The Red Sea is known for its richness and biodiversity.
Deepwater species
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 Fowleria abocellata Fowleria aurita Fowleria isostigma Fowleria marmorata Fowleria variegata Siphamia tubifer (S. permutata, synonym) 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 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