LC
Surgeonfishes
Elongate surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
دقع
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Depth range
- 5–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
72 species
Species encyclopedia
Browse every documented fish species of Saudi territorial waters.
72 results
NT
LC
Asiatic glassfishes
Bald glassy
Ambassis gymnocephalus
شوك
- Maximum length
- 16 cm
- Habitat
- Mangroves
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
Groupers, sea basses
Slender grouper
Anyperodon leucogrammicus
- Maximum length
- 65 cm
- Depth range
- 5–80 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Pufferfishes
Immaculate puffer
Arothron immaculatus
- Maximum length
- 37.5 cm
- Depth range
- 3–30 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
Yellowtail scad
Atule mate
بياضه أبو ذنيبه جدبه
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Depth range
- 1–80 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
Bigeye trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus
- Maximum length
- 120 cm
- Depth range
- 0–146 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
common.fishGroupShort
VU
Requiem sharks
Blacktip shark
Carcharhinus limbatus
أبو ريشة سودا أبو صرايه سودا عرص
- Maximum length
- 275 cm
- Depth range
- 0–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
common.fishGroupShort
VU
Requiem sharks
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
قرش أغبر هواش
- Maximum length
- 200 cm
- Depth range
- 20–75 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Butterflyfishes
Threadfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
أبو منشار
- Maximum length
- 23 cm
- Depth range
- 1–60 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
LC
Wolf herrings
Dorab wolf-herring
Chirocentrus dorab
أبو سيف السردين
- Maximum length
- 100 cm
- Depth range
- 0–120 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
NE
Grunts, sweetlips
Painted sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
- Maximum length
- 100 cm
- Depth range
- 1–170 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Tenpounders
Tenpounder
Elops machnata
اخني مخنت
- Maximum length
- 118 cm
- Habitat
- Pelagic / open water
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Orange-spotted grouper
Epinephelus coioides
- Maximum length
- 120 cm
- Depth range
- 1–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
NE
Groupers, sea basses
Malabar grouper
Epinephelus malabricus
كشر لولو
- Maximum length
- 234 cm
- Depth range
- 0–150 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
DD
Groupers, sea basses
Greasy grouper
Epinephelus tauvina
نوم أيو خم
- Maximum length
- 100 cm
- Depth range
- 1–300 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Ponyfishes
Toothpony
Gazza minuta
أيو
- Maximum length
- 21 cm
- Depth range
- 10–110 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
NE
Mojarras
Common mojarra
Gerres argyreus
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Depth range
- 0–20 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Mojarras
Whipfin silverbiddy
Gerres filamentosus
- Maximum length
- 39 cm
- Depth range
- 1–50 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef