BONY FISHES - Food and Agriculture Organization · 2006. 3. 7. · du Senegal; Sp - Malacho senegalés. Size: 90 cm, common to 60 cm. Fishing gear : beach seines, purse seines and

body fairly deep, dorsal and ventral profiles convex

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Cynoglossus monodi Chabanaud, 1949

FAO names : En - Guinean tonguesole; Fr - Sole- langue de Guinée; Sp - Lengua de Guinea.

Size : at least 40 cm, common to 30 cm.

Fishing gear : bottom trawls, beach seines, bottom set nets.

Habitat : sandy and muddy bottoms from 10 to 25 m depth.

Loc.name(s) :

Cynoglossus senegalensis (Kaup, 1858)

Synonyms : Cynoglossus goreensis Steindachner, 1882.

FAO names : En - Senegalese tonguesole; Fr - Sole- langue sénégalaise; Sp - Lengua del Senegal

Size: about 40 cm, common to 25 cm.

Fishing gear : bottom trawls, beach seines, bottom set nets.

Habitat : sandy and muddy bottoms from 10 to 110 m depth.

Loc.name(s) :

Symphurus ligulatus (Cocco, 1844)

Synonyms : ? Symphurus vanmellae Chabanaud, 1952.

FAO names : En - Elongate tonguesole; Fr - Plagusie longue; Sp - Pelada tirrena.

Habitat : on mud bottoms of the continental slope.

Remarks : according to some authors S. vanmellae is the metomorphosed stage of S. ligulatus.

Loc.name(s) :

Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1810

FAO names : En - Spotted tonguesole; Fr - Plagusie sombre; Sp - Pelada.

Size : to 12 cm.

Fishing gear : bottom trawl, dredges.

Habitat : on mud or sand bottoms of the continental slope and shelf, from 20 to 1140 m depth.

Loc.name(s) :

CYNOGLOSSIDAE

12-14 rays of scales between lateral lines

snout long

(see Plate IV, 27)

2 lateral lines on eyed side, 1 on blind side

15-20 rows of scales between lateral lines

2 lateral lines on eyed side, 1 on blind side

more than 95 dorsal rays no lateral line on eyed side

Size : to 10 cm.

Fishing gear : bottom trawls.

mouth almost

terminal

pelvic fin separated from anal fin body elongate, dorsal and ventral profiles almost parallel

90 or fewer scales

mouth almost

terminal

less than 95 dorsal rays

pelvic fin separated from anal fin

no lateral line on eyed side

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Symphurus normani Chabanaud, 1950

FAO names : En - Norman's tonguesole; Fr - Plagusie de Norman; Sp - Pelada de Norman.

Size : 70 cm.

Fishing gear : bottom trawls.

Habitat : on mud and sand bottoms from 50 to 80 m depth.

Loc.name(s)

Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758)

more than 95 scales CYNOGLOSSIDAE

mouth almost

terminal

pelvic fin separated from anal fin no lateral line on eyed side

bony shield

Synonyms: Cephalacanthus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758).

FAO names : En - Flying gurnard; Fr - Poule de mer; Sp - Alón.

Size : at least 45 cm, common to 30 cm.

Fishing gear : bottom trawls, bottom set nets, lines.

Habitat : demersal on shallow sandy and muddy bottoms.

Loc.name(s) :

Diretmoides parini Post & Quéro, 1981

FAO names : En - Parin's spinyfin; Fr - Dirette de Parin; Sp - Malcarado de Parin.

Size : 40 cm.

Fishing gear : trawls (bycatch).

Habitat : mesopelagic; young near the surface, aged adults often descend below 1000 m depth.

Loc.name(s) :

Diretmoides pauciradiatus (Woods, 1973)

FAO names : En - Longwing spinyfin; Fr - Dirette aile longue; Sp - Malcarado alón.

Size : 14 cm.

Fishing gear : trawls (bycatch).

Habitat : mesopelagic; young near the surface, aged adults often descend below 1000 m depth.

Loc.name(s) :

DACTYLOPTERIDAE

pectoral fins very long

dorsal view

27 or 28 rays DIRETMIDAE

21 or 22 rays

24 or 25 rays

18-20 rays

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DIRETMIDAE

Diretmus argenteus Johnson, 1863

FAO names : En - Silver spinyfin ; Fr - Dirette argentée; Sp - Malcarado plateado.

Size : 15 cm.

Fishing gear : trawls (bycatch).

Habitat : mesopelagic; juveniles from near surface to about 250 m depth; adults mainly in a depth range from 500 to 700 m.

Loc.name(s) :

Drepane africana Osorio, 1892

FAO names : En - African sicklefish; Fr - Forgeron ailé; Sp - Catemo africano.

Size : 40 cm, common to 35 cm.

Fishing gear : bottom trawls,. beach seines, purse seines.

Habitat : sandy and muddy bottoms from 20 to 50 m depths.

Loc.name(s) :

spiny scutes body disc-like

often about 8 narrow dark bands

DREPANIDAE

8 or 9 spines

(see Plate IV, 28) pectoral fins very long

Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1846

FAO names : En - West African ladyfish; Fr - Guinée copace; Sp - Malacho copace.

Size : 90 cm, common to 60 cm.

Fishing gear : purse seines, beach seines, encircling gillnets.

Habitat : shallow coastal waters in summer, estuaries throughout the year.

Loc.name(s) :

ELOPIDAE

scales larger, 72- 85 on lateral line

17-19 gillrakers (see Plate IV, 30)

(see Plate IV, 32)

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Elops senegalensis Regan, 1909

FAO names : En - Senegalese ladyfish; Fr - Guinée du Senegal; Sp - Malacho senegalés.

Size : 90 cm, common to 60 cm.

Fishing gear : beach seines, purse seines and bottom trawls

Habitat : shallow coastal waters in summer, estuaries and lagoons throughout the year.

Loc.name(s) :

Erythrocles monodi Poll & Cadenat, 1954

FAO names : En - Atlantic rubyfish; Fr - Poisson rubis; Sp - Pez rubí.

Size : 55 cm, common to 35 cm.

Fishing gear : bottom trawls.

Habitat : continental shelf from 100-300 m depth.

Loc.name(s) :

(see Plate IV, 31)

Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms : Anchoa guineensis Rossignol & Blache, 1961; Engraulis guineensis (Rossignol & Blache, 1961).

FAO names : En - European anchovy; Fr - Anchois commun; Sp - Anchoa europea.

Size : 15 cm, common to 8 cm.

Fishing gear : purse seines (poli nets), beach seines.

Habitat : coastal pelagic, but may descend to 400 m depth (cold waters).

Loc.name(s) :

Chaetodipterus goreensis (Cuvier, 1831)

Synonyms: Ephippus goreensis Cuvier, 1831.

FAO names : En - African spadefish; Fr - Chèvre de mer; Sp - Paguala africana.

Size : 30 cm, common to 25 cm.

Fishing gear : set nets, seines, trawls.

Habitat : sandy and muddy bottoms of estuaries.

Loc.name(s) :

scales smaller, 92- 100 on lateral line

ELOPIDAE

mouth strongly protractile

11-15 gillrakers

11 spines

EMMELICHTHYIDAE

maxilla scaly 1 medio-lateral keel adults of 30 cm and

larger (standard length)

ENGRAULIDIDAE

no lateral line

mouth inferior, maxilla very long no scutes

silvery stripe

3rd to 5th or 6th spine elongate

6 or 7 cross bars, one of

them crossing the eye

EPHIPPIDIDAE

pectoral fin short

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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONBONY FISHESTechnical TermsGuide to the Identification of Families Occurring in the Gulf of GuineaTARPONS AND ALLIES - ElopiformesMEGALOPIDAEALBULIDAEELOPIDAE

HERRINGS AND ALLIES - ClupeiformesCLUPEIDAEENGRAULIDIDAE

EELS - AnguilliformesCONGRIDAEOPHICHTHIDAEMURAENESOCIDAEMURAENIDAEMORINGUIDAEXENOCONGRIDAEHETERENCHELYIDAE

SPINY EELS - NotacanthiformesNOTACANTHIDAEHALOSAURIDAE

CATFISHES - SiluriformesARIIDAE

ARGENTINES AND ALLIES - SalmoniformesARGENTINIDAEBATHYLAGIDAEGONOSTOMATIDAE ASTRONESTHIDAEALEPOCEPHALIDAE

LANTERNFISHES AND ALOES - MyctophiformesMYCTOPHIDAEPARALEPIDIDAEALEPISAURIDAEANOTOPTERIDAENEOSCOPELIDAEAULOPODIDAESYNODONTIDAECHLOROPHTHALMIDAE

TOADFISHES - BatrachoidiformesBATRACHOIDIDAE

CLINGFISHES - GobiesociformesGOBIESOCIDAE

ANGLERFISHES AND ALLIES - LophiiformesLOPHIIDAEANTENNARIIDAEOGCOCEPHAUDAEHIMANTOLOPHIDAE

CUSKEELS, BROTULAS AND ALLIES - OphidiiformesOPHIDIIDAECARAPIDAE

CODS, HAKES AND ALLIES - GadiformesMERLUCCIIDAEMORIDAEBREGMACEROTIDAEMACROURIDAE

SILVERSIDES AND ALLIES - AtheriniformesATHERINIDAE

FLYINGFISHES AND ALLIES - BeloniformesEXOCOETIDAEHEMIRAMPHIDAEBELONIDAESCOMBERESOCIDAE

SQUIRRELFISHES AND ALLIES - BeryciformesHOLOCENTRIDAETRACHICHTHYIDAEDIRETMIDAE

DORIES AND ALLIES - ZeiformesZEIDAEZENIONTIDAECAPROIDAEGRAMMICOLEPIDAE

OPAHS AND ALLIES - LampridiformesLAMPRIDAETRACHIPTERIDAEATELEOPODIDAE

PIPEFISHES AND ALLIES - GasterosteiformesSYNGNATHIDAEMACRORAMPHOSIDAEAULOSTOMIDAEFISTULARIIDAE

SCORPIONFISHES AND ALLIES - ScorpaeniformesPLATYCEPHALIDAESCORPAENIDAETRIGLIDAEPERISTEDIIDAECYCLOPTERIDAE

FLYING GURNARDS - DactylopteriformesDACTYLOPTERIDAE

PERCH-LIKE FISHES - Perciformes: PercoideiSERRANIDAEGRAMMISTIDAEKUHLIIDAEPRIACANTHIDAEAPOGONIDAEBRANCHIOSTEGIDAEPOMATOMIDAERACHYCENTRIDAEECHENEIDIDAECARANGIDAECORYPHAENIDAEBRAMIDAECENTRACANTHIDAEEMMELICHTHYIDAEGERREIDAELUTJANIDAELOBOTIDAEHAEMULIDAE ( = POMADASYIDAE)LETHRINIDAESPARIDAESCIAENIDAEMULLIDAEMONODACTYLIDAEPEMPHERIDIDAEBATHYCLUPEIDAEKYPHOSIDAEEPHIPPIDIDAEDREPANIDAECHAETODONTIDAEPOMACANTHIDAEPOMACENTRIDAECIRRHITIDAECEPOLIDAE

MULLETS - Perciformes: MugiloideiMUGILIDAE

BARRACUDAS - Perciformes: SphyraenoideiSPHYRAENIDAE

THREADFINS - Perciformes: PolynemoideiPOLYNEMIDAE

WRASSES AND ALLIES - Perciformes: LabroideiLABRIDAESCARIDAE

WEEVERFISHES AND ALLIES - Perciformes: TrachinoideiPERCOPHIDAETRACHINIDAEURANOSCOPIDAE

BLENNIES AND ALLIES - Perciformes: BlennioideiBLENNIIDAETRIPTERYGIIDAECLINIDAE

SANDLANCES - Perciformes: AmmodytoideiAMMODYTIDAE

DRAGONETS - Perciformes: CallyonimoideiCALLIONYMIDAE

GOBIES AND ALLIES - Perciformes: GobioideiGOBIIDAEELEOTRIDAEPERIOPHTHALMIDAEMICRODESMIDAE

SURGEONFISHES - Perciformes: AcanthuroideiACANTHURIDAE

TUNAS AND ALLIES - Perciformes: ScombroideiSCOMBRIDAEGEMPYLIDAETRICHIURIDAE

SWORDFISHES AND ALLIES - Perciformes: XiphioideiXIPHIIDAEISTIOPHORIDAE

LOUVARS - Perciformes: LuvaroideiLUVARIDAE

HARVESTFISHES AND ALLIES - Perciformes: StromateoideiTETRAGONURIDAESTROMATEIDAECENTROLOPHIDAENOMEIDAEARIOMMATIDAE

FLATFISHES - PleuronectiformesCITHARIDAEPSETTODIDAEBOTHIDAESOLEIDAECYNOGLOSSIDAE

PUFFERFISHES AND ALLIES - TetraodontiformesTETRAODONTIDAEBALISTIDAEMONACANTHIDAEDIODONTIDAEOSTRACIIDAEMOLIDAE

FamiliesACANTHURIDAEAcanthurus monroviaePrionurus biafraensis

ALBULIDAEAlbula vulpesPterothrissus belloci

ARIIDAEArius gigasArius heudelotiArius latiscutatusArius parkii

ARIOMMATIDAEAriomma bondiAriomma melanum

AULOPODIDAEAulopus cadenati

BALISTIDAEAbalistes stellatusBalistes capriscusBalistes punctatusBalistes vetulaCanthidermis maculatusMelichthys niger

BATRACHOIDIDAEBatrachoides liberiensisHalobatrachus didactylusPerulibatrachus elminensisPerulibatrachus rossignoli

BELONIDAEAblennes hiansPlatybelone argalus annobonensisStrongylura senegalensisTylosurus acus rafaleTylosurus crocodilus crocodilus

BOTHIDAEArnoglossus capensisArnoglossus imperialisBothus guibeiBothus podas africanusChascanopsetta lugubrisCitharichthys stampfliiMonolene mertensiMonolene microstomaSyacium micrurum

BRANCHIOSTEGIDAEBranchiostegus semifasciatus

CARANGIDAEAlectis alexandrinusAlectis ciliarisCampogramma glaycosCaranx crysosCaranx hipposCaranx latusCaranx lugubrisCaranx senegallusChloroscombrus chrysurusDecapterus macarellusDecapterus punctatusDecapterus rhonchusElagatis bipinnulataHemicaranx bicolorLichia amiaNaucrates ductorSelar crumenophthalmusSelene dorsalisSeriola carpenteriSeriola dumeriliTrachinotus goreensisTrachinotus maxillosusTrachinotus ovatusTrachinotus teraiaTrachurus trachurusTrachurus trecaeUraspis helvola

CENTRACANTHIDAESpicara altaSpicara nigricauda

CENTROLOPHIDAEHyperoglyphe moseliiSchedophilus pemarco

CHLOROPHTHALMIDAEChlorophthalmus atlanticus

CITHARIDAECitharus linguatula

CLUPEIDAEEthmalosa fimbriataIlisha africanaPellonula leonensisSardinella auritaSardinella maderensisSardinella rouxi

CORYPHAENIDAECoryphaena equiselis

CYNOGLOSSIDAECynoglossus browniCynoglossus cadenatiCynoglossus canariensisCynoglossus monodiCynoglossus senegalensisSymphurus ligulatusSymphurus nigrescensSymphurus normani

DACTYLOPTERIDAEDactylopterus volitans

DIRETMIDAEDiretmoides pariniDiretmoides pauciradiatusDiretmus argenteus

DREPANIDAEDrepane africana

ELOPIDAEElops lacertaElops senegalensis

EMMELICHTHYIDAEErythrocles monodi

ENGRAULIDIDAEEngraulis encrasicolus

EPHIPPIDIDAEChaetodipterus goreensisChaetodipterus lippei

EXOCOETIDAECypselurus cyanopterusCypselurus melanurusCypselurus milleriCypselurus nigricansCypselurus pinnatibarbatusExocoetus obtusirostrisExocoetus volitansFodiator acutusHirundichthys affinisHirundichthys speculigerParexocoetus brachypterusPrognichthys gibbifrons

FISTULARIIDAEFistularia petimbaFistularia tabacaria

GEMPYLIDAELepidocybium flavobrunneumPromethichthys prometheusRuvettus pretiosus

GERREIDAEEucinostomus melanopterusGerres nigri

GRAMMISTIDAERypticus saponaceusRypticus subbifrenatus

HAEMULIDAE ( = POMADASYIDAE)Brachydeuterus auritusParapristipoma humileParapristipoma octolineatumPlectorhynchus macrolepisPlectorhynchus mediterraneusPomadasys incisusPomadasys jubeliniPomadasys perotetiPomadasys rogerii

HEMIRAMPHIDAEEuleptorhampus veloxHemiramphus balaoHemiramphus brasiliensisHyporhamphus picartiOxyporhamphus micropterus similis

HOLOCENTRIDAEHolocentrus ascensionsMyripristís jacobusSargocentron hastatus

ISTIOPHORIDAEIstiophorus albicansMakaira indicaMakaira nigricansTetrapturus albidusTetrapturus pfluegeri

KUHLIIDAEParakuhlia macrophthalmus

KYPHOSIDAEKyphosus incisorKyphosus sectatrix

LABRIDAEAcantholabrus palloniBodianus scrofaBodianus speciosusLoris julisThalassoma pavoXyrichthys novacula

LAMPRIDAELampris guttatus

LETHRINIDAELethrinus atlanticus

LOBOTIDAELobotes surinamensis

LOPHIIDAELophiodes kempiLophius vaillanti

LUTJANIDAEApsilus fuscusLutjanus agennesLutjanus dentatusLutjanus endecacanthusLutjanus fulgensLutjanus goreensis

MACRORAMPHOSIDAEMacroramphosus scolopax

MACROURIDAECoelorinchus coelorhincusMalacocephalus laevisMalacocephalus occidentalisNezumia aequalis

MEGALOPIDAETarpon atlanticus

MERLUCCIIDAEMerluccius polli

MONODACTYLIDAEPsettias sebae

MORIDAEAntimora rostrataGadella imberbisLaemonema laureysi

MUGILIDAELiza dumeriliiLiza falcipinnisLiza grandisquamisMugil bananensisMugil cephalusMugil curema

MULLIDAEPseudupeneus prayensis

MURAENESOCIDAECynoponticus ferox

MURAENIDAEChannomuraena vittataEchidna peliEnchelycore nigricansGymnothorax maderensisLycodontis aferLycodontis mareeiLycodontis vicinusMuraena helenaMuraena melanotisMuraena robusta

OPHICHTHIDAEEchelus myrusEchiophis creutzbergiMyrichthys pardalisMystriophis rostellatusOphichthus ophisOphisurus serpens

OPHIDIIDAEBrotula barbata

PERCOPHIDAEBembrops greyiBembrops heterurus

PLATYCEPHALIDAEGrammoplites gruveli

POLYNEMIDAEGaleoides decadactylusPentanemus quinquariusPolydactylus quadrifilis

POMACANTHIDAEPomacanthus paru

POMATOMIDAEPomatomus saltatrix

PRIACANTHIDAEHeteropriacanthus cruenatusPriacanthus arenatus

PSETTODIDAEPsettodes belcheri

RACHYCENTRIDAERachycentron canadum

SCARIDAENicholsina ustaScarus hoefleriSparisoma cretenseSparisoma rubripinne

SCIAENIDAEArgyrosomus hololepidotusArgyrosomus regiosAtractoscion aequidensMiracorvina angolensisPentheroscion mbiziPseudotolithus (Pseudotolithus) brachygnathusPseudotolithus (Fonticulus) elongatusPseudotolithus (Pinnacorvina) epipercusPseudotolithus (Hostia) mooriiPseudotolithus (Pseudotolithus) senegalensisPseudotolithus (Pseudotolithus) typusPteroscion peliSciaena umbraUmbrina canariensisUmbrina cirrosaUmbrina ronchusUmbrina steindachneri

SCOMBRIDAEAcanthocybium solandriAuxis rocheiAuxis thazardEuthynnus alletteratusKatsuwonus pelamisOrcynopsis unicolorSarda sardaScomber japonicusScomberomorus tritorThunnus alalungaThunnus albacaresThunnus obesus

SCORPAENIDAEHelicolenus dactylopterusPontinus accraensisPontinus kuhliiScorpaena angolensisScorpaena elongataScorpaena laevisScorpaena maderensisScorpaena normanScorpaena scrofaScorpaena stephanicaSetarches guentheri

SERRANIDAEAnthias anthiasCentrarchops chapiniCephalopholis nigriCephalopholis taeniopsEpinephelus aeneusEpinephelus costaeEpinephelus goreensisEpinephelus guazaEpinephelus itajaraMycteroperca rubraParanthias furciferPolyprion americanusSerranus accraensisSerranus cabrillaSerranus sanctaehelenae

SOLEIDAEBathysolea lacteaBathysolea profundiculaDicologoglossa cuneataDicologoglossa hexophthalmaHeteromycteris proboscideusMicrochirus boscanionMicrochirus frechkopiMicrochirus ocellatusMicrochirus witteiMonochirus hispidesPegusa cadenatiPegusa lascarisPegusa triophthalmusSynaptura cadenatiSynaptura lusitanicaSynapturichthys kleiniiVanstraelenia chirophthalmus

SPARIDAEBoops boopsDentex angolensisDentex barnardiDentex canariensisDentex congoensisDentex gibbosusDentex macrophthalmusDentex maroccanusDiplodus bellottiiDiplodus cervinus cervinusDiplodus puntazzoDiplodus sargus cadenatiDiplodus vulgarisLithognathus mormyrusOblada melanuraPagellus acareePagellus bellottiiPagellus bogaraveoPagrus aurigaPagrus caeruleostictusPagrus pagrus africanusSarpa salpaSparus aurataSpondyliosoma cantharus

SPHYRAENIDAESphyraena afraSphyraena barracudaSphyraena guachanchoSphyraena sphyraena

STROMATEIDAEStromateus fiatola

SYNODONTIDAESaurida brasiliensisSynodus saurusSynodus synodusTrachinocephalus myops

TETRAODONTIDAEEphippion guttiferLagocephalus laevigatusLagocephalus lagocephalusSphoeroides marmoratusSphoeroides pachygasterGephyroberyx darwini

TRACHICHTHYIDAEHoplostethus cadenatiHoplostethus mediterraneus

TRACHINIDAETrachinus araneusTrachinus armatusTrachinus collignoniTrachinus lineolatusTrachinus pellegriniTrachinus radiatusTrachinus vipera

TRICHIURIDAEAphanopus carboBenthodesmus tenuisLepidopus caudatusTrichiurus lepturus

TRIGLIDAEChelidonichthys capensisChelidonichthys gabonensisChelidonichthys (Trigloporus) lastovizaChelidonichthys lucernaLepidotrigla cadmaniLepidotrigla carolaeTrigla lyra

URANOSCOPIDAEUranoscopus albescaUranoscopus cadentiUranoscopus polli

XIPHIIDAEXiphias gladius

ZEIDAECyttopsis roseusZenopsis conchiferZeus faber

SHARKSTechnical Terms Guide to FamiliesFRILLED AND COW SHARKS - HexanchiformesHEXANCHIDAE

DOGFISH SHARKS AND ALLIES - SqualiformesECHINORHINIDAESQUALIDAEOXYNOTIDAE

ANGEL SHARKS - SquatiniformesSQUATINIDAE

NURSE AND WHALE SHARKS - OrectolobiformesGINGLYMOSTOMATIDAERHINIODONTIDAE

MACKEREL SHARKS AND ALLIES - LamniformesODONTASPIDIDAEPSEUDOCARCHARIIDAEALOPIIDAELAMNIDAE

GROUND SHARKS AND ALLIES - CarcharhiniformesSCYLIORHINIDAELEPTOCHARIIDAETRIAKIDAEHEMIGALEIDAECARCHARHINIDAESPHYRNIDAE

FamiliesALOPIIDAEAlopias superciliosusAlopias vulpinus

CARCHARHINIDAECarcharhinus altimusCarcharhinus amboiensisCarcharhinus brachyurusCarcharhinus brevipinnaCarcharhinus falciformisCarcharhinus galapagensisCarcharhinus leucasCarcharhinus limbatusCarcharhinus IongimanusCarcharhinus obscurusCarcharhinus plumbeusCarcharhinus signatusGaleocerdo cuvierNegaprion brevirostrisPrionace glaucaRhizoprionodon acutus

GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAEGinglymostoma cirratum

HEMIGALEIDAEParagaleus pectoralis

LAMNIDAECarcharodon carcharíasIsurus oxyrinchusIsurus paucus

LEPTOCHARIIDAELeptocharias smithii

SCYLIORHINIDAEGaleus polliScyliorhinus caniculaScyliorhinus cervigoniScyliorhinus stellaris

SPHYRNIDAESphyrna couardiSphyrna lewiniSphyrna mokarranSphyma zygaena

SQUALIDAECentrophorus granulosusCentrophorus lusitanicusCentrophorus squamosusCentrophorus uyatoCentroscyllium fabriciiCentroscymnus coelolepisCentroscymnus crepidaterDalatias lichaDeania calceaDeania profundorumEtmopterus polliEtmoptertis pusillusEtmopterus spinaxSqualus blainvilleiSqualus megalopsSqualus mitsukurii

SQUATINIDAESquatina aculeataSquatina oculata

TRIAKIDAEGaleorhinus galeusMustelus mustelus

BATOID FISHESTechnical Terms Guide to FamiliesPRISTIDAERHINOBATIDAERHYNCHOBATIDAEPLATYRHINIDAETORPEDINIDAERAJIDAEDASYATIDAEGYMNURIDAEMYLIOBATIDAERHINOPTERIDAEMOBULIDAE

FamiliesDASYATIDAEDasyatis centrouraDasyatis margaritaDasyatis pastinacaTaeniura grabata

MOBULIDAEManta birostrisMobula coillotiMobula rochebrunei

MYLIOBATIDAEAetobatus narinariMyliobatis aquilaPteromylaeus bovinos

PRISTIDAEPristis microdonPristis pectinataPristis pristis

RAJIDAERaja albaRaja clavataRaja doutreiRaja leopardusRaja maderensisRaja miraletusRaja radulaRaja straeleniRaja undulata

RHINOBATIDAERhinobatos albomaculatusRhinobatos cemiculusRhinobatos rhinobatos

RHINOPTERIDAERhinoptera marginata

CHIMAERASTechnical Terms Guide to FamiliesCHIMAERAS - ChimaeriformesRHINOCHIMAERIDAECHIMAERIDAE

LOBSTERSTechnical Terms Guide to FamiliesFamily NEPHROPIDAE (True lobsters)Family PALINURIDAE (Spiny lobsters)Family POLYCHELIDAEFamily SCYLLARIDAE (Slipper lobsters)Family CALLIANASSIDAE (Ghost shrimps)

FamiliesPALINURIDAEPanulirus argusPanulirus regius

SCYLLARIDAEScyllarides herklotsii

SHRIMPS AND PRAWNSTechnical Terms Sub-order CARIDEACRANGONIDAEPontocaris lacazei

HIPPOLYTIDAEExhippolysmata hastatoides

NEMATOCARCINIDAENematocarcinus africanus

PALAEMONIDAENematopalaemon hastatus

PANDALIDAEHeterocarpus ensiferParapandalus narvalPlesionika martia

PASIPHAEIDAEGlyphus marsupialis

Sub-order PENAEOIDEAARISTEIDAEAristeus varidensPlesiopenaeus edwardsianus

PENAEIDAEParapenaeopsis atlanticaParapenaeus longirostrisPenaeus (Melicertus) kerathurusPenaeus (Farfantepenaeus) notialis

SICYONIDAESicyonia carinataSicyonia galeata

SOLENOCERIDAESolenocera africana

TRUE CRABSTechnical Terms FamiliesCALAPPIDAECalappa gallusCalappa peliiCalappa rubroguttata

GECARCINIDAECardlosoma armatum

GERYONIDAEGeryon maritae

GRAPSIDAEGoniopsis pelliGrapsus grapsusPachygrapsus transversusSesarma angolense

HOMOLIDAEParamola cuvieri

MAJIDAEMaja squinado

OCYPODIDAEOcypode africanaOcypode cursorUca tangeri

PORTUNIDAECallinectes amnicolaCallinectes marginatusCallinectes pallidusCronius ruberLiocarcinus corrugatusPortunus hastatusPortunus validus

XANTHIDAEMenippe nodifronsPanopeus africanus

STOMATOPODSTechnical Terms Most Common SpeciesLysiosquilla hoeveniiSquilla aculeata calmaniSquilla cadenatiSquilla mantis

CEPHALOPODSTechnical Terms CUTTLEFISHESSEPIIDAESepia berthelotiSepia elegansSepia elobyanaSepia officinalisSepia orbignyanaSepiella ornata

SEPIOLIDAEHeteroteutis disparNeorossia caroli

SQUIDSLOLIGINIDAEAlloteuthis africanaLoligo vulgarisLolliguncula mercatoris

OMMASTREPHIDAEIllex coindetiiOmmastrephes bartramiOmmastrephes pteropusOrnithoteuthis antillarumTodarodes sagittatus sagittatusTodaropsis eblanae

ONYCHOTEUTHIDAEAncistroteuthis lichtensteiniOnychoteuthis banksi

THYSANOTEUTHIDAEThysanoteuthis rhombus

OCTOPUSESOCTOPODIDAEOctopus defilippiOctopus macropusOctopus vulgaris

BIVALVESTechnical Terms FamiliesARCIDAEAnadara senegalensisNoetia gambiensisArca noaeSenilia senilis

CARDIIDAECardium costatumCardium ringens

CARDITIDAECardita ajarCardita tankervillei

DONACIDAEDonax pukhellusDonax rugosusGalatea paradoxalphigenia delessertiIphigenia laevigataIphigenia rostrata

GARIDAEGari bornii

GLYCYMERIDAEGlycymeris vovan

HIATELLIDAEPanopea cancellata

MACTRIDAELabiosa vitreaMactra glabrataMactra largilliertiMactra nitidaMactra rostrata

MYTILIDAEModilus nitensModiolus rhomboideus

OSTREIDAEOstrea cucullataOstrea denticulata

PETRICOLIDAEPetricola pholadiformis

PHOLADIDAEBarnea truncataPholas campechiensisTalon explanata

PINNIDAEAtrina chautardiPinna rudis

SOLECURTIDAESolecurtus strigilatusTagelus adansonii

SOLENIDAECultellus tenuisEnsis goreensisSolen guinensis

TELLINIDAEApolymetis papyraceaTellina hyalinaTellina senegambiensisTellina strigosa

VENERIDAEPitar tumensTivela triplaVenerupis corrugataVenerupis duraVenus foliaceolamellosaVenus verrucosa

GASTROPODSTechnical Terms FamiliesCASSIDAECassis tessellata

CREPIDULIDAECrepidula goreensis

CYMATIIDAECharonia nodifera

FISSURELLIDAEFissurela nubecula

HALIOTIDAEHaliotis tuberculata

MELONGENIDAEPugilina morio

MURICIDAEMurex angularisMurex cornutusMurex duplexThais coronataThais haemastomaThais nodosa

NASSARIIDAEBullia miran

NATICIDAENatica adansoniNatica collarisNatica fulmineaNatica marochiensisNatica tigrinaNatica turtoniSinum concavum

NERITIDAENerita senegalensis

PATELLIDAEPatella safiana

STROMBIDAEStrombus latos

VOLUTIDAECymbium cymbiumCymbium glansCymbium pepo

SEA TURTLESTechnical Terms FamiliesCHELONIIDAECaretta carettaChelonia mydasEretmochelys imbricataLepidochelys olivacea

DERMOCHELYIDAEDermochelys coriacea coriacea

INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC AND VERNACULAR NAMESABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

LIST OF COLOUR PLATESPlate IPlate IIPlate IIIPlate IVPlate VPlate VIPlate VIIPlate VIIIPlate IXPlate XPlate XIPlate XIIPlate XIIIPlate XIVPlate XVPlate XVI