LC
Triggerfishes
Starry triggerfish
Abalistes stellaris
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Depth range
- 40–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
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LC
Damselfishes
Scissortail sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
أبو بشته
- Maximum length
- 19 cm
- Depth range
- 1–20 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Surgeonfishes
Epaulette surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Depth range
- 1–30 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
NT
LC
Scorpionfishes
Ocellated waspfish
Apistus carinatus
- Maximum length
- 20 cm
- Depth range
- 14–60 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Pufferfishes
Immaculate puffer
Arothron immaculatus
- Maximum length
- 37.5 cm
- Depth range
- 3–30 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Tilefishes
Freckled tilefish
Branchiostegus sawakinensis
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Depth range
- 45–180 m
- Habitat
- Sandy bottom
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Peacock hind
Cephalopholis argus
أبو هويلي حمري
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Depth range
- 1–40 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Wrasses
Redbreast wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Depth range
- 4–60 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Mullets
Fringelip mullet
Crenimugil crenilabis
عربي مجاديع
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Depth range
- 0–20 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
NE
Sicklefishes
Concertina fish
Drepane longimana
- Maximum length
- 50 cm
- Depth range
- 26–85 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
NE
Groupers, sea basses
Malabar grouper
Epinephelus malabricus
كشر لولو
- Maximum length
- 234 cm
- Depth range
- 0–150 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Cornetfishes
Blue spotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
خرم الباحه أبو ماسوره
- Maximum length
- 160 cm
- Depth range
- 0–132 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
LC
Mojarras
Longtail silverbiddy
Gerres longirostris
قاص أبو يادة
- Maximum length
- 44.5 cm
- Depth range
- 0–50 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Mojarras
Common silver-biddy
Gerres oyena
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Depth range
- 0–20 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Flatheads
Spotfin flathead
Grammoplites suppositus
- Maximum length
- 31 cm
- Depth range
- 30–94 m
- Habitat
- Sandy bottom
LC
Emperors
Blue-lined large-eye bream
Gymnocranius grandoculis
- Maximum length
- 80 cm
- Depth range
- 20–170 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Wrasses
Checkerboard wrasse
Halichoeres hortulanus
بنت الباشا
- Maximum length
- 27 cm
- Depth range
- 1–30 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Wrasses
Zigzag wrasse
Halichoeres scapularis
مليص
- Maximum length
- 20 cm
- Depth range
- 1–20 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Herrings, sardines
Spotback herring
Herklotsichthys punctatus
سردين آمهات
- Maximum length
- 8.5 cm
- Depth range
- 0–50 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef