Fishing in Red Sea
114 species across 44 spots
Red Sea offers fishing across 44 spots with 114 species in marine, marine, freshwater, brackish, marine, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
World‑renowned Red Sea reef with abundant Blackspot snapper on steep drop‑offs and vibrant coral structures.
World‑renowned dive site with vibrant reefs; African perchlet is a regular catch among the small serranids.
Protected marine park in the Red Sea with steep drop‑offs and vibrant coral where Pearl blenny thrive.
114
Species
44
Spots
Species
114
Crescent-wing pygmygoby
Trimma omanense
marine
Blackspot snapper
Lutjanus ehrenbergii
marine, freshwater, brackish
Red goatfish
Mullus auratus
marine
Saddle wrasse
Thalassoma duperrey
marine
Serranus goliath
Serranus goliath
Serranus salmonopsis
Serranus salmonopsis
Ercolania annelyleorum
Ercolania annelyleorum
Humpback red snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
marine
Pearl blenny
Entomacrodus nigricans
marine
Plumed scorpionfish
Scorpaena grandicornis
marine
Threadfin butterflyfish
Chaetodon auriga
marine
Zigzag wrasse
Halichoeres scapularis
marine
Red-spotted blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
marine
Circle-cheek wrasse
Halichoeres miniatus
marine
Bluestriped butterflyfish
Chaetodon fremblii
marine
Kaalpens goby
Coryogalops william
marine, freshwater, brackish
Azurina meridiana
Azurina meridiana
marine
African perchlet
Chelidoperca africana
marine
Santer seabream
Cheimerius nufar
marine
Cline
Clinitrachus argentatus
marine
Grammistes macrophthalmus
Grammistes macrophthalmus
Green jobfish
Aprion virescens
marine
Branchiostegus argentatus
Branchiostegus argentatus
marine
Yellow-brown chromis
Chromis xouthos
marine
Serranus marmoratus
Serranus marmoratus
Stone triggerfish
Pseudobalistes naufragium
marine
Stephanoma phaeosporum
Stephanoma phaeosporum
Ornate wrasse
Thalassoma pavo
marine
Goosehead scorpionfish
Scorpaena bergii
marine
Bluespot mullet
Moolgarda seheli
marine, freshwater, brackish
Orange-spotted grouper
Epinephelus coioides
marine, brackish
Pygmy scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes scaber
marine, brackish
Sauro lizardfish
Synodus lacertinus
marine
Striped clingfish
Diademichthys lineatus
marine
Yellowstriped squirrelfish
Neoniphon aurolineatus
marine
Blackspot picarel
Spicara melanurus
marine
Cambeva davisi
Cambeva davisi
freshwater
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
Pomacentrus caeruleopunctatus
marine
Opistognathus fossoris
Opistognathus fossoris
marine
Pyronotanthias unimarginatus
Pyronotanthias unimarginatus
marine
Spotnape butterflyfish
Chaetodon oxycephalus
marine
Porogobius schlegelii
Porogobius schlegelii
marine, freshwater, brackish
Ochetobius elongatus
Ochetobius elongatus
freshwater, brackish
Acrostalagmus annulatus
Acrostalagmus annulatus
Frillfin goby
Bathygobius soporator
marine, freshwater, brackish
Orange clownfish
Amphiprion percula
marine
Spotted croucher
Caracanthus madagascariensis
marine
Chrionema squamentum
Chrionema squamentum
marine
Fire-eye goby
Yoga pyrops
marine
Barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
Sphyraena spp.
Coastal waters, coral reefs, and estuaries
Moorish idol
Zanclus cornutus
marine
Cadenat's rockfish
Scorpaena loppei
marine
Sparus stellatus
Sparus stellatus
Striped parrotfish
Scarus iseri
marine
Cambeva difficilis
Cambeva difficilis
freshwater
African Threadfish
Alectis alexandrina
Yellow-spotted Anthias
Pseudanthias flavoguttatus
Stephanoma italicum
Stephanoma italicum
Plain bonito
Orcynopsis unicolor
marine, brackish
Clown triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
marine, brackish
Longspined porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
marine
Twospot surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus binotatus
marine
Crochet butterflyfish
Chaetodon guentheri
marine
Short-headed worm eel
Scolecenchelys breviceps
marine
Priolepis ailina
Priolepis ailina
marine
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
marine
Bengal yellowfin seabream
Acanthopagrus datnia
marine, freshwater, brackish
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Acrostalagmus ochraceus
Golden eye jobfish
Pristipomoides flavipinnis
marine
Southern meagre
Argyrosomus hololepidotus
marine, brackish
Bartail flathead
Platycephalus indicus
marine, brackish
White mullet
Mugil curema
marine, freshwater, brackish
Atlantic bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
marine
Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
marine
Peristedion riversandersoni
Peristedion riversandersoni
marine
Ornate sleeper-ray
Electrolux addisoni
marine
Mud grouper
Epinephelus randalli
marine
African pompano
Alectis ciliaris
marine
Slender snipefish
Macroramphosus gracilis
marine
Snubnose grouper
Epinephelus macrospilos
marine
Acrostalagmus cephalosporioides
Acrostalagmus cephalosporioides
Freckled tonguefish
Symphurus nebulosus
marine
Longfin grouper
Epinephelus quoyanus
marine
Yellowtip soldierfish
Myripristis xanthacra
marine
Uropterygius genie
Uropterygius genie
marine
Twilight Fangblenny
Petroscirtes pylei
marine
Canestrini's Goby
Ninnigobius canestrinii
freshwater, brackish
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptorhynchus sulcatus
Caranx heteropygus
Caranx heteropygus
Ercolania boodleae
Ercolania boodleae
Bank butterflyfish
Prognathodes aya
marine
Yirrkala ori
Yirrkala ori
marine
Sparus atlanticus
Sparus atlanticus
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
marine
Daggertooth pike conger
Muraenesox cinereus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Lollipop catshark
Cephalurus cephalus
marine
Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lituratus
marine
Scalicus investigatoris
Scalicus investigatoris
marine
Grammonus yunokawai
Grammonus yunokawai
marine
Two-stick stingfish
Inimicus filamentosus
marine
Thorny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
marine
Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
marine, freshwater, brackish
Deep-water red snapper
Etelis carbunculus
marine
Popeye lampfish
Bolinichthys longipes
marine
Spinach pipefish
Microphis spinachioides
freshwater
Yellow devilfish
Assessor flavissimus
marine
Mimic cusk-eel
Ophidion imitator
marine
Enneapterygius sheni
Enneapterygius sheni
marine
Clown wedgefish
Rhynchobatus cooki
marine
Smooth puffer
Lagocephalus laevigatus
marine, brackish
Mozambique sea catfish
Plicofollis polystaphylodon
marine, freshwater, brackish
Bumphead parrotfish
Scarus perrico
marine
Golden redbait
Emmelichthys struhsakeri
marine
Orangespotted Trevally
Carangoides bajad