Fishing in Red Sea
28 species across 17 spots
Red Sea offers fishing across 17 spots with 28 species in marine, marine, brackish, coastal waters, coral reefs, and estuaries waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
A popular destination for snapper fishing, with clear waters and abundant marine life.
Iconic Red Sea protected area with steep drop‑offs and vibrant coral; Red‑spotted blenny are common on the shallow reef flats.
Iconic Red Sea protected area; vibrant reefs and strong currents make it a hotspot for colorful wrasses including T. pavo.
28
Species
17
Spots
Species
28Serranus salmonopsis
Serranus salmonopsis
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
marine
Red-spotted blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
marine
Bluestriped butterflyfish
Chaetodon fremblii
marine
Santer seabream
Cheimerius nufar
marine
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
marine
Branchiostegus argentatus
Branchiostegus argentatus
marine
Ornate wrasse
Thalassoma pavo
marine
Goosehead scorpionfish
Scorpaena bergii
marine
Pygmy scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes scaber
marine, brackish
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
marine
Orange clownfish
Amphiprion percula
marine
Chrionema squamentum
Chrionema squamentum
marine
Barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
Sphyraena spp.
Coastal waters, coral reefs, and estuaries
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
marine
Twospot surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus binotatus
marine
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
marine
Snubnose grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
marine
Freckled tonguefish
Symphurus nebulosus
marine
Canestrini's Goby
Ninnigobius canestrinii
freshwater, brackish
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
marine
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
marine
Popeye lampfish
Bolinichthys longipes
marine
Enneapterygius sheni
Enneapterygius sheni
marine
Bumphead parrotfish
Scarus perrico
marine