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GROUP A. FIRST CLASS FISHES

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English name       Arabic common names**           Scientific name             Similar species in U. S. waters if any
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                   Persian Gulf     Red Sea

1. King mackerel    chanad           dorak     [[underlined]]Scomberomorus commersonii[[/underlined]]   king mackerel

2. Spotted grouper, hamoor (large)
   or sea bass      balool (small)   kooshar   [[underlined]]Epinephelus tauvina[[/underlined]]         grouper

3. Black grouper    subaites burtam

4. Snapper porgy    subaitee                   [[underlined]]Sparus cuvieri[[/underlined]]

5. Crab eater or    sikn                       [[underlined]]Rachycentron canadus[[/underlined]]        cobia
   cobia

6. Hump back porgy  thaur or beguerra          [[underlined]]Sparus spinifer[[/underlined]]

7. Barracuda        jidd             agam      [[underlined]]Sphyraena[[/underlined]]                   barracuda

8. Sea catfish      chim                       [[underlined]]Arius thalassinus[[/underlined]]           sea catfish

9. Spotted jackfish qufdar           gherm     [[underlined]]Caranx[[/underlined]]                      jackfish

10. Leatherjack     thulah           dorab     [[underlined]]Chorinemus lysan[[/underlined]]    

11. Pigfish         sharee           shaur     [[underlined]]Lethrinus nebulosus[[/underlined]]

12. Pompano         bint at tair     abu gurae [[underlined]]Trachinotus[[/underlined]]                 pompano

**The Arabic names used are approximations of the Arabic sounds and do not, purposely, constitute correct transliterations (which are not easy for a layman to understand). Americans at Ras Tanura are accustomed to Arabic names for many of the fishes. For this reason, many of my English names will be unintelligible, except for such names as tuna, marlin, sardines, etc. Arabic names such as "chanad", "subaitee", "hamoor", etc. are commonly used by Americans in Arabia. 

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