List of Marine Fishes reported from Saudi Arabia
n = 867
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Table 1: 849 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 11 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 7 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 867 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 867 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Tetraodontiformes Balistidae Abalistes stellatusnative Starry triggerfish  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Abantennarius nummifernative Spotfin frogfish  
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish Hagool 
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf sordidusnative Blackspot sergeant  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf vaigiensisnative Indo-Pacific sergeant  
Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae Acanthocepola abbreviatanative Bandfish  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus arabicusnative Arabian yellowfin seabream  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus berdanative Goldsilk seabream  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus bifasciatusnative Twobar seabream  
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus sheimnative Spotted yellowfin seabream  
Ovalentaria/misc Plesiopidae Acanthoplesiops cappuccinonative Red Sea spiny basslet Red Sea spiny basslet 
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus nigrofuscusnative Brown surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus sohalnative Sohal surgeonfish  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus xanthopterusnative Yellowfin surgeonfish  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Acentrogobius nebulosusnative Shadow goby  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Acentronura tentaculatanative Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse  
Acropomatiformes Acropomatidae Acropoma japonicumnative Glowbelly  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Epinephelidae Aethaloperca rogaanative Redmouth grouper Hamroor 
Myliobatiformes Aetobatidae Aetobatus ocellatusnative Ocellated eagle ray  
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus maculatusnative Mottled eagle ray  
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus nichofiinative Banded eagle ray  
Albuliformes Albulidae Albula glossodontanative Roundjaw bonefish  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alectis ciliarisnative African pompano  
Carangiformes Carangidae Alepes djedabanative Shrimp scad Bayad 
Carangiformes Carangidae Alepes melanopteranative Blackfin scad Bayad 
Carangiformes Carangidae Alepes varinative Herring scad  
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias pelagicusnative Pelagic thresher  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Alticus kirkiinative Kirk's blenny  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Alticus magnusinative   
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus monocerosnative Unicorn leatherjacket filefish  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris diagonalisnative Diagonal shrimp goby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris downinginative Downing's shrimpgoby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris japonicanative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris periophthalmanative Periophthalma prawn-goby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblyeleotris triguttatanative Triplespot shrimpgoby  
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Amblygaster sirmnative Spotted sardinella  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Amblyglyphidodon flavilatusnative Yellowfin damsel  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblygobius albimaculatusnative Butterfly goby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Amblygobius nocturnusnative Nocturn goby  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Amphiprion bicinctusnative Twoband anemonefish  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Amphiprion clarkiinative Yellowtail clownfish  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Anampses caeruleopunctatusnative Bluespotted wrasse  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Anampses meleagridesnative Spotted wrasse  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Anampses twistiinative Yellowbreasted wrasse  
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Anodontostoma chacundanative Chacunda gizzard shad  
Rhinopristiformes Pristidae Anoxypristis cuspidatanative Pointed sawfish  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Antennablennius adenensisnative Aden blenny  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Antennablennius bifilumnative Horned rockskipper  
Blenniiformes Blenniidae Antennablennius hypenetesnative Arabian blenny  
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