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BONY FISHES
Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)
FAO names : En - Softhead grenadier; Fr - Grenadier barbu; Sp - Abámbolo de bajura.
Size : about 55 cm, common to 30 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls.
Habitat : upper continental shelf from 250 to 750 m depth.
Loc.name(s) :
Malacocephalus occidentalis Goode & Bean, 1885
Synonyms : Ventrifossa occidentalis (Goode & Bean, 1885); Macruoplus violaceus (non Zugmayer, 1911).
FAO names : En - Western softhead grenadier; Fr - Grenadier scie; Sp - Abámbolo.
Size : 45 cm, common to 30 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls.
Habitat : warm to temperate waters on the continental slope, depth range from 140 to about 580 m.
Loc.name(s) :
Nezumia aequalis (Günther, 1878)
FAO names : En - Smooth grenadier; Fr - Grenadier Iisse; Sp - Grenadero liso.
Size : 30 cm, common to 25 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls.
Habitat : common at depths from 200 to 1000 m.
Loc.name(s) :
Tarpon atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1846)
Synonyms : Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1846.
FAO names : En - Atlantic tarpon; Fr - Tarpon argenté; Sp - Tarpon.
Size : 250 cm, common to 130 cm.
Fishing gear : purse seines, beach seines, cast nets, hook-and-line.
Habitat : pelagic; the young are found in shallow brackish and fresh waters.
Loc.name(s) :
spinous ray smooth
MACROURIDAE
9 rays
spinous ray denticulated
black ridges 8 rays
spinous ray denticulated
spiny tubercle
scaled ridges
8 or 9 rays
MEGALOPIDAE
large scales
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BONY FISHES
Merluccius polli Cadenat, 1950
Synonyms: ? Merluccius cadenati Doutre, 1960.
FAO names : En - Benguela hake; Fr - Merlu d'Afriquetropical; Sp - Merluza de Benguela.
Size : 90 cm, common to 65 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls.
Habitat : demersal from 150 to 600 m depth.
Loc.name(s) :
Psettias sebae (Cuvier, 1831)
Synonyms : Psettus sebae (Cuvier, 1831).
FAO names : En - African moony; Fr - Breton africain; Sp - Ramball.
Size : 25 cm, common to 15 cm.
Fishing gear : cast nets, set gillnets.
Habitat : mainly estuaries and mangroves.
Loc.name(s) :
Antimora rostrata (Günther, 1878)
Synonyms : Antimora australis Barnard, 1925.
FAO names : En - Blue antimora; Fr - Antimore bleu; Sp - Mollera azul.
Size: at least 60 cm.
Fishing gear : trawls, deep-set bottom longlines.
Habitat : benthopelagic, from 350 to 3000 m depth.
Loc.name(s) :
Gadella imberbis (Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms : Brosmiculus imberbis Vaillant, 1888.
FAO names : En - Beardless codling; Fr - Gadelle imberbe; Sp - Gadela imberbe.
Size : 23 cm, common to 18 cm.
Fishing gear : as bycatch in deep-water shrimp trawls.
Habitat : benthopelagic, on the upper continental slope.
Loc.name(s) :
8 to 12 gillrakers
on first arch
MERLUCCIIDAE
102-107 scales on lateral line
white edge
belly steel grey to black
8 spines MONODACTYLIDAE
(see Plate VII, 51)
MORIDAE
protruding and pointed
mouth inferior
roof of mouth dark
no barbets
light organ (a dark plate in front of anus)
9 rays
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BONY FISHES
Laemonema laureysi Poll, 1953
FAO names : En - Guinean codling; Fr - Lémonème de Guinée; Sp - Lemonema de Guinea.
Size : 30 cm.
Fishing gear : trawls.
Habitat : benthopelagic, from 220 to 550 m depth.
Loc.name(s) :
Liza dumerilii (Steindachner, 1870)
Synonyms : Mugil hoefleri Steindachner, 1882; Mugil canaliculatus Smith, 1935.
FAO names : En - Grooved mullet; Fr - Mulet bouri; Sp - Liza acanalada.
Size : 35 cm, common to 25 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls, beach seines, trammelnets, hook-and-line.
Habitat : coastal waters and estuaries.
Loc.name(s) :
Liza falcipinnis (Valenciennes, 1836)
FAO names : En - Sicklefin mullet; Fr - Mulet à grandes nageoires; Sp - Liza aletona.
Size : to 35 cm, common to 25 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls, beach seines, trammel nets, lines.
Habitat : coastal marine and brackish waters.
Loc.name(s) :
Liza grandisquamis (Valenciennes, 1836)
FAO names : En - Largescaled mullet; Fr - Mulet écailleux; Sp - Liza escamuda.
Size : 40 cm, common to 25 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls, beach seines, trammelnets, hook-and-line.
Habitat : shallow coastal waters, estuaries and brackish lagoons, including mangroves.
Loc.name(s) :
MORIDAE
pelvic fins with 2 rays
5-8 mucus canals MUGILIDAE
predorsal scales
9 rays
axillary scale rudimentary
11 rays
scales large, 25-29 transverse rows
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BONY FISHES
Mugil bananensis (Pellegrin, 1928)
FAO names : En - Banana mullet; Fr - Mulet banane; Sp - Liza banana.
Size : about 40 cm, common to 30 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls, beach seines, trammelnets, hook-and-line.
Habitat : coastal waters and estuaries.
Loc.name(s) :
Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms : Mugil ashanteensis Bleeker, 1863.
FAO names : En - Flathead grey mullet; Fr - Mulet cabot; Sp - Pardete.
Size : 120 cm, common to 50 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls, beach seines, cast nets, hook-and-line.
Habitat : coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons.
Loc.name(s) :
Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836
Synonyms : Mugil brasiliensis Günther, 1861 (non Spix); Mugil metzelaari Chabanaud, 1976.
FAO names : En - Curema mullet; Fr - Mulet curème; Sp - Liza curema.
Size : 35 cm, common to 25 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls, beach seines, trammelnets.
Habitat : costal waters estuaries and lagoons.
Loc.name(s) :
Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829)
FAO names : En - West African goatfish; Fr - Rouget- barbet du Sénégal; Sp - Salmonete barbudo.
Size : 33 cm, common to 25 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls, bottom set gillnets, hook-and-line.
Habitat : sandy and muddy bottoms from 1 to 60 m depth, most common between 20 and 45 m.
Loc.name(s) :
MUGILIDAE
11-12 rows of scales
8 rays
14 or 15 rows of scales
8 rays
(see Plate VII, 52)
11 or 12 rows of scales
9 rays
1 spine on head margin
of opercle 8 spines
MULLIDAE
3 or 4 red tines
1 pair of mental barbels
(see Plate VII, 53)
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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