LC
Surgeonfishes
Epaulette surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Depth range
- 1–30 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
22 species
Species encyclopedia
Browse every documented fish species of Saudi territorial waters.
22 results
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Redmouth grouper
Aethaloperca rogaa
عندلي ريحان
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Depth range
- 3–60 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Filefishes
Scrawled filefish
Aluterus scriptus
- Maximum length
- 110 cm
- Depth range
- 3–120 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Wrasses
Redbreast wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Depth range
- 4–60 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Parrotfishes
Daisy parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Depth range
- 0–50 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Pipefishes, seahorses
Network pipefish
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
انيوية
- Maximum length
- 12 cm
- Depth range
- 0–25 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Porcupinefishes
Spot-fin porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
- Maximum length
- 91 cm
- Depth range
- 2–50 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
VU
Groupers, sea basses
Camouflage grouper
Epinephelus polyphekadion
أبو خمام كشر أسود
- Maximum length
- 90 cm
- Depth range
- 1–46 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Jacks and pompanos
Golden Trevally
Gnathanodon speciosus
- Maximum length
- 120 cm
- Depth range
- 0–80 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Moray eels
Giant Moray
Gymnothorax javanicus
- Maximum length
- 300 cm
- Depth range
- 0–50 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
NE
Pipefishes, seahorses
Sea pony
Hippocampus fuscus
فرس قيد الفرس
- Depth range
- 0–10 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Surgeonfishes
Whitemargin unicornfish
Naso annulatus
رهوان
- Maximum length
- 100 cm
- Depth range
- 1–60 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Surgeonfishes
Spotted unicomfish
Naso brevirostris
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Depth range
- 2–122 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Surgeonfishes
Sleek unicornfis
Naso hexacanthus
أبو قرن أبو تاج
- Maximum length
- 75 cm
- Depth range
- 6–150 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Surgeonfishes
Bluespine unicornfish
Naso unicornis
- Maximum length
- 70 cm
- Depth range
- 1–180 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Wrasses
Rockmover wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Depth range
- 3–25 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Angelfishes
Emperor angelfish
Pomacanthus imperator
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Depth range
- 1–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Triggerfishes
Yellowmargin triggerfish
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Depth range
- 2–50 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Scorpionfishes
Red firefish
Pterois volitan
- Maximum length
- 45.7 cm
- Depth range
- 2–55 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes
Redcoat
Sargocentron rubrum
- Maximum length
- 32 cm
- Depth range
- 1–84 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Damselfishes
Dusky farmerfish
Stegastes nigricans
- Maximum length
- 14 cm
- Depth range
- 1–12 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Wrasses
Moon wrasse
Thalassoma lunare
ديك
- Maximum length
- 45 cm
- Depth range
- 1–20 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef