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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 — س

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
ساردا Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Plectorhinchus gaterinus species HWT-FISH-0163
سبسوب Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Fistularia petimba species HWT-FISH-0152
سبن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Trachinotus blochii species HWT-FISH-0102
سبوب Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Ablennes hians species HWT-FISH-0064
سبيتي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Plectorhinchus gaterinus species HWT-FISH-0163
سبيتي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Cephalopholis hemistiktos species HWT-FISH-0359
سحل Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Acanthurus sohal species HWT-FISH-0035
سُحل أسود Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Acanthurus gahhm species HWT-FISH-0031
سحل حافة الشعب Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Ctenochaetus striatus species HWT-FISH-0036
سحل سعايد Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Acanthurus gahhm species HWT-FISH-0031
السحليات Nationally approved national name, no sea Aulopiformes order —
سخلة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Rachycentron canadum species HWT-FISH-0324
سردين Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sardinella gibbosa species HWT-FISH-0129
سردين الباحة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Amblygaster sirm species HWT-FISH-0122
سردين رموه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Dussumieria elopsoides species HWT-FISH-0123
سردين طويل Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Dussumieria elopsoides species HWT-FISH-0123
السردينيات Nationally approved national name, no sea Clupeiformes order —
سفن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Pastinachus sephen species HWT-FISH-0016
سفن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Dasyatis bennettii species HWT-FISH-0013
سقع Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Gymnocranius elongatus species HWT-FISH-0226
سكن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Rachycentron canadum species HWT-FISH-0324
سلس Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Ablennes hians species HWT-FISH-0064
سلطان ابراهيم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Mulloidichthys flavolineatus species HWT-FISH-0267
سلطان ابراهيم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Parupeneus forsskali species HWT-FISH-0271
سلماني Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Chanos chanos species HWT-FISH-0116
سلور Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Cephalopholis hemistiktos species HWT-FISH-0359
سليماني Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Chanos chanos species HWT-FISH-0116
سمسور Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Caesio lunaris species HWT-FISH-0070
سمك أبو سيف Nationally approved national name, no sea XIPHIIDAE family —
السمك الأزرق Nationally approved national name, no sea POMATOMIDAE family —
سمك العشر أرطال Nationally approved national name, no sea ELOPIDAE family —
سمك اللبن Nationally approved national name, no sea CHANIDAE family —
السمك المفلطح يساري العين Nationally approved national name, no sea BOTHIDAE family —
سمك موسى Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Psettodes erumei species HWT-FISH-0323
السمكه اللاسعه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Apistus carinatus species HWT-FISH-0351
سمكة ربيان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Aeoliscus punctulatus species HWT-FISH-0105
سمنى Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Plectropomus areolatus species HWT-FISH-0379
سمور Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Caranx melampygus species HWT-FISH-0087
سن الريس Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Thalassoma lunare species HWT-FISH-0204
السنجاب والجندي Nationally approved national name, no sea Beryciformes order —
سود Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Cephalopholis hemistiktos species HWT-FISH-0359
سولي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Lethrinus microdon species HWT-FISH-0219
سولي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus xanthochilus species HWT-FISH-0224
سيجان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Siganus rivulatus species HWT-FISH-0391
سيجان الباحة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Siganus stellatus species HWT-FISH-0393
سيجان عاري Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Siganus argenteus species HWT-FISH-0389
سيجان مخطط Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Siganus rivulatus species HWT-FISH-0391

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.