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A silvery-grey deep-bodied seabream with golden and bluish tints and a dark spot at the start of the lateral line, common on Egyptian Red Sea fishing grounds. It is a popular and commercially important table fish around Hurghada and Suez.
Inshore reefs, sandy bottoms, seagrass and brackish lagoons
over mixed sand and reef in calm inshore water
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Light or , fine and small sharp hooks; with mashed bread.
Peeled shrimp or ragworm on light tackle, over a steady trickle of bread on sand-and-rock.
Eating & safety
Watch the stiff dorsal spines when handling and unhooking.
Stung or poisoned? First-aid steps →Best conditions: Bottom fishing over mixed sand and reef in calm inshore water
Its name 'haffara' is the Red Sea Arabic name for the fish, later adopted directly as its scientific species name.