List of fishes of the Red Sea
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The Red Sea is known for its richness and biodiversity.
Deepwater species
Demersal species
- Ambassidae
- Ambassis gymnocephalus, bald glassy
- Ambassis urotaenia, banded-tail glassy perchlet
- Apistidae
- Apistus carinatus, ocellated waspfish
- Aploactinidae
- Apogonidae
- Apogon gularis
- Apogon hungi
- Apogon micromaculatus
- Apogon quadrifasciatus, twostripe cardinal
- Apogon smithi, Smith's cardinalfish
- Apogon spongicolus
- Cheilodipterus novemstriatus, Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish
- Cheilodipterus pygmaios
- Fowleria abocellata
- Fowleria aurita
- Fowleria isostigma
- Fowleria marmorata
- Fowleria variegata
- Siphamia tubifer (S. permutata, synonym)
- Ariidae
- Arius thalassinus, giant seacatfish
- Ariommatidae
- Balistidae
- Abalistes stellaris, starry triggerfish
- Batrachoididae
- Belonidae
- Tylosurus choram (Rüppell, 1837), Red Sea houndfish
- Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)
- 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
- Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos, fringelip rockskipper
- 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
- Bothus myriaster, Indo-Pacific oval flounder
- Bothus tricirrhitus
- Engyprosopon hureaui, Hureau's flounder
- Engyprosopon latifrons
- Engyprosopon macrolepis
- Engyprosopon maldivensis, olive wide-eyed flounder
- Callionymidae
- Callionymus bentuviai
- Callionymus erythraeus, smallhead dragonet
- Callionymus filamentosus, blotchfin dragonet
- Callionymus gardineri, longtail dragone
- Callionymus marleyi, sand dragonet
- Callionymus muscatensis, Muscat dragonet
- Callionymus oxycephalus
- Diplogrammus infulatus, sawspine dragonet
- Diplogrammus randalli
- Synchiropus sechellensis
- Caproidae
- Carcharhinidae
- Loxodon macrorhinus, sliteye shark
- Congridae
- Creediidae
- Limnichthys nitidus, sand submarine
- Cynoglossidae
- Cynoglossus arel, largescale tonguesole
- Cynoglossus bilineatus, fourlined tonguesole
- Cynoglossus dollfusi
- Cynoglossus gilchristi, ripplefin tonguesole
- Cynoglossus kopsii, shortheaded tonguesole
- Cynoglossus lachneri, Lachner's tonguesole
- Cynoglossus lingua, long tongue sole
- Cynoglossus pottii
- Cynoglossus sealarki
- Cyprinodontidae
- Dactylopteridae
- Dactyloptena peterseni, starry flying gurnard
- Dasyatidae
- Dasyatis bennetti, Bennett's stingray
- Himantura gerrardi, sharpnose stingray
- Himantura imbricata, scaly whipray
- Gerreidae
- Gerres filamentosus, whipfin silverbiddy
- Gobiesocidae
- Gobiidae
- Amblyeleotris triguttata, triplespot shrimpgoby
- Amblygobius magnusi
- Amoya signatus, tusk goby
- Arcygobius baliurus
- Callogobius amikami
- Callogobius dori
- Callogobius flavobrunneus, slimy goby
- Coryogalops anomolus, anomalous goby
- Coryphopterus humeralis
- Cryptocentroides arabicus, Arabian goby
- Favonigobius reichei, Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby
- Fusigobius maximus
- Gobius koseirensis
- Gobius leucomelas
- Hetereleotris diademata
- Hetereleotris vulgaris, common goby
- Opua elati
- Pleurosicya prognatha
- Pomatoschistus marmoratus, marbled goby
- Psilogobius randalli
- Silhouettea aegyptia, Red Sea goby
- Silhouettea chaimi
- Silhouettea insinuans, phantom goby
- Trimma filamentosus
- Gymnuridae
- Gymnura poecilura, longtail butterfly ray
- Haemulidae
- Plectorhinchus faetela
- Pomadasys argenteus, silver grunt
- Pomadasys hasta
- Pomadasys multimaculatum, cock grunter
- Pomadasys punctulatus, lined grunt
- Hemigaleidae
- Hemipristis elongata, snaggletooth shark
- Holocentridae
- Kraemeriidae
- Labridae
- Cheilinus abudjubbe
- Pteragogus pelycus, sideburn wrasse
- Suezichthys caudavittatus, spottail wrasse
- Suezichthys russelli, Russell's wrasse
- Xyrichtys bimaculatus, two-spot razorfish
- Xyrichtys javanicus
- Xyrichtys niger
- Leiognathidae
- Gazza minuta, toothpony
- Leiognathus berbis, Berber ponyfish
- Leiognathus bindus, orangefin ponyfish
- Leiognathus elongatus, slender ponyfish
- Leiognathus equulus, common ponyfish
- Leiognathus fasciatus, striped ponyfish
- Leiognathus klunzingeri
- Leiognathus leuciscus, whipfin ponyfish
- Leiognathus lineolatus, ornate ponyfish
- Leiognathus splendens, splendid ponyfish
- Secutor insidiator, pugnose ponyfish
- Secutor ruconius, deep pugnose ponyfish
- Liparidae
- Lophiidae
- Lophiomus setigerus, blackmouth angler
- Lutjanidae
- Pristipomoides multidens, goldbanded jobfish
- Malacanthidae
- Branchiostegus sawakinensis, freckled tilefish
- Hoplolatilus oreni
- Microdesmidae
- Paragunnellichthys springeri
- Brachaluteres baueri
- Paraluteres arqat
- Paramonacanthus frenatus, wedgetail filefish
- Paramonacanthus oblongus, hair-finned filefish
- Paramonacanthus pusillus
- Stephanolepis diaspros, reticulated leatherjacket
- Mugilidae
- Liza macrolepis, largescale mullet
- Liza subviridis, greenback mullet
- Liza tade, Tade mullet
- Valamugil cunnesius, longarm mullet
- Mullidae
- Upeneus pori, Por's goatfish
- Upeneus sulphureus, sulphur goatfish
- Muraenesocidae
- Congresox talabonoides, Indian pike conger
- Muraenesox cinereus, daggertooth pike conger
- Muraenidae
- Narcinidae
- Heteronarce bentuviai, Elat electric ray
- Nemipteridae
- Nemipterus bipunctatus, Delagoa threadfin bream
- Nemipterus japonicus, Japanese threadfin bream
- Nemipterus peronii, notchedfin threadfin bream
- Nemipterus randalli, Randall's threadfin bream
- Nemipterus zysron, slender threadfin bream
- Parascolopsis aspinosa, smooth dwarf monocle bream
- Parascolopsis eriomma, rosy dwarf monocle bream
- Parascolopsis inermis, unarmed dwarf monocle bream
- Parascolopsis townsendi, scaly dwarf monocle bream
- Nettastomatidae
- Ophichthidae
- Myrophis microchir
- Skythrenchelys lentiginosa
- Yirrkala tenuis, thin sand-eel
- Ophidiidae
- Ophidion smithi
- Sirembo jerdoni, brown-banded cusk-eel
- Opistognathidae
- Paralichthyidae
- Pseudorhombus arsius, largetooth flounder
- Pseudorhombus elevatus, deep flounder
- Pempheridae
- Pempheris mangula, black-edged sweeper
- Pinguipedidae
- Parapercis robinsoni, smallscale grubfish
- Parapercis simulata
- Parapercis somaliensis, Somali sandperch
- Platycephalidae
- Grammoplites suppositus, spotfin flathead
- Platycephalus micracanthus
- Rogadius asper, olive-tailed flathead
- Rogadius pristiger, thorny flathead
- Sorsogona prionota, blackblotch flathead
- Plesiopidae
- Plesiops mystaxus, moustache longfin
- Polynemidae
- Polydactylus plebeius, striped threadfin
- Polydactylus sextarius, blackspot threadfin
- Pomacentridae
- Chromis axillaris, grey chromis
- Neopomacentrus taeniurus, freshwater demoiselle
- Neopomacentrus miryae
- Priacanthidae
- Priacanthus sagittarius, arrow bulleye
- Pristidae
- Pristis zijsron, longcomb sawfish
- Psettodidae
- Psettodes erumei, Indian spiny turbot
- Pseudochromidae
- Ptereleotridae
- Rhinobatidae
- Rhinobatos granulatus, sharpnose guitarfish
- Rhinobatos schlegelii, yellow guitarfish
- Samaridae
- Samaris cristatus, cockatoo righteye flounder
- Scorpaenidae
- Serranidae
- Epinephelus epistictus, dotted grouper
- Epinephelus latifasciatus, striped grouper
- Epinephelus radiatus, oblique-banded grouper
- Serranus cabrilla, comber
- Soleidae
- Aseraggodes sinusarabici
- Aseraggodes steinitzi
- Brachirus orientalis, Oriental sole
- Solea elongata, elongate sole
- Synaptura commersonnii, Commerson's sole
- Sparidae
- Acanthopagrus berda, picnic seabream
- Acanthopagrus latus, yellowfin seabream
- Argyrops megalommatus
- Argyrops spinifer, king soldierbream
- Crenidens crenidens, karenteen seabream
- Lithognathus mormyrus, striped seabream
- Synanceiidae
- Choridactylus multibarbus, orangebanded stingfish
- Minous coccineus, onestick stingfish
- Minous inermis, Alcock's scorpionfish
- Minous monodactylus, grey stingfish
- Synanceia nana, Red Sea stonefish
- Syngnathidae
- Dunckerocampus boylei, broad-banded pipefish
- Hippichthys cyanospilos, blue-spotted pipefish
- Hippichthys spicifer, bellybarred pipefish
- Hippocampus fuscus, sea pony
- Hippocampus jayakari, Jayakar's seahorse
- Hippocampus lichtensteinii, Lichtenstein's seahorse
- Lissocampus bannwarthi
- Siokunichthys herrei
- Syngnathus macrophthalmus
- Syngnathus safina
- Trachyrhamphus longirostris
- Synodontidae
- Synodus hoshinonis, blackear lizardfish
- Synodus macrops, triplecross lizardfish
- Terapontidae
- Terapon jarbua, jarbua terapon
- Tetraodontidae
- Lagocephalus lunaris, green rough-backed puffer
- Lagocephalus spadiceus, half-smooth golden pufferfish
- Tetrarogidae
- Torpedinidae
- Torpedo panthera, panther electric ray
- Torpedo suessii
- Triakidae
- Mustelus mosis, Arabian smooth-hound
- Trichonotidae
- Triglidae
- Lepidotrigla bispinosa, bullhorn gurnard
- Lepidotrigla spiloptera, spotwing gurnard
- Tripterygiidae
- Enneapterygius clarkae, barred triplefin
- Enneapterygius destai
- Enneapterygius obscurus
- Enneapterygius pusillus, highcrest triplefin
- Helcogramma obtusirostris, hotlips triplefin
- Uranoscopidae
Pelagic species
- Alopiidae
- Alopias vulpinus, thintail thresher
- Belonidae
- Platybelone argalus platura
- Tylosurus choram, Red Sea houndfish
- Bregmacerotidae
- Bregmaceros arabicus
- Bregmaceros mcclellandi, spotted codlet
- Bregmaceros nectabanus, smallscale codlet
- Carangidae
- Alepes vari, herring scad
- Carangoides ciliarius
- Caranx sansun
- Decapterus macarellus, mackerel scad
- Chirocentridae
- Chirocentrus nudus, whitefin wolf-herring
- Clupeidae
- Amblygaster leiogaster, smooth-belly sardinella
- Dussumieria acuta, rainbow sardine
- Dussumieria elopsoides, slender rainbow sardine
- Etrumeus teres, round herring
- Herklotsichthys lossei, gulf herring
- Herklotsichthys punctatus, spotback herring
- 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
- Thryssa setirostris, longjaw thryssa
- Exocoetidae
- Cheilopogon cyanopterus, margined flyingfish
- Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus altipennis, smallhead flyingfish
- Cypselurus oligolepis, largescale flyingfish
- Exocoetus volitans, tropical two-wing flyingfish
- Hirundichthys rondeletii, black wing flyingfish
- Hirundichthys socotranus
- Parexocoetus brachypterus, sailfin flyingfish
- Parexocoetus mento, African sailfin flyingfish
- Hemiramphidae
- Euleptorhamphus viridis, ribbon halfbeak
- Hemiramphus marginatus, yellowtip halfbeak
- Hyporhamphus xanthopterus, red-tipped halfbeak
- Istiophoridae
- Istiophorus platypterus, Indo-Pacific sailfish
- Makaira indica, black marlin
- Tetrapturus audax, striped marlin
- Lactariidae
- Lactarius lactarius, false trevally
- Leiognathidae
- Leiognathus oblongus, oblong ponyfish
- Malacanthidae
- Molidae
- Mola mola, ocean sunfish
- Ranzania laevis, slender sunfish
- Monodactylidae
- Monodactylus argenteus, silver moony
- Mugilidae
- Liza carinata, keeled mullet
- Myliobatidae
- Manta ehrenbergii
- 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
- Saurida macrolepis
- Xiphiidae
- Xiphias gladius, swordfish
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Goren, M.; Karplus, I. (1980). "Fowleria abocellata, a new cardinal fish from the Gulf of Elat — Red Sea (Pisces, Apogonidae)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 55 (20): 231–234.
- ↑ Gould, A.L.; Dougan, K.E.; Koenigbauer, S.T.; Dunlap, P.V. (2016). "Life history of the symbiotically luminous cardinalfish Siphamia tubifer (Perciformes: Apogonidae)". Journal of Fish Biology. 89: 1359–1377. doi:10.1111/jfb.13063. hdl:2027.42/133632.