatic tricks and releasing their seed in the open water.
Dive centers
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Sinai Divers Backpackers Dahab
Egypt
- Dahab

The Sinai Divers Backpackers dive center is located in the center of Dahab Bay. Nearby are small comfortable hotels, campsites, restaurants, and souvenir stores at reasonable prices. The Sinai Divers team will help you plan your diving vacation in Dahab. Sinai Divers' excellent value for money includes snorkeling, training, local diving, and camel trips to Gabr el Bint and Ras Abu Gallum. There is a great team spirit here and you may have to help with the diving equipment!
Sinai Divers' premises include an air and nitrox filling station, regularly renewed equipment, a workshop, showers and toilets, changing rooms with lockers, and two rinsing pools. One is dedicated to regulators and cameras, and the other is for the rest of your equipment. The small integrated store offers useful diving accessories. Nitrox is free for certified divers. On the second floor, in the air-conditioned classroom, you can take advantage of PADI theory courses, from Scuba Diver to Divemaster level, as well as bio courses about the Red Sea fauna, in the RSEC marine biology station.
The rooftop terrace offers a magnificent view of Masbat Bay and the Gulf of Aqaba, with the Saudi Arabian mountain range in the background. Equipped with sun loungers and umbrellas, it is the ideal place for dive briefings and to meet other divers. Hotels, guesthouses, vacation homes, and apartments are located near the Sinai Divers Backpackers. The "Swiss Inn" and the "Meridien" are a 5 to 10 minute cab ride away. The Dahab Coach House is located in a date palm area. [+]
- Welcome groups
- Free Nitrox
- Between 10 and 20 dive sites
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O2 Fakarava
Polynesia
- Atoll de Fakarava

The O2 Fakarava dive center is located in the Fakarava atoll in Polynesia. Ranked in the world's Top 10 for the best dives, Fakarava is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Come aboard our 7.50 m semi-rigid dive boat, fitted out with an awning to shelter you from the sun. Go diving in the Garuae channel to the north, the widest in Polynesia, with its concentration of pelagic fish and sharks. You can also expect some exceptional encounters in the Tetamanu channel to the south. A family atmosphere awaits you at the O2 Fakarava diving club, with passionate instructors on hand to share some (very!) special moments with you.
Ideal for those with a fear of water, try your hand at diving in the calm turquoise lagoon. Alternatively, try an SSI Try Scuba experience that allows you to admire Fakarava's fish-filled underwater world. For their part, most underwater photographers and divers wait every year for the marbled loaches to breed in Fakarava's passes. Choose one of Fakarava's guesthouses, each with its own identity. You can also camp in Fakarava or rent a holiday home. [+]
- Friendly atmosphere
- Cultural world heritage of the UNESCO
- Sharks watching
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