Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Critically endangered sea turtle with a distinctive hawk-like beak, common on Red Sea coral reefs.
Family
Cheloniidae
Avg Size
60-90 cm
Habitat
Hawksbill sea turtles range widely, occurring mainly in the tropical reefs of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans. Of all the sea turtles, this is the species most tied to warm, tropical waters. Two major subpopulations are recognised, one in the Atlantic and one in the Indo-Pacific.
Where & When to See It
Shark's Bay
Pinky Wall
Ras Bob
Ras Burg
Sodfa
South Ras Abu Galum
Temple
The Alternatives
Ras Disha
The Canyon
Ras Ghamila
The Islands
Ras Ghozlani
Ras Katy
Thomas Reef
Tower
Ras Nasrani
Turtle Bay
Ras Um Sid
Ras Zaatar
Jackson Reef
Gordon Reef
White Knight
Woodhouse Reef
Kormoran
Laguna Reef
Amphoras
Abu Hashish
Eel Gardens
Middle Garden
Far Garden
Fiddle Garden
Eel Garden
Ras Abu Helal
Near Garden
North Ras Abu Galum
Blue Hole - El Bells
Shark Observatory
Jackfish Alley
Paradise
Shaab Claudia
Shaab Eissa
Shaab Eshta
Shaab Maksur
Shaab Petra
Shaab Sabina
Shaab Sataya
Shabrur Um Gamar
Shag Rock (Kingston)
Siyul Kebira
Small Crack
Small Giftun
The Barge at Bluff Point
The Caves
The Ulysses
Thistlegorm
Turft El Shahed
Turtle Reef
Umm Gamar North
Umm Gamar South
Umm Kharalim
Zabargad Island
Aida
Big Giftun
Dunraven (Beacon Rock)
Elphinstone
Hamda
North Gabr El Bint
Rocky Island
Shaab El Erg
Shark & Yolanda Reef
Soma Bay Garden
Abu Dabbab
Three Pools
Abu Ghalawa
Abu Kifan
Abu Nuhas
Abu Ramada North
Abu Ramada South
Banana Reef
Belina Wreck
Big Brother Island
Bluff Point
Careless Reef
Carnatic
Chrisoula K
Daedalus Reef
El Erug
El Fanadir
El Fanous West
El Mina Wreck
Erg Abu Ramada
Erg Sabina
Erg Somaya
Fury Shoals
Giannis D
Gota Abu Ramada
Gota Kebir
Gota Soraya
Habili Ali
Habili Gaffar
Kimon M
Lighthouse
Little Brother Island
Moray Garden - Golden Blocks
Napoleon Reef
Numidia
Panorama Reef
Rosalie Moller
Salem Express
Sha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)
Sha'ab Sharm
Shaab Abu Nugar