List of fishes of the Red Sea
Deepwater species
See the List of deep water fish of the Red Sea
- Ambassidae
- Ambassis gymnocephalus, Bald glassy
- Ambassis urotaenia, Banded-tail glassy perchlet
- Apistidae
- Apistus carinatus, Ocellated waspfish
- 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
- 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
- Gerreidae
- Gerres filamentosus, Whipfin silverbiddy
- 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
- Haemulidae
- Plectorhinchus faetela
- Pomadasys argenteus, Silver grunt
- Pomadasys hasta
- Pomadasys multimaculatum, Cock grunter
- Pomadasys punctulatus, Lined grunt
- 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
- 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
- Mullidae
- Upeneus pori, Por's goatfish
- Upeneus sulphureus, Sulphur goatfish
- 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
- Ophichthidae
- Myrophis microchir
- Skythrenchelys lentiginosa
- Yirrkala tenuis, Thin sand-eel
- Ophidiidae
- Ophidion smithi
- Sirembo jerdoni, Brown-banded cusk-eel
- 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
- Polynemidae
- Polydactylus plebeius, Striped threadfin
- Polydactylus sextarius, Blackspot threadfin
- Pomacentridae
- Chromis axillaris, Grey chromis
- Neopomacentrus taeniurus, Freshwater demoiselle
- Samaridae
- Samaris cristatus, Cockatoo righteye flounder
- Soleidae
- Aseraggodes sinusarabici
- Aseraggodes steinitzi
- Brachirus orientalis, Oriental sole
- Solea elongata, Elongate sole
- Synaptura commersonnii, Commerson's sole
- Tetraodontidae
- Lagocephalus lunaris, Green rough-backed puffer
- Lagocephalus spadiceus, Half-smooth golden pufferfish
- Triglidae
- Lepidotrigla bispinosa, Bullhorn gurnard
- Lepidotrigla spiloptera, Spotwing gurnard
- Belonidae
- Platybelone argalus platura
- Tylosurus choram, Red Sea houndfish
- 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
- 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
- Sphyraenidae
- Sphyraena chrysotaenia, Yellowstripe barracuda
- Saurida macrolepis
Reef-associated species
See the List of reef fish of the Red Sea
See also
References
Fishbase