List of deep water fish of the Red Sea
Bathydemersal species[]
Red Sea bathydemersal species include:[citation needed]
- Acropoma japonicum , , Acropomatidae
- Ariosoma mauritianum , Blunt-tooth conger, Congridae
- , Bothidae
- , Percophidae
- , Champsodontidae
- Cynoglossus acutirostris , Sharpnose tonguesole, Cynoglossidae
- Dysomma fuscoventralis , Synaphobranchidae
- Facciolella karreri , Nettastomatidae
- , Bythitidae
- Harpadon erythraeus , Synodontidae
- Heptranchias perlo , Sharpnose sevengill shark, Hexanchidae
- Hippocampus kelloggi , Great seahorse, Syngnathidae
- Iago omanensis , Bigeye houndshark, Triakidae
- Mustelus manazo , Starspotted smooth-hound, Triakidae
- , Ophidiidae
- , Tetrarogidae
- , Scorpaenidae
- , Gobiidae
- , Nemipteridae
- , Moridae
- , Gobiidae
- Rhynchoconger trewavasae , Congridae
- Saurenchelys meteori , Nettastomatidae
- , , Setarchidae
- Synagrops philippinensis , Acropomatidae
- , , Trichiuridae
- , Mullidae
- , Uranoscopidae
- Uroconger erythraeus , Congridae
Bathypelagic species[]
Red Sea bathypelagic species include:
- , Stomiidae
- , Sciaenidae
- Benthosema pterotum , , Myctophidae
- Champsodon capensis , Gaper, Champsodontidae
- Chauliodus sloani , Sloane's viperfish, Stomiidae
- , , Myctophidae
- Lestrolepis luetkeni , , Paralepididae
- Maurolicus mucronatus , Sternoptychidae
- Nemichthys scolopaceus , Slender snipe eel, Nemichthyidae
- Stomias affinis , , Stomiidae
Benthopelagic species[]
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Trichiurus lepturus
Red Sea benthopelagic species include:
- Aetobatus flagellum , Longheaded eagle ray, Myliobatidae
- Aetobatus ocellatus , Myliobatidae
- Anoxypristis cuspidata , Knifetooth sawfish, Pristidae
- , , Apogonidae
- Argyrosomus regius , Meagre, Sciaenidae
- , Ariommatidae
- , Ateleopodidae
- Bryx analicarens , Pink pipefish, Syngnathidae
- , , Balistidae
- Chanos chanos , Milkfish, Chanidae
- Decapterus russelli , Indian scad, Carangidae
- , , Gerreidae
- Glossogobius giuris , Tank goby, Gobiidae
- , Mediterranean slimehead, Trachichthyidae
- Lobotes surinamensis , Atlantic tripletail, Lobotidae
- Megalops cyprinoides , Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalopidae
- Mugil cephalus, Flathead mullet, Mugilidae
- , Moridae
- , Striped grunter, Haemulidae
- Pristipomoides filamentosus , Crimson jobfish, Lutjanidae
- Pristipomoides sieboldii , , Lutjanidae
- , , Rhinobatidae
- , , Rhinobatidae
- Rhinobatos thouin , Clubnose guitarfish, Rhinobatidae
- Rhizoprionodon acutus , Milk shark, Carcharhinidae
- Seriola lalandi , Yellowtail amberjack, Carangidae
- , Opistognathidae
- Stromateus fiatola , Blue butterfish, Stromateidae
- Synodus randalli , Synodontidae
- Taractichthys steindachneri , Sickle pomfret, Bramidae
- , Crested hairtail, Trichiuridae
- Terapon puta , , Terapontidae
- Thyrsitoides marleyi , , Gempylidae
- Trichiurus lepturus, Largehead hairtail, Trichiuridae
References[]
Fishbase
Categories:
- Lists of fishes by sea
- Deep sea fish
- Fish of the Red Sea