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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 — د

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
دبس Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Seriolina nigrofasciata species HWT-FISH-0101
درابية Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Aphareus rutilans species HWT-FISH-0231
درابيه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Branchiostegus sawakinensis species HWT-FISH-0256
درادي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Tylosurus crocodilus species HWT-FISH-0066
دراك Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Scomberomorus commerson species HWT-FISH-0348
دراك (كبير) Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Scomberomorus commerson species HWT-FISH-0348
دراك كبير Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Scomberomorus commerson species HWT-FISH-0348
درب Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Scomberoides tol species HWT-FISH-0096
دردمان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Selar crumenophthalmus species HWT-FISH-0097
درمه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Arothron stellatus species HWT-FISH-0433
درمه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Diodon hystrix species HWT-FISH-0139
درمه خضراء Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lagocephalus lunaris species HWT-FISH-0435
دره Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Hipposcarus harid species HWT-FISH-0330
دعلك Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Drepane longimana species HWT-FISH-0140
دفاعي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Aethaloperca rogaa species HWT-FISH-0356
دقع Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Acanthurus mata species HWT-FISH-0032
دقم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Pristipomoides filamentosus species HWT-FISH-0253
دوالي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Scarus frenatus species HWT-FISH-0333
دوالي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Scarus ghobban species HWT-FISH-0334
دورب Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Scomberoides commersonnianus species HWT-FISH-0094
ديايوة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Caesio varilineata species HWT-FISH-0072
ديك Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Cheilinus abudjubbe species HWT-FISH-0184
ديك Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Hemigymnus fasciatus species HWT-FISH-0199
دييه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus variegatus species HWT-FISH-0223

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.