BOTHIDAE

Arnoglossus arabicus Norman 1939

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea (Fricke et al. 2017d).

General distribution: Southern Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden to southern Oman.

Arnoglossus macrolophus Alcock 1889

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Israel (Fricke et al. 2017d), Jordan (Khalaf 2004, as Arnoglossus tapeinosoma).

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea (Dor 1970, as Arnoglossus tapeinosoma; Fricke et al. 2017d), Saudi Arabia (Bogorodsky et al. 2014b), Yemen (Kotthaus 1977c, as Arnoglossus tapeinosoma).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and Persian Gulf east to Japan, Philippines and New Guinea.

* Arnoglossus marisrubri Klausewitz & Schneider 1986

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Saudi Arabia (Klausewitz & Schneider 1986).

General distribution: Red sea endemic.

Asterorhombus intermedius (Bleeker 1865)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Chabanaud 1948).

Gulf of Aqaba: Jordan (Debelius 2007, as Asterhombus intermedius).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Goren & Spanier 1985, as Arnoglossus intermedius).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles and Madagascar east to southern Japan and Tonga.

Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell 1830)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Bayoumi 1972).

Gulf of Aqaba: Israel (Ben-Tuvia & Steinitz 1952), Jordan (Khalaf & Disi 1997).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Klunzinger 1871, as Rhomboidichthys pantherinus), Sudan (Bamber 1915, as Platophrys pantherinus), Eritrea (Kossmann & Räuber 1877, as Rhomboidichthys pantherinus), Saudi Arabia (Rüppell 1830, as Rhombus pantherinus).

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

Bothus tricirrhitus Kotthaus 1977

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea (Kotthaus 1977c).

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

Engyprosopon grandisquama (Temminck & Schlegel 1846)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (El-Ganainy et al 2005, as Engyprodopon grandisquamis).

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Sudan (Bamber 1915, as Scaeops poecilura), Saudi Arabia (Bogorodsky et al. 2014b). General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Japan, Philippines and New Caledonia.

Engyprosopon hureaui Quèro & Golani 1990

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Israel (Quèro & Golani 1990).

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Chabanaud 1943, as Engyprosopon maldivensis).

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Maldives; Ryukyu Islands; Chesterfield Islands and Bellona Reefs (New Caledonia).

Engyprosopon latifrons (Regan 1908)

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Gruvel & Chabanaud 1937).

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: ¯

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

Engyprosopon macrolepis (Regan 1908)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: Egypt (Hensley &Randall 1990).

Red Sea main basin: ¯

General distribution: Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and Saint Brandon's Shoals east to Philippines, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.

* Laeops sinusarabici Chabanaud 1968

Gulf of Suez: Egypt (Chabanaud 1968).

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Eritrea (Dor 1970, as Laeops kitharae), Saudi Arabia (Bogorodsky et al. 2014b).

General distribution: Red Sea endemic.

*Parabothus budkeri (Chabanaud 1943)

Gulf of Suez: ¯

Gulf of Aqaba: ¯

Red Sea main basin: Egypt (Chabanaud 1943, as Bothus budkeri).

General distribution: Northern Red Sea endemic.