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RED SEA

Red Sea

237 of 448 published records carry a verified local name recorded for the Red Sea.

These records are 237 species, in 67 families.

What this list means
A record is listed here when a verified local name was recorded for the Red Sea. That is evidence about the name — it is not an occurrence record and does not state where the animal lives. The register holds 382 distribution records for 160 taxa in this sea; none of them is published.
237records with a verified local name recorded for the Red Sea, of 448 published records
67families holding at least one of these records
577verified local names recorded for the Red Sea (one record may carry several)
88of these 237 records also carry a verified local name recorded for the Arabian Gulf
149of these 237 records have no verified name recorded for the Arabian Gulf
154of these 237 records carry a national code
0published distribution records for the Red Sea (held in the register: 382)
Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf Records with a verified local name for both seas: 88 → Go to the Arabian Gulf The list of records with a verified local name recorded for the Arabian Gulf.

Records

Records matching the filter: 88, page 1 of 2.

CARCHARHINIDAE Carcharhinus melanopterus HWT-FISH-0006 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • عرص
  • بطاني
  • نوفاري
  • قرش ابو ريشة سوداء
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Blacktip reef shark Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
DASYATIDAE Himantura gerrardi HWT-FISH-0014 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • رقيطة
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Sharpnose stingray Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
DASYATIDAE Himantura uarank HWT-FISH-0015 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • ورنك
  • رقيطة
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Honeycomb stingray Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
DASYATIDAE Pastinachus sephen HWT-FISH-0016 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • سفن
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Cowtail stingray Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
BELONIDAE Ablennes hians HWT-FISH-0064 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • سبوب
  • يصوس
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Flat needlefish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
BELONIDAE Tylosurus crocodilus HWT-FISH-0066 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • خرم
  • مسيف
  • درادي
  • أبوشري
  • أبومخيط
  • خرم طوري
  • أبو شري
  • أبو مخيط
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Hound needlefish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
BOTHIDAE Bothus pantherinus HWT-FISH-0068 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • ام جهة
  • غطاء موسى
  • حصني البحر
  • مدس
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Leopard flounder Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CAESIONIDAE Caesio lunaris HWT-FISH-0070 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • واغش
  • سمسور
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Lunar fusilier Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CAESIONIDAE Caesio varilineata HWT-FISH-0072 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • قمير
  • إيده
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Variable-lined fusilier Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Alectis indicus HWT-FISH-0075 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • ضيم
  • هطل
  • شاويش
  • أبو طبق
  • بياض أبو تيس
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Indian threadfish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Alepes djedaba HWT-FISH-0076 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • جدبة
  • أبو ذنيبه
  • قردل
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Shrimp scad Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Atule mate HWT-FISH-0077 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • بياضه
  • أبو ذنيبه
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Yellowtail scad Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Carangoides bajad HWT-FISH-0079 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • بياض قز
  • قز أصفر
  • كيتيكت
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Orangespotted trevally Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Carangoides ferdau HWT-FISH-0083 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • ضيمه
  • فردوه
  • بيات
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Blue Trevally Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Carangoides fulvoguttatus HWT-FISH-0084 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • بياض سليخة
  • صفادم
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Yellowspotted trevally Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Caranx ignobilis HWT-FISH-0086 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • جرم
  • قضم
  • قرمع
  • بياض قرب
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Giant Trevally Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Caranx sexfasciatus HWT-FISH-0088 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • جدرة
  • فردوه
  • لعيلع
  • بياض أبو عين
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Bigeye trevally Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Gnathanodon speciosus HWT-FISH-0091 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • نسخ
  • ضوف
  • بكاس
  • بياض عريجاء
  • بياني
  • ظربيه
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Golden Trevally Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Megalaspis cordyla HWT-FISH-0092 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • خرطوم
  • بياض طرفه
  • صعباري
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Torpedo scad Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Parastromateus niger HWT-FISH-0093 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • زبيدي أسود
  • حلوويوه
  • حلاوه
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Black pomfret Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Scomberoides commersonnianus HWT-FISH-0094 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • بسار
  • دورب
  • شروي
  • لسنه
  • خرج ص
  • غزلان
  • طلعاني
  • ليحلاح
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Talang queenfish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Scomberoides lysan HWT-FISH-0095 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • عبري
  • شروي
  • توداف
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Doublespotted queenfish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Scomberoides tol HWT-FISH-0096 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • لسن
  • ظبي
  • درب
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Needlescaled queenfish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Selar crumenophthalmus HWT-FISH-0097 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • أبو عين
  • جُدب
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Bigeye scad Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CARANGIDAE Trachinotus blochii HWT-FISH-0102 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • بياض ضيم
  • بياض ظليم
  • ظليم
  • ظليمان
  • بعرور
  • أبو ريش
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Snubnose pompano Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CHANIDAE Chanos chanos HWT-FISH-0116 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • مخنثة
  • سلماني
  • سليماني
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Milkfish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CHIROCENTRIDAE Chirocentrus nudus HWT-FISH-0118 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • ابوسيف
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Whitefin wolf-herring Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CLUPEIDAE Amblygaster sirm HWT-FISH-0122 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • سردين الباحة
  • شفر
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Spotted sardinella Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
CLUPEIDAE Sardinella gibbosa HWT-FISH-0129 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • سردين
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Goldstripe sardinella Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
GERREIDAE Gerres oyena HWT-FISH-0157 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • قاص
  • عوين
  • رعصن
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Common silver-biddy Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
HAEMULIDAE Diagramma pictum HWT-FISH-0160 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • صفت
  • شطف
  • قطري
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Painted sweetlips Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
HAEMULIDAE Plectorhinchus gaterinus HWT-FISH-0163 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • قطرين
  • سبيتي
  • شطف الطينة
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Blackspotted rubberlip Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
HAEMULIDAE Plectorhinchus schotaf HWT-FISH-0165 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • شطف
  • رمص
  • صدف
  • فتله
  • تلهام
  • قزى
  • صنف
  • تلهم
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Minstrel sweetlip Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
HAEMULIDAE Pomadasys argenteus HWT-FISH-0167 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • ناقم
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Silver grunt Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
ISTIOPHORIDAE Istiophorus platypterus HWT-FISH-0178 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • أبوشراع
  • فرس البحر
  • أبو شراع
  • قمبرور الباحه
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Indio-pacific sailfis Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LABRIDAE Thalassoma lunare HWT-FISH-0204 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • أبومليص
  • أبوخضير
  • سن الريس
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Moon wrasse Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LEIOGNATHIDAE Photopectoralis bindus HWT-FISH-0209 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • أبو قرص
  • لجيج
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Orangefin ponyfish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LETHRINIDAE Lethrinus borbonicus HWT-FISH-0215 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • شعور برتقالي الزعنفة
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Snubnose emperor Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LETHRINIDAE Lethrinus lentjan HWT-FISH-0217 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • شعور شركسي
  • شعور كريست
  • جحش
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Pink ear emperor Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LETHRINIDAE Lethrinus microdon HWT-FISH-0219 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • جحش
  • شعور جزوي
  • شعور كتوبي
  • شعور أبو زقم
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Smalltooth emperor Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LETHRINIDAE Lethrinus nebulosus HWT-FISH-0220 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • خرمي
  • مركه
  • شحذود
  • شعور رمك
  • رمك
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Spangled emperor Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LUTJANIDAE Lutjanus bohar HWT-FISH-0237 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • بهار كبير
  • طمرة صغير
  • بهار(كبير)
  • طمرة (صغير)
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Two-spot red snapper Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LUTJANIDAE Lutjanus ehrenbergii HWT-FISH-0238 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • هبره
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Blackspot snapper Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LUTJANIDAE Lutjanus gibbus HWT-FISH-0240 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • حمرا
  • عصمودي
  • طيان
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Humpback red snapper Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LUTJANIDAE Lutjanus kasmira HWT-FISH-0241 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • جرومي
  • قازان
  • كزميري
  • حبر رائقي
  • حبر أبوشخطة
  • حبر رانقي جرومي
  • حنجرمل
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Common bluestripe snapper Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
LUTJANIDAE Lutjanus malabricus HWT-FISH-0244 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • هبر
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Malabar bloodsnapper Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
MUGILIDAE Liza subviridis HWT-FISH-0263 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • عربي
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Green back mullet Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
MUGILIDAE Valamugil seheli HWT-FISH-0266 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • عربي
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Bluespot mullet Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
MULLIDAE Mulloidichthys flavolineatus HWT-FISH-0267 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • عنبر
  • أبودقن
  • سلطان ابراهيم
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Yellowstripe goatfish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
NEMIPTERIDAE Nemipterus japonicus HWT-FISH-0284 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • مرجان
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Japanese threadfin bream Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
NEMIPTERIDAE Nemipterus randalli HWT-FISH-0286 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • عندق
  • مرجان
  • أبو سنه
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Randalls threadfin bream Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
NEMIPTERIDAE Scolopsis ghanam HWT-FISH-0289 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • غنم
  • قمر
  • عيد باحه
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Arabian monocle bream Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
NEMIPTERIDAE Scolopsis vosmeri HWT-FISH-0291 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • أبو سنه
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Whitecheek monocle bream Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
PLATYCEPHALIDAE Grammoplites suppositus HWT-FISH-0301 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • رقاد
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Spotfin flathead Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
POMACANTHIDAE Pomacanthus maculosus HWT-FISH-0306 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • قرنقش
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Yellowbar angelfish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
PRIACANTHIDAE Priacanthus hamrur HWT-FISH-0321 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • ذيب
  • حمري
  • حمرور
  • أبوشرار
  • شرار
  • أبوعين
  • شخرم
  • أبو شراره
  • أبو شرارة
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Moontail bullseye Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
PSETTODIDAE Psettodes erumei HWT-FISH-0323 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • سمك موسى
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Indian spiny turbot Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
RACHYCENTRIDAE Rachycentron canadum HWT-FISH-0324 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • كمل
  • خوت
  • سخلة
  • قميري
  • كمل نقر
  • غوده
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Cobia Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
SCARIDAE Bolbometopon muricatum HWT-FISH-0325 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • قريان
  • بوقري
  • أبوقري
  • قُربان
  • أبو قري
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Green humphead parrotfish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
SCARIDAE Chlorurus sordidus HWT-FISH-0329 Local name recorded for the Red Sea
  • بس
  • حريث
  • خضاري
Local name, verified — not nationally approved English name: Daisy parrotfish Also recorded for the Arabian Gulf
Families in this list: 34 families

The number after each family counts its records in this list, not all of its records.