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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.


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.



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.


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.



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.


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.


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.


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.



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.


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.


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.


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.


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

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