TRACHICHTHYIDAE

Hoplostethus marisrubri Kotlyar 1986

Red Sea: Egypt (Haroun et al. 2017, as Hoplostethus mediterraneus).

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Israel (Baranes & Golani 1993, as Hoplostethus mediterraneus), Jordan (Khalaf & Zajonz 2007). Red Sea main basin: Saudi Arabia (Kotlyar 1986).

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