Marine life
Explore the diversity of the marine life found in Lebanon!
Many more species are waiting for a picture, and detailed information on each species is coming soon.
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Atlantic horse mackerel - Trachurus trachurus
Damselfish - Chromis chromis
Common octopus - Octopus vulgaris
Atlantic tripletail - Lobotes surinamensis
Round fantail stingray - Taeniurops grabata
Brown moray eel - Gymnothorax unicolor
Giant doris - Felimare picta
Blue spiny starfish - Coscinasterias tenuispina
Mediterranean moray - Muraena helena
🟡 Common stingray - Dasyatis pastinaca
Mediterranean parrotfish - Sparisoma cretense
🟣 Bigfin reef squid - Sepioteuthis lessoniana
🔴 Spiny butterfly ray - Gymnura altavela
🔴 Blackchin guitarfish - Glaucostegus cemiculus
🟡 Green sea turtle - Chelonia mydas
Smooth starfish - Hacelia attenuata
🟣 Lionfish - Pterois miles
🟡 Grey triggerfish - Balistes capriscus
🟣 Bluespotted cornetfish - Fistularia commersonii
🟣 Nomad jellyfish - Rhopilema nomadica
🟣 Redcoat - Sargocentron rubrum
Moon jellyfish - Aurelia aurita
🟣 African blue swimming crab - Portunus segnis
🟣 Dusky spinefoot - Siganus luridus
🟣 Spotted jellyfish - Phylloriza punctata
🟣 Yellowspotted puffer- Torquigener flavimaculosus
🟣 Long spined sea urchin - Diadema setosum
🔴 Endangered 🟡 Threatened 🟣 Invasive/alien
Mauve stinger - Pelagica noctiluca
Slender goby - Gobius geniporus
Mottled grouper - Mycteroperca rubra
Small red scorpionfish - Scorpaena notata
🟡 Dusky grouper - Epinephelus marginatus
Cardinal fish - Apogon imberbis
Flying gurnard - Dactylopterus volitans
Marine life
Explore the diversity of the marine life found in Lebanon!
Many more species are waiting for a picture, and detailed information on each species is coming soon.
![](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=304,fit=crop/mp8e88VJg8CKJJrQ/sepioteuthis-lessoniana-bigfin-reef-squid-2-dJoEGW2DEDsBD9MD.jpg)
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Atlantic horse mackerel - Trachurus trachurus
Damselfish - Chromis chromis
Common octopus - Octopus vulgaris
Atlantic tripletail - Lobotes surinamensis
Round fantail stingray - Taeniurops grabata
Brown moray eel - Gymnothorax unicolor
Giant doris - Felimare picta
Blue spiny starfish - Coscinasterias tenuispina
Mediterranean moray - Muraena helena
🟡 Common stingray - Dasyatis pastinaca
Mediterranean parrotfish - Sparisoma cretense
🟣 Bigfin reef squid - Sepioteuthis lessoniana
🔴 Spiny butterfly ray - Gymnura altavela
🔴 Blackchin guitarfish - Glaucostegus cemiculus
🟡 Green sea turtle - Chelonia mydas
Smooth starfish - Hacelia attenuata
🟣 Lionfish - Pterois miles
🟡 Grey triggerfish - Balistes capriscus
🟣 Bluespotted cornetfish - Fistularia commersonii
🟣 Nomad jellyfish - Rhopilema nomadica
🟣 Redcoat - Sargocentron rubrum
Moon jellyfish - Aurelia aurita
🟣 African blue swimming crab - Portunus segnis
🟣 Dusky spinefoot - Siganus luridus
🟣 Spotted jellyfish - Phylloriza punctata
🟣 Yellowspotted puffer- Torquigener flavimaculosus
🟣 Long spined sea urchin - Diadema setosum
🔴 Endangered 🟡 Threatened 🟣 Invasive/alien
Slender goby - Gobius geniporus
Mauve stinger - Pelagica noctiluca
Cardinal fish - Apogon imberbis
Small red scorpionfish - Scorpaena notata
Mottled grouper - Mycteroperca rubra
🟡 Dusky grouper - Epinephelus marginatus
Flying gurnard - Dactylopterus volitans
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