LC
Needlefishes
Flat needlefish
Ablennes hians
أخضر مصفحه خرم أيو سيف
- Maximum length
- 140 cm
- Depth range
- 0–3 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
133 species
Species encyclopedia
Browse every documented fish species of Saudi territorial waters.
133 results
LC
Porgies, seabreams
Goldsilk seabream
Acanthopagrus berda
أبو بصل
- Maximum length
- 90 cm
- Depth range
- 0–50 m
- Habitat
- Estuaries & creeks
LC
Porgies, seabreams
Twobar seabrem
Acanthopagrus bifasciatus
أبو طوقين ربقي
- Maximum length
- 36.2 cm
- Depth range
- 2–20 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Surgeonfishes
Elongate surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
دقع
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Depth range
- 5–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
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LC
Jacks and pompanos
Indian threadfish
Alectis indicus
- Maximum length
- 165 cm
- Depth range
- 20–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Filefishes
Scrawled filefish
Aluterus scriptus
- Maximum length
- 110 cm
- Depth range
- 3–120 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Asiatic glassfishes
Bald glassy
Ambassis gymnocephalus
شوك
- Maximum length
- 16 cm
- Habitat
- Mangroves
LC
Asiatic glassfishes
Banded-tail glassy perchlet
Ambassis urotaenia
- Maximum length
- 14 cm
- Habitat
- Estuaries & creeks
LC
Herrings, sardines
Spotted sardinella
Amblygaster sirm
- Maximum length
- 27 cm
- Depth range
- 10–75 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Gobies
Tailspot goby
Amblygobius albimaculatus
- Maximum length
- 18 cm
- Depth range
- 0–10 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Damselfishes
Towband anemonefish
Amphiprion bicinctus
أبو
- Maximum length
- 14 cm
- Depth range
- 1–30 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Snappers
Small toothed jobfish
Aphareus furca
فارس
- Maximum length
- 70 cm
- Depth range
- 1–122 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Pufferfishes
White-spotted puffer
Arothron hispidus
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Depth range
- 1–50 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Pufferfishes
Immaculate puffer
Arothron immaculatus
- Maximum length
- 37.5 cm
- Depth range
- 3–30 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Pufferfishes
Starry toadfish
Arothron stellatus
- Maximum length
- 120 cm
- Depth range
- 3–58 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Combtooth blennies
Mimic blenny
Aspidontus taeniatus
أنياب
- Maximum length
- 11.5 cm
- Depth range
- 1–25 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Silversides
Hardyhead silverside
Atherinorus lacunosus
كشكوشه
- Maximum length
- 25 cm
- Depth range
- 1–39 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Jacks and pompanos
Longfin trevally
Carangoides armatus
- Maximum length
- 58 cm
- Depth range
- 1–59 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Jacks and pompanos
Longnose trevally
Carangoides chrysophrys
ضيمة فرادي
- Maximum length
- 72 cm
- Depth range
- 10–90 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Jacks and pompanos
Giant Trevally
Caranx ignobilis
بياض
- Maximum length
- 170 cm
- Depth range
- 10–188 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Jacks and pompanos
Bluefin trevally
Caranx melampygus
فردوه أبو
- Maximum length
- 117 cm
- Depth range
- 0–190 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Jacks and pompanos
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
- Maximum length
- 120 cm
- Depth range
- 0–146 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef