Deep-water fish of the Red Sea include bathydemersal, bathypelagic, and benthopelagic species, listed below.
Bathydemersal species Red Sea bathydemersal species include:
Acropoma japonicum , Glowbelly, Acropomatidae Ariosoma mauritianum , Blunt-tooth conger, Congridae Arnoglossus marisrubri , Bothidae Bembrops caudimacula , Percophidae Champsodon omanensis , Champsodontidae Cynoglossus acutirostris , Sharpnose tonguesole, Cynoglossidae Dysomma fuscoventralis , Synaphobranchidae Facciolella karreri , Nettastomatidae Grammonus robustus , Bythitidae Harpadon erythraeus , Synodontidae Heptranchias perlo , Sharpnose sevengill shark, Hexanchidae Hippocampus kelloggi , Great seahorse, Syngnathidae Iago omanensis , Bigeye houndshark, Triakidae Mustelus manazo , Starspotted smooth-hound, Triakidae Neobythites stefanovi , Ophidiidae Neocentropogon mesedai , Tetrarogidae Neomerinthe bathyperimensis , Scorpaenidae Obliquogobius turkayi , Gobiidae Parascolopsis baranesi , Nemipteridae Physiculus marisrubri , Moridae Priolepis goldshmidtae , Gobiidae Rhynchoconger trewavasae , Congridae Saurenchelys meteori , Nettastomatidae Setarches guentheri , Deepwater scorpionfish, Setarchidae Synagrops philippinensis , Acropomatidae Trichiurus auriga , Pearly hairtail, Trichiuridae Upeneus davidaromi , Mullidae Uranoscopus marisrubri , Uranoscopidae Uroconger erythraeus , Congridae
Bathypelagic species Red Sea bathypelagic species include:
Astronesthes martensii , Stomiidae Atrobucca geniae , Sciaenidae Benthosema pterotum , Skinnycheek lanternfish, Myctophidae Champsodon capensis , Gaper, Champsodontidae Chauliodus sloani , Sloane's viperfish, Stomiidae Diaphus coeruleus , Blue lantern fish, Myctophidae Lestrolepis luetkeni , Naked barracuda, Paralepididae Maurolicus mucronatus , Sternoptychidae Nemichthys scolopaceus , Slender snipe eel, Nemichthyidae Stomias affinis , Gnther's boafish, Stomiidae
Benthopelagic species
Red Sea benthopelagic species include:
Aetobatus flagellum , Longheaded eagle ray, Myliobatidae Aetobatus ocellatus , Myliobatidae Anoxypristis cuspidata , Knifetooth sawfish, Pristidae Apogon queketti , Spotfin cardinal, Apogonidae Argyrosomus regius , Meagre, Sciaenidae Ariomma brevimanus , Ariommatidae Ateleopus natalensis , Ateleopodidae Bryx analicarens , Pink pipefish, Syngnathidae Canthidermis macrolepis , Large-scale triggerfish, Balistidae Chanos chanos , Milkfish, Chanidae Decapterus russelli , Indian scad, Carangidae Gerres methueni , Striped silver biddy, Gerreidae Glossogobius giuris , Tank goby, Gobiidae Hoplostethus mediterraneus mediterraneus , Mediterranean slimehead, Trachichthyidae Lobotes surinamensis , Atlantic tripletail, Lobotidae Megalops cyprinoides , Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalopidae Mugil cephalus, Flathead mullet, Mugilidae Physiculus sudanensis , Moridae Pomadasys striatus , Striped grunter, Haemulidae Pristipomoides filamentosus , Crimson jobfish, Lutjanidae Pristipomoides sieboldii , Lavender jobfish, Lutjanidae Rhinobatos halavi , Halavi's guitarfish, Rhinobatidae Rhinobatos punctifer , Spotted guitarfish, Rhinobatidae Rhinobatos thouin , Clubnose guitarfish, Rhinobatidae Rhizoprionodon acutus , Milk shark, Carcharhinidae Seriola lalandi , Yellowtail amberjack, Carangidae Stalix histrio , Opistognathidae Stromateus fiatola , Blue butterfish, Stromateidae Synodus randalli , Synodontidae Taractichthys steindachneri , Sickle pomfret, Bramidae Tentoriceps cristatus , Crested hairtail, Trichiuridae Terapon puta , Small-scaled terapon, Terapontidae Thyrsitoides marleyi , Black snoek, Gempylidae Trichiurus lepturus, Largehead hairtail, Trichiuridae
References Fishbase


