List of fishes of the Red Sea

The Red Sea is known for its richness and biodiversity.

Deepwater species

Main article: List of deep water fish of the Red Sea

Demersal species

• Ambassidae
  • Ambassis gymnocephalus , bald glassy
  • Ambassis urotaenia , banded-tail glassy perchlet
• Apistidae
  • Apistus carinatus , ocellated waspfish
• Aploactinidae
  • Cocotropus steinitzi
  • Ptarmus gallus
• 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
  • Siphamia permutata
• Ariidae
  • Arius thalassinus , giant seacatfish
• Ariommatidae
  • Ariomma dollfusi
• Balistidae
  • Abalistes stellaris , starry triggerfish
• Batrachoididae
  • Thalassothia cirrhosa
• 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
  • 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
  • Antigonia indica
• Carcharhinidae
  • Loxodon macrorhinus , sliteye shark
• Congridae
  • Diploconger polystigmatus
  • Gorgasia cotroneii
  • Gorgasia sillneri
  • Heteroconger balteatus
  • Uroconger lepturus , slender conger
• 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
  • Aphanius dispar dispar
• 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
  • Lepadichthys erythraeus
• 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
  • Sargocentron marisrubri
• Kraemeriidae
  • Kraemeria nuda
• 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
  • Liparis fishelsoni
• 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
  • Gymnothorax angusticauda
  • Gymnothorax griseus
  • Gymnothorax herrei
  • Gymnothorax johnsoni , whitespotted moray
  • Gymnothorax tile
  • Uropterygius genie
  • Uropterygius golanii
• 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
  • Saurenchelys lateromaculatus
• Ophichthidae
  • Myrophis microchir
  • Skythrenchelys lentiginosa
  • Yirrkala tenuis , thin sand-eel
• Ophidiidae
  • Ophidion smithi
  • Sirembo jerdoni , brown-banded cusk-eel
• Opistognathidae
  • Stalix davidsheni
• 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
  • Chlidichthys auratus
  • Chlidichthys rubiceps
• Ptereleotridae
  • Ptereleotris arabica
• Rhinobatidae
  • Rhinobatos granulatus , sharpnose guitarfish
  • Rhinobatos schlegelii , yellow guitarfish
• Samaridae
  • Samaris cristatus , cockatoo righteye flounder
• Scorpaenidae
  • Brachypterois serrulata
  • Scorpaenodes steinitzi
• 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
  • Vespicula bottae
• Torpedinidae
  • Torpedo panthera , panther electric ray
  • Torpedo suessii
• Triakidae
  • Mustelus mosis , Arabian smooth-hound
• Trichonotidae
  • Trichonotus nikii
• 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
  • Uranoscopus bauchotae
  • Uranoscopus dahlakensis
  • Uranoscopus dollfusi , Dollfus' stargazer
  • Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
  • Uranoscopus guttatus
  • Uranoscopus oligolepis

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
  • Hoplolatilus geo
• 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
  • Plectranthias klausewitzi
• Sphyraenidae
  • Sphyraena chrysotaenia , yellowstripe barracuda
  • Saurida macrolepis
• Xiphiidae
  • Xiphias gladius , swordfish

Reef-associated species

Main article: List of reef fish of the Red Sea

See also

• List of sharks in the Red Sea
• List of deep water fish of the Red Sea
• List of reef fish of the Red Sea

References

• Fishbase