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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 — م

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
الماكريل الثعباني Nationally approved national name, no sea GEMPYLIDAE family —
مبرديه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Aluterus scriptus species HWT-FISH-0257
محيسني Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus mahsena species HWT-FISH-0218
مخنثة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Chanos chanos species HWT-FISH-0116
مدس Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Bothus pantherinus species HWT-FISH-0068
مرجان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Nemipterus japonicus species HWT-FISH-0284
مرجان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Nemipterus randalli species HWT-FISH-0286
مركه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Lethrinus nebulosus species HWT-FISH-0220
مزرطي (صغير) Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Cheilinus undulatus species HWT-FISH-0190
مزرطي صغير Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Cheilinus lunulatus species HWT-FISH-0187
مزرطي صغير Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Cheilinus undulatus species HWT-FISH-0190
مزرقان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Bolbometopon muricatum species HWT-FISH-0325
مزميه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Scolopsis ghanam species HWT-FISH-0289
مسعده Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Aethaloperca rogaa species HWT-FISH-0356
مسلبة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Elagatis bipinnulata species HWT-FISH-0090
مسيف Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Tylosurus crocodilus species HWT-FISH-0066
مصفر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Rhabdosargus sarba species HWT-FISH-0405
مصلخ (صغير) Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Gerres oyena species HWT-FISH-0157
مصلخ صغير Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Gerres oyena species HWT-FISH-0157
مطعن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Rhabdosargus sarba species HWT-FISH-0405
مطوع Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Plectorhinchus gaterinus species HWT-FISH-0163
مظرطي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Cheilinus undulatus species HWT-FISH-0190
معقب Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Euthynnus affinis species HWT-FISH-0340
مقركه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Triaenodon obesus species HWT-FISH-0012
مُقرن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sphyrna lewini species HWT-FISH-0026
مقري Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Sphyrna lewini species HWT-FISH-0026
مقيطة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Epinephelus chlorostigma species HWT-FISH-0364
مكرونة مخطط Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Trachinocephalus myops species HWT-FISH-0424
مكرونه مصري Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Saurida tumbil species HWT-FISH-0421
مكرونه هندي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea Saurida undosquamis species HWT-FISH-0422
ميد (صغير) Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Valamugil seheli species HWT-FISH-0266
ميد صغير Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Valamugil seheli species HWT-FISH-0266
ميلك Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf Thalassoma lunare species HWT-FISH-0204

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.