SCIENTIFIC INDEX · A–Z

Scientific index — B

Published records whose scientific name begins with B: 8 of 448 published records.

Species and subspecies are counted separately; drafts and archived records are not listed.

Scientific name	Family	English name (verified)	Verified local name	HUWAT code
Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)	BALISTIDAE	Orange-lined triggerfish	no verified local name	HWT-FISH-0057
Balistoides viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)	BALISTIDAE	Titan triggerfish	حُجم Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea	HWT-FISH-0058
Bodianus anthioides (Bennett, 1832)	LABRIDAE	Lyretail hogfish	no verified local name	HWT-FISH-0183
Bodianus maerognathos (Morris, 1974)	LABRIDAE	Gianthogfish	no verified local name	HWT-FISH-0207
Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840)	SCARIDAE	Green humphead parrotfish	قريان Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea	HWT-FISH-0325
Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830)	BOTHIDAE	Leopard flounder	خوفعة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf	HWT-FISH-0068
Branchiostegus sawakinensis Amirthalingam, 1969	MALACANTHIDAE	Freckled tilefish	شليشه Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea	HWT-FISH-0256
Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941	BREGMACEROTIDAE	Smallscale codlet	no verified local name	HWT-FISH-0069