List of fishes 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, Red Sea houndfish
• *Tylosurus crocodilus
• **T. c. crocodilus, 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