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body fairly deep, dorsal and ventral profiles convex
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BONY FISHES
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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BONY FISHES
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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BONY FISHES
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)
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(see Plate IV, 32)
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BONY FISHES
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