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BONY FISHES
FAO names : En - False halfbeak; Fr - Faux demi- bec; Sp - Falsa agujeta.
Size : 18 cm standard length.
Fishing gear : purse seines, driftnets.
Habitat : pelagic in inshore waters.
Loc. name(s) :
Oxyporhamphus micropterus similis (Bruun, 1935) HEMIRAMPHIDAE
pectoral fins relatively long, but not reaching to origin of dorsal fin
mouth terminal
Holocentrus ascensions (Osbeck, 1765)
FAO names : En - Squirrelfish; Fr - Marignan coq; Sp - Candil gallito.
Size : at least 34.5 cm standard length.
Fishing gear : traps, set nets, trawls.
Habitat : coral reefs in coastal waters; also in offshore waters to 90 m depth; a nocturnal species.
Remarks : presence in the Gulf of Guinea to be confirmed.
Loc.name(s) :
Myripristís jacobus Cuvier, 1829
FAO names : En - Blackbar soldierfish; Fr - Marignan mombin; Sp - Candil colorado.
Size : 21.6 cm.
Fishing gear : traps, set nets, trawls.
Habitat : coral reefs in coastal waters; also in offshore waters to 90 m depth; a nocturnal species.
Loc.name(s) :
Sargocentron hastatus (Valenciennes, 1829)
Synonyms : Adioryx hastatus (Valenciennes, 1829); Holocentrus hastatus Valenciennes, 1829.
FAO names : En - Red squirrelfish; Fr - Marignan rouge; Sp - Candil africano.
Size : 46 cm, common to 25 cm.
Fishing gear : traps, set nets, trawls.
Habitat : rocky and coralline bottoms from the shoreline to 200 m depth.
Loc.name(s) :
11 spines HOLOCENTRIDAE
14-16 rays
preopercular spine longer than opercular spine
broad rectangular black bars
10 spines
1 spine, 12-15 rays
no spines
black spot 10 or 11 spines
(see Plate VI, 42)
opercular spine 13 rays
preopercular spine as long or shorter than opercular spine
scales very rough
colour: red with white and yellow stripes
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BONY FISHES
Istiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804)
Synonyms: Histiophorus albicans (Latreille, 1804); Histiophorus americanus Cuvier, 1832; Makaira albicans Latreille, 1804.
FAO names : En - Atlantic sailfish; Fr - Voilier de l'Atlantique; Sp - Pez vela del Atlántico.
Size : about 300 cm, common to 200 cm.
Fishing gear : surface longlines; trolling, driftnets.
Habitat : pelagic in surface waters; strongly migratory during winter.
Loc.name(s) :
Makaira indica (Cuvier, 1832)
Synonyms : Makaira marlina Jordan & Hill, 1926; lstiompax marlina (Jordan & Hill, 1926); Istiompax indicus (Cuvier, 1832).
FAO names : En - Black marlin; Fr - Makaire noire; Sp - Aguja negra.
Size : to 460 cm, common to 300 cm.
Fishing gear : surface longlines, trolling, driftnets.
Habitat : pelagic in surface waters above the thermocline, mainly oceanic and strongly migratory.
Loc.name(s) :
Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802
Synonyms : Makaira ampia (Poey, 1860).
FAO names : En - Blue marlin; Fr - Aguja azul; Sp - Makaire bleu .
Size : to 400 cm, common to 300 cm.
Fishing gear : surface longlines, trolling, driftnets.
Habitat : pelagic in oceanic surface waters, usually found above the thermocline; highly migratory.
Loc.name(s) :
Tetrapturus albidus Poey, 1860
Synonyms: Makaira albida (Poey, 1860); Lamontella albida (Poey, 1860).
FAO names : En - White marlin; Fr - Makaire blanc; Sp - Aguja blanca.
Size : 300 cm, common to 200 cm.
Fishing gear : surface longlines, trolling, driftnets.
Habitat : pelagic in surface waters, above the thermocline.
Loc.name(s) :
lateral line simple
pectoral fin rigid, not foldable against body
lateral line reticulated
small black spots
anus far from anal fin
dorsal fin very high ISTIOPHORIDAE
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BONY FISHES
Tetrapturus pfluegeri Robins & de Sylva, 1963
Synonyms: Tetrapturus belone (non Rafinesque, 1810) [Fowler, 1936].
FAO names : En - Longbill spearfish; Fr - Makaire bécune; Sp - Aguja picuda.
Size : to 200 cm, common to 180 cm standard length.
Fishing gear : longlines, driftnets.
Habitat : pelagic in oceanic surface waters, usually above the thermocline; highly migratory.
Loc.name(s) :
Parakuhlia macrophthalmus (Osorio, 1894)
FAO names : En - Dara; Fr - Crocro à gros yeux; Sp - Dara.
Size : 20 cm, common to 15 cm.
Fishing gear : beach seines, set nets, hook-and-line.
Habitat : rocky and sandy bottoms to about 30 m. Present throughout the year.
Loc.name(s) :
Kyphosus incisor (Cuvier, 1831)
FAO names : En - Yellow sea chub; Fr - Calicagère jaune; Sp - Chopa amarilla.
Size : 67 cm, common to 45 cm.
Fishing gear : set nets, hook-and-tine.
Habitat : rocky bottoms in shallow coastal waters.
Remarks : presence in the Gulf of Guinea to be confirmed.
Loc.name(s) :
Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
FAO names : En - Bermuda sea chub; Fr - Calicagère blanche; Sp - Chopa blanca.
Size : 76 cm, common to 50 cm.
Fishing gear : set nets, hook-and-line.
Habitat : shallow coastal waters.
Loc.name(s) :
ISTIOPHORIDAE
anus near anal fin
11 spines + 1 KUHLIIDAE
dorsal fin deeply incised
mouth oblique
16 rays
19-22 gillrakers on lower limb
of first gill arch
all fins yellowish to bright orange
11 spines, 13-15 rays KYPHOSIDAE
16-18 gillrakers on lower limb of first gill arch
54-62 scales on lateral line
11 spines, 11-13 rays
51-58 scales on lateral line
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LABRIDAE
Acantholabrus palloni (Risso, 1810)
FAO names : En - Scale-rayed wrasse; Fr - Roucaou; Sp - Tae rocas.
Size : 30 cm, common to 25 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls.
Habitat : in coastal waters near rocky or sandy bottoms, from 30 to 500 m depth; solitary.
Loc.name(s) :
Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839)
FAO names : En - Barred hogfish; Fr - Pourceau; Sp - Vieja.
Size : 43 cm, common to 30 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls, hook-and-line.
Habitat : prefers rocky bottoms from 20 to 100 m depth.
Loc.name(s) :
Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)
Synonyms: Diastodon speciosus Bowdich, 1825.
FAO names : En - Blackbar hogfish; Fr - Pourceau dos noir; Sp - Vieja lomonegro.
Size : 50 cm, common to 40 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls, bottom set nets, lines.
Habitat : rocky and coralline bottoms from 3 to 70 m depth. Present throughout the year, but fished mainly during the warm season.
Loc.name(s) :
FAO names : En - Rainbow wrasse; Fr - Girelle; Sp - Doncella julia.
Size: 30 cm, common between 18 and 25 cm.
Fishing gear : bottom trawls, bottom set nets, lines.
Habitat : most common on rocky bottoms and along vegetated grounds, from 1 to 120 m depth.
Loc.name(s) :
19-21 spines
lateral line regularly curved
dark brown blotch on caudal peduncle
profile almost straight
black spot
12 spines 46-50 small scales on lateral line
dark bars
33 or 34 large scales on lateral line
12 spines black-violet bar
orange dots on cheeks
Loris julis (Linnaeus, 1758) (see Plate VI, 44)
(see Plate VI, 43)
black spot on margin of opercle
9 spines
lateral line abruptly curved
73-80 small scales on lateral line
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