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Deepwater species

See the List of deep water fish of the Red Sea

Demersal species

Ambassis gymnocephalus ''Ambassis'' is a genus of fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. They are found widely in the Indo-Pacific region, with species in fresh, brackish and coastal marine waters. This genus includes fish known commonly as glassies, ...

'', Bald glassy **'' Ambassis urotaenia'', Banded-tail glassy perchlet * Apistidae **'' Apistus carinatus'', Ocellated waspfish *

Aploactinidae Little velvetfishes or simply velvetfishes are a family, the Aploactinidae, of marine ray-finned fishes classified within the order Scorpaeniformes. They are small fish that have skin with a velvet texture. They live on the sea bottom close to t ...

**'' 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 The Ariidae or ariid catfish are a family of catfish that mainly live in marine waters with many freshwater and brackish water species. They are found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate zones. The family includes about 143 species. Taxonomy ...

**'' Arius thalassinus'', Giant seacatfish * Ariommatidae **'' Ariomma dollfusi'' * Balistidae **'' Abalistes stellaris'', Starry triggerfish *

Batrachoididae Batrachoididae is the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes . Members of this family are usually called toadfish, or "frogfish": both the English common name and scientific name refer to their toad-like appearance (''batrakh ...

**'' Thalassothia cirrhosa'' *

Belonidae Needlefish (family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea. Some genera include species found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments (e.g., ...

** '' 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 ''Hirculops cornifer'', the highbrow rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean. This species reaches a length of fish measurement, SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. References

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**'' Istiblennius flaviumbrinus'' **'' Istiblennius pox'', Scarface rockskipper **'' Istiblennius unicolor'', Pallid rockskipper **''

Omobranchus fasciolatus ''Omobranchus fasciolatus'', the Arab blenny or barred Arab blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the w ...

'', Arab blenny **'' Omobranchus steinitzi'' **'' Parablennius cyclops'' **'' Petroscirtes ancylodon'', Arabian fangblenny **'' Xiphasia matsubarai'', Japanese snake blenny **'' Xiphasia setifer'', Hairtail blenny * Bothidae **''

Bothus myriaster ''Bothus'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this ...

'', Indo-Pacific oval flounder **'' Bothus tricirrhitus'' **'' Engyprosopon hureaui'', Hureau's flounder **'' Engyprosopon latifrons'' **'' Engyprosopon macrolepis'' **'' Engyprosopon maldivensis'', Olive wide-eyed flounder *

Callionymidae Dragonets are small, percomorph, marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae (from the Greek ''kallis'', "beautiful" and ', "name") found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific. They are benthic organisms, spending most o ...

**'' 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 **'' Loxodon macrorhinus'', Sliteye shark *

Congridae The Congridae are the family of conger and garden eels. Congers are valuable and often large food fishes, while garden eels live in colonies, all protruding from the sea floor after the manner of plants in a garden (thus the name). The family i ...

**'' Diploconger polystigmatus'' **''

Gorgasia cotroneii ''Gorgasia cotroneii'' is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels).''Gorgasia ...

'' **'' 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 The flying gurnards are a family, Dactylopteridae, of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins. As they cannot literally fly or glide in the air (like flying fish), an alternative name preferred by some authors is helmet gurna ...

**'' Dactyloptena peterseni'', Starry flying gurnard * Dasyatidae **'' Dasyatis bennetti'', Bennett's stingray **'' Himantura gerrardi'', Sharpnose stingray **'' Himantura imbricata'', Scaly whipray *

Gerreidae The mojarras are a family, Gerreidae, of fish in the order Perciformes. The family includes about 53 species found worldwide in tropical and warm temperate regions. They mostly inhabit coastal salt and brackish waters, although some occur in fre ...

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Gerres filamentosus ''Gerres filamentosus'', the whipfin silver-biddy, flagfin mojarra or threadfin silver belly, is a fish native to the coastline of Africa and Madagascar east to Japan, Australia and New Caledonia. References Fish of Australia Fish of Thai ...

'', Whipfin silverbiddy *

Gobiesocidae Clingfishes are fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, the only family in the order Gobiesociformes. These fairly small to very small fishes are widespread in tropical and temperate regions, mostly near the coast, but a few species in deeper seas or ...

**'' Lepadichthys erythraeus'' *

Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...

**'' 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 ''Cryptocentroides'' is a genus of gobies native to the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Cryptocentroides arabicus'' ( J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Arabian goby) ...

'', Arabian goby **'' Favonigobius reichei'', Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby **'' Fusigobius maximus'' **'' Gobius koseirensis'' **'' Gobius leucomelas'' **'' Hetereleotris diademata'' **'' Hetereleotris vulgaris'',

Common goby The common goby (''Pomatoschistus microps'') is a species of ray-finned fish native to fresh and brackish waters along the Atlantic and Baltic Sea coasts of Europe and northern Africa, with a range stretching from Norway to Morocco and Mauritania ...

**'' Opua elati'' **'' Pleurosicya prognatha'' **'' Pomatoschistus marmoratus'', Marbled goby **'' Psilogobius randalli'' **'' Silhouettea aegyptia'', Red Sea goby **'' Silhouettea chaimi'' **'' Silhouettea insinuans'', Phantom goby **'' Trimma filamentosus'' *

Gymnuridae The butterfly rays are the rays forming the genus ''Gymnura'' and the family Gymnuridae. They are found in warm oceans worldwide, and occasionally in estuaries. The body of butterfly rays is flattened and surrounded by an extremely broad disc f ...

**'' Gymnura poecilura'', Longtail butterfly ray *

Haemulidae Haemulidae is a family of fishes in the order Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamilies Haemulinae (grunters) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which in turn contain about 133 species in 19 genera. These fish ar ...

**'' Plectorhinchus faetela'' **'' Pomadasys argenteus'', Silver grunt **'' Pomadasys hasta'' **'' Pomadasys multimaculatum'', Cock grunter **'' Pomadasys punctulatus'', Lined grunt * Hemigaleidae **''

Hemipristis elongata The snaggletooth shark, or fossil shark (''Hemipristis elongata''), is a species of weasel shark in the family Hemigaleidae, and the only extant member of the genus ''Hemipristis''. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, including the Red Sea, fro ...

'', Snaggletooth shark *

Holocentridae Holocentridae is a family of ray-finned fish, the only family of the order Holocentriformes. The members of the subfamily Holocentrinae are typically known as squirrelfish, while the members of Myripristinae typically are known as soldierfish.Lie ...

**'' Sargocentron marisrubri'' * Kraemeriidae **'' Kraemeria nuda'' * Labridae **''

Cheilinus abudjubbe ''Cheilinus abudjubbe'', the Abudjubbe wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. This species was formally described by Eduard Rüppell in 1835, no ty ...

'' **'' Pteragogus pelycus'', Sideburn wrasse **'' Suezichthys caudavittatus'', Spottail wrasse **'' Suezichthys russelli'', Russell's wrasse **'' Xyrichtys bimaculatus'', Two-spot razorfish **'' Xyrichtys javanicus'' **'' Xyrichtys niger'' *

Leiognathidae Leiognathidae, the ponyfishes, slipmouths or slimys / slimies, are a small family of fishes in the order Perciformes. They inhabit marine and brackish waters in the Indian and West Pacific Oceans. They can be used in the preparation of ''bagoong' ...

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Gazza minuta ''Gazza minuta'', the toothpony or toothed ponyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a ponyfish from the family Leiognathidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and the east African coast east through the Indian and Pacific ...

'', 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 Lutjanidae, or snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine, but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in fresh water. The family includes about 113 species. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the red snapp ...

**'' Pristipomoides multidens'', Goldbanded jobfish *

Malacanthidae 250px, Blue blanquillo, ''Malacanthus latovittatus'' Tilefishes are mostly small perciform marine fish comprising the family Malacanthidae. They are usually found in sandy areas, especially near coral reefs. Commercial fisheries exist for th ...

**'' Branchiostegus sawakinensis'', Freckled tilefish **''

Hoplolatilus oreni ''Hoplolatilus'' is a genus of tilefishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Hoplolatilus chlupatyi'' Klausewitz, McCosker, J. E. Randall & Zetzsche ...

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Microdesmidae The Microdesmidae, the wormfishes and dartfishes, were a family of goby-like fishes in the order Gobiiformes, more recent workers have placed this taxon within the Gobiidae, although the researchers do not define the taxonomic status of this gr ...

**'' Paragunnellichthys springeri'' **'' Brachaluteres baueri'' **'' Paraluteres arqat'' **'' Paramonacanthus frenatus'', Wedgetail filefish **'' Paramonacanthus oblongus'', Hair-finned filefish **'' Paramonacanthus pusillus'' **''

Stephanolepis diaspros ''Stephanolepis diaspros'', commonly known as the reticulated filefish or the reticulated leatherjacket, is a species of bony fish, a ray-finned fish in the family Monacanthidae. Its natural range is the western Indian Ocean but it is also one o ...

'', Reticulated leatherjacket *

Mugilidae The mullets or grey mullets are a family (Mugilidae) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since R ...

**'' Liza macrolepis'', Largescale mullet **'' Liza subviridis'', Greenback mullet **'' Liza tade'', Tade mullet **'' Valamugil cunnesius'',

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Mullidae The goatfishes are perciform fish of the family Mullidae. The family is also sometimes referred to as the red mullets, which also refers more narrowly to the genus '' Mullus''. The family name and the English common name mullet derived from La ...

**'' Upeneus pori'', Por's goatfish **'' Upeneus sulphureus'', Sulphur goatfish *

Muraenesocidae The Muraenesocidae, or pike congers, are a small family of marine eels found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. Some species are known to enter brackish water. Pike congers have cylindrical bodies, scaleless skin, narrow heads with large ...

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Congresox talabonoides The Indian pike conger (''Congresox talabonoides'', also known as the common eel, the conger-pike eel, the daggertooth pike-conger, and the Indian ''putyekanipa'') is an eel in the family Muraenesocidae (pike congers).Indian pike conger **'' Muraenesox cinereus'', Daggertooth pike conger *

Muraenidae Moray eels, or Muraenidae (), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are f ...

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Gymnothorax angusticauda The narrowtail moray (''Gymnothorax angusticauda'') is a moray eel found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, in the Red Sea, and around Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania be ...

'' **'' 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 Ophichthidae is a family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ''ophis'' ("serpent") and ''ichthys'' ("fish"). Snake eels are also burrowing eels. They are named for thei ...

**'' Myrophis microchir'' **'' Skythrenchelys lentiginosa'' **'' Yirrkala tenuis'', Thin sand-eel *

Ophidiidae The cusk-eel family, Ophidiidae, is a group of marine bony fishes in the Ophidiiformes order. The scientific name is from the Greek ''ophis'' meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. True eels, however, diverged from other ray- ...

**'' 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 ''Plesiops'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Plesiopidae. It is a genus of small fishes which vary in length from and and which live in shallow coral flats or around heads of coral. They have elongated pelvic fins and the other ...

'', Moustache longfin * Polynemidae **''

Polydactylus plebeius ''Polydactylus plebeius'', the striped threadfin, also known as the common threadfin, Northern threadfin or puttynose, is a species of marine fish native to the Indo-Pacific. Description ''Polydactylus plebeius'' is a medium-sized threadfin whic ...

'', Striped threadfin **'' Polydactylus sextarius'', Blackspot threadfin * Pomacentridae **'' Chromis axillaris'', Grey chromis **'' Neopomacentrus taeniurus'', Freshwater demoiselle **'' Neopomacentrus miryae'' *

Priacanthidae The Priacanthidae, the bigeyes, are a family of 18 species of marine ray-finned fishes. " Catalufa" is an alternate common name for some members of the Priacanthidae. The etymology of the scientific name (, to bite + , thorn) refers to the fam ...

**'' Priacanthus sagittarius'', Arrow bulleye *

Pristidae Sawfish, also known as carpenter sharks, are a family of rays characterized by a long, narrow, flattened rostrum, or nose extension, lined with sharp transverse teeth, arranged in a way that resembles a saw. They are among the largest fish ...

**'' Pristis zijsron'', Longcomb sawfish * Psettodidae **'' Psettodes erumei'', Indian spiny turbot * Pseudochromidae **'' Chlidichthys auratus'' **'' Chlidichthys rubiceps'' *

Ptereleotridae Dartfishes are a group of fish, formerly considered to be a subfamily, Ptereleotrinae, of goby-like fishes in the family Microdesmidae of the order Gobiiformes, Authorities now consider the species in the family Microdesmidae are within the Gob ...

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Ptereleotris arabica ''Ptereleotris arabica'' is a species of dartfish in the family Microdesmidae The Microdesmidae, the wormfishes and dartfishes, were a family of goby-like fishes in the order Gobiiformes, more recent workers have placed this taxon within the ...

'' * Rhinobatidae **'' Rhinobatos granulatus'', Sharpnose guitarfish **'' Rhinobatos schlegelii'', Yellow guitarfish * Scott Salmon * Samaridae **'' Samaris cristatus'', Cockatoo righteye flounder * Scorpaenidae **'' Brachypterois serrulata'' **'' Scorpaenodes steinitzi'' *

Serranidae The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some ca ...

**'' Epinephelus epistictus'', Dotted grouper **'' Epinephelus latifasciatus'', Striped grouper **'' Epinephelus radiatus'', Oblique-banded grouper **''

Serranus cabrilla The comber (; ''Serranus cabrilla'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Serranidae, the sea basses. It is widely distributed in the eastern North and South Atlantic Oceans and into the southwestern Indian Ocean. It is caught f ...

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Soleidae The true soles are a family, Soleidae, of flatfishes. It includes saltwater and brackish water species in the East Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and West and Central Pacific Ocean. Freshwater species are found in Africa, southern Asia, New Guinea, and ...

**'' 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 The Syngnathidae is a family of fish which includes seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons (''Phycodurus'' and '' Phyllopteryx''). The name is derived from grc, σύν (), meaning "together", and (), meaning "jaw". The fused jaw is one of the t ...

**'' Dunckerocampus boylei'', Broad-banded Pipefish **'' Hippichthys cyanospilos'', Blue-spotted pipefish **'' Hippichthys spicifer'', Bellybarred pipefish **'' Hippocampus fuscus'', Sea pony **''

Hippocampus jayakari Jayakar's seahorse (''Hippocampus jayakari'') is a species of coastal fish of the family Syngnathidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea, Red and Arabian seas to the central coast of Pakistan. It lives in seagrass beds (suc ...

'', Jayakar's seahorse **'' Hippocampus lichtensteinii'', Lichtenstein's seahorse **'' Lissocampus bannwarthi'' **''

Siokunichthys herrei ''Siokunichthys'' is a genus of pipefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species, ''Siokunichthys nigrolineatus'', has a commensal relationship with mushroom corals of the genus '' Fungia''. Species There are currently six recogn ...

'' **'' Syngnathus macrophthalmus'' **'' Syngnathus safina'' **'' Trachyrhamphus longirostris'' * Synodontidae **'' Synodus hoshinonis'', Blackear lizardfish **'' Synodus macrops'', Triplecross lizardfish *

Terapontidae Grunters or tigerperches are ray-finned fishes in the family Terapontidae (also spelled Teraponidae, Theraponidae or Therapontidae). This family is part of the superfamily Percoidea of the order Perciformes. Characteristics The Terapontidae i ...

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Terapon jarbua ''Terapon jarbua'', the jarbua terapon, crescent grunter, crescent banded grunter, crescent perch, spiky trumpeter, thornfish or tiger perch, is a species of ray-finned fish, a grunter of the family Terapontidae. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific. ...

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Tetraodontidae Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. The family includes many familiar species variously called pufferfish, puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, blowies, bubblefish, globefish, swellfis ...

**'' 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 Triglidae, commonly known as gurnards or sea robins, are a family of bottom-feeding scorpaeniform ray-finned fish. The gurnards are distributed in temperate and tropical seas worldwide. Taxonomy Triglidae was first described as a family in 181 ...

**'' 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'' is a genus of stargazer fish from the family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus: * ''Uranoscopus affinis'' Cuvier, ...

'' **'' Uranoscopus dahlakensis'' **'' Uranoscopus dollfusi'', Dollfus' stargazer **'' Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus'' **'' Uranoscopus guttatus'' **'' Uranoscopus oligolepis''

Pelagic The pelagic zone consists of the water column of the open ocean, and can be further divided into regions by depth (as illustrated on the right). The word ''pelagic'' is derived . The pelagic zone can be thought of as an imaginary cylinder or w ...
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Alopiidae Thresher sharks are large lamniform sharks of the family Alopiidae found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world; the family contains three extant species, all within the genus ''Alopias''. All three thresher shark species have been l ...

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Alopias vulpinus The common thresher (''Alopias vulpinus''), also known as Atlantic thresher, is the largest species of thresher shark, family (biology), family Alopiidae, reaching some in length. About half of its length consists of the elongated upper lobe of ...

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**'' Platybelone argalus platura'' **'' Tylosurus choram'', Red Sea houndfish *

Bregmacerotidae Codlets are a family, Bregmacerotidae, of cod-like fishes, containing the single genus ''Bregmaceros'' found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. They are very small fishes and even the largest, ''B. lanceolatus'', reaches on ...

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Bregmaceros arabicus Codlets are a family, Bregmacerotidae, of cod-like fishes, containing the single genus ''Bregmaceros'' found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. They are very small fishes and even the largest, ''B. lanceolatus'', reaches on ...

'' **'' Bregmaceros mcclellandi'', Spotted codlet **'' Bregmaceros nectabanus'', Smallscale codlet *

Carangidae The Carangidae are a family of ray-finned fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads. It is the largest of the six families included within the order Carangiformes. Some authorities classify it as the only family ...

**'' Alepes vari'', Herring scad **'' Carangoides ciliarius'' **'' Caranx sansun'' **'' Decapterus macarellus'', Mackerel scad * Chirocentridae **'' Chirocentrus nudus'', Whitefin wolf-herring *

Clupeidae Clupeidae is a family of ray-finned fishes, comprising, for instance, the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa, and menhadens. The clupeoids include many of the most important food fishes in the world, and are also commonly caught for productio ...

**'' Amblygaster leiogaster'', Smooth-belly sardinella **''

Dussumieria acuta The rainbow sardine (''Dussumieria acuta''), also known as common sprat, dwarf round herring, rainbow herring, and sharpnosed sprat, is a bony fish important to aquaculture and commercial fisheries. Description The color of the rainbow sardine i ...

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Rainbow sardine The rainbow sardine (''Dussumieria acuta''), also known as common sprat, dwarf round herring, rainbow herring, and sharpnosed sprat, is a bony fish important to aquaculture and commercial fisheries. Description The color of the rainbow sardine i ...

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Dussumieria elopsoides The slender rainbow sardine (''Dussumieria elopsoides'') is a small, subtropical, salt water fish of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea which was first described by Bleeker in 1849. ''Dussumieria hasselti'' and ''Dussumieria productissima ...

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Slender rainbow sardine The slender rainbow sardine (''Dussumieria elopsoides'') is a small, subtropical, salt water fish of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea which was first described by Bleeker in 1849. ''Dussumieria hasselti'' and ''Dussumieria productissima ...

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Etrumeus teres ''Etrumeus sadina'', the red-eye round herring, is a species of fish belonging to the family Dussumieriidae, a family notable for their rounded bellies. Description The red-eye round herring has a very slim rounded body. Its anal and pelvic fi ...

'', 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 The mahi-mahi () or common dolphinfish (''Coryphaena hippurus'') is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. Also widely called dorado (not to be confused with ''Salminus brasi ...

'', Common dolphinfish * Echeneidae **'' Remora brachyptera'',

Spearfish remora The spearfish remora (''Remora brachyptera'') is a species of remora with a worldwide distribution in tropical and subtropical seas. Remoras attach themselves to other fish with a sucker on the head and this fish is almost exclusively found liv ...

**'' Remorina albescens'', White suckerfish *

Elopidae The Elopidae are a family of ray-finned fish containing a single living genus '' Elops''. They are commonly known as ladyfish, skipjacks, jack-rashes, or tenpounders. The ladyfish are a coastal-dwelling fish found throughout the tropical and sub ...

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Elops machnata ''Elops machnata'', the tenpounder, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Elopidae in the order Elopiformes (tarpons and tenpounders). This species is found in coastal regions of the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-larges ...

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Engraulidae An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...

**'' Engraulis encrasicolus'', European anchovy **'' Stolephorus indicus'', Indian anchovy **'' Thryssa setirostris'', Longjaw thryssa * Exocoetidae **'' Cheilopogon cyanopterus'', Margined flyingfish **'' Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus altipennis'', Smallhead flyingfish **''

Cypselurus oligolepis ''Cypselurus'' is a genus of flying fish in the family Exocoetidae. Species Currently, there are twelve recognized species in this genus: * '' Cypselurus angusticeps'' ( Nichols & Breder, 1935) — narrowhead flying fish * '' Cypselurus callopt ...

'', 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 The Indo-Pacific sailfish (''Istiophorus platypterus'') is a sailfish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans and is naturalized in the Atlantic where it has entered the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal as a Lessepsian migrant. It is dark b ...

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Makaira indica The black marlin (''Istiompax indica'') is a species of marlin found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. With a maximum published length of and weight of , it is one of the largest marlins and also one of the la ...

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Black marlin The black marlin (''Istiompax indica'') is a species of marlin found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. With a maximum published length of and weight of , it is one of the largest marlins and also one of the la ...

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Tetrapturus audax The striped marlin (''Kajikia audax'') is a species of marlin found in tropical to temperate Indo-Pacific oceans not far from the surface. It is a desirable commercial and game fish. The striped marlin is a predator that hunts during the day in t ...

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Striped marlin The striped marlin (''Kajikia audax'') is a species of marlin found in tropical to temperate Indo-Pacific oceans not far from the surface. It is a desirable commercial and game fish. The striped marlin is a predator that hunts during the day in t ...

* Lactariidae **'' Lactarius lactarius'', False trevally *

**'' Leiognathus oblongus'', Oblong ponyfish *

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Hoplolatilus geo ''Hoplolatilus'' is a genus of tilefishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Hoplolatilus chlupatyi'' Klausewitz, McCosker, J. E. Randall & Zetzsche ...

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Molidae The Molidae comprise the family of the molas or ocean sunfishes, unusual fish whose bodies come to an end just behind the dorsal and anal fins, giving them a "half-fish" appearance. They are also the largest of the ray-finned bony fish, with th ...

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Mola mola The ocean sunfish or common mola (''Mola mola'') is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It was misidentified as the heaviest bony fish, which was actually a different species, '' Mola alexandrini''. Adults typically weigh between . The sp ...

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Ocean sunfish The ocean sunfish or common mola (''Mola mola'') is one of the largest bony fish in the world. It was misidentified as the heaviest bony fish, which was actually a different species, ''Mola alexandrini''. Adults typically weigh between . The spe ...

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Ranzania laevis The slender sunfish (''Ranzania laevis'') is a mola of the family Molidae, the only extant member of the genus ''Ranzania'',Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the ...

'', Slender sunfish * Monodactylidae **'' Monodactylus argenteus'',

Silver moony ''Monodactylus argenteus'' is a species of fish in the family Monodactylidae, the moonyfishes. Its common names include silver moonyfish, or silver moony,Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Editors''Monodactylus argenteus''.FishBase. 2017. butter bream, an ...

**'' Liza carinata'', Keeled mullet * Myliobatidae **'' Manta ehrenbergii'' **'' Mobula thurstoni'', Smoothtail mobula * Rhincodontidae **'' Rhincodon typus'',

Whale shark The whale shark (''Rhincodon typus'') is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of .McClain CR, Balk MA, Benfield MC, Branch TA, Chen C, Cosgrove J, ...

Scombridae The mackerel, tuna, and bonito family, Scombridae, includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of 51 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies. All species are in the subfamily Scombrinae, except the butterf ...

**'' Auxis rochei rochei'',

Bullet tuna The bullet tuna, ''Auxis rochei'', is a species of tuna, in the family Scombridae, found circumglobally in tropical oceans, including the Mediterranean Sea, in open surface waters to depths of 50 m (164 ft). The population of bullet t ...

**'' Auxis thazard thazard'', Frigate tuna **''

Euthynnus affinis ''Euthynnus affinis'', the mackerel tuna, little tuna, wavyback skipjack tuna, kawakawa, or tongkol is a species of ray-finned bony fish in the family (biology), family Scombridae, or mackerel family. It belongs to the tribe (biology), tribe Th ...

'', Kawakawa **'' Katsuwonus pelamis'', Skipjack tuna **'' Rastrelliger kanagurta'', Indian mackerel **'' Sarda orientalis'',

Striped bonito The striped bonito (''Sarda orientalis'') is a species of marine perciform fish. They have been recorded at lengths of , though they are commonly no longer than . Distributed through the Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeograph ...

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Scomber japonicus The chub mackerel, Pacific mackerel, or Pacific chub mackerel (''Scomber japonicus'') is a species of fish in the tuna and mackerel family, Scombridae. This species of mackerel closely resembles the Atlantic chub mackerel. Characteristics The chu ...

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Chub mackerel The chub mackerel, Pacific mackerel, or Pacific chub mackerel (''Scomber japonicus'') is a species of fish in the tuna and mackerel family, Scombridae. This species of mackerel closely resembles the Atlantic chub mackerel. Characteristics The chu ...

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Scomberomorus commerson The narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (''Scomberomorus commerson'') is a mackerel of the family Scombridae found in a wide-ranging area in Southeast Asia, but as far west as the east coast of Africa and from the Middle East and along the northern ...

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Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel The narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (''Scomberomorus commerson'') is a mackerel of the family Scombridae found in a wide-ranging area in Southeast Asia, but as far west as the east coast of Africa and from the Middle East and along the northern coa ...

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Thunnus albacares The yellowfin tuna (''Thunnus albacares'') is a species of tuna found in pelagic waters of tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. Yellowfin is often marketed as ahi, from the Hawaiian , a name also used there for the closely related bigeye t ...

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Thunnus tonggol ''Thunnus tonggol'' is a species of tuna of tropical Indo-West Pacific waters. It is commonly known as the longtail tuna or northern bluefin tuna.Hutchins, B. & Swainston, R. (1986). ''Sea Fishes of Southern Australia.'' pp. 104 & 141. Allen, G. ...

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**'' Plectranthias klausewitzi'' *

Sphyraenidae A barracuda, or cuda for short, is a large, predatory, ray-finned fish known for its fearsome appearance and ferocious behaviour. The barracuda is a saltwater fish of the genus ''Sphyraena'', the only genus in the family Sphyraenidae, which was ...

**'' Sphyraena chrysotaenia'', Yellowstripe barracuda **'' Saurida macrolepis'' *

Xiphiidae Swordfish (''Xiphias gladius''), also known as broadbills in some countries, are large, highly migratory predatory fish characterized by a long, flat, pointed bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordf ...

**'' Xiphias gladius'', Swordfish

Reef A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral or similar relatively stable material, lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic processes— deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock o ...
-associated species

See the List of reef fish of the Red Sea

References

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Deepwater species

Demersal species

Pelagic The pelagic zone consists of the water column of the open ocean, and can be further divided into regions by depth (as illustrated on the right). The word ''pelagic'' is derived . The pelagic zone can be thought of as an imaginary cylinder or w ... species

Reef A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral or similar relatively stable material, lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic processes— deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock o ...-associated species

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References

Pelagic The pelagic zone consists of the water column of the open ocean, and can be further divided into regions by depth (as illustrated on the right). The word ''pelagic'' is derived . The pelagic zone can be thought of as an imaginary cylinder or w ...
species

Reef A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral or similar relatively stable material, lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic processes— deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock o ...
-associated species