LC
Needlefishes
Flat needlefish
Ablennes hians
أخضر مصفحه خرم أيو سيف
- Maximum length
- 140 cm
- Depth range
- 0–3 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
176 species
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Browse every documented fish species of Saudi territorial waters.
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LC
Damselfishes
Sergeant major
Abudefduf saxatilis
أبو دقدف قرف
- Maximum length
- 22.9 cm
- Depth range
- 0–20 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Damselfishes
Blackspot sergeant
Abudefduf sordidus
أبو دقدوف
- Maximum length
- 24 cm
- Depth range
- 0–3 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
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
Lyretail surgeonfish
Acanthurus sohal
سحل عاري
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Jacks and pompanos
African pompano
Alectis ciliaris
يياض أبو طبق شاويش فطل
- Maximum length
- 150 cm
- Depth range
- 60–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Jacks and pompanos
Indian threadfish
Alectis indicus
- Maximum length
- 165 cm
- Depth range
- 20–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
LC
Gobies
Tailspot goby
Amblygobius albimaculatus
- Maximum length
- 18 cm
- Depth range
- 0–10 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
LC
Cardinalfishes
Flagfin cardinalfish
Apogon truncates
- Maximum length
- 15 cm
- Depth range
- 0–132 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
LC
Porgies, seabreams
Soldierbreamm
Argyrops filamentosus
- Maximum length
- 70 cm
- Depth range
- 0–40 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Porgies, seabreams
King soldierbream
Argyrops spinifer
حفار
- Maximum length
- 70 cm
- Depth range
- 1–450 m
- Habitat
- Deep water
LC
Pufferfishes
Starry toadfish
Arothron stellatus
- Maximum length
- 120 cm
- Depth range
- 3–58 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
Lefteye flounders
Leopard flounder
Bothus pantherinus
- Maximum length
- 39 cm
- Depth range
- 3–150 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Fusiliers
Variable-lined fusilier
Caesio varilineata
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Depth range
- 2–25 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
NE
LC
Jacks and pompanos
Orangespotted trevally
Carangoides bajad
- Maximum length
- 55 cm
- Depth range
- 2–70 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
Blue Trevally
Carangoides ferdau
- Maximum length
- 70 cm
- Depth range
- 1–60 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef