MALACANTHIDAE

Branchiostegus sawakinensis Amirthalingam 1969

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Israel (Porter & Diamant 1984), Jordan (Ajiad 1987a).

Red Sea main basin: Sudan (Amirthalingam 1969).

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

* Hoplolatilus geo Fricke & Kacher 1982

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Fricke & Kacher 1982).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Fricke & Kacher 1982).

General distribution: Red Sea endemic.

Hoplolatilus oreni (Clark & Ben-Tuvia 1973)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea (Clark & Ben-Tuvia 1973, as Asymmetrurus oreni; Randall & Dooley 1974). General distribution: Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden.

Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot 1848

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Clark & Ben-Tuvia 1973, as Malacanthus hoedtii), Jordan (Khalaf 2004).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Marshall 1952, as Malacanthus hoedti).

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

Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède 1801)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Rüppell 1835, as Labrus latovittatus).

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Fricke & Kacher 1982), Israel (Clark & Ben-Tuvia 1973).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Fricke & Kacher 1982).

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