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Labridae Cuvier 1816

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LABRIDAE

Anampses caeruleopunctatus Rüppell 1829

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Gruvel & Chabanaud 1937, as Hemigymnus fasciatus; 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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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).

Notes

Published as part of 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, pp. 1-215 in Zootaxa 4509 (1) on pages 121-130, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4509.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2607566

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Labridae
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Perciformes
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Cuvier
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