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Red Sea Endemic Fishes & Red Sea forms
RABBITFISHES
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Siganus rivulatus : Rivulated Rabbitfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Night photo.
Siganus stellatus laqueus : Stellate Rabbitfish. Red Sea form.
SNAPPERS, SOAPFISHES, SOLDIERFISHES AND SQUIRRELFISHES
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Diploprion drachi : Yellowface Soapfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Myripristis xanthacrus : Yellowtip Soldierfish. South Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Although described as common (Lieske & Myers) this is our only record. Photo, North Farasan Bank.
Species not shown:
Lutjanus caeruleolineatus : Blueline Snapper. Red Sea and Gulf of Oman.
Sargocentron marisrubri : Red Sea Squirrelfish. Red Sea.
SURGEONFISHES
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Acanthurus gahhm : Black Surgeonfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Acanthurus sohal : Sohal Surgeonfish. Red Sea to Persian Gulf.
TRIGGERFISHES & TRUNKFISHES
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Rhinecanthus assasi : Picasso Triggerfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Oman.
Sufflamen albicaudatus : Bluethroat Triggerfish. Red Sea to Gulf of Oman. Recently reported from S. Africa.
Ostracion cyanurus : Bluetail Trunkfish. Red Sea to Persian Gulf.
