LC
Damselfishes
Scissortail sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
أبو بشته
- Maximum length
- 19 cm
- Depth range
- 1–20 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
131 species
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Browse every documented fish species of Saudi territorial waters.
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LC
Damselfishes
Blackspot sergeant
Abudefduf sordidus
أبو دقدوف
- Maximum length
- 24 cm
- Depth range
- 0–3 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Surgeonfishes
Elongate surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
دقع
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Depth range
- 5–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Surgeonfishes
Epaulette surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Depth range
- 1–30 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Surgeonfishes
Brown surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
- Maximum length
- 21 cm
- Depth range
- 0–25 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Filefishes
Scrawled filefish
Aluterus scriptus
- Maximum length
- 110 cm
- Depth range
- 3–120 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Wrasses
Bluespotted wrasse
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
- Maximum length
- 42 cm
- Depth range
- 3–30 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
Snappers
Rusty jobfish
Aphareus rutilans
فارس شرقي شرق
- Maximum length
- 110 cm
- Depth range
- 100–330 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
Snappers
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
صرع هاويه غزير ٠١ باع
- Maximum length
- 112 cm
- Depth range
- 0–180 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
Blackspotted puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
ادريم
- Maximum length
- 33 cm
- Depth range
- 3–25 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Triggerfishes
Orange-lined triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Depth range
- 2–50 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Triggerfishes
Titan triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens
جبلي
- Maximum length
- 75 cm
- Depth range
- 1–50 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Wrasses
Lyretail hogfish
Bodianus anthioides
مليص
- Maximum length
- 24 cm
- Depth range
- 6–60 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Filefishes
Wire-net filefish
Cantherhines pardalis
- Maximum length
- 25 cm
- Depth range
- 2–20 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
Yellowspotted trevally
Carangoides fulvoguttatus
- Maximum length
- 120 cm
- Depth range
- 0–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Jacks and pompanos
Bludger
Carangoides gymnostethus
بياض
- Maximum length
- 90 cm
- Depth range
- 12–100 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
LC
Jacks and pompanos
Tille Trevally
Caranx till
غريب
- Maximum length
- 80 cm
- Depth range
- 30–120 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Peacock hind
Cephalopholis argus
أبو هويلي حمري
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Depth range
- 1–40 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef