LC
Triggerfishes
Starry triggerfish
Abalistes stellaris
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Depth range
- 40–100 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
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LC
Needlefishes
Flat needlefish
Ablennes hians
أخضر مصفحه خرم أيو سيف
- Maximum length
- 140 cm
- Depth range
- 0–3 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Damselfishes
Sergeant major
Abudefduf saxatilis
أبو دقدف قرف
- Maximum length
- 22.9 cm
- Depth range
- 0–20 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Damselfishes
Scissortail sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
أبو بشته
- Maximum length
- 19 cm
- Depth range
- 1–20 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
Black surgeonfish
Acanthurus gahhm
سحل سعايد
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Depth range
- 1–40 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
Brown surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
- Maximum length
- 21 cm
- Depth range
- 0–25 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Surgeonfishes
Lyretail surgeonfish
Acanthurus sohal
سحل عاري
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Habitat
- Coral reef
DD
Shrimpfishes
Speckled shrimpfish
Aeoliscus punctulatus
سمكة ربيان
- Maximum length
- 15 cm
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Groupers, sea basses
Redmouth grouper
Aethaloperca rogaa
عندلي ريحان
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Depth range
- 3–60 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
NT
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
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Thresher sharks
Pelagic thresher
Alopias pelagicus
رضاعه قصف
- Maximum length
- 428 cm
- Depth range
- 0–300 m
- Habitat
- Pelagic / open water
LC
Filefishes
Scrawled filefish
Aluterus scriptus
- Maximum length
- 110 cm
- Depth range
- 3–120 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Herrings, sardines
Spotted sardinella
Amblygaster sirm
- Maximum length
- 27 cm
- Depth range
- 10–75 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Damselfishes
Yellow fin damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus
أبو رصاصي
- Maximum length
- 10 cm
- Depth range
- 12–20 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Damselfishes
Yellowbelly damselfish
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster
- Maximum length
- 13 cm
- Depth range
- 2–45 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Gobies
Tailspot goby
Amblygobius albimaculatus
- Maximum length
- 18 cm
- Depth range
- 0–10 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef
LC
Damselfishes
Towband anemonefish
Amphiprion bicinctus
أبو
- Maximum length
- 14 cm
- Depth range
- 1–30 m
- Habitat
- Coral reef