# List of fishes of the Red Sea

The Red Sea is known for its richness and biodiversity.

## 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
* Scott Salmon
* 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