List of fishes in the Red Sea
Gulf of Eilat
[edit]The Gulf of Eilat is home to 1,270 species of fish, over 3,000 species of invertebrates and corals, dozens of bird species, 4 species of sea turtles, and over 10 species of marine mammals. The Gulf of Eilat is relatively small, and its dimensions reach 1% of the total area of the Red Sea, which is also not large on a global scale. It is as deep as it is – 1,860m – and its opening to the Red Sea itself is shallow and narrow. Water temperatures are borderline: less than 20°C in winter, and the salinity is also extreme, 4.1% salts. These two severely limit the distribution of flora and fauna. Despite all this, the reefs of the Red Sea and its bays are known for their richness and biodiversity.
Deepwater species
[edit]See the List of deep water fish of the Red Sea
- Ambassidae
- Apistidae
- Aploactinidae
- Apogonidae
- Ariidae
- Ariommatidae
- Balistidae
- Batrachoididae
- 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
- 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
- Carcharhinidae
- Congridae
- Creediidae
- 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
- Dasyatidae
- Gerreidae
- Gobiesocidae
- 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
- Hemigaleidae
- Holocentridae
- Kraemeriidae
- Labridae
- 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
- Lophiidae
- Lutjanidae
- Malacanthidae
- Microdesmidae
- Mugilidae
- Mullidae
- Muraenesocidae
- Muraenidae
- Narcinidae
- 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
- Opistognathidae
- Paralichthyidae
- Pempheridae
- Pinguipedidae
- Platycephalidae
- Plesiopidae
- Polynemidae
- Pomacentridae
- Priacanthidae
- Pristidae
- Psettodidae
- Pseudochromidae
- Ptereleotridae
- Rhinobatidae
- Scott Salmon
- Samaridae
- Scorpaenidae
- Serranidae
- Soleidae
- Sparidae
- Synanceiidae
- 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
- Tetrarogidae
- Torpedinidae
- Triakidae
- Trichonotidae
- Triglidae
- Tripterygiidae
- Uranoscopidae
- Alopiidae
- Belonidae
- Bregmacerotidae
- Carangidae
- Chirocentridae
- 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
- 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
- Istiophoridae
- Lactariidae
- Leiognathidae
- Malacanthidae
- Molidae
- Monodactylidae
- Mugilidae
- Myliobatidae
- 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
- Sphyraenidae
- Xiphiidae
See the List of reef fish of the Red Sea