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■ A full list of fishes of iraninan waters

Scientific names (italic) are more reliable than common name.
◄ Attention: These are fishes of IRAN waters.

• Guide:
Yellow: Family name / White: Species Scientific name : Common name


  inland fishes caspian sea
 

 

■ Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) ↓

1. Acanthurus blochii : Ringtail surgeonfish
2. Acanthurus nigrofuscus : Brown surgeonfish
3. Acanthurus sohal : Sohal surgeonfish
4. Acanthurus triostegus :Convict surgeonfish
5. Acanthurus xanthopterus : Yellowfin surgeonfish
6. Naso brevirostris : Spotted unicornfish
7. Naso hexacanthus : Sleek unicornfish
8. Naso unicornis : Bluespine unicornfish
9. Zebrasoma xanthurum : Yellowtail tang

■ Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies) ↓

1. Acropoma japonicum : Glowbelly

■ Albulidae (Bonefishes) ↓

1. Albula argentea : Longjaw bonefish

■ Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)↓

1. Aulastomatomorpha phospherops: Luminous slickhead

■ Alopiidae (Thresher sharks) ↓

1. Alopias pelagicus : Pelagic thresher
2. Alopias superciliosus : Bigeye thresher
3. Alopias vulpinus : Thresher

■ Anomalopidae (Lanterneye fishes) ↓

1. Photoblepharon steinitzi: flashlight fish

■ Antennariidae (Frogfishes) ↓

1. Antennatus nummifer: Spotfin frogfish

■ Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes)

1. Aphanius dispar dispar : Arabian pupfish
2. Aphanius fasciatus : Mediterranean banded killifish

■ Apistidae (Wasp scorpionfishes)↓

1. Apistus carinatus : Ocellated waspfish

■ Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes)

1. Apogon coccineus : Ruby cardinalfish
2. Apogonichthyoides nigripinnis : Bullseye
3. Apogonichthyoides pseudotaeniatus : Doublebar cardinalfish
4. Apogonichthyoides taeniatus : Twobelt cardinal
5. Apogonichthyoides uninotatus : Onespot cardinalfish
6. Apogonichthys perdix : Perdix cardinalfish
7. Archamia bleekeri : Gon's cardinalfish
8. Cheilodipterus artus : Wolf cardinalfish
9. Cheilodipterus macrodon : Large toothed cardinalfish
10. Cheilodipterus novemstriatus: Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish
11. Cheilodipterus persicus : Persian cardinalfish
12. Fowleria marmorata : Marbled cardinalfish
13. Fowleria vaiulae : Mottled cardinalfish
14. Fowleria variegata : Variegated cardinalfish
15. Jaydia queketti : Spotfin cardinal
16. Jaydia truncata : Flagfin cardinalfish
17. Nectamia savayensis : Samoan cardinalfish
18. Ostorhinchus angustatus : Broadstriped cardinalfish
19. Ostorhinchus cookii : Cook's cardinalfish
20. Ostorhinchus cyanosoma : Yellowstriped cardinalfish
21. Ostorhinchus fasciatus :Broadbanded cardinalfish
22. Ostorhinchus fleurieu : Flower cardinalfish
23. Ostorhinchus gularis : Gular cardinalfish
24. Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus : Blackstripe cardinalfish
25. Ostorhinchus taeniophorus : Reef-flat cardinalfish
26. Pristiapogon exostigma : Narrowstripe cardinalfish
27. Pristiapogon fraenatus : Bridled cardinalfish
28. Pristiapogon kallopterus : Iridescent cardinalfish
29. Pseudamia gelatinosa : Gelatinous cardinalfish
30. Pseudamia tarri : Tarr's cardinalfish
31. Taeniamia fucata :Orangelined cardinalfish
32. Verulux cypselurus : Swallowtail cardinalfish
33. Zoramia leptacantha : Threadfin cardinalfish

■ Ariidae (Sea catfishes)

1. Arius maculatus : Spotted catfish
2. Netuma bilineata : Bronze catfish
3. Netuma thalassina : Giant catfish
4. Plicofollis dussumieri : Blacktip sea catfish
5. Plicofollis layardi : Thinspine sea catfish

■ Ariommatidae (Ariommatids) ↓

1. Ariomma indicum : Indian driftfish

■ Atherinidae (Silversides) ↓

1. Atherinomorus lacunosus: Wide-banded hardyhead silverside
2. Atherinomorus pinguis : Narrow-banded hardyhead silverside
3. Hypoatherina temminckii : Samoan silverside

■ Balistidae (Triggerfishes)

1. Abalistes stellaris : Starry triggerfish
2. Abalistes stellatus : Starry triggerfish
3. Balistapus undulatus : Orange-lined triggerfish
4. Balistoides viridescens : Titan triggerfish
5. Odonus niger : Red-toothed triggerfish
6. Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus : Yellowmargin triggerfish
7. Pseudobalistes fuscus : Yellow-spotted triggerfish
8. Rhinecanthus assasi : Picasso triggerfish
9. Rhinecanthus rectangulus : Wedge-tail triggerfish
10. Sufflamen chrysopterum : Halfmoon triggerfish

■ Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)

1. Allenbatrachus grunniens : Grunting toadfish
2. Barchatus cirrhosus : Toadfish
3. Colletteichthys dussumieri : Flat toadfish
4. Colletteichthys occidentalis : Arabian toadfish

■ Belonidae (Needlefishes)

1. Ablennes hians : Flat needlefish
2. Platybelone argalus platyura : Keeled needlefish
3. Strongylura leiura : Banded needlefish
1. Strongylura strongylura : Spottail needlefish
2. Tylosurus crocodilus : Hound needlefish

■ Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)

1. Alticus kirkii : Kirk's blenny
2. Alticus saliens : Leaping blenny
3. Antennablennius adenensis : Aden blenny
4. Antennablennius bifilum : Horned rockskipper
5. Antennablennius hypenetes : Arabian blenny
6. Antennablennius simonyi : Simony's blenny
7. Antennablennius variopunctatus : Orangedotted blenny
8. Aspidontus dussumieri : Lance blenny
9. Blenniella periophthalmus : Blue-dashed rockskipper
10. Cirripectes castaneus : Chestnut eyelash-blenny
11. Cirripectes filamentosus : Filamentous blenny
12. Ecsenius midas : Persian blenny
13. Ecsenius pulcher : Gulf blenny
14. Enchelyurus kraussii : Krauss' blenny
15. Exallias brevis : Leopard blenny
16. Hirculops cornifer : Highbrow rockskipper
17. Istiblennius edentulus : Rippled rockskipper
18. Istiblennius lineatus : Lined rockskipper
19. Istiblennius pox : Scarface rockskipper
20. Istiblennius spilotus : Spotted rockskipper
21. Mimoblennius cirrosus : Fringed blenny
22. Omobranchus fasciolatus : Arab blenny
23. Omobranchus mekranensis : Mekran blenny
24. Omobranchus punctatus : Muzzled blenny
25. Parablennius opercularis : Cheekspot blenny
26. Parablennius thysanius : Tasseled blenny
27. Petroscirtes ancylodon : Arabian fangblenny
28. Petroscirtes mitratus : Floral blenny
29. Petroscirtes variabilis : Variable sabretooth blenny
30. Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos : Bluestriped fangblenny
31. Plagiotremus tapeinosoma : Piano fangblenny
32. Plagiotremus townsendi : Townsend's fangblenny
33. Salaria pavo : Peacock blenny
34. Salarias fasciatus :Jewelled blenny
35. Xiphasia matsubarai : Japanese snake blenny
36. Xiphasia setifer : Hairtail blenny

■ Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)

1. Arnoglossus aspilos : Spotless lefteye flounder
2. Bothus pantherinus : Leopard flounder
3. Chascanopsetta lugubris : Pelican flounder
4. Engyprosopon macrolepis :Largescale dwarf flounder
5. Grammatobothus polyophthalmus : Threespot flounder

■ Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)

1. Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides: Yellow pigmy brotula

■ Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)

1. Bregmaceros mcclellandi : Unicorn cod
2. Bregmaceros nectabanus : Smallscale codlet

■ Caesionidae (Fusiliers)

1. Caesio caerulaurea : Blue and gold fusilier
2. Caesio lunaris : Lunar fusilier
3. Caesio striata : Striated fusilier
4. Caesio suevica : Suez fusilier
5. Caesio varilineata : Variable-lined fusilier
6. Gymnocaesio gymnoptera : Slender fusilier
7. Pterocaesio chrysozona : Goldband fusilier

■ Callionymidae (Dragonets)

1. Callionymus carebares : Indian deepwater dragonet
2. Callionymus erythraeus : Smallhead dragonet
3. Callionymus filamentosus : Blotchfin dragonet
4. Callionymus hindsii : Hinds' dragonet
5. Callionymus margaretae : Margaret's dragonet
6. Callionymus marleyi : Sand dragonet
7. Callionymus persicus : Persian dragonet
8. Diplogrammus pygmaeus : Pygmy dragonet

■ Caproidae (Boarfishes)

1. Antigonia rubescens : Indo-Pacific boarfish

■ Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)

1. Alectis ciliaris : African pompano
2. Alectis indica : Indian threadfish
3. Alepes djedaba : Shrimp scad
4. Alepes kleinii : Razorbelly scad
5. Alepes melanoptera :Blackfin scad
6. Alepes vari :Herring scad
7. Atropus atropos : Cleftbelly trevally
8. Atule mate :Yellowtail scad
9. Carangoides armatus :Longfin trevally
10. Carangoides bajad : Orangespotted trevally
11. Carangoides chrysophrys : Longnose trevally
12. Carangoides coeruleopinnatus :Coastal trevally
13. Carangoides equula :Whitefin trevally
14. Carangoides ferdau : Blue trevally
15. Carangoides fulvoguttatus : Yellowspotted trevally
16. Carangoides gymnostethus : Bludger
17. Carangoides malabaricus :Malabar trevally
18. Carangoides plagiotaenia: Barcheek trevally
19. Carangoides praeustus : Brownback trevally
20. Carangoides talamparoides : Imposter trevally
21. Caranx heberi : Blacktip trevally
22. Caranx ignobilis :Giant trevally
23. Caranx melampygus : Bluefin trevally
24. Caranx sexfasciatus : Bigeye trevally
25. Decapterus macarellus : Mackerel scad
26. Decapterus macrosoma :Shortfin scad
27. Decapterus russelli : Indian scad
28. Elagatis bipinnulata : Rainbow runner
29. Gnathanodon speciosus :Golden trevally
30. Lichia amia : Leerfish
31. Megalaspis cordyla : Torpedo scad
32. Naucrates ductor : Pilotfish
33. Parastromateus niger : Black pomfret
34. Pseudocaranx dentex : White trevally
35. Scomberoides commersonnianus: Talang queenfish
36. Scomberoides lysan : Doublespotted queenfish
37. Scomberoides tol : Needlescaled queenfish
38. Selar crumenophthalmus : Bigeye scad
39. Selaroides leptolepis : Yellowstripe scad
40. Seriola dumerili : Greater amberjack
41. Seriola rivoliana :Longfin yellowtail
42. Seriolina nigrofasciata : Blackbanded trevally
43. Trachinotus baillonii : Small spotted dart
44. Trachinotus blochii :Snubnose pompano
45. Trachinotus mookalee : Indian pompano
46. Trachurus indicus : Arabian scad
47. Trachurus trachurus : Atlantic horse mackerel
48. Ulua mentalis :Longrakered trevally
49. Uraspis helvola : Whitetongue jack
50. Uraspis uraspis :Whitemouth jack

■ Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)

1. Carcharhinus albimarginatus : Silvertip shark
2. Carcharhinus altimus : Bignose shark
3. Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides : Graceful shark
4. Carcharhinus amboinensis : Pigeye shark
5. Carcharhinus brevipinna : Spinner shark
6. Carcharhinus dussumieri : Whitecheek shark
7. Carcharhinus falciformis : Silky shark
8. Carcharhinus humani : Human’s whaler shark
9. Carcharhinus leucas : Bull shark
10. Carcharhinus limbatus : Blacktip shark
11. Carcharhinus longimanus :Oceanic whitetip shark
12. Carcharhinus macloti : Hardnose shark
13. Carcharhinus melanopterus :Blacktip reef shark
14. Carcharhinus plumbeus : Sandbar shark
15. Carcharhinus sealei : Blackspot shark
16. Carcharhinus sorrah : Spot-tail shark
17. Galeocerdo cuvier : Tiger shark
18. Glyphis gangeticus : Ganges shark
19. Loxodon macrorhinus : Sliteye shark
20. Negaprion acutidens : Sicklefin lemon shark
21. Prionace glauca : Blue shark
22. Rhizoprionodon acutus : Milk shark
23. Rhizoprionodon oligolinx : Grey sharpnose shark
24. Scoliodon laticaudus : Spadenose shark
25. Triaenodon obesus : Whitetip reef shark

■ Centriscidae (Snipefishes and Shrimpfishes)

1. Centriscus scutatus : Grooved razor-fish

■ Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks)

1. Centrophorus granulosus : Gulper shark
2. Deania profundorum : Arrowhead dogfish

■ Cepolidae (Bandfishes)

1. Acanthocepola abbreviata : Bandfish

■ Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)

1. Chaetodon austriacus : Blacktail butterflyfish
2. Chaetodon gardineri : Gardner's butterflyfish
3. Chaetodon melapterus : Arabian butterflyfish
4. Chaetodon nigropunctatus: Black-spotted butterflyfish
5. Forcipiger flavissimus : Longnose butterfly fish
6. Forcipiger longirostris : Yellow Longnose butterflyfish
7. Heniochus acuminatus : Pennant coralfish
8. Heniochus monoceros : Masked bannerfish
9. Roa jayakari : Indian golden-barred butterflyfish

■ Chanidae (Milkfish)

1. Chanos chanos : Milkfish

■ Chirocentridae (Wolf herring)

1. Chirocentrus dorab : Dorab wolf-herring
2. Chirocentrus nudus : Whitefin wolf-herring

■ Chlorophthalmidae (Greeneyes)

1. Chlorophthalmus agassizi : Shortnose greeneye

■ Cirrhitidae (Hawkfishes)

1. Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus :Coral hawkfish
2. Cirrhitus pinnulatus : Stocky hawkfish
3. Oxycirrhites typus : Longnose hawkfish

■ Citharidae (Citharids)

1. Brachypleura novaezeelandiae: Yellow-dabbled flounder

■ Clinidae (Clinids)

Unidentified Larval Sample

■ Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines, menhadens)

1. Amblygaster leiogaster : Smoothbelly sardinella
2. Amblygaster sirm : Spotted sardinella
3. Anodontostoma chacunda : Chacunda gizzard shad
4. Herklotsichthys lossei : Gulf herring
5. Herklotsichthys punctatus : Spotback herring
6. Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus :Bluestripe herring
7. Hilsa kelee: Kelee shad
8. Nematalosa arabica : Arabian gizzard shad
9. Nematalosa nasus : Bloch's gizzard shad
10. Nematalosa persara : Persara gizzard shad
11. Nematalosa resticularia : Gulf gizzard shad
12. Sardinella albella : White sardinella
13. Sardinella fimbriata : Fringescale sardinella
14. Sardinella gibbosa : Goldstripe sardinella
15. Sardinella longiceps : Indian oil sardine
16. Sardinella melanura : Blacktip sardinella
17. Sardinella sindensis : Sind sardinella
18. Spratelloides delicatulus :Delicate round herring
19. Spratelloides gracilis : Silver-stripe round herring
20. Tenualosa ilisha : Hilsa shad
21. Tenualosa toli : Toli shad

■ Congridae (Conger and garden eels)

1. Conger cinereus : Longfin African conger

Coryphaenidae (Dolphinfishes)

1. Coryphaena hippurus: Common dolphinfish

■ Creediidae (Sandburrowers)

Unidentified Larval Sample

■ Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes)

1. Cynoglossus arel : Largescale tonguesole
2. Cynoglossus bilineatus : Fourlined tonguesole
3. Cynoglossus carpenteri : Hooked tonguesole
4. Cynoglossus kopsii : Shortheaded tonguesole
5. Cynoglossus puncticeps : Speckled tonguesole
6. Paraplagusia bilineata : Doublelined tonguesole

■ Dactylopteridae (Flying gurnards)

1. Dactyloptena orientalis : Oriental flying gurnard

■ Dalatiidae (Sleeper sharks)

1. Isistius brasiliensis : Cookie cutter shark

■ Dasyatidae (Stingrays)


1. Brevitrygon imbricata : Bengal whipray
2. Brevitrygon walga : Scaly whipray
3. Dasyatis pastinaca : Common stingray
4. Hemitrygon bennettii : Bennett's stingray
5. Himantura uarnak: Honeycomb stingray
6. Maculabatis gerrardi : Sharpnose stingray
7. Maculabatis randalli : Arabian banded whipray
8. Pastinachus sephen : Cowtail stingray
9. Pateobatis bleekeri: Bleeker's whipray
10. Taeniura lymma : Ribbontail stingray
11. Taeniurops meyeni : Round ribbontail ray
12. Urogymnus asperrimus : Porcupine whipray
13. Urogymnus granulatus : Mangrove whipray

■ Diodontidae (Porcupinefishes / burrfishes)

1. Cyclichthys orbicularis : Birdbeak burrfish
2. Cyclichthys spilostylus : Spotbase burrfish
3. Diodon holocanthus : Longspined porcupinefish
4. Diodon hystrix : Spot-fin porcupinefish
5. Lophodiodon calori : Four-bar porcupinefish

■ Drepaneidae (Sicklefishes )

1. Drepane longimana : Concertina fish
2. Drepane punctata : Spotted sicklefish

■ Dussumieriidae (Round herrings) :

1. Dussumieria acuta : Rainbow sardine
2. Dussumieria elopsoides : Slender rainbow sardine

■ Echeneidae (Remoras)

1. Echeneis naucrates : Live sharksucker

■ Echinorhinidae (Bramble sharks)

1. Echinorhinus brucus : Bramble shark

■ Elopidae (Tenpounders)

1. Elops machnata : Tenpounder

■ Engraulidae (Anchovies)

1. Encrasicholina devisi : Devis' anchovy
2. Encrasicholina heteroloba : Shorthead anchovy
3. Encrasicholina punctifer : Buccaneer anchovy
4. Engraulis encrasicolus : European anchovy
5. Stolephorus commersonnii : Commerson's anchovy
6. Stolephorus indicus : Indian anchovy
7. Stolephorus insularis : Hardenberg's anchovy
8. Thryssa baelama : Baelama anchovy
9. Thryssa dussumieri : Dussumier's thryssa
10. Thryssa hamiltonii : Hamilton's thryssa
11. Thryssa mystax : Moustached thryssa
12. Thryssa setirostris : Longjaw thryssa
13. Thryssa vitrirostris : Orangemouth anchovy
14. Thryssa whiteheadi : Thryssa whiteheadi

■ Ephippidae (Spadefishes, batfishes and scats)

1. Ephippus orbis : Orbfish
2. Platax orbicularis : Orbicular batfish

■ Etmopteridae (Lantern sharks)

1. Centroscyllium ornatum : Ornate dogfish

■ Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes)

1. Cypselurus oligolepis : Largescale flyingfish
2. Hirundichthys coromandelensis : Coromandel flyingfish
3. Parexocoetus mento : African sailfin flyingfish

■ Fistulariidae (Cornetfishes)

1. Fistularia petimba : Red cornetfish

 

 

 

■ Gempylidae (Snake mackerels)↓

1. Gempylus serpens :Snake mackerel
2. Neoepinnula orientalis : Sackfish
3. Thyrsitoides marleyi : Black snoek

■ Gerreidae (Mojarras)

1. Gerres filamentosus : Whipfin silver-biddy
2. Gerres infasciatus : Nonbanded whipfin mojarra
3. Gerres limbatus : Saddleback silver-biddy
4. Gerres longirostris : Strongspine silver-biddy
5. Pentaprion longimanus : Longfin mojarra

■ Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)

1. Nebrius ferrugineus : Tawny nurse shark

Glaucostegidae (Giant guitarfishes)↓

1. Glaucostegus granulatus : Granulated guitarfish
2. Glaucostegus halavi : Halavi ray

■ Gobiidae (Gobies)

1. Acentrogobius cyanomos : Halavi ray
2. Acentrogobius dayi : Day's goby
3. Amblyeleotris diagonalis : Diagonal shrimp goby
4. Amblyeleotris downingi : Downing's shrimpgoby
5. Amblyeleotris periophthalma : Periophthalma prawn-goby
6. Amblyeleotris triguttata : Triplespot shrimpgoby
7. Amblygobius albimaculatus : Butterfly goby
8. Amblygobius nocturnus : Nocturn goby
10. Asterropteryx semipunctata : Starry goby
11. Bathygobius fuscus : Dusky frillgoby
12. Bathygobius meggitti : Meggitt's goby
15. Bryaninops amplus : Large whip goby
16. Callogobius bifasciatus : Doublebar goby
17. Callogobius plumatus : Feather goby
18. Coryogalops adamsoni : Adamson's goby
19. Coryogalops anomolus : Anomolous goby
20. Coryogalops monospilus : Onespot goby
21. Coryogalops tessellatus : Tessellated
22. Cryptocentroides arabicus : Arabian goby
23. Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus :Ninebar prawn-goby
24. Cryptocentrus fasciatus : Y-bar shrimp goby
25. Cryptocentrus lutheri : Luther's prawn-goby
26. Eviota guttata : Spotted dwarfgoby
27. Eviota pardalota :Leopard dwarfgoby
28. Eviota prasina : Greenbubble dwarfgoby
29. Eviota sebreei : Sebree's dwarfgoby
30. Favonigobius melanobranchus : Blackthroat goby
31. Fusigobius inframaculatus : Innerspotted sandgoby
32. Glossogobius giuris : Tank goby
33. Gnatholepis anjerensis : Eye-bar goby
34. Gnatholepis caudimaculata : Grundel
35. Gobiodon reticulatus : Reticulate goby
36. Gobiopsis canalis : Checkered goby
37. Istigobius decoratus : Decorated goby
38. Istigobius ornatus : Ornate goby
39. Myersina filifer : Filamentous shrimpgoby
40. Oligolepis acutipennis : Sharptail goby
41. Oxyurichthys microlepis : Maned goby
42. Parachaeturichthys polynema : Taileyed goby
44. Priolepis cincta : Banded reef goby
45. Priolepis randalli : Randall's goby
48. Taenioides kentalleni : Kentalleni goby
49. Tomiyamichthys latruncularius : Fan shrimp-goby
50. Trimma winterbottomi : Trench-head pygmygoby
51. Trypauchen vagina : Burrowing goby
52. Valenciennea persica : Dot-Dash Goby
53. Valenciennea sexguttata : Sixspot goby
54. Yongeichthys criniger : Hair-finned goby

■ Gymnuridae (Butterfly rays)

1. Gymnura poecilura : Long-tailed butterfly ray

■ Haemulidae (Grunts)

1. Diagramma pictum : Painted sweetlips
2. Plectorhinchus albovittatus : Two-striped sweetlips
3. Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus : Lemonfish
4. Plectorhinchus gaterinus : Blackspotted rubberlip
5. Plectorhinchus gibbosus : Harry hotlips
6. Plectorhinchus obscurus : Giant sweetlips
7. Plectorhinchus pictus : Trout sweetlips
8. Plectorhinchus playfairi : Whitebarred rubberlip
9. Plectorhinchus sordidus : Sordid rubberlip
10. Plectorhinchus schotaf : Minstrel sweetlips
11. Pomadasys argenteus : Silver grunt
12. Pomadasys furcatus : Banded grunter
13. Pomadasys kaakan : Javelin grunter
14. Pomadasys maculatus : Saddle grunt
15. Pomadasys striatus : Striped grunter
16. Pomadasys stridens : Striped piggy
17. Pomadasys taeniatus : Bronzestriped grunt

■ Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)

1. Chaenogaleus macrostoma : Hooktooth shark
2. Hemipristis elongata : Snaggletooth shark
3. Paragaleus randalli : Slender weasel shark

■ Hemiramphidae (Halfbeaks)

1. Hemiramphus archipelagicus : Jumping halfbeak
2. Hemiramphus far : Black-barred halfbeak
3. Hemiramphus marginatus :Yellowtip halfbeak
4. Hyporhamphus quoyi :Quoy's garfish
5. Hyporhamphus sindensis : Sind halfbeak
6. Hyporhamphus unicuspis :Simpletooth halfbeak
7. Rhynchorhamphus georgii : Long billed half beak

■ Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)

1. Chiloscyllium arabicum : Arabian carpetshark
2. Chiloscyllium griseum : Grey bambooshark
3. Chiloscyllium indicum : Slender bambooshark
4. Chiloscyllium punctatum : Brownbanded bambooshark

■ Hexanchidae (Cow sharks) ↓

1. Heptranchias perlo : Sharpnose sevengill shark
2. Hexanchus griseus : Bluntnose sixgill shark

■ Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes, soldierfishes)

1. Myripristis berndti : Blotcheye soldierfish
2. Myripristis hexagona : Doubletooth soldierfish
3. Myripristis murdjan : Pinecone soldierfish
4. Myripristis xanthacra : Yellowtip soldierfish
5. Sargocentron caudimaculatum:Silverspot squirrelfish
6. Sargocentron diadema : Crown squirrelfish
7. Sargocentron rubrum : Redcoat

■ Istiophoridae (Billfishes)

1. Istiompax indica : Black marlin
2. Istiophorus platypterus : Indo-Pacific sailfish
3. Kajikia audax : Striped marlin

■ Kuhliidae (Aholeholes)

1. Kuhlia mugil : Barred flagtail

■ Kyphosidae (Sea chubs )

1. Kyphosus bigibbus : Brown chub
2. Kyphosus cinerascens : Blue sea chub
3. Kyphosus vaigiensis : Brassy chub

■ Labridae (Wrasses)

1. Anampses caeruleopunctatus : Bluespotted wrasse
2. Anampses meleagrides : Spotted wrasse
3. Anampses twistii : Yellowbreasted wrasse
4. Bodianus anthioides : Lyretail hogfish
5. Bodianus axillaris :Axilspot hogfish
6. Cheilinus fasciatus : Redbreasted wrasse
7. Cheilinus lunulatus : Broomtail wrasse
8. Cheilinus undulatus : Humphead wrasse
9. Cheilio inermis : Cigar wrasse
10. Choerodon robustus : Robust tuskfish
11. Coris aygula : Clown coris
12. Epibulus insidiator: Sling-jaw wrasse
13. Halichoeres leptotaenia : Thinstripe Wrasse
14. Halichoeres marginatus :Dusky wrasse
15. Halichoeres nigrescens :Bubblefin wrasse
16. Halichoeres stigmaticus : U-spot wrasse
17. Halichoeres zeylonicus : Goldstripe wrasse
18. Hemigymnus fasciatus : Barred thicklip
19. Hemigymnus melapterus : Blackeye thicklip
20. Hologymnosus annulatus : Ring wrasse
21. Iniistius bimaculatus : Two-spot razorfish
22. Iniistius pavo : Peacock wrasse
23. Labroides dimidiatus : Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
24. Leptojulis cyanopleura : Shoulder-spot wrasse
25. Novaculichthys taeniourus : Rockmover wrasse
26. Novaculoides macrolepidotus : Seagrass wrasse
27. Oxycheilinus arenatus : Speckled maori wrasse
28. Oxycheilinus digramma :Cheeklined wrasse
29. Paracheilinus mccoskeri : McCosker's flasher
30. Pseudocheilinus evanidus : Striated wrasse
31. Pseudocheilinus hexataenia : زمردماهی شش‌خط
32. Pseudodax moluccanus : Chiseltooth wrasse
33. Pteragogus cryptus : Cryptic wrasse
34. Pteragogus flagellifer : Cocktail wrasse
35. Stethojulis interrupta : Cutribbon wrasse
36. Suezichthys caudavittatus : Spottail wrasse
37. Suezichthys gracilis : Slender wrasse
38. Suezichthys russelli : Russell's wrasse
39. Thalassoma lunare : Moon wrasse
40. Thalassoma purpureum : Surge wrasse
41. Wetmorella nigropinnata : Sharpnose wrasse

■ Lactariidae (False trevallies)

1. Lactarius lactarius : False trevally

■ Lamnidae (Mackerel sharks or white shark)

1. Carcharodon carcharias : Great white shark
2. Isurus oxyrinchus : Shortfin mako
3. Lamna nasus : Porbeagle

■ Lampridae (Lampridae)

1. Lampris guttatus : Opah

■ Leiognathidae (Slimys, slipmouths, or ponyfishes)

1. Aurigequula fasciata : Striped ponyfish
2. Equulites elongatus : Elongate ponyfish
3. Equulites leuciscus : Equulites leuciscus
4. Equulites lineolatus : Ornate ponyfish
5. Eubleekeria splendens : Splendid ponyfish
6. Karalla daura : Goldstripe ponyfish
7. Leiognathus brevirostris :Shortnose ponyfish
8. Leiognathus equulus : Common ponyfish
9. Nuchequula gerreoides : Decorated ponyfish
10. Photopectoralis bindus : Orangefin ponyfish
11. Secutor insidiator : Pugnose ponyfish

■ Lethrinidae (Emperors or scavengers)

1. Gymnocranius grandoculis: Blue-lined large-eye bream
2. Lethrinus borbonicus : Snubnose emperor
3. Lethrinus crocineus : Yellowtail emperor
4.Lethrinus harak : Thumbprint emperor
5. Lethrinus lentjan : Pink ear emperor
6. Lethrinus microdon : Smalltooth emperor
7. Lethrinus nebulosus : Spangled emperor
8. Lethrinus obsoletus : Orange-striped emperor
9. Lethrinus olivaceus : Longface emperor
10. Lethrinus variegatus : Slender emperor
11. Lethrinus xanthochilus :Yellowlip emperor
12. Monotaxis grandoculis :Humpnose big-eye bream

■ Lobotidae (Tripletails)

1. Lobotes surinamensis : Tripletail

■ Lophiidae (Goosefishes)

1. Lophiomus setigerus : Blackmouth angler

■ Lutjanidae (Snappers)

1. Aphareus furca : Small toothed jobfish
2. Aphareus rutilans : Rusty jobfish
3. Aprion virescens : Green jobfish
4. Etelis carbunculus : Deep-water red snapper
5. Etelis coruscans : Deepwater longtail red snapper
6. Lutjanus argentimaculatus : Mangrove red snapper
7. Lutjanus bengalensis : Bengal snapper
8. Lutjanus bohar : Two-spot red snapper
9. Lutjanus coeruleolineatus : Blueline snapper
10. Lutjanus ehrenbergii : Blackspot snapper
11. Lutjanus erythropterus : Crimson snapper
12. Lutjanus fulviflamma: Dory snapper
13. Lutjanus fulvus : Blacktail snapper
14. Lutjanus gibbus : Humpback red snapper
15. Lutjanus indicus : Indian snapper
16. Lutjanus johnii : John's snapper
17. Lutjanus kasmira : Common bluestripe snapper
18. Lutjanus lemniscatus : Yellowstreaked snapper
19. Lutjanus lunulatus : Lunartail snapper
20. Lutjanus lutjanus : Bigeye snapper
21. Lutjanus malabaricus :Malabar blood snapper
22. Lutjanus quinquelineatus :Five-lined snapper
23. Lutjanus rivulatus : Blubberlip snapper
24. Lutjanus russellii : Russell's snapper
25. Lutjanus sanguineus : Humphead snapper
26. Lutjanus sebae : Emperor red snapper
27. Macolor niger : Black and white snapper
28. Paracaesio xanthura : Yellowtail blue snapper
29. Pinjalo pinjalo : Pinjalo
30. Pristipomoides filamentosus : Crimson jobfish
31. Pristipomoides multidens : Goldbanded jobfish
32. Pristipomoides sieboldii : Lavender jobfish
33. Pristipomoides zonatus : Oblique-banded snapper

■ Malacanthidae (Tilefishes)

1. Branchiostegus sawakinensis : Freckled tilefish
2. Malacanthus brevirostris : Quakerfish
3. Malacanthus latovittatus : Blue blanquillo

■ Megalopidae (Tarpons)

1. Megalops cyprinoides : Indo-Pacific tarpon

■ Menidae (Moonfish)

1. Mene maculata : Moonfish

■ Microdesmidae (Wormfishes )

1. Gunnellichthys viridescens : Yellowstripe wormfish
2. Parioglossus raoi : Rao's hover goby
3. Ptereleotris arabica : Arabian dartfish
4. Ptereleotris microlepis : Blue gudgeon

■ Molidae (Molas / Ocean Sunfishes)

1. Mola mola : Ocean sunfish
2. Ranzania laevis : Slender sunfish

■ Monacanthidae (Filefishes)

1. Aluterus monoceros : Unicorn leatherjacket filefish
2. Paramonacanthus arabicus : Gulf filefish
3. Paramonacanthus japonicus : Hairfinned leatherjacket
4. Paramonacanthus otisensis : Dusky leatherjacket
5. Pervagor randalli : Reticulated leatherjacket
6. Stephanolepis diaspros : Reticulated leatherjacket

■ Monocentridae (Pinecone fishes)

1. Monocentris japonica : Pineconefish

■ Monodactylidae (Moonyfishes / fingerfishes)

1. Monodactylus argenteus : Silver moony

■ Mugilidae (Mullets)

1. Crenimugil crenilabis : Fringelip mullet
2. Crenimugil seheli : Bluespot mullet
3. Crenimugil pedaraki : Longfin mullet
4. Ellochelon vaigiensis : Squaretail mullet
5. Mugil cephalus : Flathead grey mullet
6. Osteomugil cunnesius : Longarm mullet
7. Planiliza abu : Abu mullet
8. Planiliza carinata : Keeled mullet
9. Planiliza klunzingeri : Klunzinger's mullet
10. Planiliza macrolepis : Largescale mullet
11. Planiliza persica : Persian mullet
12. Planiliza subviridis : Greenback mullet
13. Plicomugil labiosus : Hornlip mullet

■ Mullidae (Goatfishes)

1. Mulloidichthys flavolineatus : Yellowstripe goatfish
2. Mulloidichthys vanicolensis : Yellowfin goatfish
3. Parupeneus cyclostomus : Gold-saddle goatfish
4. Parupeneus forsskali : Red Sea goatfish
5. Parupeneus heptacanthus : Cinnabar goatfish
6. Parupeneus margaritatus : Pearly goatfish
7. Parupeneus rubescens : Rosy goatfish
8. Parupeneus seychellensis : Seychelles goatfish
9. Upeneus asymmetricus : Asymmetrical goatfish
10. Upeneus doriae : Gilded goatfish
11. Upeneus margarethae : Margaretha's goatfish
12. Upeneus tragula : Freckled goatfish
13. Upeneus oligospilus : Short-fin goatfish
14. Upeneus randalli : Randals goatfish
15. Upeneus sulphureus : Sulphur goatfish
16. Upeneus sundaicus :Ochrebanded goatfish
17. Upeneus vittatus : Yellowstriped goatfish

■ Muraenesocidae (Pike congers)

1. Congresox talabon : Yellow pike conger
2. Muraenesox cinereus : Daggertooth pike conger

■ Muraenidae (Moray eels)

1. Echidna nebulosa : Starry moray
2. Echidna polyzona : Barred moray
3. Gymnomuraena zebra : Zebra moray
4. Gymnothorax flavimarginatus : Yellow-edged moray
5. Gymnothorax phasmatodes : Ghost moray
6. Gymnothorax undulatus : Undulated moray

■ Myliobatidae (Eagle and manta rays)

1. Aetobatus flagellum : Longheaded eagle ray
2. Aetobatus narinari : Whitespotted eagle ray
3. Aetomylaeus maculatus : Mottled eagle ray
4. Aetomylaeus nichofii : Banded eagle ray

■ Narcinidae (Numbfishes)

1. Narcine timlei : Spotted numbfish

■ Nemipteridae (Threadfin breams, Whiptail breams )

1. Nemipterus bipunctatus : Delagoa threadfin bream
2. Nemipterus japonicus : Japanese threadfin bream
3. Nemipterus peronii : Notchedfin threadfin bream
4. Nemipterus randalli : Randall's threadfin bream
5. Parascolopsis aspinosa : Smooth dwarf monocle bream
6. Parascolopsis baranesi : Dwarf monocle bream
7. Parascolopsis eriomma : Swallowtail dwarf monocle bream
8. Parascolopsis townsendi : Scaly dwarf monocle bream
9. Scolopsis bimaculata : Thumbprint monocle bream
10. Scolopsis ghanam : Arabian monocle bream
11. Scolopsis taeniata : Black-streaked monocle bream
12. Scolopsis vosmeri : Whitecheek monocle bream

Odontaspididae (Sand tiger sharks)

1. Carcharias taurus : Sand tiger shark
2. Odontaspis ferox : Smalltooth sand tiger

Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)

1. Halieutaea indica : Indian handfish

■ Ophichthidae (Snake eels)

1. Muraenichthys schultzei : Maimed snake eel
2. Myrichthys maculosus :Tiger snake eel
3. Ophichthus apicalis: Bluntnose snake-eel
4. Pisodonophis hoeveni : Hoeven's snake eel

■ Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels)

1. Brotula multibarbata : Goatsbeard brotula
2. Neobythites steatiticus : Barred cusk eel

■ Opistognathidae (Jawfishes)

1.Opistognathus muscatensis : Robust jawfish
2. Opistognathus nigromarginatus : Birdled jawfish

Ostraciidae (Boxfishes):

1. Ostracion cubicus : Yellow boxfish
2. Ostracion cyanurus : Bluetail trunkfish
3. Tetrosomus gibbosus : Humpback turretfish

Oxudercidae (Mudskippers):

1. Apocryptodon madurensis : Madura goby
2. Boleophthalmus boddarti : Boddart's goggle-eyed goby
3. Boleophthalmus dussumieri : Mud skipper
4. Periophthalmus waltoni : Walton's mudskipper
5. Scartelaos histophorus : Walking goby
6. Scartelaos tenuis : Indian Ocean slender mudskipper

■ Paralichthyidae (Large-tooth flounders)

1. Pseudorhombus arsius : Largetooth flounder
2. Pseudorhombus elevatus : Deep flounder
3. Pseudorhombus malayanus : Malayan flounder
4. Pseudorhombus javanicus : Javan flounder

■ Pegasidae (Seamoths)

1. Eurypegasus draconis : Short dragonfish
2. Pegasus volitans : Longtail seamouth

■ Pempheridae (Sweepers)

1. Pempheris oualensis : Blackspot sweeper

Pentacerotidae (Armorheads)

1. Histiopterus typus : Sailfin armourhead

■ Pinguipedidae (Sandperches)

1. Parapercis alboguttata : Whitespot sandsmelt
2. Parapercis clathrata : Latticed sandperch
3. Parapercis cylindrica : Cylindrical sandperch
4. Parapercis maculata : Harlequin sandperch
5. Parapercis nebulosa : Barred sandperch
6. Parapercis robinsoni : Smallscale grubfish

■ Platycephalidae (Flatheads)

1. Grammoplites scaber : Rough flathead
2. Grammoplites suppositus : Spotfin flathead
3. Kumococius rodericensis : Spiny flathead
4. Platycephalus indicus : Bartail flathead
5. Rogadius pristiger : Thorny flathead
6. Sorsogona prionota : Halfspined flathead
7. Sorsogona tuberculata : Tuberculated flathead
8. Thysanophrys celebica : Celebes flathead

 

 

 

■ Plotosidae (Eeltail catfishes)

1. Plotosus lineatus : Striped eel catfish

■ Poeciliidae (Poeciliids)↓ [Saltwater: temporary]:

1. Poecilia latipinna : Sailfin molly

■ Polynemidae (Threadfins)

1. Eleutheronema tetradactylum : Fourfinger threadfin
2. Polydactylus persicus : Persian blackspot threadfin
2. Polydactylus plebeius : Striped threadfin
3. Polydactylus sextarius : Blackspot threadfin

■ Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes)

1. Pomacanthus maculosus : Yellowbar angelfish
2. Pomacanthus semicirculatus : Semicircle angelfish

■ Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)↓

1. Abudefduf sexfasciatus : Scissortail sergeant
2. Abudefduf sordidus : Blackspot sergeant
3. Abudefduf vaigiensis : Indo-Pacific sergeant
4. Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster : Yellowbelly damselfish
5. Amphiprion clarkii :Yellowtail clownfish
6. Chromis flavaxilla : Arabian chromis
7. Chromis viridis : Blue green damselfish
8. Chromis weberi : Weber's chromis
9. Chromis xanthopterygia : Yellowfin chromis
10. Chrysiptera sheila : Sheila's damselfish
11. Chrysiptera unimaculata : Onespot demoiselle
12. Dascyllus aruanus :Whitetail dascyllus
13. Dascyllus trimaculatus : Threespot dascyllus
14. Neoglyphidodon melas : Bowtie damselfish
15. Neopomacentrus cyanomos : Regal demoiselle
16. Neopomacentrus sindensis : Arabian demoiselle
17. Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus : Whitespotted devil
18. Pomacentrus aquilus : Dark damsel
19. Pomacentrus leptus : Slender damsel
20. Pomacentrus trichrourus : Paletail damsel
21. Pomacentrus trilineatus : Threeline damsel
22. Pristotis obtusirostris : Gulf damselfish
23. Stegastes nigricans : Dusky farmerfish
24. Stegastes punctatus : Blunt snout gregory

Pomatomidae (Bluefishes)↓

1. Pomatomus saltatrix : Bluefish

■ Priacanthidae (Bigeyes or catalufas)

1. Priacanthus blochii : Paeony bulleye
2. Priacanthus hamrur : Moontail bullseye
3. Priacanthus tayenus :Purple-spotted bigeye

■ Pristidae (Sawfishes)

1. Anoxypristis cuspidata : Pointed sawfish
2. Pristis zijsron : Longcomb sawfish

■ Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids)

1. Ilisha compressa : Compressed ilisha
2. Ilisha megaloptera : Bigeye ilisha
3. Ilisha melastoma : Indian ilisha
4. Ilisha sirishai : Lobejaw ilisha
5. Opisthopterus tardoore : Tardoore
6. Pellona ditchela : Indian pellona

■ Pristiophoridae (Saw sharks)↓

1. Pristiophorus nancyae : African dwarf sawshark

■ Proscylliidae (Finback catsharks)↓

1. Eridacnis radcliffei : Pygmy ribbontail catshark

■ Psettodidae (Psettodids)

1. Psettodes erumei : Indian halibut

■ Pseudocarchariidae (Crocodile sharks)↓

1. Pseudocarcharias kamoharai : Crocodile shark

■ Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks)

1. Haliophis guttatus : African eel blenny
2. Pseudochromis aldabraensis : Orange dottyback
3. Pseudochromis linda : Yellowtail dottyback
4. Pseudochromis melas : Dark dottyback
5. Pseudochromis nigrovittatus : Blackstripe dottyback
6. Pseudochromis persicus : Bluespotted dottyback

■ Rachycentridae (Cobia)

1. Rachycentron canadum : Cobia

Rajidae (Skates)↓

1. Raja clavata : Thornback ray
2. Raja pita :Pita skate

■ Rhincodontidae (Whale shark)

1. Rhincodon typus : Whale shark

■ Rhinidae (Wedgefishes)

1. Rhina ancylostoma : Bowmouth guitarfish
2. Rhynchobatus djiddensis : Giant guitarfish

■ Rhinobatidae (Guitarfishes)↓

1. Rhinobatos annandalei : Annandale's guitarfish
2. Rhinobatos schlegelii : Brown guitarfish

■ Rhinopteridae (Cownose rays)↓

1. Rhinoptera javanica : Flapnose ray

■ Scaridae (Parrotfishes)

1. Bolbometopon muricatum : Green humphead parrotfish
2. Calotomus viridescens :Viridescent parrotfish
3. Cetoscarus bicolor: Bicolour parrotfish
4. Chlorurus gibbus : Heavybeak parrotfish
5. Chlorurus sordidus :Daisy parrotfish
6. Leptoscarus vaigiensis : Marbled parrotfish
7. Scarus ferrugineus :Rusty parrotfish
8. Scarus frenatus : Bridled parrotfish
9. Scarus fuscopurpureus : Purple-brown parrotfish
10. Scarus ghobban : Blue-barred parrotfish
11. Scarus niger : Dusky parrotfish
12. Scarus persicus : Gulf parrotfish
13. Scarus psittacus : Common parrotfish

■ Scatophagidae (Scats)

1. Scatophagus argus : Spotted scat
2. Scatophagus tetracanthus : Scatty

■ Sciaenidae (Drums or croakers)

1. Argyrosomus hololepidotus : Southern meagre
2. Argyrosomus regius : Meagre
3. Atrobucca nibe : Blackmouth croaker
4. Johnius amblycephalus : Bearded croaker
5. Johnius belangerii : Belanger's croaker
6. Johnius borneensis : Sharpnose hammer croaker
7. Johnius carutta : Karut croaker
8. Johnius dussumieri : Sin croaker
9. Johnius elongatus : Spindle croaker
10. Nibea maculata : Blotched croaker
11. Otolithes ruber : Tigertooth croaker
12. Paranibea semiluctuosa : Half-mourning croaker
13. Pennahia anea : Donkey croaker
14. Pennahia macrocephalus : Big-head pennah croaker
15. Protonibea diacanthus : Blackspotted croaker
16. Umbrina canariensis : Canary drum

■ Scombridae (Mackerels, tunas, bonitos)

1. Acanthocybium solandri : Wahoo
2. Auxis rochei : Bullet tuna
3. Auxis thazard : Frigate tuna
4. Euthynnus affinis : Kawakawa
5. Grammatorcynus bilineatus : Double-lined mackerel
6. Gymnosarda unicolor : Dogtooth tuna
7. Katsuwonus pelamis : Skipjack tuna
8. Rastrelliger kanagurta : Indian mackerel
9. Sarda orientalis : Striped bonito
10. Scomber japonicus : Chub mackerel
11. Scomberomorus commerson : Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
12. Scomberomorus guttatus : Indo-Pacific king mackerel
13. Thunnus alalunga : Albacore
14. Thunnus albacares : Yellowfin tuna
15. Thunnus tonggol : Longtail tuna

■ Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)

1. Brachypterois serrulata: Sawcheek scorpionfish
2. Dendrochirus brachypterus : Dwarf lionfish
3. Pterois antennata : Broadbarred firefish
4. Pterois miles : Devil firefish
5. Pterois russelii : Plaintail turkeyfish
6. Scorpaenodes guamensis : Guam scorpionfish
7. Scorpaenodes hirsutus : Hairy scorpionfish
8. Scorpaenodes parvipinnis : Lowfin scorpionfish
9. Scorpaenopsis barbata : Bearded scorpionfish
10. Scorpaenopsis diabolus : False stonefish
11. Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata :Whiteblotched scorpionfish
12. Scorpaenopsis oxycephala : Tassled scorpionfish
13. Scorpaenopsis venosa : Raggy scorpionfish
14. Sebastapistes cyanostigma : Yellowspotted scorpionfish
15. Sebastapistes strongia : Barchin scorpionfish

■ Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)

1. Helicolenus dactylopterus :Blackbelly rosefish

■ Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)

1. Aethaloperca rogaa : Redmouth grouper
2. Anyperodon leucogrammicus : Slender grouper
3. Cephalopholis formosa : Bluelined hind
4. Cephalopholis hemistiktos : Yellowfin hind
5. Cephalopholis oligosticta : Vermilion hind
6. Cephalopholis sexmaculata : Sixblotch hind
7. Dermatolepis striolata : Smooth grouper
8. Epinephelus areolatus : Areolate grouper
9. Epinephelus bleekeri : Duskytail grouper
10. Epinephelus chlorostigma : Brownspotted grouper
11. Epinephelus coeruleopunctatus : Whitespotted grouper
12. Epinephelus coioides : Orange-spotted grouper
13. Epinephelus diacanthus : Spinycheek grouper
14. Epinephelus epistictus : Dotted grouper
15. Epinephelus flavocaeruleus : Blue-and-yellow grouper
16. Epinephelus latifasciatus : Striped grouper
17. Epinephelus malabaricus : Malabar grouper
18. Epinephelus morrhua : Comet grouper
19. Epinephelus multinotatus : White-blotched grouper
20. Epinephelus polylepis : Smallscaled grouper
21. Epinephelus polyphekadion : Camouflage grouper
22. Epinephelus stoliczkae : Epaulet grouper
23. Epinephelus summana : Summan grouper
24. Epinephelus tauvina : Greasy grouper
25. Epinephelus tukula : Potato grouper
26. Liopropoma mitratum : هامور خط‌باریک
27. Pseudanthias townsendi : Townsend's anthias
28. Serranus cabrilla : Comber
29. Variola louti : Yellow-edged lyretail

■ Siganidae (Rabbitfishes)

1. Siganus canaliculatus : White-spotted spinefoot
2. Siganus javus : Streaked spinefoot
3. Siganus luridus : Dusky spinefoot
4. Siganus rivulatus : Marbled spinefoot
5. Siganus stellatus : Brown-spotted spinefoot
6. Siganus sutor : Shoemaker spinefoot

■ Sillaginidae (Smelt-whitings)

1. Sillaginopodys chondropus : Clubfoot sillago
2. Sillago arabica : Arabian sillago
3. Sillago attenuata : Slender sillago
4. Sillago sihama : Silver sillago

■ Soleidae (Soles)

1. Aesopia cornuta : Unicorn sole
2. Brachirus orientalis : Oriental sole
3. Pardachirus marmoratus : Finless sole
4. Solea elongata : Elongate sole
5. Solea stanalandi : Stanaland's sole
6. Synaptura commersonnii : Commerson's sole
7. Zebrias captivus : Convict zebra sole
8. Zebrias quagga : Fringefin zebra sole
9. Zebrias synapturoides : Indian zebra sole

■ Sparidae (Porgies )

1. Acanthopagrus arabicus : Arabian yellowfin seabream
2. Acanthopagrus berda : Goldsilk seabream
3. Acanthopagrus bifasciatus : Twobar seabream
4. Acanthopagrus latus : Yellowfin seabream
5. Acanthopagrus randalli : Middle East Black Seabream
6. Acanthopagrus sheim : Spotted yellowfin seabream
7. Argyrops filamentosus : Soldierbream
8. Argyrops spinifer : King soldier bream
9. Cheimerius nufar : Santer seabream
10. Crenidens crenidens : Karanteen seabream
11. Diplodus noct : Red Sea seabream
12. Diplodus sargus : White seabream
13. Lithognathus mormyrus : Sand steenbras
14. Pagellus affinis : Arabian pandora
15. Polysteganus coeruleopunctatus : Blueskin seabream
16. Rhabdosargus haffara : Haffara seabream
17. Rhabdosargus sarba : Goldlined seabream
18. Sarpa salpa : Salema
19. Sparidentex hasta : Sobaity seabream

■ Sphyraenidae (Barracudas)

1. Sphyraena barracuda : Great barracuda
2. Sphyraena flavicauda : Yellowtail barracuda
3. Sphyraena forsteri : Bigeye barracuda
4. Sphyraena jello : Pickhandle barracuda
5. Sphyraena obtusata : Obtuse barracuda
6. Sphyraena putnamae :Sawtooth barracuda
7. Sphyraena qenie : Blackfin barracuda

■ Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead, bonnethead, or scoophead sharks)

1. Eusphyra blochii : Winghead shark
2. Sphyrna lewini : Scalloped hammerhead
3. Sphyrna mokarran : Great hammerhead
4. Sphyrna zygaena : Smooth hammerhead

■ Stegostomatidae ( Zebra sharks)

1. Stegostoma fasciatum : Zebra shark

■ Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)

1. Chauliodus sloani : Sloane's viperfish

■ Stromateidae (Butterfishes)

1. Pampus argenteus : Silver pomfret

■ Synanceiidae (Stonefishes)

1. Choridactylus multibarbus : Orangebanded stingfish
2. Minous dempsterae : Obliquebanded stingfish
3. Minous monodactylus : Grey stingfish
4. Pseudosynanceia melanostigma : Blackfin stonefish
5. Synanceia nana : Red Sea stonefish
6. Synanceia verrucosa : Stonefish

■ Syngnathidae (Pipefishes and seahorses)

1. Acentronura tentaculata : Shortpouch pygmy pipehorse
2. Bryx analicarens : Pink pipefish
3. Choeroichthys brachysoma: Short-bodied pipefish
4. Corythoichthys flavofasciatus: Network pipefish
5. Corythoichthys haematopterus: Messmate pipefish
6. Corythoichthys schultzi : Schultz's pipefish
7. Cosmocampus banneri : Roughridge pipefish
8. Cosmocampus investigatoris: Investigator pipefish
9. Cosmocampus maxweberi : Maxweber's pipefish
10. Doryrhamphus excisus excisus: Bluestripe pipefish
11. Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus: Ringed pipefish
12. Festucalex erythraeus : red pipefish
13. Halicampus dunckeri :Duncker's pipefish
14. Halicampus mataafae : Samoan pipefish
15. Hippichthys cyanospilos: Blue-spotted pipefish
16. Hippichthys penicillus: Beady pipefish
17. Hippichthys spicifer : Bellybarred pipefish
18. Hippocampus histrix : Thorny seahorse
19. Hippocampus kuda : Spotted seahorse
20. Micrognathus andersonii : Shortnose pipefish
21. Phoxocampus belcheri : Rock pipefish
22. Siokunichthys bentuviai : Barred xenia-pipefish
23. Syngnathoides biaculeatus: Alligator pipefish
24. Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus: Double-ended pipefish

■ Synodontidae (Lizardfishes)

1. Saurida gracilis : Gracile lizardfish
2. Saurida macrolepis : Brushtooth lizardfish
3. Saurida tumbil : Greater lizardfish
4. Saurida undosquamis : Brushtooth lizardfish
5. Synodus macrops : Triplecross lizardfish
6. Synodus variegatus : Variegated lizardfish

■ Terapontidae (Grunters or tigerperches )

1. Pelates quadrilineatus : Fourlined terapon
2. Terapon jarbua : Jarbua terapon
3. Terapon puta : Small-scaled terapon
4. Terapon theraps : Largescaled terapon

■ Tetraodontidae (Puffers)

1. Arothron immaculatus : Immaculate puffer
2. Arothron stellatus : Stellate puffer
3. Arothron reticularis : Reticulated pufferfish
4. Canthigaster solandri : Spotted sharpnose
5. Chelonodon patoca : Milkspotted puffer
6. Lagocephalus guentheri : Diamondback puffer
7. Lagocephalus inermis : Smooth blaasop
8. Lagocephalus lunaris : Lunartail puffer
9. Lagocephalus sceleratus : Silver-cheeked toadfish
10. Torquigener flavimaculosus : Yellowspotted puffer

■ Tetrarogidae (Wasp fishes)

1. Pseudovespicula dracaena : Draco waspfish

■ Torpedinidae (Electric rays)

1. Torpedo panthera : Panther electric ray
2. Torpedo sinuspersici : Variable torpedo ray

■ Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)

1. Hoplostethus melanopus : TrachichSmallscale slimeheadhyidae

■ Triacanthidae (Triplespines)

1. Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer : Long-spined tripodfish
2. Triacanthus biaculeatus : Short-nosed tripodfish

■ Triakidae (Houndsharks)

1. Galeorhinus galeus : Tope shark
2. Hypogaleus hyugaensis : Blacktip tope
3. Iago omanensis : Bigeye houndshark
4. Mustelus mosis : Arabian smooth-hound

■ Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes)

1. Eupleurogrammus glossodon : Longtooth hairtail
2. Eupleurogrammus muticus : Smallhead hairtail
3. Tentoriceps cristatus : Crested hairtail
4. Trichiurus auriga : Pearly hairtail
5. Trichiurus lepturus : Largehead hairtail

■ Trichonotidae (Sanddivers)

1. Trichonotus arabicus : Arabian sand diver

■ Triglidae (Searobins)

1. Lepidotrigla bispinosa : Bullhorn gurnard
2. Lepidotrigla faurei : Scalybreast gurnard
3. Lepidotrigla spiloptera< : Spotwing gurnard
4. Pterygotrigla arabica : Spotted gurnard

■ Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies )

1. Enneapterygius pusillus : Highcrest triplefin
2. Enneapterygius ventermaculus : Blotched triplefin
3. Helcogramma steinitzi : Red triplefin

■ Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)

1. Uranoscopus dollfusi : Dollfus' stargazer
2. Uranoscopus guttatus : Dollfus' stargrazer

■ Veliferidae (Velifers)

1. Velifer hypselopterus : Sailfin velifer

Xenisthmidae [Eleotridae](Collared wrigglers)

1. Xenisthmus balius : Freckled wriggler

■ Xiphiidae (Swordfish)

1. Xiphias gladius : Swordfish

■ Zanclidae (Moorish idol)

1. Zanclus cornutus : Moorish idol

■ Zeidae (Dories)

1. Zeus faber : John dory