Musandam Peninsula
Oman · Gulf of Oman
Oman's dramatic exclave jutting into the Strait of Hormuz, where towering limestone fjords (khors) plunge into nutrient-rich waters teeming with endemic Arabian Gulf fish, giant grouper, and seasonal whale sharks and hammerheads.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
23 species across the dive sites here
Doublebar Bream
Seen 6 months ago
at Khor Ash-Sham
Least concern
White-Spectacled Bulbul
Seen 8 months ago
at Ras Lima
Least concern
Aden Blenny
Seen 9 months ago
at Khor Ash-Sham
Least concern
Halfmoon Angelfish
Seen 9 months ago
at Octopus Rock
Least concern
Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major
Seen 9 months ago
at Octopus Rock
Least concern
Green Sea Turtle
Seen 9 months ago
at Lima Rock
Least concern
Clypeaster humilis
Seen 9 months ago
at Lima Rock
Pavona decussata
Seen 9 months ago
at Ras Lima
Least concern
Tailspot Goby
Seen 9 months ago
at Octopus Rock
Least concern
Osprey
Seen Mar 2025
at Lima Rock
Least concern
Arabian Anthias
Seen year round
at Lima Rock
Least concern
Common Lionfish
Seen year round
at Octopus Rock
Least concern
Day Octopus
Seen year round
at Octopus Rock
Least concern
Giant Grouper
Seen year round
at Lima Rock
Giant Moray
Seen year round
at Octopus Rock
Least concern
Great Barracuda
Seen year round
at Lima Rock
Least concern
Hawksbill Turtle
Seen year round
at Khor Ash-Sham
Critically endangered
Spotted Garden Eel
Seen year round
at Khor Ash-Sham
Least concern
Whitetip Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Khor Ash-Sham
Vulnerable
Scalloped Hammerhead
Seasonal visitor
at Ras Lima
Critically endangered
Thresher Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Ras Lima
Vulnerable
Whale Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Ras Lima
Endangered
Slender Ceratosoma Nudibranch
Rare sighting
at Ras Lima
Dive sites
Lima Rock
arabian anthias · giant grouper · great barracuda · indo-pacific sergeant major
Octopus Rock
day octopus · giant moray · common lionfish · indo-pacific sergeant major
Ras Lima
whale shark · scalloped hammerhead · thresher shark · osprey
Khor Ash-Sham
hawksbill turtle · whitetip reef shark · spotted garden eel · indo-pacific sergeant major