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Red Sea Endemic Fishes & Red Sea forms

RABBITFISHES

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

 

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

Acanthurus gahhm : Black Surgeonfish. Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Acanthurus sohal : Sohal Surgeonfish. Red Sea to Persian Gulf.

TRIGGERFISHES & TRUNKFISHES

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.

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