List of fishes in the Red Sea
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Deepwater species
See the List of deep water fish of the Red Sea
Demersal species
- Ambassidae
- Apistidae
- Aploactinidae
- Apogonidae
- Ariidae
- Ariommatidae
- Balistidae
- Batrachoididae
- Belonidae
- Tylosurus choram (Rüppell, 1837) (Red Sea houndfish)
- Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821)
- T. c. crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) (hound needlefish)
- Blenniidae
- Alloblennius jugularis, Jugular blenny
- Alloblennius pictus
- Alticus kirkii, Kirk's blenny
- Alticus saliens, Leaping blenny
- Antennablennius adenensis, Aden blenny
- Antennablennius australis, Moustached rockskipper
- Antennablennius hypenetes, Arabian blenny
- Ecsenius dentex
- Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos, Fringelip rockskipper
- Hirculops cornifer, Highbrow rockskipper
- Istiblennius flaviumbrinus
- Istiblennius pox, Scarface rockskipper
- Istiblennius unicolor, Pallid rockskipper
- Omobranchus fasciolatus, Arab blenny
- Omobranchus steinitzi
- Parablennius cyclops
- Petroscirtes ancylodon, Arabian fangblenny
- Xiphasia matsubarai, Japanese snake blenny
- Xiphasia setifer, Hairtail blenny
- Bothidae
- Callionymidae
- Callionymus bentuviai
- Callionymus erythraeus, Smallhead dragonet
- Callionymus filamentosus, Blotchfin dragonet
- Callionymus gardineri, Longtail dragonet
- Callionymus marleyi, Sand dragonet
- Callionymus muscatensis, Muscat dragonet
- Callionymus oxycephalus
- Diplogrammus infulatus, Sawspine dragonet
- Diplogrammus randalli
- Synchiropus sechellensis
- Caproidae
- Carcharhinidae
- Congridae
- Creediidae
- Cynoglossidae
- Cynoglossus arel, Largescale tonguesole
- Cynoglossus bilineatus, Fourlined tonguesole
- Cynoglossus dollfusi
- Cynoglossus gilchristi, Ripplefin tonguesole
- Cynoglossus kopsii, Shortheaded tonguesole
- Cynoglossus lachneri, Lachner's tonguesole
- Cynoglossus lingua, Long tongue sole
- Cynoglossus pottii
- Cynoglossus sealarki
- Cyprinodontidae
- Dactylopteridae
- Dasyatidae
- Gerreidae
- Gobiesocidae
- Gobiidae
- Amblyeleotris triguttata, Triplespot shrimpgoby
- Amblygobius magnusi
- Amoya signatus, Tusk goby
- Arcygobius baliurus
- Callogobius amikami
- Callogobius dori
- Callogobius flavobrunneus, Slimy goby
- Coryogalops anomolus, Anomalous goby
- Coryphopterus humeralis
- Cryptocentroides arabicus, Arabian goby
- Favonigobius reichei, Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby
- Fusigobius maximus
- Gobius koseirensis
- Gobius leucomelas
- Hetereleotris diademata
- Hetereleotris vulgaris, Common goby
- Opua elati
- Pleurosicya prognatha
- Pomatoschistus marmoratus, Marbled goby
- Psilogobius randalli
- Silhouettea aegyptia, Red Sea goby
- Silhouettea chaimi
- Silhouettea insinuans, Phantom goby
- Trimma filamentosus
- Gymnuridae
- Haemulidae
- Hemigaleidae
- Holocentridae
- Kraemeriidae
- Labridae
- Leiognathidae
- Gazza minuta, Toothpony
- Leiognathus berbis, Berber ponyfish
- Leiognathus bindus, Orangefin ponyfish
- Leiognathus elongatus, Slender ponyfish
- Leiognathus equulus, Common ponyfish
- Leiognathus fasciatus, Striped ponyfish
- Leiognathus klunzingeri
- Leiognathus leuciscus, Whipfin ponyfish
- Leiognathus lineolatus, Ornate ponyfish
- Leiognathus splendens, Splendid ponyfish
- Secutor insidiator, Pugnose ponyfish
- Secutor ruconius, Deep pugnose ponyfish
- Liparidae
- Lophiidae
- Lutjanidae
- Malacanthidae
- Microdesmidae
- Mugilidae
- Mullidae
- Muraenesocidae
- Muraenidae
- Narcinidae
- Nemipteridae
- Nemipterus bipunctatus, Delagoa threadfin bream
- Nemipterus japonicus, Japanese threadfin bream
- Nemipterus peronii, Notchedfin threadfin bream
- Nemipterus randalli, Randall's threadfin bream
- Nemipterus zysron, Slender threadfin bream
- Parascolopsis aspinosa, Smooth dwarf monocle bream
- Parascolopsis eriomma, Rosy dwarf monocle bream
- Parascolopsis inermis, Unarmed dwarf monocle bream
- Parascolopsis townsendi, Scaly dwarf monocle bream
- Nettastomatidae
- Ophichthidae
- Ophidiidae
- Opistognathidae
- Paralichthyidae
- Pempheridae
- Pinguipedidae
- Platycephalidae
- Plesiopidae
- Polynemidae
- Pomacentridae
- Priacanthidae
- Pristidae
- Psettodidae
- Pseudochromidae
- Ptereleotridae
- Rhinobatidae
- Scott Salmon
- Samaridae
- Scorpaenidae
- Serranidae
- Soleidae
- Sparidae
- Synanceiidae
- Syngnathidae
- Dunckerocampus boylei, Broad-banded Pipefish
- Hippichthys cyanospilos, Blue-spotted pipefish
- Hippichthys spicifer, Bellybarred pipefish
- Hippocampus fuscus, Sea pony
- Hippocampus jayakari, Jayakar's seahorse
- Hippocampus lichtensteinii, Lichtenstein's seahorse
- Lissocampus bannwarthi
- Siokunichthys herrei
- Syngnathus macrophthalmus
- Syngnathus safina
- Trachyrhamphus longirostris
- Synodontidae
- Terapontidae
- Tetraodontidae
- Tetrarogidae
- Torpedinidae
- Triakidae
- Trichonotidae
- Triglidae
- Tripterygiidae
- Uranoscopidae
Pelagic species
- Alopiidae
- Belonidae
- Bregmacerotidae
- Carangidae
- Chirocentridae
- Clupeidae
- Amblygaster leiogaster, Smooth-belly sardinella
- Dussumieria acuta, Rainbow sardine
- Dussumieria elopsoides, Slender rainbow sardine
- Etrumeus teres, Round herring
- Herklotsichthys lossei, Gulf herring
- Herklotsichthys punctatus, Spotback herring
- Hilsa kelee, Kelee shad
- Sardinella longiceps, Indian oil sardine
- Spratelloides gracilis, Silver-stripe round herring
- Coryphaenidae
- Echeneidae
- Elopidae
- Engraulidae
- Exocoetidae
- Cheilopogon cyanopterus, Margined flyingfish
- Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus altipennis, Smallhead flyingfish
- Cypselurus oligolepis, Largescale flyingfish
- Exocoetus volitans, Tropical two-wing flyingfish
- Hirundichthys rondeletii, Black wing flyingfish
- Hirundichthys socotranus
- Parexocoetus brachypterus, Sailfin flyingfish
- Parexocoetus mento, African sailfin flyingfish
- Hemiramphidae
- Istiophoridae
- Lactariidae
- Leiognathidae
- Malacanthidae
- Molidae
- Monodactylidae
- Mugilidae
- Myliobatidae
- Rhincodontidae
- Scombridae
- Auxis rochei rochei, Bullet tuna
- Auxis thazard thazard, Frigate tuna
- Euthynnus affinis, Kawakawa
- Katsuwonus pelamis, Skipjack tuna
- Rastrelliger kanagurta, Indian mackerel
- Sarda orientalis, Striped bonito
- Scomber japonicus, Chub mackerel
- Scomberomorus commerson, Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
- Thunnus albacares, Yellowfin tuna
- Thunnus tonggol, Longtail tuna
- Serranidae
- Sphyraenidae
- Xiphiidae
Reef-associated species
See the List of reef fish of the Red Sea