Rhabdosargus haffara, the haffara seabream or Haffara stumpnose, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish is found in the northwestern Indian Ocean.

Taxonomy Rhabdosargus haffara was first formally described in 1775 by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius with no type locality given, although it is thought to be the Red Sea. Fabricius based his description on notes written by Peter Forsskål. The genus Rhabdosargus is placed in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World. Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Sparinae, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae.

Etymology Rhabdosargus haffara belongs to the genus Rhabdosargus, a name which is a refixes rhabdos, meaning "stick" or "rod", an allusion to the yellow abdominal band of Sargus auriventris, its type species, to Sargos, a name used for Sparid fish in ancient Greek at least as long ago as Aristotle but in this case is a reference to Sargus as a synonym of Diplodus. The specific name, haffara, is the Arabic name for this species in the Red Sea.

Description Rhabdosargus haffara has an oval, compressed deep body in whichthe depth fits into the standard length between 2.5 and 3 times. The large head has a convex dorsal profile, strongest at the level of the eyes.