Arabic name index — ا
120 approved Arabic names for orders, families and other higher ranks, and 716 verified local names for species records.
| Arabic name | Standing | Recorded for | Scientific name | HUWAT code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أسماك البوق | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | FISTULARIDAE | — |
| أسماك البياح الفضي | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | GERREIDAE | — |
| أسماك البياض والجَش | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | CARANGIDAE | — |
| أسماك الترباني | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | LABRIDAE | — |
| أسماك التنين | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | CALLIONYMIDAE | — |
| أسماك التونة والماكريل | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SCOMBRIDAE | — |
| أسماك الحجر | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SYNANCEIIDAE | — |
| أسماك الحريد الببغائي | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SCARIDAE | — |
| أسماك الخرمان | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | BELONIDAE | — |
| أسماك الدمسل | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | POMACENTRIDAE | — |
| أسماك الرأس المفلطح | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | PLATYCEPHALIDAE | — |
| أسماك الرعّاد الكهربائي | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | TORPEDINIDAE | — |
| الأسماك الزجاجية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | AMBASSIDAE | — |
| أسماك الزناد | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | BALISTIDAE | — |
| أسماك السحلية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SYNODONTIDAE | — |
| أسماك السخل | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | ACANTHURIDAE | — |
| أسماك السردين | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | CLUPEIDAE | — |
| أسماك السنجاب والجندي | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | HOLOCENTRIDAE | — |
| أسماك السيف الشريطية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | TRICHIURIDAE | — |
| أسماك الشبّ البحرية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | KYPHOSIDAE | — |
| أسماك الشبّاصة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | CENTRISCIDAE | — |
| الأسماك الشراعية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | ISTIOPHORIDAE | — |
| أسماك الشعور | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | LETHRINIDAE | — |
| أسماك الشفنين اللاسع | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | DASYATIDAE | — |
| أسماك الشفنين النسري | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | MYLIOBATIDAE | — |
| أسماك الشيكة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | TETRAODONTIDAE | — |
| أسماك الصافي | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SIGANIDAE | — |
| أسماك الصقر | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | CIRRHITIDAE | — |
| أسماك الصلمبو | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SILLAGINIDAE | — |
| أسماك الصندوق | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | OSTRACIIDAE | — |
| الأسماك الطائرة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | EXOCOETIDAE | — |
| الأسماك الطائرة الجناحية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | DACTYLOPTERIDAE | — |
| أسماك الطبل | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SCIAENIDAE | — |
| أسماك العربي | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | MUGILIDAE | — |
| أسماك العظم | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | ALBULIDAE | — |
| الأسماك العظمية شعاعية الزعانف | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | Actinopterygii | — |
| أسماك العقام | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SPHYRAENIDAE | — |
| أسماك العقرب | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SCORPAENIDAE | — |
| أسماك العيدة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | CAESIONIDAE | — |
| أسماك العين الكبيرة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | PRIACANTHIDAE | — |
| الأسماك الغضروفية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | Chondrichthyes | — |
| أسماك الفراشة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | CHAETODONTIDAE | — |
| أسماك الفرس والبريم | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SPARIDAE | — |
| الأسماك الفضية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | ATHERINIDAE | — |
| أسماك الفك | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | OPISTOGNATHIDAE | — |
| أسماك القاروص الرملي | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | PINGUIPEDIDAE | — |
| أسماك القد الصغيرة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | BREGMACEROTIDAE | — |
| أسماك القرش أبو مطرقة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SPHYRNIDAE | — |
| أسماك القرش الدرّاسة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | ALOPIIDAE | — |
| أسماك القرش الرمادية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | CARCHARHINIDAE | — |
| أسماك القوبي | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | GOBIIDAE | — |
| أسماك القيثارة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | RHINOBATIDAE | — |
| الأسماك الكاردينالية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | APOGONIDAE | — |
| أسماك الكاسحة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | PEMPHERIDAE | — |
| أسماك الكوبيا | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | RACHYCENTRIDAE | — |
| الأسماك اللاصقة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | ECHENEIDAE | — |
| أسماك المبرد | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | MONACANTHIDAE | — |
| الأسماك المفلطحة | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | Pleuronectiformes | — |
| أسماك الملاك | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | POMACANTHIDAE | — |
| أسماك المنجل | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | DREPANEIDAE | — |
| أسماك المهر | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | LEIOGNATHIDAE | — |
| أسماك الناجل والبهار | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | LUTJANIDAE | — |
| أسماك النمر | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | TERAPONTIDAE | — |
| أسماك النهّاق | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | HAEMULIDAE | — |
| أسماك النيص الشوكية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | DIODONTIDAE | — |
| أسماك الهامور والوقار | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SERRANIDAE | — |
| أسماك الهلال الفضي | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | MONODACTYLIDAE | — |
| أسماك الوطواط | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | EPHIPPIDAE | — |
| الأسماك ثلاثية الذيل | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | LOBOTIDAE | — |
| أسماك موسى | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SOLEIDAE | — |
| أسماك موسى الشوكية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | PSETTODIDAE | — |
| أسماك موسى اللسانية | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | CYNOGLOSSIDAE | — |
| اشنينوه | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf | Cephalopholis hemistiktos | HWT-FISH-0359 |
| أعراضي | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea | Acanthopagrus berda | HWT-FISH-0397 |
| أفراس البحر وأسماك الغليون | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | SYNGNATHIDAE | — |
| أفراس البحر والبوق | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | Syngnathiformes | — |
| الألبوليات | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | Albuliformes | — |
| الحف | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf | Chirocentrus nudus | HWT-FISH-0118 |
| أم القمر | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea | Acanthopagrus bifasciatus | HWT-FISH-0398 |
| ام جهة | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea | Bothus pantherinus | HWT-FISH-0068 |
| أم حبر | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea | Aeoliscus punctulatus | HWT-FISH-0105 |
| أم سالم | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea | Taeniura lymma | HWT-FISH-0017 |
| أم صويلح | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea | Taeniura lymma | HWT-FISH-0017 |
| أم عطيه | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea | Pomacanthus asfur | HWT-FISH-0304 |
| ام مجواة | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf | Diplodus noct | HWT-FISH-0402 |
| أمجوه | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf | Diplodus noct | HWT-FISH-0402 |
| أنبوبة | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea | Corythoichthys flavofasciatus | HWT-FISH-0417 |
| أنصاف المناقير | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | HEMIRAMPHIDAE | — |
| إيده | Local name, verified — not nationally approved | Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea | Caesio varilineata | HWT-FISH-0072 |
| الإيلوبيات | Nationally approved | national name, no sea | Elopiformes | — |
A local name recorded for a sea says the name was recorded for that sea. It is not an occurrence record and does not document that the species lives there.