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Fish names in English and Arabic - Types of fish in the Gulf local markets of UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman

Fish Names in Arabic. Commonly used names in Local markets in United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen ( Arabian / Persian peninsula )

أسماء أنواع الأسماك في الإمارات العربية المتحدة (الإمارات) ، قطر ، الكويت ، البحرين ، المملكة العربية السعودية ، عمان

👉 The names of the fishes vary from country to country, even region to region.
أنواع الأسماك وأسماؤها
What is the name of the fish in arabic ? What is the english name of the fish ? Here goes the list... What is Samak in arabic? What are the different kind of fish ? What is Tuna fish in arabic? What is hamour fish in english? What is King fish in arabic? What are the Arabic fish names in english? What is it called?


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100 Most Popular Edible Common Fish Names in English with pictures - Sea fish , Freshwater fish - Seafood - Confused over Fish names?
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Common Name Local Names عربى
Indian Anchovies Anshufat, Barriya, Jashr, Um, ooma الأنشــوجة
عوم
Greater Amberjack Hamam, Hamamah سمك حمام
الحمام
Yellowbar Butterfly / Angel fish Anfuz, Anfooz عنفوز
Moontail Bulleye Hamra
Barracuda Qid, Al Gidd جد
Great Barracuda Al Jed al Kabeer
Tigertooth Croacker Nuwaibi, noibi النويبي
Crab Qubqub, Sartan Sahib قبقب
Clam quahog, sughoa, aljindufli الجندوفلي
Mussels balah albahr
بلح البحر
Cuttlefish
Subaiday, Habbar, Nagar
حبار
خثاق
Pharaoh cuttlefish
Habbar حبار
Giant Sea Catfish    
Shim شم
Chacunda gizzard shad Sabur الصبور
Cobia Sikn سكن
Gulf dottyback Nabbat, Nabbat Khaliji
Dolphin Fish Anfalous
Eel Nashuj أنقليس , ناشوج
Snubnose Emperor Jima
Crimson Emperor Jima
Pink Ear Emperor Baksheena
Longface / Smalltooth Emperor Souli, Suli سولى
Spangled Emperor Sha'ri, Sheri شعري
Egyptian mabroka, Nazarene fish , Cyprinus carpio Nile mabroka, Malouki سمك مبروكة مصري, المبروكة
Lunar Fusilier Khattaf
Flying Fish Jarada
Bartail Flathead Wahara, Awhra وحرة
Leopard Flounder Hairazam
Largetooth flounder Khaufa
خوفعة
Dotted Grouper Disco
Yellowfin hind Shnenowa, Ishnainuwa, Eshnenuh, Arusah, Arus
عجوز صفراء الأجنحة
Redmouth grouper Nagil, Sheneenoh, Hamour عجوز أحمر الفم
Areolate grouper Qutwa, sumaan هامور سمان
Duskytail Grouper Qutwa, sumaan, samman هامور سمان
Orange spotted Hammour, Hamoor (adult) Balool (Juv.) هامور
هامور ( بالول )
Whitespotted grouper Bertama, Burtan, Hamour
Striped grouper, Banded grouper Burtan, Hamour Semana
Smallscale Grouper Summan سمان
Cinnabar Goatfish Hummar
Pearly Goatfish Hamer, Sultan ibrahim سلطان ابراهيم
Freckled Goatfish Ra'i, Rai
Hilsa Shad Subar لصبور
Yellowtip halfbeak Sils
Sharptooth Jobfish Saraa الصرع
Flame snapper Abu basel ابوبصيل
Two spot red snapper Bahar سمكة البهار
Rusty jobfish Al faris الفارس
Sea Bass/ European seabass Sea bass, barramundi(asian), Arosah, Nai Sarah (mediterranean) ﻗﺎﺭﻭﺹ
سمك الفرخ الكبير
برمندي
عروسة
شبص أوروبي (med.) قاروص
Longtail Hairtail Isaba
Unicorn Filefish / Leatherjacket Buqumi
Flathead Lobster Umm ar rubiyan ام الربيان
Lizardfish Kasur كاسور
Indo pacific king mackerel / spotted seer fish Khubbat كنعد ( خباط )
Narrow barred spanish mackerel Kanad كنعد
Moray Nashuj ناشوج
Milkfish Eifaa, Sheem أو السلماني
سمك الحليب
Abu Mullet Maid الميد
Persian Mullet Biah بياح
Bluespot Mullet Biah بياح
Red Mullet / Barboni fish Sultan Ibrahim, Barbounia, barbunya baligi سلطان ابراهيم
Ladyfish / sillago / whiting hassom أصابع الست
Indian mackerel Yarfa, Khadhra
Napoleoon fish, Humphead wrasse tarabani طرباني , سمكة نابليون أو شاحنة الموج
Flat needlefish Musaffaha
Banded needlefish Hakul
Hound Needlefish Hagool, Dawalmi
Oyster Sadafi, mahar محار
Octopus Habbar akhtabuti
Prawn / Shrimps Rubiyan روبيان
Turkeyfish Deesh
African Pompano Khait
Hamilton Thryssa Usbur
Black Pomfret Halwayah حلواى
Snubnose Pompano / Dart Busalbokh
Talang Queenfish Lehlah, Bassarah, Dhal'a ضلعه
بسار
Silver Pomfret Zubaidi
زبيدي
Puffer fish Fogol, Fuqual
Indian pompano Tala
Orangefin Ponyfish Tarashi
Common Pony fish Rayasha aridha
Pinjalo Naimee


Gulf Parrot fish Gian قين
Arabian Pandora Andak العندق
Fourfinger threadfin Sheem
Blackspot threadfin Ghazal
Whipray Lukhma لخمة
Rainbow Runner Bassar, Musallaba, Garaeiba, Aifa, Sagla. Gazala بسار
white spotted spinefoot Safiarabi صافية عربية
صافي غزل
Streaked Spinefoot Safi صافى
Dusky Spinefoot Sunaifi
Thumbprint Monocle bream Ibzaimi
Arabian Monocle bream Zarra
Whitecheek Monocle bream Hassayya
Squid Habbar, Nagar
خثاق
Bamboo Shark Hayyasa حياسة
Carpet Shark / Lip shark Hayyasa حياسة
Blacktip tope Shark Jarjur ,Yaryyor جرجور
Milk shark Jarjur جرجور
Sawfish Busayyaf
Guitarfish Hariri, Souse هريري
Sardines / Sardinella Ooma, Um سـرديـــن
عوم
Hardyhead Silverside Manshus
Scorpionfish Rajwa
Gurnard Firyala
Stonefish Firyala
Waspfish Firyala
Japanese huchen / Stringfish Firyala
Bloch's gizzard shad Juwwaf
Spadefish Thuwar
Sillago Hasum
Herring Scad Jamees
Big eye scad Balij
Yellow surgeonfish / Tang Jarah az-zarga
Sailfish Faras
Arabian Scad Khadhra
Whipfin Silverbiddy Badhryyashi, Rayasha, Badha بدح
Shrimp Scad Hammam
Common Silver Biddy Badh ar rayash
بدح
Painted Sweetlips Farsh, Khubur فرش
Trout Sweetlips Fursh
Black spotted rubberlips Zeena
Sordid Sweetlips Yanam ينم
Fourlined terapon Qaradhi
Jarbua Terapon Zamror Zeep, Dheeb
Largescale Terapon Dheeb
Smallscale Terapon Zamoor
Indian Threadfish Khait
Cleftbelly trevally Jash جش
Longtail Trevally Hammam
Orange spotted trevally Hammam
Blue trevally Jash جش
Malabar Trevally Jash جش
Gaint Trevally Hammam Kabir
Bigeye Trevally Jash جش
Golden trevally Kefdar (ad) Rabeeb (juv)
ربيب
Torpedo scad Teeti
Black banded trevally Dibsa
Spotted Sicklefish Imad عماد
Teira ( Batfish ) Imad عماد
Kawakawa Jilab
Indian spiny turbot Khaufa
Tonguesole Lisan
Picasso triggerfish Homara
Yellow trunkfish Sunduq al bahar
Tripletail Subaiti
Toadfish Naghaga, Gomgama
Japanese threadfin bream Basij, Also referred as Sultan Ibrahim باسى
Delagoa Threadfin bream Bassi باسى
Dorab wolf herring Huff
Al-wazzaf / Wazef dried in yemen small sardine fish الوزف
Mrigal Ktan كطان
Rohu carp, al karib الكارب
Sobaity Seabream Subaiti سبيطى
Javelin grunter Nagroor
Silver grunt Naqrur النقرور
Santer seabream Nahash
Picnic seabream Shaum
Twobar seabream / Double bar seabream Faskar فسكر
Yellowfin seabream Sha'm, Sham شعم
اسماك الشعم
King Soldier bream Kofar , andak (SAR ) كوفر
عندق
karanteen seabream Battan
Goldline Seabream Gabit
Haffara Bream Qurqufan قرقفان
One spot seabream Imshawah, mugwah, Mojoh المجوه
Yellowtail scad Durdman (Karaari), Hammam دردمان
Yellowstripe scad Seena
Tuna Tabban تبان
Yellowfin tuna Qibab
Mangrove red snapper Shoggarah, Shiqra
Ehrenberg snapper Naisara
Blackspot Snapper Naisara نيسر
John's snapper Naisara
Bigeye snapper Naisara
Malabar Red snapper Hamra الحمراء
Fivelined snapper Naysara
Rusell snapper Naysara
Humphead snapper Hamra الحمراء
Whitefish/ False trevally/ Milk trevally/ Big Jawed Jumper jashun 'abyad / جش أبيض /

Fish names with pictures. Are you confused over fish names???


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2 comments:

Neha Parikar said...

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Unknown said...

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