List of fishes in the Red Sea

Deepwater species[]

See the List of deep water fish of the Red Sea

Demersal species[]

• Ambassidae
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• Apistidae
  • Apistus carinatus,
• Aploactinidae
• Apogonidae
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  • , Smith's cardinalfish
  • Cheilodipterus novemstriatus,
• Ariidae
  • Arius thalassinus,
• Ariommatidae
• Balistidae
  • Abalistes stellaris, Starry triggerfish
• Batrachoididae
• Belonidae
  • Tylosurus choram (Rüppell, 1837) (Red Sea houndfish)
  • Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)
    • T. c. crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) (hound needlefish)
• Blenniidae
  • Alloblennius jugularis, Jugular blenny
  • Alloblennius pictus
  • Alticus kirkii, Kirk's blenny
  • Alticus saliens, Leaping blenny
  • Antennablennius adenensis, Aden blenny
  • Antennablennius australis, Moustached rockskipper
  • Antennablennius hypenetes, Arabian blenny
  • Ecsenius dentex
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  • Hirculops cornifer, Highbrow rockskipper
  • Istiblennius flaviumbrinus
  • Istiblennius pox, Scarface rockskipper
  • Istiblennius unicolor, Pallid rockskipper
  • Omobranchus fasciolatus, Arab blenny
  • Omobranchus steinitzi
  • Parablennius cyclops
  • Petroscirtes ancylodon, Arabian fangblenny
  • Xiphasia matsubarai, Japanese snake blenny
  • Xiphasia setifer, Hairtail blenny
• Bothidae
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• Callionymidae
  • Callionymus bentuviai
  • Callionymus erythraeus, Smallhead dragonet
  • Callionymus filamentosus, Blotchfin dragonet
  • Callionymus gardineri, Longtail dragonet
  • Callionymus marleyi, Sand dragonet
  • Callionymus muscatensis, Muscat dragonet
  • Callionymus oxycephalus
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  • Synchiropus sechellensis
• Caproidae
• Carcharhinidae
  • Loxodon macrorhinus, Sliteye shark
• Congridae
  • Diploconger polystigmatus
  • Gorgasia cotroneii
  • Gorgasia sillneri
  • Heteroconger balteatus
  • Uroconger lepturus, Slender conger
• Creediidae
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• Cynoglossidae
  • Cynoglossus arel, Largescale tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus bilineatus, Fourlined tonguesole
  • Cynoglossus gilchristi, Ripplefin tonguesole
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  • Cynoglossus lingua, Long tongue sole
• Cyprinodontidae
  • Aphanius dispar dispar
• Dactylopteridae
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• Dasyatidae
  • Dasyatis bennetti, Bennett's stingray
  • Himantura gerrardi, Sharpnose stingray
  • Himantura imbricata, Scaly whipray
• Gerreidae
  • Gerres filamentosus,
• Gobiesocidae
• Gobiidae
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  • Arcygobius baliurus
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  • Favonigobius reichei, Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby
  • Gobius koseirensis
  • Gobius leucomelas
  • , Common goby
  • Pomatoschistus marmoratus, Marbled goby
  • Silhouettea aegyptia, Red Sea goby
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• Gymnuridae
  • Gymnura poecilura, Longtail butterfly ray
• Haemulidae
  • Pomadasys argenteus,
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• Hemigaleidae
  • Hemipristis elongata, Snaggletooth shark
• Holocentridae
  • Sargocentron marisrubri
• Kraemeriidae
• Labridae
  • Cheilinus abudjubbe
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  • Xyrichtys javanicus
• Leiognathidae
  • Gazza minuta,
  • Leiognathus berbis,
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  • Leiognathus equulus,
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  • Leiognathus splendens, Splendid ponyfish
  • Secutor insidiator, Pugnose ponyfish
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• Liparidae
• Lophiidae
  • Lophiomus setigerus,
• Lutjanidae
  • Pristipomoides multidens,
• Malacanthidae
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• Microdesmidae
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  • Stephanolepis diaspros,
• Mugilidae
  • Liza macrolepis, Largescale mullet
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• Mullidae
  • Upeneus pori,
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• Muraenesocidae
  • Congresox talabonoides, Indian pike conger
  • Muraenesox cinereus, Daggertooth pike conger
• Muraenidae
  • Gymnothorax angusticauda
  • Gymnothorax herrei
  • Gymnothorax johnsoni, Whitespotted moray
  • Gymnothorax tile
  • Uropterygius genie
  • Uropterygius golanii
• Narcinidae
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• Nemipteridae
  • Nemipterus bipunctatus, Delagoa threadfin bream
  • Nemipterus japonicus,
  • Nemipterus peronii,
  • Nemipterus randalli, Randall's threadfin bream
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  • Parascolopsis eriomma,
  • Parascolopsis inermis,
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• Nettastomatidae
  • Saurenchelys lateromaculatus
• Ophichthidae
  • Myrophis microchir
  • Skythrenchelys lentiginosa
  • Yirrkala tenuis, Thin sand-eel
• Ophidiidae
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• Opistognathidae
• Paralichthyidae
  • Pseudorhombus arsius, Largetooth flounder
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• Pempheridae
  • Pempheris mangula, Black-edged sweeper
• Pinguipedidae
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• Platycephalidae
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• Plesiopidae
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• Polynemidae
  • Polydactylus plebeius, Striped threadfin
  • Polydactylus sextarius,
• Pomacentridae
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  • Neopomacentrus taeniurus, Freshwater demoiselle
• Priacanthidae
  • Priacanthus sagittarius,
• Pristidae
  • Pristis zijsron, Longcomb sawfish
• Psettodidae
  • Psettodes erumei,
• Pseudochromidae
• Ptereleotridae
  • Ptereleotris arabica
• Rhinobatidae
  • Rhinobatos granulatus, Sharpnose guitarfish
  • Rhinobatos schlegelii,
• Samaridae
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• Scorpaenidae
  • Brachypterois serrulata
• Serranidae
  • Epinephelus epistictus, Dotted grouper
  • Epinephelus latifasciatus,
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  • Serranus cabrilla, Comber
• Soleidae
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• Sparidae
  • Acanthopagrus berda, Picnic seabream
  • Acanthopagrus latus, Yellowfin seabream
  • Argyrops spinifer,
  • Crenidens crenidens,
  • Lithognathus mormyrus,
• Synanceiidae
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  • Minous monodactylus, Grey stingfish
  • Synanceia nana, Red Sea stonefish
• Syngnathidae
  • Dunckerocampus boylei,
  • Hippichthys cyanospilos,
  • Hippichthys spicifer,
  • Hippocampus fuscus, Sea pony
  • Hippocampus jayakari, Jayakar's seahorse
  • Hippocampus lichtensteinii, Lichtenstein's seahorse
  • Lissocampus bannwarthi
  • Syngnathus macrophthalmus
  • Syngnathus safina
  • Trachyrhamphus longirostris
• Synodontidae
  • Synodus hoshinonis, Blackear lizardfish
  • Synodus macrops, Triplecross lizardfish
• Terapontidae
  • Terapon jarbua, Jarbua terapon
• Tetraodontidae
  • Lagocephalus lunaris,
  • Lagocephalus spadiceus,
• Tetrarogidae
• Torpedinidae
  • Torpedo panthera, Panther electric ray
• Triakidae
  • Mustelus mosis, Arabian smooth-hound
• Trichonotidae
• Triglidae
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• Tripterygiidae
  • Enneapterygius clarkae, Barred triplefin
  • Enneapterygius destai
  • Enneapterygius obscurus
  • Enneapterygius pusillus, Highcrest triplefin
  • Helcogramma obtusirostris, Hotlips triplefin
• Uranoscopidae
  • Uranoscopus dollfusi, Dollfus' stargazer

Pelagic species[]

• Alopiidae
  • Alopias vulpinus, Thintail thresher
• Belonidae
  • Tylosurus choram,
• Bregmacerotidae
  • Bregmaceros mcclellandi, Spotted codlet
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• Carangidae
  • Alepes vari, Herring scad
  • Carangoides ciliarius
  • Caranx sansun
  • Decapterus macarellus, Mackerel scad
• Chirocentridae
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• Clupeidae
  • Amblygaster leiogaster,
  • Dussumieria acuta, Rainbow sardine
  • Dussumieria elopsoides, Slender rainbow sardine
  • Etrumeus teres, Round herring
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  • Herklotsichthys punctatus,
  • Hilsa kelee, Kelee shad
  • Sardinella longiceps, Indian oil sardine
  • Spratelloides gracilis, Silver-stripe round herring
• Coryphaenidae
  • Coryphaena equiselis, Pompano dolphinfish
  • Coryphaena hippurus, Common dolphinfish
• Echeneidae
  • Remora brachyptera, Spearfish remora
  • Remorina albescens, White suckerfish
• Elopidae
  • Elops machnata, Tenpounder
• Engraulidae
  • Engraulis encrasicolus, European anchovy
  • Stolephorus indicus, Indian anchovy
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• Exocoetidae
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  • Exocoetus volitans, Tropical two-wing flyingfish
  • Hirundichthys rondeletii,
  • Parexocoetus brachypterus, Sailfin flyingfish
  • Parexocoetus mento,
• Hemiramphidae
  • Euleptorhamphus viridis,
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• Istiophoridae
  • Istiophorus platypterus, Indo-Pacific sailfish
  • Makaira indica, Black marlin
  • Tetrapturus audax, Striped marlin
• Lactariidae
  • Lactarius lactarius, False trevally
• Leiognathidae
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• Malacanthidae
• Molidae
  • Mola mola, Ocean sunfish
  • Ranzania laevis, Slender sunfish
• Monodactylidae
  • Monodactylus argenteus, Silver moony
• Mugilidae
  • Liza carinata,
• Myliobatidae
  • Mobula thurstoni, Smoothtail mobula
• Rhincodontidae
  • Rhincodon typus, Whale shark
• Scombridae
  • Auxis rochei rochei, Bullet tuna
  • Auxis thazard thazard, Frigate tuna
  • Euthynnus affinis, Kawakawa
  • Katsuwonus pelamis, Skipjack tuna
  • Rastrelliger kanagurta, Indian mackerel
  • Sarda orientalis, Striped bonito
  • Scomber japonicus, Chub mackerel
  • Scomberomorus commerson, Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
  • Thunnus albacares, Yellowfin tuna
  • Thunnus tonggol, Longtail tuna
• Serranidae
• Sphyraenidae
  • Sphyraena chrysotaenia, Yellowstripe barracuda
• Xiphiidae
  • Xiphias gladius, Swordfish

Reef-associated species[]

See the List of reef fish of the Red Sea

See also[]

• List of red sea sharks

References[]

Fishbase