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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 — ش

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
شاغل Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Chirocentrus dorab species HWT-FISH-0117
الشاقه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Gymnothorax griseus species HWT-FISH-0280
الشاقة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Gymnothorax herrei species HWT-FISH-0281
شاقه خواجه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Gymnothorax griseus species HWT-FISH-0280
شاويش Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Alectis indicus species HWT-FISH-0075
شبيحة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Siganus stellatus species HWT-FISH-0393
شبيه الناجل Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Cephalopholis miniata species HWT-FISH-0360
شحاميه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sillago sihama species HWT-FISH-0394
شحامية Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sillago sihama species HWT-FISH-0394
شحدود Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Lethrinus nebulosus species HWT-FISH-0220
شحذود Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus nebulosus species HWT-FISH-0220
شخرم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Priacanthus hamrur species HWT-FISH-0321
شخل Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Diagramma pictum species HWT-FISH-0160
شخل Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Plectorhinchus gaterinus species HWT-FISH-0163
شرار Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Priacanthus hamrur species HWT-FISH-0321
شُرق Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Aphareus rutilans species HWT-FISH-0231
شُرقي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Aphareus rutilans species HWT-FISH-0231
شروي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Scomberoides commersonnianus species HWT-FISH-0094
شروي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Scomberoides lysan species HWT-FISH-0095
شروي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Auxis thazard species HWT-FISH-0339
شريف Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Variola louti species HWT-FISH-0381
شطف Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Plectorhinchus schotaf species HWT-FISH-0165
شطف Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Diagramma pictum species HWT-FISH-0160
شطف الطينة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Plectorhinchus gaterinus species HWT-FISH-0163
شعري Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Lethrinus microdon species HWT-FISH-0219
شعري Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Lethrinus nebulosus species HWT-FISH-0220
شعري باشخين Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Lethrinus lentjan species HWT-FISH-0217
شعفن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lutjanus argentimaculatus species HWT-FISH-0236
شعفن عاري Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lutjanus argentimaculatus species HWT-FISH-0236
شعم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Acanthopagrus berda species HWT-FISH-0397
شعور أبو زقم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus microdon species HWT-FISH-0219
شعور أبو سرين Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus obsoletus species HWT-FISH-0221
شعور أبو صقعة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus harak species HWT-FISH-0216
شعور أبو عين Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Monotaxis grandoculis species HWT-FISH-0225
شعور أبو كيه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus harak species HWT-FISH-0216
شعور أبو نقطة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus harak species HWT-FISH-0216
شعور أبوزهو Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus xanthochilus species HWT-FISH-0224
شعور ابوعين كبيرة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Gymnocranius grandoculis species HWT-FISH-0214
شعور أبوكية Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus harak species HWT-FISH-0216
شعور برتقالي الزعنفة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus borbonicus species HWT-FISH-0215
شعور جزوي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus microdon species HWT-FISH-0219
شعور دربيني Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus variegatus species HWT-FISH-0223
شعور رمك Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus nebulosus species HWT-FISH-0220
شعور شركسي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus lentjan species HWT-FISH-0217
شعور كتوبي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus microdon species HWT-FISH-0219
شعور كريست Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus lentjan species HWT-FISH-0217
شعور محرقي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus harak species HWT-FISH-0216
شعور محسني Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus mahsena species HWT-FISH-0218
شفر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Amblygaster sirm species HWT-FISH-0122
الشفنينيات Nationally approved national name, no sea Myliobatiformes order —
شقر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Lutjanus bohar species HWT-FISH-0237
شك الزور Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Thunnus tonggol species HWT-FISH-0350
شكع Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Diodon hystrix species HWT-FISH-0139
شليشه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Branchiostegus sawakinensis species HWT-FISH-0256
شُميخ Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Anyperodon leucogrammicus species HWT-FISH-0357
شنينو Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Cephalopholis miniata species HWT-FISH-0360
شهاوي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Epinephelus fuscoguttatus species HWT-FISH-0368
شهوان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Epinephelus polyphekadion species HWT-FISH-0373
شهوه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Epinephelus malabricus species HWT-FISH-0371
شيخ Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Plectorhinchus albovittatus species HWT-FISH-0161
شيروي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Euthynnus affinis species HWT-FISH-0340

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.