Red sea endemic fishes in Egyptian coast with an ID card and photo for identification

1. Red sea endemic fishes
Introduction
- 1166 species of fishes from 159 families recorded from shallow to deep water
- Total of 1120 fish species in 143 families and 26 orders are known from depths above 200 m
- 14.7% endemic (Third rank at endemism)
Dahab, Egypt
Fish ID Photo ID
Elat Electric eel
- A benthic species found on outer
continental shelf. Presumably feeds on
soft bottom invertebrates such as
polychaetes and crustaceans.
Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
- Marine; demersal. Tropical
Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) >
Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series
Eupercaria) > Sparidae (Porgies)
Etymology: Diplodus: Greek, diploos = twice +
Greek, odous = teeth
- Marine; reef-associated
Parapriacanthus sharm
- Parapriacanthus: Greek, para = near +
Greek, prion = saw + Greek, akantha =
thorn; sharm: Named for its type
locality
- Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Cheilinus quinquecinctus
- Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) >
Eupercaria/misc (Various families in
series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses)
> Cheilininae Etymology: Cheilinus:
Greek, cheilos = lip
- Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Macropharyngodon marisrubri
- Wrasses (family)
- Macropharyngodon: Greek, makros =
great + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx +
Greek,odous = teeth
- Marine; reef-associated; non-
migratory; depth range 4 - 16 m.
Tropical

2. Thalassoma rueppellii
Klunzinger's wrasse
- Thalassoma: Greek, thalassa = the sea +
Greek, soma = body; the colour of the
sea
- Marine; reef-associated
Uranoscopus rosette
- Sand dwellers
- Stargazers
- Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 27 m
Limnichthys marisrubri
- Sandburrowers
- Limnichthys: Greek,limne = swamp +
Greek, ichthys = fish
- Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 -
1 m
Lepadichthys erythraeus
- Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 3 m
Bryaninops discus
- dish-like
- Gobies
- Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0
- 16 m
Sufflamen albicaudatum
- Bluethroat triggerfish
- Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2
- 20 m
Nectamia annularis
- Ringtail cardinalfish
- Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0
- 17 m

3. Chlorurus genazonatus
- Sinai parrotfish
- chloros = green + Greek oura = tail
- Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6
- ? m
Sharm ElShiekh, Ras Muhammed, Egypt
Nectamia annularis
- Ringtail cardinalfish
- Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0
- 17 m
Masked puffer
- Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Plectropomus marisrubri
- Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets
- Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Hurghada, Egypt
Red Sea halfbeak
- Needle fishes
- Marine; reef-associated
Softcoral seahorse
- Marine; reef-associated; non-
migratory; depth range 15 - 30 m
Marsa Alam
Gorgasia sillneri
- Conger and garden eels
- Marine; demersal. Tropical

4. Ptarmus gallus
- Velvetfishes
- Etymology: Ptarmus: Greek, ptarmos =
sneeze
- Marine; demersal. Tropical
Caesio suevica
- Suez fusilier
- Marine; reef-associated; non-
migratory; depth range 2 - 25 m
Red Sea parrotfish
- Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1
- 15 m
Twoband anemonefish
- Red Sea clown fish
- Marine; reef-associated; non-
migratory; depth range 1 - 30 m
Red Sea bannerfish
- Butterfly fishes
- Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3
- 50 m
Red Sea goatfish
- Marine; brackish; reef-associated;
depth range 1 - 45 m
Brown-spotted spinefoot
- Rabbitfishes
- Marine; reef-associated;