Bahrain

Continent: Asia
Climates: Tropical, Arid (desert)

Perciformes - Perches

Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata)

Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)

Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)

Honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra)

Potato grouper (Epinephelus tukula)

Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus)

Blue-and-yellow grouper (Epinephelus flavocaeruleus)

Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus)

Clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris)

Spotted soapfish (Pogonoperca punctata)

Randall’s tilefish (Hoplolatilus randalli)

Goldenstriped soapfish (Grammistes sexlineatus)

Slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus)

Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)

Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

Goldribbon soapfish (Aulacocephalus temminckii)

False scorpionfish (Centrogenys vaigiensis)

Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)

Waigieu seaperch (Psammoperca waigiensis)

Sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus)

Emperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae)

Ribboned sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)

Harry hotlips (Plectorhinchus gibbosus)

Orange-striped emperor (Lethrinus obsoletus)

Spotted coralgrouper (Plectropomus maculatus)

Yellowbanded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)

Two-spot banded snapper (Lutjanus biguttatus)

Darkfin hind (Cephalopholis urodeta)

Roving coral grouper (Plectropomus pessuliferus)

Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis)

Blackspotted rubberlip (Plectorhinchus gaterinus)

Masked grouper (Gracila albomarginata)

Black and white snapper (Macolor niger)

Lemonfish (Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus)

One-blotch grouper (Epinephelus melanostigma)

Brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus vitta)

One-spot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma)

Longface emperor (Lethrinus olivaceus)

Blackspot snapper (Lutjanus ehrenbergii)

Two-striped sweetlips (Plectorhinchus albovittatus)

Painted sweetlip (Plectorhinchus picus)

Bowtie damselfish (Neoglyphidodon melas)

Blacktail snapper (Lutjanus fulvus)

Smallspotted grunter (Pomadasys commersonnii)

Yellow-edged lyretail (Variola louti)

Epaulet grouper (Epinephelus stoliczkae)

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Dory snapper (Lutjanus fulviflamma)

One-spot damselfish (Chrysiptera unimaculata)

Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus)

Peacock hind (Cephalopholis argus)

Humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis)

Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russellii)

Comet grouper (Epinephelus morrhua)

Blubberlip snapper (Lutjanus rivulatus)

Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)

Common bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)

Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)

Arc-eye hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus)

Coral hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)

Spotted hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys aprinus)

Dwarf hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco)

Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)

Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

Longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus)

Gadiformes - Cods

Abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus)

Spariformes - Breams and porgies

Black-streaked monocle bream (Scolopsis taeniata)

Twobar seabream (Acanthopagrus bifasciatus)

Red Sea seabream (Diplodus noct)

Oman seabream (Diplodus omanensis)

Two-lined monocle bream (Scolopsis bilineata)

Goldlined seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba)

Carangiformes - Jacks

Striped marlin (Kajikia audax)

Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi)

Longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana)

Black marlin (Istiompax indica)

Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)

Black jack (Caranx lugubris)

Leerfish (Lichia amia)

Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)

Giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)

Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)

Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)

Torpedo scad (Megalaspis cordyla)

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Orange-spotted trevally (Carangoides bajad)

Labriformes - Wrasses

Canary wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus)

Blue-spotted wrasse (Anampses caeruleopunctatus)

Red Sea thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus sexfasciatus)

Barred thicklip (Hemigymnus fasciatus)

Splitlevel hogfish (Bodianus mesothorax)

Blackeye thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus melapterus)

Lyretail hogfish (Bodianus anthioides)

Yellowbreasted wrasse (Anampses twistii)

Palebar hogfish (Bodianus atrolumbus)

Purple tuskfish (Choerodon cephalotes)

Mental wrasse (Oxycheilinus mentalis)

Clown wrasse (Coris aygula)

Cheeklined wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma)

Queen coris (Coris formosa)

Spottail coris (Coris caudimacula)

Daisy parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus)

Orange-dotted tuskfish (Choerodon anchorago)

African wrasse (Coris cuvieri)

Broomtail wrasse (Cheilinus lunulatus)

Diana’s hogfish (Bodianus diana)

Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)

Rusty parrotfish (Scarus ferrugineus)

Axilspot hogfish (Bodianus axillaris)

Batu coris (Coris batuensis)

Yellowblotch razorfish (Iniistius aneitensis)

Abudjubbe wrasse (Cheilinus abudjubbe)

Redbreasted wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus)

Peacock wrasse (Iniistius pavo)

Fivefinger razorfish (Iniistius pentadactylus)

Klunzinger’s wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii)

Jansen’s wrasse (Thalassoma jansenii)

Lined hogfish (Bodianus leucosticticus)

Bird wrasse (Gomphosus varius)

Sling-jaw wrasse (Epibulus insidiator)

Dusky wrasse (Halichoeres marginatus)

Zigzag wrasse (Halichoeres scapularis)

Green humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum)

Tail-spot wrasse (Halichoeres melanurus)

Checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus)

Beloniformes - Needlefishes

Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)

Hound needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

Laced moray (Gymnothorax favagineus)

Fimbriated moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus)

Geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus)

Giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)

Turkey moray (Gymnothorax meleagris)

Yellowmouth moray (Gymnothorax nudivomer)

Giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata)

Zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra)

Indian mottled eel (Anguilla bengalensis)

Indonesian shortfin eel (Anguilla bicolor)

Gymnothorax undulatus (Gymnothorax undulatus)

Starry moray (Echidna nebulosa)

Napoleon snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Tentacled flathead (Papilloculiceps longiceps)

Bartail flathead (Platycephalus indicus)

Wispy waspfish (Paracentropogon longispinis)

Streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza)

Bearded scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis barbata)

Ryukyu gurnard (Lepidotrigla ryukyuensis)

Devil firefish (Pterois miles)

Estuarine stonefish (Synanceia horrida)

Spotfin lionfish (Pterois antennata)

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans)

African lionfish (Pterois mombasae)

Red sea lionfish (Pterois cincta)

Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes

Banded sergeant (Abudefduf septemfasciatus)

Elongate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata)

Powderblue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon)

Convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus)

Copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)

Canary drum (Umbrina canariensis)

Yellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus)

Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus)

Redtail butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare)

Sohal surgeonfish (Acanthurus sohal)

Magnificent rabbitfish (Siganus magnificus)

Orangespot surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus)

Short-nosed unicornfish (Naso brevirostris)

Bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis)

Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis)

Whitemargin unicornfish (Naso annulatus)

Threespot angelfish (Apolemichthys trimaculatus)

Goldtail angelfish (Pomacanthus chrysurus)

Scissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)

Yellowtail angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthurus)

Bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)

Regal angelfish (Pygoplites diacanthus)

Blackspot sergeant (Abudefduf sordidus)

Bicolor angelfish (Centropyge bicolor)

Semicircled angelfish (Pomacanthus semicirculatus)

Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)

Soldier croaker (Nibea soldado)

Yellowbar angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus)

Mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens)

Yellowface angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon)

Orange-spotted spinefoot (Siganus guttatus)

Arabian angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur)

Brown-spotted spinefoot (Siganus stellatus)

Blue-girdled angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus)

Blue-spotted spinefoot (Siganus corallinus)

Bengal sergeant (Abudefduf bengalensis)

Blackeye rabbitfish (Siganus puelloides)

Yellowtail sergeant (Abudefduf notatus)

Dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus)

Indo-Pacific sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis)

Foxface rabbitfish (Siganus vulpinus)

Masked spinefoot (Siganus puellus)

Barhead spinefoot (Siganus virgatus)

Spotbanded scat (Selenotoca multifasciata)

Blackwedged butterflyfish (Chaetodon falcula)

Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)

Lined surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus)

Scombriformes - Mackerels

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

Dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Narrow-barred spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes

Broom filefish (Amanses scopas)

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Bluetail trunkfish (Ostracion cyanurus)

Spotted sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster solandri)

Valentin’s sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini)

Black triggerfish (Melichthys niger)

White-banded triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)

Long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)

Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)

Spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)

Orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus)

Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

White-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus)

Stellate puffer (Arothron stellatus)

Pinktail triggerfish (Melichthys vidua)

Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)

Blackbelly triggerfish (Rhinecanthus verrucosus)

Mulliformes - Goatfishes

Manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

Gold-saddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)

Dash-and-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus)

Yellowstripe goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)

Istiophoriformes - Barracudas

Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)

Yellowtail barracuda (Sphyraena flavicauda)

Mugiliformes - Mullets

Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Blenniiformes - Blennies

Molly miller (Scartella cristata)

Rippled rockskipper (Istiblennius edentulus)

Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes

Speckled sandperch (Parapercis hexophtalma)

Latticed sandperch (Parapercis clathrata)

Reticulated sandperch (Parapercis tetracantha)

Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes

Peacock flounder (Bothus mancus)

Leopard flounder (Bothus pantherinus)

Gobiiformes - Gobies

Blueband goby (Valenciennea strigata)

Ninebar prawn-goby (Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus)

Dusky frillgoby (Bathygobius fuscus)

Arabian goby (Cryptocentroides arabicus)

Tiger dwarf goby (Mugilogobius tigrinus)

Atlantic mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus)

Orange-spotted sleeper-goby (Valenciennea puellaris)

Aulopiformes - Grinners

Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus)

Brushtooth lizardfish, large-scale grinner or largescale saury (Saurida undosquamis)

Gracile lizardfish (Saurida gracilis)

Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)

Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes

Sabre squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum)

Redcoat (Sargocentron rubrum)

Silverspot squirrelfish (Sargocentron caudimaculatum)

Beryciformes - Sawbellies

Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus)

Lampriformes - Lamprids

Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)

Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes

Large-toothed cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus macrodon)

Five-lined cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus)

Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes

Warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus)

Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus)

Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Network pipefish (Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)

Ringed pipefish (Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)

Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)

Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)

Blacktail reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)

Starspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus manazo)

Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)

Milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus)

Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)

Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark

Zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)

Tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

Smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)

Thresher (Alopias vulpinus)

Bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)

Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes

Milkfish (Chanos chanos)

Beaked salmon (Gonorynchus gonorynchus)

Myliobatiformes - Stingrays

Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi)

Cowtail stingray (Pastinachus sephen)

Blue-spotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii)

Plavopega trakorepa raža (Taeniura lymma)

Round ribbontail ray (Taeniurops meyeni)

Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris)

Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels

Brunswig's Cusk-eel (Lamprogrammus brunswigi)

Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays

Giant guitarfish (Rhynchobatus djiddensis)

Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island.

Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway.

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