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Scientific index — L

Published records whose scientific name begins with L: 37 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
Lactoria cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758) OSTRACIIDAE Longhorn cowfish no verified local name HWT-FISH-0293
Lagocephalus lunaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) TETRAODONTIDAE Green rough-backed puffer درمه خضراء Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0435
Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) TETRAODONTIDAE Silverstripe blaasop قراض Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0436
Lagocephalus spadiceus (Richardson, 1845) TETRAODONTIDAE Half-smooth golden pufferfish no verified local name HWT-FISH-0437
Leiognathus equulus (Forsskål, 1775) LEIOGNATHIDAE Common ponyfish أبو قرص Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0210
Leiognathus fasciatus (Lacepède, 1803) LEIOGNATHIDAE Striped ponyfish أبو قرص Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0211
Leiognathus oblongus (Valenciennes, 1835) LEIOGNATHIDAE Oblong ponyfish أبو قرص Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0212
Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) SCARIDAE Marbled parrotfish no verified local name HWT-FISH-0331
Lethrinus borbonicus Valcnciennes, 1830 LETHRINIDAE Snubnose emperor شعور برتقالي الزعنفة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0215
Lethrinus harak (Forsskål, 1775) LETHRINIDAE Thumbprint emperor شعور محرقي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0216
Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802) LETHRINIDAE Pink ear emperor شعري باشخين Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf HWT-FISH-0217
Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål, 1775) LETHRINIDAE Sky emperor زعبي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0218
Lethrinus microdon Valenciennes, 1830 LETHRINIDAE Smalltooth emperor جحش Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0219
Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) LETHRINIDAE Spangled emperor خرمي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0220
Lethrinus obsoletus (Forsskål, 1775) LETHRINIDAE Orange-striped emperor شعور أبو سرين Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0221
Lethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830 LETHRINIDAE Longface emperor no verified local name HWT-FISH-0222
Lethrinus variegatus Valenciennes, 1830 LETHRINIDAE Slender emperor ورور Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0223
Lethrinus xanthochilus Klunzinger, 1870 LETHRINIDAE Yellowlip emperor سولي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0224
Lipocheilus carnolabrum (Chan, 1970) LUTJANIDAE Tangs snapper no verified local name HWT-FISH-0235
Liza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836) MUGILIDAE Green back mullet عربي Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0263
Liza vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) MUGILIDAE Squaretail mullet no verified local name HWT-FISH-0264
Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) LOBOTIDAE Atlantic tripletail no verified local name HWT-FISH-0229
Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839 CARCHARHINIDAE Sliteye shark قرش Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0010
Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) LUTJANIDAE Mangrove red snapper شعفن Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0236
Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775) LUTJANIDAE Two-spot red snapper بهار كبير Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0237
Lutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869) LUTJANIDAE Blackspot snapper هبره Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0238
Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) LUTJANIDAE Dory snapper no verified local name HWT-FISH-0239
Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775) LUTJANIDAE Humpback red snapper حمرا صابغ Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf HWT-FISH-0240
Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål, 1775) LUTJANIDAE Common bluestripe snapper نيسرة زرقاء الخطوط Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Arabian Gulf HWT-FISH-0241
Lutjanus lunulatus (Park, 1797) LUTJANIDAE Lunartail snapper no verified local name HWT-FISH-0242
Lutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790 LUTJANIDAE Bigeye snapper حبر أبو خط أصفر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0243
Lutjanus malabricus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) LUTJANIDAE Malabar bloodsnapper هبر Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0244
Lutjanus monostigma (Cuvier, 1828) LUTJANIDAE Onespot snapper no verified local name HWT-FISH-0245
Lutjanus rivulatus (Cuvier, 1828) LUTJANIDAE Blubberlip snapper زك Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0246
Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker, 1849) LUTJANIDAE Russell's snapper هباره Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0247
Lutjanus sanguineus (Cuvier, 1828) LUTJANIDAE Humphead snapper خمبقات Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0248
Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816) LUTJANIDAE Emperor red snapper حمرة Local name, verified — not nationally approved Saudi territorial waters, Red Sea HWT-FISH-0249

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