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Thresher sharks
Pelagic thresher
Alopias pelagicus
رضاعه قصف
- Maximum length
- 428 cm
- Depth range
- 0–300 m
- Habitat
- Pelagic / open water
75 species
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Browse every documented fish species of Saudi territorial waters.
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LC
Snappers
Rusty jobfish
Aphareus rutilans
فارس شرقي شرق
- Maximum length
- 110 cm
- Depth range
- 100–330 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Porgies, seabreams
King soldierbream
Argyrops spinifer
حفار
- Maximum length
- 70 cm
- Depth range
- 1–450 m
- Habitat
- Deep water
NE
Ariommatids
Slime ariomna
Ariomma brevimanus
- Maximum length
- 80 cm
- Depth range
- 0–350 m
- Habitat
- Deep water
LC
Codlets
Smallscale codlet
Bregmaceros nectabanus
- Maximum length
- 7.6 cm
- Depth range
- 0–350 m
- Habitat
- Pelagic / open water
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Requiem sharks
Grey reef shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynhchos
اقرش نسحم قرش غزير
- Maximum length
- 255 cm
- Depth range
- 0–1000 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
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Requiem sharks
Silky shark
Carcharhinus falciformis
- Maximum length
- 350 cm
- Depth range
- 0–4000 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
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Requiem sharks
Sandbar shark
Carcharhinus plumbeus
- Maximum length
- 180 cm
- Depth range
- 0–500 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
NE
Tonguefishes
Fourlined tonguesole
Cynoglossus bilineatus
السان الثور لاكعه البحر صندل اليحر
- Maximum length
- 44 cm
- Depth range
- 10–400 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Flying gurnards
Starry flying gurnard
Dactyloptena peterseni
- Maximum length
- 36 cm
- Depth range
- 0–400 m
- Habitat
- Deep water
LC
Porcupinefishes
Long spined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
درمه عجلس
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Depth range
- 2–200 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Areolate grouper
Epinephelus areolatus
أبو
- Maximum length
- 47 cm
- Depth range
- 6–200 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Brownspotted grouper
Epinephelus chlorostigma
- Maximum length
- 80 cm
- Depth range
- 4–300 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Dotted grouper
Epinephelus epistictus
كشر لولو
- Maximum length
- 80 cm
- Depth range
- 0–800 m
- Habitat
- Rocky bottom
DD
Groupers, sea basses
Giant grouper
Epinephelus lanceolatus
- Maximum length
- 270 cm
- Depth range
- 1–200 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Striped grouper
Epinephelus latifasciatus
فرخ توينه
- Maximum length
- 137 cm
- Depth range
- 20–240 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Comet grouper
Epinephelus morrhua
شهوان سمان
- Maximum length
- 90 cm
- Depth range
- 80–370 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
NE
Groupers, sea basses
Oblique-banded grouper
Epinephelus radiates
- Depth range
- 18–383 m
- Habitat
- Rocky bottom
DD
Groupers, sea basses
Greasy grouper
Epinephelus tauvina
نوم أيو خم
- Maximum length
- 100 cm
- Depth range
- 1–300 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Potato grouper
Epinephelus tukula
كشر التو
- Maximum length
- 200 cm
- Depth range
- 10–400 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Snappers
Ruby snapper
Etelis carbunculus
- Maximum length
- 127 cm
- Depth range
- 90–400 m
- Habitat
- Rocky bottom
LC
Snappers
Flame snapper
Etelis coruscans
حمرون يصيلي
- Maximum length
- 120 cm
- Depth range
- 45–400 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Tunas, mackerels
Kawakawa
Euthynnus affinis
أبو ذوم
- Maximum length
- 100 cm
- Depth range
- 0–200 m
- Habitat
- Pelagic / open water
LC
Cornetfishes
Red cornetfish
Fistularia petimba
أبو زماره خرم الطور أبو غليون
- Maximum length
- 200 cm
- Depth range
- 10–200 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef