List of Marine Fishes reported from Lebanon
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Table 1: 312 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 2 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 8 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 322 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 312 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Acantholabrus palloninative Scale-rayed wrasse  
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser sturionative Sturgeon  
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus bovinusnative Bull ray  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alepes djedabaintroduced Shrimp scad 'Ha 'oût 
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinusnative Thresher  
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa fallaxnative Twaite shad  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel H'anklyss 
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Anthias anthiasnative Swallowtail seaperch Intyâs 
Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae Aphanius fasciatusnative Mediterranean banded killifish Samak Ghomoq 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Aphia minutanative Transparent goby  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon imberbisnative Cardinal fish Samaket Damm 
Argentiniformes Argentinidae Argentina sphyraenanative Argentine Mouayn 
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Argyrosomus regiusnative Meagre Sqaymis 
Anguilliformes Congridae Ariosoma balearicumnative Bandtooth conger  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus kesslerinative Scaldback  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus laternanative Mediterranean scaldfish  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus thorinative Thor's scaldfish  
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina boyerinative Big-scale sand smelt Bizhreh 'Hâdy 
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina hepsetusnative Mediterranean sand smelt  
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherinomorus forskaliiintroduced Red Sea hardyhead silverside Bizhreh Kbyreh 
Aulopiformes Aulopidae Aulopus filamentosusnative Royal flagfin  
Scombriformes Scombridae Auxis rocheinative Bullet tuna  
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Balistes capriscusnative Grey triggerfish Khanzyr 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Bathytoshia centrouranative Roughtail stingray  
Beloniformes Belonidae Belone svetovidovinative  Arafyda 
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Blennius ocellarisnative Butterfly blenny  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Boops boopsnative Bogue Ghoubbous' 
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Bothus podasnative Wide-eyed flounder  
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Buglossidium luteumnative Solenette  
Eupercaria/misc Callanthiidae Callanthias rubernative Parrot seaperch Intyâs 
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus filamentosusintroduced Blotchfin dragonet  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus maculatusnative   
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus pusillusnative Sailfin dragonet  
Callionymiformes Callionymidae Callionymus rissonative Risso’s dragonet  
Acanthuriformes Caproidae Capros apernative Boarfish Samak Almajary 
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx crysosnative Blue runner  
Carangiformes Carangidae Caranx rhonchusnative False scad  
Ophidiiformes Carapidae Carapus acusnative Pearl fish  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus brevipinnanative Spinner shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatusnative Blacktip shark  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus plumbeusnative Sandbar shark Qarsh Rmâdy 
Lamniformes Carchariidae Carcharias taurusnative Sand tiger shark  
Lamniformes Lamnidae Carcharodon carchariasnative Great white shark  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Centracanthus cirrusnative Curled picarel  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Centrolabrus melanocercusnative  Zilleyq 
Squaliformes Centrophoridae Centrophorus granulosusnative Gulper shark  
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Cepola macrophthalmanative Red bandfish  
Myctophiformes Myctophidae Ceratoscopelus maderensisnative Madeira lantern fish  
Acropomatiformes Champsodontidae Champsodon voraxintroduced   
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