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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 — ق

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
قازان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lutjanus kasmira species HWT-FISH-0241
قاص Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Gerres filamentosus species HWT-FISH-0155
قاص Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Gerres oyena species HWT-FISH-0157
قحاية Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sargocentron spiniferum species HWT-FISH-0177
قحاية Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sargocentron caudimaculatum species HWT-FISH-0175
قحايه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sargocentron spiniferum species HWT-FISH-0177
قحم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Acanthurus gahhm species HWT-FISH-0031
قد Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sphyraena obtusata species HWT-FISH-0412
القدّيات Nationally approved national name, no sea Gadiformes order —
قديد Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Rhinoptera javanica species HWT-FISH-0021
قراض Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lagocephalus sceleratus species HWT-FISH-0436
القراميط Nationally approved national name, no sea Siluriformes order —
القراميط البحرية Nationally approved national name, no sea ARIIDAE family —
القراميط ذات الذيل الثعباني Nationally approved national name, no sea PLOTOSIDAE family —
قران Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Pomacanthus asfur species HWT-FISH-0304
قران أبو منشار Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Chaetodon auriga species HWT-FISH-0106
قُربان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Bolbometopon muricatum species HWT-FISH-0325
قردل Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Alepes djedaba species HWT-FISH-0076
قرش Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Loxodon macrorhinus species HWT-FISH-0010
قرش ابو ريشة سوداء Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Carcharhinus melanopterus species HWT-FISH-0006
قرش أبو مطرقة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sphyrna mokarran species HWT-FISH-0027
القرش الحوتي Nationally approved national name, no sea RHINCODONTIDAE family —
القرش المخطط Nationally approved national name, no sea STEGOSTOMATIDAE family —
قرش سلمني Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Triaenodon obesus species HWT-FISH-0012
قرش عوص Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Alopias pelagicus species HWT-FISH-0001
قرش غزير Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos species HWT-FISH-0002
قرش نسحم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos species HWT-FISH-0002
قرش نمراني Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Galeocerdo cuvier species HWT-FISH-0009
قرقفان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Rhabdosargus haffara species HWT-FISH-0404
قرقفان ابوخط ذهبي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Rhabdosargus sarba species HWT-FISH-0405
قرمع Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Caranx ignobilis species HWT-FISH-0086
قرنقش Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Pomacanthus maculosus species HWT-FISH-0306
قرنه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sphyrna lewini species HWT-FISH-0026
القروش الماكريلية Nationally approved national name, no sea Lamniformes order —
القروش المرقّطة Nationally approved national name, no sea Orectolobiformes order —
القروش المطرقية والرمادية Nationally approved national name, no sea Carcharhiniformes order —
قريان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Bolbometopon muricatum species HWT-FISH-0325
قز أصفر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Carangoides bajad species HWT-FISH-0079
قزى Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Plectorhinchus schotaf species HWT-FISH-0165
قُصر عريض Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Caranx melampygus species HWT-FISH-0087
قصف Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Galeocerdo cuvier species HWT-FISH-0009
قضم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Caranx ignobilis species HWT-FISH-0086
قط الربان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Aethaloperca rogaa species HWT-FISH-0356
قط الروبان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Aethaloperca rogaa species HWT-FISH-0356
قطري Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Diagramma pictum species HWT-FISH-0160
قطرين Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Plectorhinchus gaterinus species HWT-FISH-0163
قطقطه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Rhynchobatus djiddensis species HWT-FISH-0024
قطوه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Epinephelus areolatus species HWT-FISH-0363
قطي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Macolor niger species HWT-FISH-0250
قطية Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Macolor niger species HWT-FISH-0250
قلم العمدة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Elagatis bipinnulata species HWT-FISH-0090
قماته Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Epinephelus areolatus species HWT-FISH-0363
قمبرور الباحه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Istiophorus platypterus species HWT-FISH-0178
قمر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Scolopsis ghanam species HWT-FISH-0289
قمر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Acanthopagrus bifasciatus species HWT-FISH-0398
قمر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Pomadasys maculatus species HWT-FISH-0169
قمر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Gymnocranius elongatus species HWT-FISH-0226
قمير Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Caesio varilineata species HWT-FISH-0072
قميري Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Rachycentron canadum species HWT-FISH-0324
قناط Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sphyraena obtusata species HWT-FISH-0412
القوبيات Nationally approved national name, no sea Gobiiformes order —
القيثاريات وأبو منشار Nationally approved national name, no sea Rhinopristiformes order —
قين Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Chlorurus sordidus species HWT-FISH-0329
قين عربي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Bolbometopon muricatum species HWT-FISH-0325
قين فارسي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Scarus ghobban species HWT-FISH-0334
قيهر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Chlorurus gibbus species HWT-FISH-0328

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.