List of fishes in the Red Sea
Deepwater species
See the 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
- 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 dragonet
- Callionymus marleyi, Sand dragonet
- Callionymus muscatensis, Muscat dragonet
- Callionymus oxycephalus
- Diplogrammus infulatus, Sawspine dragonet
- Diplogrammus randalli
- Synchiropus sechellensis
- Caproidae
- Antigonia indica
- Carcharhinidae
- 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
- 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
- Haemulidae
- Plectorhinchus faetela
- Pomadasys argenteus, Silver grunt
- Pomadasys hasta
- Pomadasys multimaculatum, Cock grunter
- Pomadasys punctulatus, Lined grunt
- Hemigaleidae
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Priacanthidae
- Priacanthus sagittarius, Arrow bulleye
- Pristidae
- 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
- Terapontidae
- 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
- Trichonotidae
- Trichonotus nikii
- Triglidae
- Lepidotrigla bispinosa, Bullhorn gurnard
- Lepidotrigla spiloptera, Spotwing gurnard
- Tripterygiidae
- Uranoscopidae
- Uranoscopus bauchotae
- Uranoscopus dahlakensis
- Uranoscopus dollfusi, Dollfus' stargazer
- Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
- Uranoscopus guttatus
- Uranoscopus oligolepis
Pelagic species
- Alopiidae
- Belonidae
- Platybelone argalus platura
- Tylosurus choram, Red Sea houndfish
- Bregmacerotidae
- Bregmaceros arabicus
- Bregmaceros mcclellandi, Spotted codlet
- Bregmaceros nectabanus, Smallscale codlet
- Carangidae
- 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
- Echeneidae
- Elopidae
- 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
- Lactariidae
- Leiognathidae
- Leiognathus oblongus, Oblong ponyfish
- Malacanthidae
- Hoplolatilus geo
- Molidae
- Monodactylidae
- Mugilidae
- Liza carinata, Keeled mullet
- Myliobatidae
- Manta ehrenbergii
- Mobula thurstoni, Smoothtail mobula
- Rhincodontidae
- 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
Reef-associated species
See the List of reef fish of the Red Sea
See also
References
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