So I looked at my photos and pulled the tags I have on them. Below are ALL the marine species I took photos of in the Gulf of Aqaba (northern Red Sea only the east coast of Sinai). These are the names I have on the tags, but many species go by many different names so it may not always match what it is called in the aquarium trade. Also, since I included everything here, a huge percentage of what you see here would either not be available for aquariums or would be something you would never ever want. For example, no way you are going to put a titan triggerfish or a green sea turtle in a tank. And there were a lot I never did ID. Especially coral unfortunately. That is where the book could come in handy for you. Another good resource is
http://www.coralsoftheworld.org/ .
If I were to do a build, I would probably go with various SPS like acropora (there were both branching and tabling ones, but the tabling ones were the most impressive) and birdsnest. I would want either a maxima or squamosa clam. Then probably lyretail anthias, but green chromis could be a backup. A bubble-tip anemone with a a pair of Red Sea Anemonefish (looks like ORA may be breeding them?). If I had a good pod population a dragonface pipefish would be awesome. Something like a sixline wrasse could also be an option, but I know those can be hit or miss on aggression. I would really want to put Citron Coral Goby in there since they were amazing looking on the table coral I saw, but sadly they eat acropora. If you had a ton of acropora they would probably be ok. If it is a big tank, a Blond Naso Tang or Regal Angel would be nice.
Bubble-Tip Anemone
Ritteri Anemone
Tridacna squamosa
Tridacna maxima
Common Pearl Oyster (Pinctada margaritifera)
Acropora hemprichii
Acropora humilis
Acropora Squarrosa
Table Coral (hard to ID the exact species. Could be any of Acropora clathrata, Acropora cytherea, Acropora hyacinthus, Acropora latistella, Acropora parapharaonis, Acropora pharaonis)
Birdsnest Coral (Seriatopora hystrix)
Brain Coral (Lobophyllia hemprichii and Platygyra daedalea)
Broccoli Coral (Broccoli Coral)
Leafy Cup Coral (Turbinaria reniformis)
Favia stelligera
Net Fire Coral (Millepora dichotoma)
Goniopora columna
Smooth Cauliflower Coral (Stylophora pistillata)
Stylophora subseriata
Slimy Leather Coral (Sarcophyton trocheliophorum)
Feathery Xenid (Anthelia glauca)
Pulsating Xenia (Heteroxenia fuscescens)
Reef Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes)
Emperor Angelfish
Manyspine Cherubfish (Centropyge multispinis)
Regal Angelfish
Yellowbar Angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus)
Zebra Angelfish (Genicanthus caudovittatus)
Lyretail Anthias
Red Sea Anthias (Pseudanthias taeniatus)
Great Barracuda
Pickhandle Barracuda
Crescent-Tail Bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur)
Blackline Fangblenny (Meiacanthus nigrolineatus)
Dentex Blenny (Ecsenius dentex)
Lance Fangblenny (Aspidontus dussumieri)
Piano Fangblenny (Plagiotremus tapeinosoma)
Red Sea Bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius)
Schooling Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes)
Blackbacked Butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus)
Chevroned Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifascialis)
Crown Butterflyfish (Chaetodon paucifasciatus)
Exquisite Butterflyfish (Chaetodon Austriacus)
Masked Butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus)
Red Sea Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon fasciatus)
Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)
Cook's Cardinalfish (Apogon cookii)
Fivelined Cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus)
Red Sea Anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus)
Smooth Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)
Indian Ocean Crocodilefish
Arabian Chromis (Chromis flavaxilla)
Green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
Half-and-Half Chromis (Chromis dimidiata)
Weber's Chromis (Chromis weberi)
Yellow-Edge Chromis (Chromis pembae)
Humbug Dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus)
Jewel Damselfish (Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus)
Miry's Demoiselle (Neopomacentrus miryae)
Pale Damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon indicus)
Red Sea Dascyllus (Dascyllus marginatus)
Regal Demoiselle (Neopomacentrus cyanomos)
Reticulated Damsel (Pomacentrus trichrourus)
Indo-Pacific Sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis)
Scissortail Sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)
Sulphur Damsel (Pomacentrus sulfureus)
Three-spot Dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus)
Yellow-Side Damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon flavilatus)
Blackfin Dartfish (Ptereleotris evides)
Blue-Striped Dottyback (Pseudochromis springeri)
Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani)
Red Sea Garden Eel (Gorgasia sillneri)
Grey Moray Eel (Gymnothorax griseus)
Snowflake Moray Eel
Bigeye Emperor (Monotaxis grandoculis)
Spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)
Broom Filefish (Amanses scopas)
Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
Panther Flounder (Bothus pantherinus)
Moses Sole (Pardarchirus marmoratus)
Lunar Fusilier (Caesio lunaris)
Red Sea Fusilier (Caesio suevica)
Red Sea Goatfish (Parupeneus forsskali)
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)
Yellowsaddle Goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)
Yellowstripe Goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)
Citron Coral Goby (Gobiodon citrinus)
Magnus' Shrimpgoby (Amblyeleotris sungami)
Redeye Goby (Bryaninops natans)
Blacktip Grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus)
Coral Hind (Cephalopholis miniata)
Halfspotted Hind (Cephalopholis hemistiktos)
Lyretail Grouper (Variola louti)
Peacock Grouper (Cephalopholis argus)
Sixspot Grouper (Cephalopholis sexmaculata)
Squaretail Coralgrouper (Plectropomus areolatus)
Blackspotted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus gaterinus)
Freckled Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)
Clearfin Lionfish (Pterois radiata)
Common Lionfish (Pterois miles)
Clearfin Lizardfish (Synodus dermatogenys)
Reef Lizardfish (Synodus variegatus)
Slender Lizardfish (Saurida gracilis)
Bluebarred Parrotfish (Scarus ghobban)
Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus)
Dusky Parrotfish (Scarus niger)
Indian Longnose Parrotfish (Hipposcarus hatrid)
Red Sea Steephead Parrotfish (Chlorurus gibbus)
Rusty Parrotfish (Scarus ferrugineus)
Network Pipefish (Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
Red Sea Pipefish (Corythoichthys sp.. subspecies of Dragonface Pipefish)
Schultz's pipefish (Corythoichthys schultzi)
Thornback Boxfish (Tetrosomus gibbosus)
Crowned Toby (Canthigaster coronata)
Masked Puffer (Arothron diadematus)
Porcupine Fish (Diodon hystrix)
Red Sea Toby (Canthigaster margaritata)
Star Puffer (Arothron stellatus)
Bluetail Trunkfish (Ostracion cyanurus)
White-Spotted Puffer (Arothron hispidus)
Yellowspotted Puffer (Torquigener flavimaculatus)
Forktail Rabbitfish (Siganus argenteus)
Squaretail Rabbitfish (Siganus luridus)
Stellate Rabbitfish (Siganus stellatus laqueus)
Leopard Torpedo Ray (Torpedo panthera)
Bluespotted Stingray (Taeniura lymma)
Sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
Brassy Rudderfish (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
Speckled Sandperch (Parapercis hexophtalma)
Bearded Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis barbata or Scorpaenopsis barbatus)
Devil Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus)
Smallscale Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala)
Hardyhead Silverside
Bengal Snapper (Lutjanus bengalensis)
Twinspot Snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
Sixstriped Soapfish (Grammistes sexlineatus)
Circular Spadefish (Platax orbicularis)
Crown Squirrelfish (Sargocentron diadema)
Spotfin Squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara)
Tailspot Squirrelfish (Sargocentron caudimaculatum)
Golden Sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti)
Yellowtail Sweeper (Pempheris schwenkii)
Blonde Naso Tang (Naso elegans)
Bluespine Unicornfish (Naso unicornis)
Dusky Surgeon (Acanthurus nigrofuscus)
Lined Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus striatus)
Purple Tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum)
Red Sea Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma desjardinii)
Sleek Unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus)
Sohal Tang (Acanthurus sohal)
Flagtail Blanquillo (Malacanthus brevirostris)
Blue Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus)
Bluethroat Triggerfish (Sufflamen albicaudatus)
Orange-Lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus)
Picassofish (Rhinecanthus assasi)
Redtooth Triggerfish
Titan Triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)
Abudjubbe Wrasse (Cheilinus abudjubbe)
Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
Broomtail Wrasse (Cheilinus lunulatus)
Checkerboard Wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus)
Cigar Wrasse (Chelio inermis)
Clown Coris (Coris aygula)
Fourline Wrasse (Larabicus quadrilineatus)
Axilspot Hogfish (Bodianus axillaris)
Lyretail Hogfish (Bodianus anthioides)
Indian Bird Wrasse (Gomphosus caeruleus)
Klunzinger's Wrasse (Thalassoma rueppellii)
Red Sea Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus octotaenia)
Redbreasted Wrasse (Cheilinus quinquecinctus)
Ring Wrasse (Hologymnosus annulatus)
Sixline Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
Slingjaw Wrasse
Spotted Wrasse (Anampses meleagrides)
Striated Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus evanidus)
Yellowbreasted Wrasse (Anampses twistii)
Pyjama Chromodorid Nudibranch (Chromodoris quadricolor)
Rueppell's Wart Slug (Fryeria rueppelii)
Reef Octopus (Octopus cyaneus)
Pink Sea Cucumber (Holothuria edulis)
Prickly Cucumber (Thelenota ananas)
Tiger Pistol Shrimp (Alpheus bellulus)
Long-Arm Cleaner Shrimp (Periclimenes longicarpus)
Tessellate Cone (Conus tessulatus)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
