Israel and Palestine
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Israel and Palestine is based on the taxonomy used in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2023). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2023 Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Version downloaded 9 February 2023 https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
The current version can be accessed here
Marine fishes known only from the deep-sea (below 200 m) are listed at the bottom of the page and are not included in species totals
Parascolopsis baranesi
(Acanthuriformes Nemipteridae) Baranes' Dwarf
Monocle Bream
Gymnothorax baranesi
(Anguilliformes Muraenidae) Aqaba Moray
Mixomyrophis longidorsalis
(Anguilliformes Ophichthidae) Red Sea Worm Eel
Suculentophichthus nasus
(Anguilliformes Ophichthidae) Red Sea Flappy
Snake Eel
Lestrolepis luxiocula
(Aulopiformes Paralepididae) Eyelight Eyespot
Barracudina
Saurida golanii
(Aulopiformes Synodontidae) Golani's Lizardfish
Arnoglossus
nigrofilamentosus (Carangiformes
Bothidae) Filamentous Flounder
Amblyeleotris neglecta
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Neglected Shrimpgoby
Didogobius bentuvii
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Ben-Tuvia's Goby
Vanderhorstia opercularis
(Gobiiformes Gobiidae) Blackgill Shrimpgoby
Gymnapogon melanogaster
(Kurtiformes Apogonidae)
Scorpaena decemradiata
(Perciformes Scorpaenidae)
Evoxymetopon moricheni (Scombriformes Trichiuridae)
Additional deep-sea species (below 200 m) recorded only from Israel and Palestine:Dysomma alticorpus
(Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae)
Cynoglossus crepida
(Carangiformes Cynoglossidae) Bluntnose Deepwater
Tonguesole
Callionymus profundus
(Syngnathiformes Callionymidae)