Checklist of the Red Sea Fishes with delineation of the Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba, endemism and Lessepsian migrants
Author
Golani, Daniel
Author
Fricke, Ronald
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-05
4509
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4509.1.1
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BLENNIIDAE
*
Adelotremus leptus
Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf
of
Aqaba
:
¯
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Smith-Vaniz & Rose 2012
).
General distribution:
Red Sea
endemic.
*
Alloblennius jugularis
(
Klunzinger 1871
)
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Egypt
(
Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Klunzinger 1871, as
Blennius jugularis
),
Eritrea
(
Lotan 1970, as
Glyptoparus jugularis
).
General distribution:
Red Sea
endemic.
Alloblennius pictus
(
Lotan 1970
)
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Egypt
(
Smith-Vaniz & Springer 1971
),
Israel
(
Lotan 1970, as
Rhabdoblennius pictus
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf 2004
).
Red Sea
main basin:
Sudan
(
Springer
et al
. 1988
),
Eritrea
(
Lotan 1970, as
Rhabdoblennius pictus
).
General distribution:
Red Sea
,
northwestern Indian Ocean
:
Gulf
of
Aden
.
*
Alticus magnusi
Klausewitz 1964
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of
Aqaba
:
Jordan
(
Khalaf 2004, as
Alticus kirkii
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Klunzinger 1871
, as
Salarias tridactylus
;
Klausewitz 1964
, as
Lophalticus kirkii magnusi
),
Eritrea
(
Borsieri 1904, as
Salarias kirkii
),
Saudi Arabia
(
Klausewitz 1964, as
Lophalticus kirkii magnusi
).
General distribution:
Red Sea
endemic.
Antennablennius adenensis
Fraser-Brunner 1951
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf
of
Aqaba
:
¯
Red Sea main basin:
Eritrea
(
Bath 1983
).
General distribution:
Southern Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden east to
Pakistan
.
Antennablennius australis
Fraser-Brunner 1951
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf
of
Aqaba
:
¯
Red Sea main basin:
Eritrea
(
Lotan 1970
;
Bath 1983
).
General distribution:
Southern Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa south to Port Elizabeth (
South Africa
), east to
Madagascar
.
Antennablennius hypenetes
(
Klunzinger 1871
)
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Egypt
(
Bath 1983
),
Israel
(
Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as
Blennius hypenetes
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf 2004
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Klunzinger 1871, as
Blennius hypenetus
),
Sudan
(
Botros 1971, as
Blennius hypenetus
),
Eritrea
(
Borsieri 1904, as
Blennius hypenetes
),
Saudi Arabia
(
Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955, as
Rhabdoblennius hypenetes
),
Yemen
(
Bath 1983
).
General distribution:
Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Gulf of
Oman
, Persian Gulf.
Aspidontus dussumieri
(
Valenciennes 1836
)
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of
Aqaba
:
Jordan
(
Khalaf 2004
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Smith-Vaniz 1976
),
Sudan
(
Smith-Vaniz 1976
).
General distribution:
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern
Japan
, Society Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago.
Aspidontus tractus
Fowler 1903
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Egypt
(
Smith-Vaniz 1976, as
Aspidontus taeniatus tractus
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf & Kochzius 2002, as
Aspidontus taeniatus taeniatus
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Klunzinger 1871
, as
Petroscirtes filamentosus
;
Smith-Vaniz 1976
, as
Aspidontus taeniatus tractus
),
Saudi Arabia
(
Tortonese 1983, as
Aspidontus taeniatus
).
General distribution:
Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East and
South Africa
east to Mascarenes.
Atrosalarias fuscus
(Rüppell 1838)
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Israel
(
Lotan 1970
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf 2004, as
Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1968
),
Eritrea
(Rüppell 1838, as
Salarias fuscus
) (Valenciennes in
Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836
, as
Salarias ruficaudus
; Kossmann & Räuber, as
Salarias niger
;
Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1968
),
Saudi Arabia
(
Springer & Smith-Vaniz 1968
).
General distribution:
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden and
Madagascar
east to
Marshall Islands
.
Blenniella periophthalmus
(
Valenciennes 1836
)
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Israel
(
Lotan 1970, as
Istiblennius biseriatus
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf 2004, as
Istiblennius periophthalmus
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Klunzinger 1871, as
Salarias cyanostigma
),
Sudan
(
Springer & Williams 1994
),
Eritrea
(
Lotan 1970
, as
Istiblennius biseriatus
;
Springer & Williams 1994
),
Yemen
(
Springer & Williams 1994
).
General distribution:
Red Sea
, Indo-West Pacific:
East Africa
east to Hawaiian
,
Marquesas
and
Gambier islands
.
Cirripectes castaneus
(
Valenciennes 1836
)
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
(Kimmerling
et al
. 2017, as
Cirripectes stigmaticus
),
Egypt
(
Marshall 1952, as
Cirripectes variolosus
),
Israel
(
Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as
Cirripectes sebae
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf & Kochzius 2002
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Klunzinger 1871, as
Salarias sebae
),
Sudan
(
Williams 1988
),
Eritrea
(
Lotan 1970, as
Cirripectes variolosus
),
Saudi Arabia
(
Botros 1971
, as
Salarias sebae
;
Williams 1988
).
General distribution:
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern
Japan
, Ogasawara Islands,
Samoa
and
Tonga
.
Cirripectes filamentosus
(Alleyne & Macleay 1877)
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf
of
Aqaba
:
¯
Red Sea main basin:
Eritrea
(
Williams 1988
),
Yemen
(
Williams 1988
).
General distribution:
Southern Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to
Philippines
and
Solomon Islands
.
*
Ecsenius aroni
Springer 1971
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Egypt
(
Springer 1971
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf & Disi 1997
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Springer 1971
),
Sudan
(
Debelius 2007
).
General distribution:
Red Sea
endemic.
*
Ecsenius dentex
Springer 1988
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Egypt
(
Klausewitz 1960c
, as
Ecsenius nalolo
;
Springer 1988
),
Israel
(
Lotan 1970
, as
Ecsenius nalolo
;
Springer 1988
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf & Disi 1997, as
Ecsenius nalolo
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Springer 1971
, as
Ecsenius nalolo
;
Springer 1988
).
General distribution:
Northern
Red Sea
endemic.
Ecsenius frontalis
(
Valenciennes 1836
)
Gulf of
Suez
:
Egypt
(
Springer 1971
).
Gulf of Aqaba:
Egypt
(
Lotan 1970, as
Ecsenius frontalis
and
E. albicaudatus
),
Israel
(
Lotan 1970
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf & Kochzius 2002
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Klausewitz 1960c
),
Sudan
(
Bamber 1915, as
Salarias frontalis
),
Eritrea
(Valenciennes in
Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836
, as
Salarias frontalis
; Rüppell 1838, as
Salarias nigrovittatus
;
Springer 1971
),
Saudi Arabia
(Klausewitz 1967).
General distribution:
Red Sea
,
northwestern Indian Ocean
:
Gulf
of
Aden
.
Ecsenius gravieri
(Pellegrin 1906)
Gulf of
Suez
:
Egypt
(
Springer 1971
).
Gulf of Aqaba:
Egypt
(
Springer 1971
),
Israel
(
Lotan 1970, as
Ecsenius klausewitzii
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf & Disi 1997
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Springer 1971
),
Sudan
(
Springer 1988
),
Eritrea
(
Lotan 1970
, as
Ecsenius klausewitzii
;
Springer 1988
),
Saudi Arabia
(
Springer 1988
).
General distribution:
Red Sea
,
northwestern Indian Ocean
:
Gulf
of
Aden
.
Ecsenius midas
Starck 1969
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Egypt
(
Springer 1971
),
Jordan
(
Khalaf 2004
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Springer 1971
),
Sudan
(
Springer 1988
).
General distribution:
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern
Japan
and Marquesas Islands.
Ecsenius nalolo
Smith 1959
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf
of
Aqaba
:
¯
Red Sea
main basin:
Sudan
(
Springer 1971
),
Eritrea
(
Springer 1971
),
Saudi Arabia
(
Springer 1988
),
Yemen
(
Springer 1988
).
General distribution:
Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East and
South Africa
east to
Maldives
and Chagos Archipelago.
Enchelyurus kraussii
(
Klunzinger 1871
)
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Egypt
(
Marshall 1952
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Klunzinger 1871, as
Petroscitres
kraussii
),
Sudan
(
Springer 1972
),
Saudi Arabia
(
Tortonese 1983
).
General distribution:
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific:
Seychelles
and
Comoros
east to
Mariana Islands
and
Tonga
.
Enchelyurus petersi
(
Kossmann & Räuber 1877
)
Gulf of
Suez
:
Egypt
(
Springer 1972
).
Gulf of Aqaba:
Israel
(
Springer 1972
).
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Goren & Spanier 1985
),
Eritrea
(
Gallotti 1973, as
Cruantus petersi
).
General distribution:
Red Sea
,
northwestern Indian Ocean
:
Gulf
of
Aden
.
*
Entomacrodus solus
Williams & Bogorodsky 2010
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf
of
Aqaba
:
¯
Red Sea main basin:
Egypt
(
Williams & Bogorodsky 2010
).
General distribution:
Northern
Red Sea
endemic.
Exallias brevis
(Kner 1868)
Gulf
of
Suez
:
¯
Gulf of Aqaba:
Israel
(Fishelson 1995),
Jordan
(
Khalaf & Disi 1997
).