Moses Sole
Pardachirus marmoratus
The Moses sole, also called the finless sole, speckled sole, or Red Sea Moses sole, is a flatfish native to the western Indian Ocean.
Family
Soleidae
Avg Size
20-26 cm
Habitat
It ranges through the western Indian Ocean from the Red Sea to Sri Lanka and down Africa's east coast to Durban. The species inhabits shallow coastal waters over sandy or muddy seabeds, often near coral reefs, where it preys mainly on bottom-dwelling invertebrates. It frequently lies buried in the sand during the day with only its eyes and nostrils exposed, and despite the toxin it secretes, it is caught and sold fresh for food.
Where & When to See It
Jackson Reef
Abu Hashish
Abu Kifan
Abu Ramada North
Abu Ramada South
Amphoras
Banana Reef
Belina Wreck
Big Giftun
Bluff Point
Careless Reef
Chrisoula K
Eel Garden
El Fanadir
El Mina Wreck
Elphinstone
Erg Abu Ramada
Far Garden
Fiddle Garden
Fury Shoals
Giannis D
Gordon Reef
Gota Abu Ramada
Habili Ali
Jackfish Alley
Kimon M
Kormoran
Middle Garden
Near Garden
Panorama Reef
Paradise
Pinky Wall
Ras Bob
Ras Burg
Ras Disha
Ras Ghozlani
Ras Nasrani
Ras Um Sid
Ras Zaatar
Rosalie Moller
Salem Express
Shaab Abu Nugar
Shaab Eissa
Woodhouse Reef
Abu Dabbab
Shaab Eshta
Shaab Petra
Shaab Sabina
Shabrur Um Gamar
Shag Rock (Kingston)
Shark & Yolanda Reef
Shark's Bay
Siyul Kebira
Small Crack
Small Giftun
Soma Bay Garden
Temple
The Alternatives
The Barge at Bluff Point
The Ulysses
Thistlegorm
Thomas Reef
Tower
Turtle Bay
Turtle Reef
Umm Gamar North
Umm Gamar South
White Knight
Abu Nuhas
Carnatic
Dunraven (Beacon Rock)
El Erug
El Fanous West
Erg Sabina
Erg Somaya
Hamda
Laguna Reef
Ras Ghamila
Ras Katy
Sha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)
Shark Observatory
Sodfa
Shaab El Erg
Turft El Shahed