Fish Species of Egypt

African pompano

Alectis ciliaris

LC 🌊 Marine

African sailfin flyingfish

Parexocoetus mento

🌊 Marine

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

LC 🌊 Marine

Arrowfin bigeye

Priacanthus sagittarius

LC 🌊 Marine

Atlantic bigeye

Priacanthus arenatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★

Balbo sabretooth

Evermannella balbo

LC 🌊 Marine

Bartail flathead

Platycephalus indicus

DD 🌊 Marine

Bermuda lantern fish

Hygophum hygomii

LC 🌊 Marine

Bigeye scad

Selar crumenophthalmus

LC 🌊 Marine

Bignose shark

Carcharhinus altimus

NT 🌊 Marine

Blotchfin dragonet

Callionymus filamentosus

🌊 Marine

Blue runner

Caranx crysos

LC 🌊 Marine

Blue sea chub

Kyphosus cinerascens

LC 🌊 Marine

Blue tilapia

Oreochromis aureus

💧 Freshwater

Blue-barred parrotfish

Scarus ghobban

LC 🌊 Marine

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

VU 🌊 Marine

Blunthead puffer

Sphoeroides pachygaster

LC 🌊 Marine

Brassy chub

Kyphosus vaigiensis

LC 🌊 Marine

Brown chub

Kyphosus bigibbus

LC 🌊 Marine

Brushtooth lizardfish

Saurida undosquamis

LC 🌊 Marine

Cocco's lanternfish

Gonichthys cocco

LC 🌊 Marine

Common carp

Cyprinus carpio

LC 💧 Freshwater

Daggertooth pike conger

Muraenesox cinereus

LC 🔄 Diadromous

Delicate round herring

Spratelloides delicatulus

LC 🌊 Marine

Devil firefish

Pterois miles

LC 🌊 Marine

Diamondback puffer

Lagocephalus guentheri

LC 🌊 Marine

Dusky grouper

Epinephelus marginatus

VU 🌊 Marine

Eastern mosquitofish

Gambusia holbrooki

LC 💧 Freshwater

Electric catfish

Malapterurus electricus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Electric lantern fish

Electrona risso

LC 🌊 Marine

Eurasian minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

LC 💧 Freshwater

European perch

Perca fluviatilis

LC 💧 Freshwater

Fourlined terapon

Pelates quadrilineatus

🌊 Marine

Garrick

Cyclothone braueri

LC 🌊 Marine

Goldband goatfish

Upeneus moluccensis

LC 🌊 Marine

Gonostoma Denudatum

Gonostoma denudatum

LC 🌊 Marine

Greater amberjack

Seriola dumerili

LC 🌊 Marine

Grey triggerfish

Balistes capriscus

VU 🌊 Marine

Halavi ray

Glaucostegus halavi

CR 🌊 Marine

Half-naked hatchetfish

Argyropelecus hemigymnus

LC 🌊 Marine

Half-smooth golden pufferfish

Lagocephalus spadiceus

LC 🌊 Marine

Hardyhead silverside

Atherinomorus lacunosus

LC 🔄 Diadromous

Honeycomb stingray

Himantura uarnak

EN 🌊 Marine

Hooded butterflyfish

Chaetodon larvatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Indian mackerel

Rastrelliger kanagurta

LC 🌊 Marine

Indian scad

Decapterus russelli

LC 🌊 Marine

Indo-Pacific sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

VU 🌊 Marine