LABRIDAE, Cuvier, 1816

Golani, Daniel & Fricke, Ronald, 2018, Checklist of the Red Sea Fishes with delineation of the Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba, endemism and Lessepsian migrants, Zootaxa 4509 (1), pp. 1-215 : 121-130

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LABRIDAE View in CoL View at ENA

Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: Egypt ( Rüppell 1829).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Israel ( Debelius 2007), Jordan ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Anampses coeruleopunctatus ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Anampses diadematus ), Eritrea ( Guichenot 1847, as Julis viridis ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake and Line islands and Easter Island.

Anampses lineatus Randall 1972 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Israel ( Randall 1972, as Anampses melanurus lineatus ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Debelius 2007).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa and Mascarenes east to western Indonesia.

Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes 1840 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reininger 2011), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Debelius 2007), Saudi Arabia ( Tortonese 1983).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Tuamotu Archipelago.

Anampses twistii Bleeker 1856

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2011), Israel ( Dor 1970), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Debelius 2007), ( Lieske & Myers 2010).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Marshall Islands and Pitcairn.

Bodianus anthioides (Bennett 1832)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Gomon 2006), Israel ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Schiapparelli & Alvaro 2009), Sudan ( Gomon 2006), Saudi Arabia ( Tortonese 1983). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake Atoll, Marshall Islands and Henderson Island ( Pitcairn Group).

Bodianus axillaris (Bennett 1832)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Cossyphus axillaris ), Eritrea (Tortonese 1935, as Diastodon axillaris ), Saudi Arabia ( Tortonese 1983).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Line Islands, Marquesas Islands and Pitcairn Group.

Bodianus bimaculatus Allen 1973

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Yemen ( Bogorodsky et al. 2011a).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Mauritius; eastern Indonesia to southern Japan, Palau and New Guinea.

Bodianus diana (Lacepède 1801)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Dor 1970, as Lepidaplois aldabrensis ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Cossyphus diana ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to Sumatra ( Indonesia).

Bodianus opercularis ( Guichenot 1847) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Gomon 2006), Israel (Randall 1981; Gomon 2006), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Lieske & Myers 2010).

General distribution: Red Sea western Indian Ocean: East Africa to Comoros, Madagascar and western Mascarenes.

Bodianus rubrisos (Fowler 1934)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Israel ( Baranes & Golani 1993, as B. leucostictus ), Jordan ( Khalaf et al. 1996, as B. leucostictus ). Red Sea main basin: ¯

Remark: Previous Red Sea records of B. trilineatus (non Fowler 1934) and B. leucosticticus (non Bennett 1832) are based on this species (Baranes et al. 2017).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Bali; Taiwan to Ryukyu Islands; Northern Australia.

Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell 1835 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: Egypt ( Gruvel & Chabanaud 1937, as Cheilinus trilobatus View in CoL ).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Israel ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Cheilinus trilobatus ), Jordan ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Cheilinus trilobatus ; Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Chilinus trilobatus ), Sudan ( Bamber 1915, as Cheilinus trilobatus ), Eritrea ( Kossmann & Räuber 1877, as Chilinus trilobatus ), Saudi Arabia (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775, as Labrus lunulatus var. b, abu djubbe; see Fricke 2008).

General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean : Gulf of Aden.

Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Israel ( Shpigel, 1997), ( Debelius 2007), Jordan ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Chilinus lunulatus ), Sudan ( Botros 1971), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1828; Roux-Estève 1956).

General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman to Persian Gulf.

Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell 1835 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Golani 1999).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Chilinus quinquecinctus and Chilinus fasciatus ), Sudan ( Edwards & Rosewell 1981, as Cheilinus fasciatus ), Eritrea (Rüppell 1828, as Cheilinus fasciatus ), Saudi Arabia ( Rüppell 1835).

Remark. Red Sea records of Cheilinus fasciatus (non Bloch 1790) are based on this species (see Bogorodsky et al. 2016b).

General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean : Gulf of Aden.

Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell 1835 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Israel (Golani, 1997, Shpigel, 1997), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Chilinus undulatus ), Sudan (Randall et al. 1978), Saudi Arabia ( Rüppell 1835).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan and Tuamotu Archipelago.

Cheilio inermis (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839, as Cheilio forskalii ; Reiniger 2012), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Chilio inermis ), Eritrea ( Rüppell 1835, as Labrus fusiformis ), Saudi Arabia ( Rüppell 1835, as Labrus fusiformis ), Yemen (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775, as Labrus inermis ; see Fricke 2008).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian Islands and Easter Island.

Choerodon robustus (Günther 1862)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt ( Gomon 2017).

Gulf of Aqaba: Israel ( Baranes & Golani 1993), Jordan ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Xiphocheilus robustus ). Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Xiphochilus robustus ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Persian Gulf south to Madagascar and western Mascarenes; Indonesia; Taiwan to southern Japan.

* Cirrhilabrus blatteus Springer & Randall 1974 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Israel ( Springer & Randall 1974), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Sudan ( Debelius 2007), Saudi Arabia ( Lieske & Myers 2010).

General distribution: Red Sea endemic.

Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis Springer & Randall 1974 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Victor 2016), Israel ( Springer & Randall 1974), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Victor 2016), Sudan ( Randall 1995a), Saudi Arabia ( Debelius 2007; Victor 2016). General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman, Sri Lanka.

Coris aygula Lacepède 1801

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Randall 1999b), Israel ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955), Jordan ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871), Eritrea (Kossmann & Räuber, as Coris variegata ), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1828, as Julis aygula ; Rüppell 1835, as Julis semipunctatus ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake Atoll, Line Islands and Pitcairn Group.

Coris caudimacula (Quoy & Gaimard 1834)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Randall 1999b), Israel ( Randall 1999b), Jordan ( Bouchon et al. 1981).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871), Saudi Arabia ( Rüppell 1835, as Halichoeres multicolor ; Randall 1999b).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia and northwestern Australia.

Coris cuvieri (Bennett 1831)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Dor 1970, as Coris africana ; Randall 1999b), Jordan ( Khalaf & Kochzius 2002, as Coris gaimard gaimard ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Debelius 2007), Sudan ( Randall 1999b).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Indonesia.

Coris formosa (Bennett 1830)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea ( Lieske & Myers 2010), Yemen ( Randall 1994c, as Coris frerei ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia.

* Coris variegata ( Rüppell 1835) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Randall 1999b), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Randall 1999b), Eritrea ( Rüppell 1835, as Halichoeres variegatus ), Saudi Arabia ( Randall 1999b), Yemen ( Randall 1999b).

General distribution: Red Sea endemic.

Epibulus insidiator (Pallas 1770)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Debelius 2007), Sudan ( Edwards & Rosewell 1981), Saudi Arabia ( Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian and Gambier islands.

Gomphosus klunzingeri Klausewitz 1962

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012, as Gomphosus caeruleus ), Israel ( Tortonese 1968, as Gomphosus caeruleus klunzingeri ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Gomphosus caeruleus klunzingeri ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Gomphosus coeruleus and G. melanotus ; Klausewitz 1962a, as Gomphosus caeruleus klunzingeri ), Sudan ( Edwards & Rosewell 1981), Saudi Arabia ( Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955, as Gomphosus coeruleus ; Klausewitz 1962a, as Gomphosus caeruleus klunzingeri ).

General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean : Gulf of Aden.

Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède 1801)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Jordan ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Halichoeres centiquadrus ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Platyglossus hortulanus ), Sudan ( Edwards & Rosewell 1981, as Halichoeres centiquadrus ), Saudi Arabia ( Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955, as Halichoeres centriquadrus ). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Tuamotu Archipelago.

Halichoeres iridis Randall & Smith 1982 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Yemen ( Randall 1994c).

General distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa east to Chagos Archipelago.

Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell 1835 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Jordan ( Khalaf 2004).

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea ( Rüppell 1835), Saudi Arabia ( Rüppell 1835).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf east to French Polynesia and Pitcairn Island.

Halichoeres nebulosus ( Valenciennes 1839) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Marshall 1952, as Halichoeres margaritaceus ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Platyglossus nebulosus ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Palau and Papua New Guinea.

Halichoeres scapularis (Bennett 1832)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Platyglossus scapularis ), Eritrea ( Kossmann & Räuber 1877, as Platyglossus pagenstecheri ; Tortonese 1935), Sudan ( Edwards & Rosewell 1981), Saudi Arabia ( Rüppell 1835, as Halichoeres coeruleo-vittatus ; Roux-Estève 1956), Eritrea ( Borsieri 1904, as Platyglossus scapularis ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-Wesr Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan and New Guinea.

Halichoeres zeylonicus (Bennett 1833)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea ( Rüppell 1835, as Halichoeres bimaculatus ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia.

Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch 1791)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Debelius 2007), Sudan (Randall 2013b), Saudi Arabia (Klausewitz 1967).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Marshall and Society islands.

Hemigymnus sexfasciatus ( Rüppell 1835) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: Egypt ( Gruvel & Chabanaud 1937, as Hemigymnus fasciatus View in CoL ; Randall 2013b).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Hemigymnus fasciatus ; Randall 2013b).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Hemigymnus fasciatus ; Randall 2013b), Sudan ( Botros 1971, as Hemigymnus fasciatus ), Eritrea ( Kossmann & Räuber 1877), Saudi Arabia ( Rüppell 1835, as Halichoeres sexfasciatus ).

General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean : Gulf of Aden.

Hologymnosus annulatus (Lacepède 1801)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Israel ( Dor 1970, as Hologymnosus semidiscus ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Lieske & Myers 2010).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan and Pitcairn.

Hologymnosus doliatus (Lacepède 1801)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Yemen ( Randall 1994c).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands and Pitcairn.

Iniistius bimaculatus ( Rüppell 1829) View in CoL

Red Sea: Egypt ( Haroun et al. 2017).

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea ( Rüppell 1829, as Xyrichthys bimaculatus ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf east to Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi and Indonesia.

Iniistius melanopus (Bleeker 1857)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Xyrichtys melanopus ).

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea (Dor & Fraser-Brunner, as Hemipteronotus melanopus ).

General distribution: Red Sea, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Mariana Islands.

Iniistius pavo ( Valenciennes 1840) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1981, as Xyrichtys niger ; Reiniger 2012, as Xyrichtys pavo ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Xyrichtys pavo ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Novacula tetrazona ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Mexico.

Iniistius pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Nemtzov 1985, as Xyrichtys pentadactylus ), Israel ( Tortonese 1968, as Hemipteronotus pentadactylus ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Xyrichtys pentadactylus ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Novacula pentadactyla ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands and Philippines.

Labroides bicolor Fowler & Bean 1928

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Debelius 2007).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group.

Labroides dimidiatus ( Valenciennes 1839) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839, as Cossyphus dimidiatus View in CoL ).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Marshall 1952), Israel ( Tortonese 1968), Jordan ( Bouchon et al. 1981).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871), Eritrea (Clark et al. 1968), Saudi Arabia (Klausewitz 1967). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake Atoll and Pitcairn Group.

Larabicus quadrilineatus ( Rüppell 1835) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Randall & Springer 1973), Egypt Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Abel 1960, Labroides quadrilineatus ), Eritrea ( Rüppell 1835, as Labrus quadrilineatus ; Valenciennes [ex Ehrenberg] in Cuvier & Valencienns 1839, as Cossyphus taeniatus ), Saudi Arabia ( Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955, as Labrichthys cousteaui ; Tortonese 1983).

General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean : Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf.

* Macropharyngodon marisrubri Randall 1978

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1978, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus marisrubri ), Israel ( Dor 1970, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus and M. varialvus ; Randall 1978, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus marisrubri ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Kochzius 2002, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Lieske & Myers 2010, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus ),

Sudan ( Debelius 2007, as Macropharyngodon bipartitus ).

General distribution: Red Sea endemic.

*Minilabrus striatus Randall & Dor 1980

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Sudan ( Randall & Dor 1980), Eritrea ( Randall & Dor 1980).

General distribution: Red Sea endemic.

Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède 1801)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Lieske & Myers 2010), Saudi Arabia ( Rüppell 1835, as Xyrichthys altipinnis ). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa east to Panama.

Novaculoides macrolepidotus (Bloch 1791)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Jordan ( Khalaf & Kochzius 2002, as Novaculichthys macrolepidotus ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1981, as Novaculichtyhs macrolepidotus ; Randall & Earle 2004).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Philippines, New Guinea and Tonga.

Oxycheilinus arenatus ( Valenciennes 1840) View in CoL

Red Sea: Egypt ( Haroun et al. 2017).

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Israel (Randall 1981, as Cheilinus arenatus ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Cheilinus arenatus ). Red Sea main basin: Saudi Arabia ( Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955, as Cheilinus arenatus ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Marshall Islands and Samoa.

Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède 1802)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt ( Bayoumi 1972, as Cheilinus diagrammus ).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012, as Oxycheilinus diagramma ), Israel ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Cheilinus diagramma ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Cheilinus diagrammus ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Chilinus radiatus ), Eritrea ( Borsieri 1904, as Cheilinus radiatus ; Tortonese 1935, as Cheilinus diagrammus ), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1828, as Cheilinus coccineus ; Tortonese 1983, as Cheilinus diagrammus ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Wake Atoll and Gambier Islands.

Oxycheilinus mentalis (Rüppell 1828)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840, as Cheilinus venosus ).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Israel ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955, as Cheilinus aff. mentalis ; Golani et al. 2008), Jordan ( Marshall 1952, as Cheilinus mentalis ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Chilinus mentalis ), Eritrea (Rüppell 1828, as Cheilinus mentalis ).

General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean : Gulf of Aden.

Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther 1862)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt ( Botros 1971, as Cheilinus rhodochrous ).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Randall & Khalaf 2003), Israel ( Randall & Khalaf 2003), Jordan ( Randall & Khalaf 2003). Red Sea main basin: Sudan ( Bamber 1915, as Cheilinus rhodochrous ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Amirantes; eastern Indonesia east to Marshall Islands and Samoa.

Paracheilinus octotaenia Fourmanoir in Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955 View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Randall & Harmelin-Vivien 1977), Israel (Golani & Diamant, 1999), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Debelius 2007; Michiels et al. 2008), Saudi Arabia (Fourmanoir in Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955).

General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean : Gulf of Aden.

Pseudocheilinus evanidus Jordan & Evermann 1903

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Randall 1999a), Israel (Randall 1981), Jordan ( Khalaf & Kochzius 2002).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1981), Sudan (Randall 1981), Saudi Arabia ( Randall 1999a).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Midway, Hawaiian and Marquesas islands and Tuamotu Archipelago.

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker 1857)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Randall 1999a), Jordan ( Bouchon et al. 1981).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Pseudochilinus hexataenia ), Sudan ( Edwards & Rosewell 1981; Randall 1999a), Eritrea ( Randall 1999a), Saudi Arabia ( Tortonese 1983).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Line Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago.

Pseudodax moluccanus ( Valenciennes 1840) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1981).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1981), Sudan (Randall 1981).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands, Marquesas Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago.

* Pteragogus clarkae Randall 2013

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Duymaria opercularis ; Randall 2013a).

General distribution: Red Sea endemic.

Pteragogus cryptus Randall 1981

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1981), Israel (Randall 1981), Jordan (Randall 1981).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1981), Sudan (Randall 1981), Saudi Arabia (Randall 1981).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia.

Pteragogus flagellifer ( Valenciennes 1839) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Yemen (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775, as Labrus ramentosus ; see Parenti & Randall 1998, Fricke 2008).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia.

Pteragogus pelycus Randall 1981

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea ( Kossmann & Räuber 1877, as Cossyphus opercularis ).

General distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: South and East Africa to Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Cargados Carajos, Réunion and Mauritius.

* Pteragogus trispilus Randall 2013

Gulf of Suez: Egypt ( Golani & Sonin 1992, as Pteragogus pelycus ; Randall 2013a); Israel (Randall 1981, as Pteragogus pelycus ).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Budker & Fourmanoir 1954, as Pteragogus opercularis ; Randall 1981, as Pteragogus pelycus ; Randall 2013a), Israel (Randall 1981, as Pteragogus pelycus ; Randall 2013a), Jordan (Randall 1981, as Pteragogus pelycus ; Randall 2013a).

Red Sea main basin: ¯

General distribution: Northern Red Sea endemic.

Remarks. Lessepsian migant into eastern Mediterranean (see Randall 2013a); previously reported by Golani & Sonin (1992) as P. pelycus .

Stethojulis albovittata (Bonnaterre 1788)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Marshall 1952), Israel (Randall 2000), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Stethojulis axillaris , S. albovittata , S. kalosoma and S. interrupta ), Sudan ( Botros 1971, as Stethojulis axillaris and S. albovittata ; Randall 2000), Eritrea (Clark et al. 1968), Saudi Arabia ( Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955, as Stethojulis axillaris and S. albovittata ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean: East Africa east to western Indonesia.

Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker 1851)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Golani 1999; Randall 2000).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 2000), Israel ( Golani & Lerner 2007), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871; Randall 2000), Eritrea (Clark et al. 1968, as Stethojulis strigiventer ), Saudi Arabia ( Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955, as Stethojulis strigiventer ).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Philippines and Solomon Islands.

Suezichthys caudavittatus (Steindachner 1898)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt ( Steindachner 1898a, as Labrichthys caudavittatus ).

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Randall & Springer 1973).

General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Somalia, Persian Gulf.

Suezichthys russelli Randall 1981

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1981).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1981).

General distribution: Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa .

Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt ( Gruvel & Chabanaud 1937, as Julis lunaris ).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2012), Israel ( Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia 1955), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Julis lunaris ), Sudan ( Bamber 1915, as Julis lunaris ), Eritrea ( Rüppell 1835, as Julis trimaculatus ; Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839, as Julis lunaris ), Saudi Arabia ( Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Line Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago and Gambier Islands.

Remark: This species hybridizes with Thalassoma rueppellii ( Klunzinger 1871) (see Randall & Miroz 2001).

Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Israel ( Tortonese 1968).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Martens 1867, as Julis purpureus ), Eritrea (Clark et al. 1968), Saudi Arabia (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775, as Scarus purpureus ; see Fricke 2008).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Hawaiian and Marquesas islands and Easter Island .

* Thalassoma rueppellii ( Klunzinger 1871) View in CoL

Gulf of Suez: Egypt ( Randall & Edwards 1984, as Thalassoma klunzingeri View in CoL ).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt ( Reiniger 2011), Israel ( Ben-Tuvia & Steinitz 1952, as Thalassoma aff. rüppellii ; Fowler & Steinitz 1956, as Thalassoma klunzingeri ), Jordan ( Khalaf & Disi 1997, as Thalassoma klunzingeri ).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt ( Klunzinger 1871, as Julis rüppellii ), Sudan ( Edwards & Rosewell 1981, as Thalassoma klunzingeri ), Yemen (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775, as Scarus gallus ; see Fricke 2008).

General distribution: Red Sea endemic.

Remark: This species hybridizes with Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus 1758) (see Randall & Miroz 2001).

Wetmorella nigropinnata (Seale 1901)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Randall 1983), Jordan ( Khalaf 2004).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Randall 1983), Sudan ( Schultz & Marshall 1954, as Wetmorella philippina bifasciata ), Eritrea (Randall 1983).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Marshall and Marquesas islands and Oeno ( Pitcairn Group).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Perciformes

Family

Labridae

Loc

LABRIDAE

Golani, Daniel & Fricke, Ronald 2018
2018
Loc

Halichoeres iridis

Randall & Smith 1982
1982
Loc

Cirrhilabrus blatteus

Springer & Randall 1974
1974
Loc

Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis

Springer & Randall 1974
1974
Loc

Anampses lineatus

Randall 1972
1972
Loc

Thalassoma klunzingeri

Fowler & Steinitz 1956
1956
Loc

Paracheilinus octotaenia Fourmanoir in Roux-Estève & Fourmanoir 1955

Fourmanoir in Roux-Esteve & Fourmanoir 1955
1955
Loc

Thalassoma rueppellii (

Klunzinger 1871
1871
Loc

Bodianus opercularis (

Guichenot 1847
1847
Loc

Anampses meleagrides

Valenciennes 1840
1840
Loc

Iniistius pavo (

Valenciennes 1840
1840
Loc

Oxycheilinus arenatus (

Valenciennes 1840
1840
Loc

Pseudodax moluccanus (

Valenciennes 1840
1840
Loc

Halichoeres nebulosus (

Valenciennes 1839
1839
Loc

Labroides dimidiatus (

Valenciennes 1839
1839
Loc

Cossyphus dimidiatus

Valenciennes 1839
1839
Loc

Pteragogus flagellifer (

Valenciennes 1839
1839
Loc

Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell 1835

Ruppell 1835
1835
Loc

Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell 1835

Ruppell 1835
1835
Loc

Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell 1835

Ruppell 1835
1835
Loc

Coris variegata ( Rüppell 1835 )

Ruppell 1835
1835
Loc

Halichoeres marginatus Rüppell 1835

Ruppell 1835
1835
Loc

Hemigymnus sexfasciatus ( Rüppell 1835 )

Ruppell 1835
1835
Loc

Larabicus quadrilineatus ( Rüppell 1835 )

Ruppell 1835
1835
Loc

Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829

Ruppell 1829
1829
Loc

Iniistius bimaculatus ( Rüppell 1829 )

Ruppell 1829
1829
Loc

Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775 )

Forsskal in Niebuhr 1775
1775
Loc

Cheilio inermis (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775 )

Forsskal in Niebuhr 1775
1775
Loc

Thalassoma purpureum (Forsskål in Niebuhr 1775 )

Forsskal in Niebuhr 1775
1775
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