Red Sea Species / Specii din Marea Rosie

I have managed to identify approximately 150 species I've seen and photographed in the Red Sea during the 6 trips I took to Egypt:

Wrasses (Labridae)

Bodianus anthioides - Lyretail hogfish

Cheilinus abudjubbe - Abudjubbe wrasse

Cheilinus fasciatus - Red-breasted wrasse

Cheilinus lunulatus - Broomtail wrasse (female)

Cheilinus lunulatus - Broomtail wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus - Napoleon fish

Cheilio inermis - Cigar wrasse (yellow)

Cheilio inermis - Cigar wrasse

Coris aygula - Clown coris (juvenile)

Coris aygula - Clown coris

Coris aygula - Clown coris (adult)

Epibulus insidiator - Sling-jaw wrasse 

Epibulus insidiator - Sling-jaw wrasse (yellow)

Gomphosus caeruleus - Birdmouth wrasse

Gomphosus caeruleus - Bird wrasse

Halichoeres hortulanus - Checkerboard wrasse

Halichoeres marginatus - Dusky wrasse

Halichoeres nebulosus - Nebulous wrasse

Halichoeres scapularis - Zigzag wrasse

Hemigymnus melapterus - Blackeye thicklip

Labroides dimidiatus - Bluestreak cleaner wrasse

Larabicus quadrilineatus - Cleaner four line Red Sea wrasse

Novaculoides macrolepidotus Seagrass wrasse

Oxycheilinus digramma - Cheek-lined wrasse

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia - Sixline wrasse

Stethojulis interrupta (Stethojulis albovittata?) - Cutribbon wrasse

Thalassoma lunare - Moon wrasse

Thalassoma rueppellii - Klunzinger's wrasse

Angelfish 

Pomacanthus asfur - Arabian Angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator - Emperor angelfish

Pygoplites diacanthus - Regal angelfish

Triggerfish

Balistapus undulatus - Orange-lined Triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens - Titan triggerfish

Odonus niger - Red-toothed triggerfish

Pseudobalistes fuscus 

Pseudobalistes fuscus - Yellow-spotted triggerfish

Rhinecanthus assasi - Picasso triggerfish

Sufflamen albicaudatum - Bluethroat triggerfish

 Filefish

Aluterus scriptus - Scribbled leatherjacket filefish

Amanses scopas - Broom filefish

Cantherhines pardalis - Honeycomb filefish

Oxymonacanthus halli - Red Sea longnose filefish (Harlequin filefish)

  Butterflyfish

Chaetodon auriga - Threadfin butterflyfish

Chaetodon austriacus - Blacktail butterflyfish 

Chaetodon fasciatus - Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish, The diagonal butterflyfish

Chaetodon larvatus - Hooded (orangeface) butterflyfish

Chaetodon lineolatus - Lined butterflyfish

Chaetodon melannotus - Blackback butterflyfish

Chaetodon paucifasciatus - Crown butterflyfish, Eritrean butterflyfish

Chaetodon semilarvatus - Bluecheek butterflyfish

Chaetodon trifascialis - Chevron Butterflyfish

Heniochus intermedius - Red Sea bannerfish

 
Surgeonfish

Acanthurus gahhm

Acanthurus nigrofuscus - Lavender Tang

Acanthurus sohal - Sohal surgeonfish

Ctenochaetus striatus - Striated surgeonfish

Naso elegans - Elegant unicornfish

Naso unicornis - Bluespine unicornfish

Zebrasoma desjardinii - Indian sail-fin surgeonfish

Zebrasoma xanthurum - Yellowtail tang

  Pufferfish

Arothron diadematus - Masked puffer

Arothron hispidus - White-spotted puffer

Arothron immaculatus - Immaculate puffer

Arothron stellatus - Stellate puffer

Canthigaster margaritata - The pearl toby

Cyclichthys spilostylus - Spotbase burrfish

Diodon hystrix - Spot-fin porcupinefish

Ostracion cubicus - Yellow boxfish

Ostracion cubicus - Yellow boxfish

Ostracion cyanurus - Bluetail Boxfish

Pipefish, Cornetfish

Aeoliscus punctulatus - Speckled shrimpfish (Jointed razorfish)

Corythoichthys flavofasciatus - Yellow-banded pipefish

Fistularia commersonii - Bluespotted cornetfish 

Solenostomus cyanopterus - Robust ghost pipefish

 Needlefish

Hemiramphus far

Tylosurus crocodilus - Houndfish 

  Rays fish

Aetobatus narinari - Spotted eagle ray 

Himantura uarnak - Honeycomb stingray (Reticulate whipray)

Taeniura lymma - Ribbontail stingray

Torpedo marmorata - Marbled electric ray

 Moray eels

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus - Yellow-edged moray

Gymnothorax griseus - Geometric moray

Gymnothorax javanicus - Giant moray

Gymnothorax undulatus - Undulated moray

Myrichthys maculosus - Tiger snake eel

  Flatfish

Bothus pantherinus - Panther Flounder

Soleichthys heterorhinos - Black-tip sole

 Scombriformes


Rastrelliger kanagurta - Indian mackerel

Sphyraena barracuda - Great barracuda

 Sergeant and Damsel fish

Abudefduf vaigiensis - Sergeant-major 

Amblyglyphidodon indicus - Maldives damselfish

Amphiprion bicinctus - Two Banded anemonefish 

Chromis dimidiata - Chocolatedip chromis

Chromis viridis - Blue green damselfish

Chrysiptera annulata - Footballer demoiselle

Chrysiptera unimaculata - Onespot demoiselle 

Dascyllus aruanus - Whitetail damselfish

Dascyllus trimaculatus - Threespot dascyllus

Neoglyphidodon melas - Bowtie damselfish

Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus - Whitespotted devil

Pomacentrus sulfureus - Klunzinger Sulphur damsel

Stegastes nigricans - Dusky farmerfish

Scorpionfish, Flatheads

Papilloculiceps longiceps - Tentacled flathead, crocodilefish

Pterois miles - Devil firefish

Pterois radiata - Radial firefish

Scorpaenopsis barbata

Scorpaenopsis diabolus - False Stonefish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala - Tassled scorpionfish

Synanceia verrucosa - Stonefish

Sea basses and Groupers

Cephalopholis argus - Peacock hind

Cephalopholis hemistiktos - Yellowfin hind

Cephalopholis oligosticta - Vermilion hind

Epinephelus fasciatus - Blacktip grouper

Epinephelus tauvina - Greasy grouper

Grammistes sexlineatus - Goldenstriped soapfish

Plectropomus areolatus - Squaretail coralgrouper

Variola louti - Yellow-edged lyretail (juvenile)

Variola louti - Yellow-edged lyretail

 Emperors

Acanthopagrus bifasciatus - Twobar seabream

Lethrinus nebulosus - Spangled emperor

Lethrinus xanthochilus - Yellowlip emperor

Monotaxis grandoculis - Humpnose big-eye bream (juvenile)

Monotaxis grandoculis - Humpnose big-eye bream 

 Scolopsis ghanam - Arabian monocle bream

Goatfish

Parupeneus cyclostomus - Gold-saddle goatfish

 Parupeneus forsskali - Red Sea goatfish

 Blennies

Exallias brevis - Leopard blenny

Petroscirtes mitratus - Floral blenny

  Cardinalfishes

Cheilodipterus macrodon

Ostorhinchus cyanosoma - Yellowstriped cardinalfish

Snappers

Lutjanus bohar - Red bass

Lutjanus ehrenbergii - Blackspot snapper

 Jack fish

Carangoides bajad - Orange spotted trevally

Caranx ignobilis - Giant Trevally

Caranx melampygus - Bluefin trevally

Gnathanodon speciosus - Golden trevally

 Squirrelfish

Myripristis hexagona - Doubletooth soldierfish

Neoniphon sammara - Sammara Squirrelfish 

Sargocentron spiniferum - Sabre Squirrelfish

 Fusiliers

Caesio caerulaurea - Blue and gold fusilier

Caesio lunaris - Lunar fusilier

Caesio striata - Striated fusilier / Caesio lunaris - Lunar fusilier / Caesio varilineata  - Variable-lined fusilier

 Gobies

Amblygobius albimaculatus - Butterfly goby

Lotilia graciolosa - White Cap Goby (in symbiosis with a pistol shrimp)

 Parrotfish (unfortunately some species are very hard to identify)

Cetoscarus bicolor - Bicolour parrotfish

Chlorurus gibbus - Heavybeak parrotfish

Chlorurus sordidus - Daisy Parrotfish

Chlorurus sordidus - Daisy Parrotfish (female)

Hipposcarus harid - Candelamoa parrotfish

Scarus ferrugineus - Rusty parrotfish

Scarus frenatus - Bridled parrotfish

Scarus ghobban (?) - Blue-barred parrotfish 

Scarus niger - Dusky parrotfish

Another parrotfish:

Another species:

Anthias anthias - Swallowtail seaperch

Calloplesiops altivelis - The comet (Marine betta)

Crenimugil seheli - Bluespot mullet

Gerres longirostris - Strongspine silver-biddy

Kyphosus cinerascens - Blue sea chub

Malacanthus latovittatus - Blue blanquillo

Paracirrhites forsteri - Blackside hawkfish 

Parapercis hexophtalma - Speckled sandperch 

Priacanthus arenatus - Atlantic bigeye

Pseudanthias squamipinnis - Sea goldie

Pseudochromis fridmani - Orchid dottyback

Saurida gracilis - Gracile lizardfish

Siganus stellatus - Honeycomb Rabbitfish

Terapon jarbua - Crescent grunter

Sharks:


Carcharhinus falciformis - Silky Shark

 


 
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