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HUWAT KSAFISH Fishes of Saudi Arabia Red Sea and Arabian Gulf An initiative of the HUWAT ecosystem
ARABIC NAME INDEX

Arabic name index — ج

120 approved Arabic names for orders, families and other higher ranks, and 716 verified local names for species records.

A nationally approved name carries the chip "Nationally approved". A verified local name is not nationally approved and is marked so. A name is listed once per record and scope.

Arabic name Standing Recorded for Scientific name HUWAT code
جاحا Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Liza subviridis species HWT-FISH-0263
جحش Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus microdon species HWT-FISH-0219
جحش Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus lentjan species HWT-FISH-0217
جد Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Sphyraena barracuda species HWT-FISH-0408
جد Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Sphyraena obtusata species HWT-FISH-0412
جُدب Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Selar crumenophthalmus species HWT-FISH-0097
جدب Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Trachurus indicus species HWT-FISH-0103
جدبة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Alepes djedaba species HWT-FISH-0076
جدج Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Megalaspis cordyla species HWT-FISH-0092
جدرة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Caranx sexfasciatus species HWT-FISH-0088
جربوع Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Pelates quadrilineatus species HWT-FISH-0425
جربوع Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Terapon jarbua species HWT-FISH-0426
جربوع نحيف Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Terapon puta species HWT-FISH-0427
جرجور ابوريشة سوداء Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Carcharhinus melanopterus species HWT-FISH-0006
جرم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Caranx ignobilis species HWT-FISH-0086
جرومي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lutjanus kasmira species HWT-FISH-0241
جزل Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Diodon hystrix species HWT-FISH-0139
جزل Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Arothron stellatus species HWT-FISH-0433
جزل Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lagocephalus lunaris species HWT-FISH-0435
جغجغه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Diodon hystrix species HWT-FISH-0139
جغجغه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Arothron hispidus species HWT-FISH-0430
جفاغه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Chirocentrus dorab species HWT-FISH-0117
جلاعف Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Carangoides chrysophrys species HWT-FISH-0082
جَلخ Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Plotosus lineatus species HWT-FISH-0303
جمعان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Rhinoptera javanica species HWT-FISH-0021
جمل الحاج Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Cetoscarus bicolor species HWT-FISH-0327
جن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Choerodon robustus species HWT-FISH-0192
جن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Bolbometopon muricatum species HWT-FISH-0325
جن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Scarus niger species HWT-FISH-0335
جنم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Plectorhinchus schotaf species HWT-FISH-0165
جنيس Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Alepes djedaba species HWT-FISH-0076
جنيس Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Atule mate species HWT-FISH-0077
الجونوريات Nationally approved national name, no sea Gonorynchiformes order —
جيلان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Oedalechilus labiosus species HWT-FISH-0265

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.