SCUBA diving in the Red Sea

This is a concise guide to the underwater life of the Red Sea. Although the most common species are covered, this is by no means a definitive guide. Information presented here are compiled from different sources. For any comments, drop a line to info@red-sea-shadow.com.

Fish - Mammals - Mollusk:
Anemone Partner Shrimp (Periclimenes Longicarpus)
Arabian Angelfish (Pomacanthus Maculosus)
Arabian Picasso (Rhinecanthus Assasi)
Arabian Surgeonfish (Acanthurus Sohal)
Banded Boxer Shrimp (Stenopus Hispidus)
Bicolour Parrotfish (Cetoscarus Bicolor)
Bighorn Membrotha (Nembrotha Megalocera)
Bird Wrasse (Gomphosus Caeruleus)
Black and White Snapper (Macolor Niger)
Blackbacked Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon Melannotus)
Blackfin Barracuda (Sphyraena Qenie)
Blackspotted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus Gaterinus)
Blotched Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys Aprinus)
Blubberlip Snapper (Lutjanus Rivulatus)
Blue Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes Fuscus)
Bluebar Trevally (Carangoides Ferdau)
Bluebarred Parrotfish (Scarus Ghobban)
Bluefin Trevally (Caranx Melampygus)
Bluelined Snapper (Lutjanus Coeruleolineatus)
Bluespine Unicornfish (Naso Hexacanthus)
Bluespotted Stingray (Taeniura Lymma)
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus)
Broomtail Wrasse (Cheilinus Lunulatus)
Carpet Flathead - Crocodile Fish (Papilloculiceps Longiceps)
Cave Sweeper (Pempheris Vanicolensis)
Checkerboard Wrasse (Halichoeres Hortulanus)
Chevron Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon Trifascialis)
Circular Batfish (Platax Orbicularis)
Clearfin Lionfish (Pterois Radiata)
Clown - Warty Frogfish (Antennarius Maculatus)
Common Bigeye (Priacanthus Hamrur)
Common Jellyfish (Aurelia Aurita)
Cornetfish (Fistularia Commersonii)
Crown Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon Paucifasciatus)
Cute Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus Bellulus)
Diadem Sea Urchin (Diadema Setosum)
Dugong - Sea Cow (Dugong Dugon)
Dusky Sweeper (Pempheris Adusta)
Egyptian Starfish (Gomophia Egyptiaca)
Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus Imperator)
Feathertail Stingray (Pastinachus Sephen)
Fiveline Cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus Quinquelineatus)
Foster's Hawkfish (Paracirrhites Forsteri)
Fridman's Dottyback (Pseudochromis Fridmani)
Gabriella's Grouper (Epinephelus Gabriellae)
Giant Moray (Gymnothorax Javanicus)
Giant Squirrelfish (Sargocentron Spiniferum)
Giant Trevally - Jackfish (Caranx Ignobilis)
Goldbody Trevally (Carangoides Bajad)
Greasy Grouper (Epinephelus Tauvina)
Great Barracuda (Sphyraena Barracuda)
Great Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna Mokarran)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas)
Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchos)
Grey Snapper (Lutjanus Griseus)
Guitar Shark (Rhinobatos Halavi)
Halfspotted Grouper (Cephalopholis Hemistiktos)
Humbug Damsel (Dascyllus Aruanus)
Humpback Snapper (Lutjanus Gibbus)
Jewel Fairy Basslet (Pseudanthias Squamipinnis)
Klunzinger's Wrasse (Thalassoma Klunzingeri)
Lemon Damsel (Pomacentrus Sulfureus)
Leopard Shark (Stegostoma Fasciatum)
Lionfish (Pterois)
Lipstick Tang (Naso Lituratus)
Longfin Batfish (Platax Teira)
Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites Typus)
Longnose Parrotfish (Hipposcarus Harid)
Longtail Tuna (Thunnus Tonggol)
Longtailed Thresher Shark (Alopias Vulpinus)
Lyretail Angelfish (Genicanthus Caudovittatus)
Mackerel (Scomberomorus)
Malabar Grouper (Epinephelus Malabaricus)
Manta Ray (Manta Birostris)
Masked Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon Semilarvatus)
Masked Puffer (Arothron Diadematus)
Moon Grouper (Variola Louti)
Moon Wrasse (Thalassoma Lunare)
Napoleon Fish (Cheilinus Undulatus)
Network Pipefish (Corythoichthys Flavofasciatus)
Nurse Shark (Nebrius Ferrugineus)
Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus)
Octopus (Octopus Cyaneus)
One Spot Snapper (Lutjanus Monostigma)
Orange Striped Triggerfish (Balistapus Undulatus)
Peppered Moray (Siderea Grisea)
Polyp Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon Austriacus)
Porcupinefish (Diodon)
Pyjama Slug (Chromodoris Quadricolor)
Red Sea Anemonefish (Amphiprion Bicinctus)
Red Sea Bannerfish (Heniochus Intermedius)
Red Sea Combtooth Blenny (Ecsenius Dentex)
Red Sea Coral Grouper (Plectropomus Pessuliferus Marisrubri)
Red Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria Miniata)
Red Sea Fairy Basslet (Pseudanthias Taeniatus)
Red Sea Fusilier (Caesio Suevica)
Red Sea Goatfish (Parupeneus Forsskali)
Red Sea Horse (Hippocampus Hudsonius)
Red Sea Seabream (Diplodus Noct)
Redtooth Triggerfish (Odonus Niger)
Risso's Dolphin (Grampus Griseus)
Royal Angelfish (Pygoplites Diacanthus)
Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma Desjardinii)
Sand Dollar (Clypeaster Humilis)
Sand Eel (Gorgasia Sillneri)
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna Lewini)
Schultz's Pipefish (Corythoichthys Schultzi)
Scissortail Sergeant (Abudefduf Sexfasciatus)
Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis)
Scribbled Leatherjacket (Aluterus Scriptus)
Sergeant Major (Abudefduf Vaigensis)
Shortnose Unicornfish (Naso Unicornis)
Slate Pencil Sea Urchin (Heterocentrotus Mammillatus)
Snubnose Rudderfish (Kyphosus Cinerascens)
Spanish Dancer (Hexabranchus Sanguineus)
Speckled Sandperch (Parapercis Hexophthalma)
Splendid Coral Crab (Etisus Splendidus)
Starry Rabbitfish (Siganus Stellatus)
Steepheaded Parrotfish (Scarus Gibbus)
Stonefish (Synanceia Verrucosa)
Striped Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon Fasciatus)
Striped Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides Dimidiatus)
Striped Remora (Echeneis Naucrates)
Summana Grouper (Epinephelus Summana)
Textile Cone Shell (Conus Textile)
Threadfin Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon Aurigo)
Three Spot Damsel (Dascyllus Trimaculatus)
Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides Viridescens)
Toxic Leather Sea Urchin (Asthenosoma Marisrubri)
Trevally (Carangidae)
Twobar Seabream (Acanthopagrus Bifasciatus)
Wart Slug (Phyllidia)
Whale Shark (Rhincodon Typus)
White Belly Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon Leucogaster)
Whitehead Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon Mesoleucos)
Whitespotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus Narinari)
Whitespotted Puffer (Arothron Hispidus)
Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon Obesus)
Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion Cubicus)
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloides Vanicolensis)
Yellowlip Chelidonura (Chelidonura Flavolobata)
Yellowsaddle Goatfish (Parupeneus Cyclostomus)
Yellowtail Wrasse (Anampses Meleagrides)
Zebra Shark (Stegostoma Fasciatum)
 		Corals:
Black Coral (Antipathidae)
Brain Coral (Diploria Labyrinthiformis)
Broccoli Soft Coral (Lithophyton Arboreum)
Bubble Anemone (Actiniidae)
Clam (Tridacna)
Crown of Thorns (Acanthaster Planci)
Elephant Ear Sponge (Ianthella Basta)
Fire Coral (Millepora Dichotoma)
Ghardaba Sea Star (Fromia)
Gorgonian Fan Coral (Subergorgiidae)
Klunzinger's Soft Coral (Nephtheidae)
Leather Coral (Alcyoniidae)
Magnificent Anemone (Stichodactylidae)
Pearl Sea Star (Fromia Monillis)
Pineapple Coral (Favites Abdita)
Plankton (Trichodesmium Thiebautii)
Plate Fire Coral (Millepora Platyphylla)
Raspberry Coral (Pocilloporidae)
Red Anemone (Phlyctenanthus Australis)
Red Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea Quadricolor)
Splendid Knotted Fan Coral (Melithaeidae)
Stony Coral (Porites Solida)
Table Coral (Acropora Chesterfieldensis)
White Anemone (Actinothoe Albocincta)
Yellow Waver Coral (Dendrophylliidae)