Marine

Red Sea Clownfish

Amphiprion bicinctus

Small fish with a spindle-shaped body. The cross-section is compressed.

Red Sea garden eel

Gorgasia sillneri

The Red Sea garden eel has an extremely elongated, cylindrical body shape. It is particularly long …

Redlip morwong

Goniistius zebra

They have an oval, compressed body. The redlip morwong has thick fleshy lips, a bony spur, …

Redtoothed triggerfish

Odonus niger

The body is diamond shaped, slightly flattened at the sides. Tail bifurcated, very long, often with …

Reef triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

The body shape of these fish is similar to an oval. The snout is elongated and …

Regal tang

Paracanthurus hepatus

The body is laterally compressed, ovoid in shape. This species is characterized by long dorsal and …

Reticulate boxfish

Ostracion solorensis

This species is a relatively rare inhabitant of coral-rich areas of coastal reefs. The striped boxfish …

Rhynchactis macrothrix

Rhynchactis macrothrix

The long-filament whipnose anglerfish has an elongated, slightly compressed body with a small head that is …

Ribbon eel

Rhinomuraena quaesita

The body is slender, ribboned, the head small with an elongated pointed muzzle. There is a …

Ring-eye pygmygoby

Trimma benjamini

This species is characterized by the presence of the following features: Deep concave "U" shaped interorbital …

Rock gunnel

Pholis gunnellus

The body of Rock Gunnel, as well as other members of the genus, is eel-shaped. There …

Roughsnout ghost pipefish

Solenostomus paegnius

This species usually has protruding filamentous projections along the ventral surface of the snout, and may …

Rusty blenny

Parablennius sanguinolentus

The body of the Rusty blenny is relatively deep. It is rounded anteriorly and compressed posteriorly. …

Rusty carpetshark

Parascyllium ferrugineum

The Rusty Carpetshark has a slender, elongated body with a short snout. The mouth is placed …

Salmon snailfish

Careproctus rastrinus

The body of the Salmon snailfish is massive, high anteriorly, laterally compressed, and gradually tapering toward …

Sarcastic fringehead

Neoclinus blanchardi

The species name is given in honor of Dr. S. B. Blanchard, who first discovered this …

Sargassum fish

Histrio histrio

The sargassum fish is an unusual-looking fish that is well camouflaged among the seaweed beds where …

Scaly damsel

Pomacentrus lepidogenys

Scaly damselfish have a rounded, elongated body shape that is compressed at the sides. They have …

Scissortail sergeant

Abudefduf sexfasciatus

They get their name from the black stripes on their tail and flanks, which resemble the …

Sea goblin

Inimicus didactylus

The sea goblin's skin is scaleless except on the lateral line and is covered with spines …

Sea goldie

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

There is a pronounced dimorphism in this species.

Semicircled angelfish

Pomacanthus semicirculatus

Adults and juveniles are very different. Juveniles gradually acquire adult colouration when they reach a size …

Six-line wrasse

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

Fish with an elongated body covered with large cycloid scales. They have a small retractable mouth …

Sixspine butterflyfish

Parachaetodon ocellatus

Six-spined butterflyfish have deep, narrow bodies from the sides. They have continuous dorsal and caudal fins …