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Countries:
Botswana, Congo,
Egypt
, Ethiopia,
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, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,
South Africa
, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Gabon,
Gambia
, Ghana,
Guinea
, Guinea-Bissau,
Lesotho
, Liberia,
Madagascar
, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo,
Uganda
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
, ,
Canary Islands (Spain)
,
Madeira (Portugal)
Waters
Freshwater fishes
Saltwater fishes
Countries
Catches (84)
Oceans
Atlantic Ocean
Indian ocean
Seas
Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Sea
Red sea
Alboran sea
Levantine Sea
Libyan Sea
Bays
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Aden
Biggest natural lakes
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Albert
Lake Malawi
Lake Edward
Lake Kivu
Lake Mweru
Lake Kyoga
Biggest artificial lakes
Lake Nasser
Lake Kariba
Lake Volta
Biggest endorheic lakes
Lake Turkana (Rudolf)
Lake Chad
Lake Rukwa
Largest rivers
Tana
Nile
Congo
Zambezi
Niger
Volta
Corubal (Tomine)
Senegal
Geba
Sanaga
Gambia
Orange river
Limpopo
Ogooue River
Kouilou river
Perciformes - Perches
Nile perch
(
Lates niloticus
)
Tanganyika lates
(
Lates angustifrons
)
Zander
(
Sander lucioperca
)
European perch
(
Perca fluviatilis
)
Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Brown trout
(
Salmo trutta
)
Rainbow trout
(
Oncorhynchus mykiss
)
Esociformes - Pikes
Southern pike
(
Esox cisalpinus
)
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Semutundu
(
Bagrus docmak
)
Silver butter catfish
(
Schilbe intermedius
)
African mudfish
(
Clarias anguillaris
)
North African catfish
(
Clarias gariepinus
)
Kampoyo
(
Bagrus meridionalis
)
Vundu
(
Heterobranchus longifilis
)
Giant pangasius
(
Pangasius sanitwongsei
)
Electric catfish
(
Malapterurus electricus
)
Angolian walking catfish
(
Clarias angolensis
)
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Smallmouth bass
(
Micropterus dolomieu
)
Largemouth bass
(
Micropterus salmoides
)
Spotted bass
(
Micropterus punctulatus
)
Green sunfish
(
Lepomis cyanellus
)
Cypriniformes - Carps
Largemouth yellowfish
(
Labeobarbus kimberleyensis
)
Smallmouth yellowfish
(
Labeobarbus aeneus
)
Goldfish
(
Carassius auratus
)
Common carp
(
Cyprinus carpio
)
African carp
(
Labeo coubie
)
Cichliformes - Cichlids
Guinean tilapia
(
Coptodon guineensis
)
Malawi eyebiter
(
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
)
Six-bar lamprologus
(
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus
)
Blue tilapia
(
Oreochromis aureus
)
Ventralis Featherfin Cichlid
(
Ophthalmotilapia ventralis
)
Benthochromis tricoti
Lemon cichlid
(
Neolamprologus leleupi
)
Gold Leleupi Cichlid
(
Neolamprologus longior
)
Mozambique tilapia
(
Oreochromis mossambicus
)
Daffodil cichlid
(
Neolamprologus pulcher
)
Spotted Julie
(
Julidochromis marlieri
)
Golden julie
(
Julidochromis ornatus
)
Giant cichlid
(
Boulengerochromis microlepis
)
Blackchin tilapia
(
Sarotherodon melanotheron
)
Golden Mbuna
(
Melanochromis auratus
)
Redbelly tilapia
(
Coptodon zillii
)
Nile tilapia
(
Oreochromis niloticus
)
Spotted tilapia
(
Pelmatolapia mariae
)
Tanganyika tilapia
(
Oreochromis tanganicae
)
Humphead cichlid
(
Cyphotilapia frontosa
)
Polystigma Cichlid
(
Nimbochromis polystigma
)
Angolan Tilapia
(
Oreochromis angolensis
)
Mango tilapia
(
Sarotherodon galilaeus
)
Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues
Reticulate knifefish
(
Papyrocranus afer
)
African knifefish
(
Gymnarchus niloticus
)
African arowana
(
Heterotis niloticus
)
Cornish jack
(
Mormyrops anguilloides
)
Eastern bottlenose mormyrid
(
Mormyrus longirostris
)
Senegal mormyrid
(
Mormyrus rume
)
Characiformes - Characins
Tiger fish
(
Hydrocynus vittatus
)
Elongate tigerfish
(
Hydrocynus forskahlii
)
Goliath tigerfish
(
Hydrocynus goliath
)
Nile tigerfish
(
Hydrocynus brevis
)
Polypteriformes - Bichirs
Barred bichir
(
Polypterus delhezi
)
Ornate bichir
(
Polypterus ornatipinnis
)
Shortfin bichir
(
Polypterus palmas
)
Senegal bichir
(
Polypterus senegalus
)
Reedfish
(
Erpetoichthys calabaricus
)
Mottled bichir
(
Polypterus weeksii
)
Guinean bichir
(
Polypterus ansorgii
)
Nile bichir
(
Polypterus bichir
)
Saddled bichir
(
Polypterus endlicheri
)
Mokele-mbembe bichir
(
Polypterus mokelembembe
)
Ceratodontiformes - Lungfishes
Marbled lungfish
(
Protopterus aethiopicus
)
Gilled lungfish
(
Protopterus amphibius
)
West African lungfish
(
Protopterus annectens
)
Spotted lungfish
(
Protopterus dolloi
)
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Twaite shad
(
Alosa fallax
)
Bonga shad
(
Ethmalosa fimbriata
)
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Squaretail mullet
(
Ellochelon vaigiensis
)
South African mullet
(
Chelon richardsonii
)
Thicklip grey mullet
(
Chelon labrosus
)
Golden grey mullet
(
Chelon auratus
)
Thinlip grey mullet
(
Chelon ramada
)
Flathead grey mullet
(
Mugil cephalus
)
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Giant mottled eel
(
Anguilla marmorata
)
African longfin eel
(
Anguilla mossambica
)
Indian mottled eel
(
Anguilla bengalensis
)
European eel
(
Anguilla anguilla
)
Indonesian shortfin eel
(
Anguilla bicolor
)
Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders
Atlantic tarpon
(
Megalops atlanticus
)
Indo-Pacific tarpon
(
Megalops cyprinoides
)
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
European bass
(
Dicentrarchus labrax
)
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Dusky frillgoby
(
Bathygobius fuscus
)
Frillfin goby
(
Bathygobius soporator
)
Common goby
(
Pomatoschistus microps
)
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Western mosquitofish
(
Gambusia affinis
)
Eastern mosquitofish
(
Gambusia holbrooki
)
Mediterranean banded killifish
(
Aphanius fasciatus
)
Atheriniformes - Silversides
Big-scale sand smelt
(
Atherina boyeri
)
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Bull Shark
(
Carcharhinus leucas
)
Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes
Milkfish
(
Chanos chanos
)
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Cowtail stingray
(
Pastinachus sephen
)
Perciformes - Perches
Potato grouper (
Epinephelus tukula
)
Rubberlip grunt (
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
)
Damselfish (
Chromis chromis
)
Goldblotch grouper (
Epinephelus costae
)
Blue-and-yellow grouper (
Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
)
Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips (
Plectorhinchus vittatus
)
Spotted soapfish (
Pogonoperca punctata
)
Goldenstriped soapfish (
Grammistes sexlineatus
)
Bigeye grunt (
Brachydeuterus auritus
)
Slender grouper (
Anyperodon leucogrammicus
)
Sapphire damsel (
Pomacentrus pavo
)
Blacktail comber (
Serranus atricauda
)
African moony (
Monodactylus sebae
)
Goldribbon soapfish (
Aulacocephalus temminckii
)
African brown snapper (
Lutjanus dentatus
)
Two-spot red snapper (
Lutjanus bohar
)
Island grouper (
Mycteroperca fusca
)
Emperor red snapper (
Lutjanus sebae
)
Canary damsel (
Similiparma lurida
)
Harry hotlips (
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
)
Bluefish (
Pomatomus saltatrix
)
Yellowbanded sweetlips (
Plectorhinchus lineatus
)
Roving coral grouper (
Plectropomus pessuliferus
)
Midnight snapper (
Macolor macularis
)
Blackspotted rubberlip (
Plectorhinchus gaterinus
)
Gorean snapper (
Lutjanus goreensis
)
Masked grouper (
Gracila albomarginata
)
Black and white snapper (
Macolor niger
)
Lemonfish (
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
)
One-blotch grouper (
Epinephelus melanostigma
)
One-spot snapper (
Lutjanus monostigma
)
Blackspot snapper (
Lutjanus ehrenbergii
)
Two-striped sweetlips (
Plectorhinchus albovittatus
)
Painted sweetlip (
Plectorhinchus picus
)
Bowtie damselfish (
Neoglyphidodon melas
)
Giant African threadfin (
Polydactylus quadrifilis
)
Bastard grunt (
Pomadasys incisus
)
Blacktail snapper (
Lutjanus fulvus
)
Smallspotted grunter (
Pomadasys commersonnii
)
Yellow-edged lyretail (
Variola louti
)
Lesser African threadfin (
Galeoides decadactylus
)
Comber (
Serranus cabrilla
)
Epaulet grouper (
Epinephelus stoliczkae
)
Painted comber (
Serranus scriba
)
Dory snapper (
Lutjanus fulviflamma
)
Brown comber (
Serranus hepatus
)
One-spot damselfish (
Chrysiptera unimaculata
)
Humpback red snapper (
Lutjanus gibbus
)
Peacock hind (
Cephalopholis argus
)
Russell's snapper (
Lutjanus russellii
)
Comet grouper (
Epinephelus morrhua
)
Creole damsel (
Pomacentrus agassizii
)
Blubberlip snapper (
Lutjanus rivulatus
)
Common bluestripe snapper (
Lutjanus kasmira
)
Dusky grouper (
Epinephelus marginatus
)
Malabar grouper (
Epinephelus malabaricus
)
Swallowtail sea perch (
Anthias anthias
)
Coral hind (
Cephalopholis miniata
)
White grouper (
Epinephelus aeneus
)
Biglip grunt (
Plectorhinchus macrolepis
)
Giant grouper (
Epinephelus lanceolatus
)
Giant grouper (
Paranthias furcifer
)
Honeycomb grouper (
Epinephelus merra
)
Blacktip grouper (
Epinephelus fasciatus
)
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Smoothmouth sea catfish (
Carlarius heudelotii
)
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Coral hawkfish (
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
)
Spotted hawkfish (
Cirrhitichthys aprinus
)
Dwarf hawkfish (
Cirrhitichthys falco
)
Galjoen (
Dichistius capensis
)
Bermuda sea chub (
Kyphosus sectatrix
)
Brassy chub (
Kyphosus vaigiensis
)
Longnose hawkfish (
Oxycirrhites typus
)
Blackside hawkfish (
Paracirrhites forsteri
)
Arc-eye hawkfish (
Paracirrhites arcatus
)
Cichliformes - Cichlids
Guinean tilapia (
Coptodon guineensis
)
Gadiformes - Cods
Whiting (
Merlangius merlangus
)
Abyssal grenadier (
Coryphaenoides armatus
)
Silvery pout (
Gadiculus argenteus
)
Pouting (
Trisopterus luscus
)
Blue ling (
Molva dypterygia
)
Spanish ling (
Molva macrophthalma
)
Shore rockling (
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
)
Forkbeard (
Phycis phycis
)
Greater forkbeard (
Phycis blennoides
)
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Moroccan white seabream (
Diplodus cadenati
)
Zebra sea bream (
Diplodus cervinus
)
Blotched picarel (
Spicara maena
)
Banded seabream (
Diplodus fasciatus
)
Axillary seabream (
Pagellus acarne
)
Striped white seabream (
Diplodus lineatus
)
Black-streaked monocle bream (
Scolopsis taeniata
)
Orange-striped emperor (
Lethrinus obsoletus
)
Blackspot seabream (
Pagellus bogaraveo
)
Common two-banded sea bream (
Diplodus vulgaris
)
Sargo (
Diplodus sargus
)
Annular seabream (
Diplodus annularis
)
Twobar seabream (
Acanthopagrus bifasciatus
)
Red Sea seabream (
Diplodus noct
)
Sharpsnout seabream (
Diplodus puntazzo
)
Longface emperor (
Lethrinus olivaceus
)
Oman seabream (
Diplodus omanensis
)
Common dentex (
Dentex dentex
)
Salema (
Sarpa salpa
)
Sand steenbras (
Lithognathus mormyrus
)
South African zebra seabream (
Diplodus hottentotus
)
Gilt-head bream (
Sparus aurata
)
Cape Verde two-banded seabream (
Diplodus prayensis
)
Roman seabream (
Chrysoblephus laticeps
)
Goldlined seabream (
Rhabdosargus sarba
)
Black seabream (
Spondyliosoma cantharus
)
Red porgy (
Pagrus pagrus
)
Pink dentex (
Dentex gibbosus
)
Spangled emperor (
Lethrinus nebulosus
)
Redbanded seabream (
Pagrus auriga
)
Saddled seabream (
Oblada melanura
)
Common pandora (
Pagellus erythrinus
)
Bogue (
Boops boops
)
Zeiformes - Dories
John Dory (
Zeus faber
)
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Goldentail moray (
Gymnothorax miliaris
)
Laced moray (
Gymnothorax favagineus
)
Purplemouth moray (
Gymnothorax vicinus
)
Fimbriated moray (
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
)
Geometric moray (
Gymnothorax griseus
)
Giant moray (
Gymnothorax javanicus
)
Turkey moray (
Gymnothorax meleagris
)
Yellowmouth moray (
Gymnothorax nudivomer
)
Giant mottled eel (
Anguilla marmorata
)
Mediterranean moray (
Muraena helena
)
European conger (
Conger conger
)
Zebra moray (
Gymnomuraena zebra
)
African longfin eel (
Anguilla mossambica
)
Indian mottled eel (
Anguilla bengalensis
)
European eel (
Anguilla anguilla
)
Indonesian shortfin eel (
Anguilla bicolor
)
Leopard eel (
Myrichthys pardalis
)
Gymnothorax undulatus (
Gymnothorax undulatus
)
Starry moray (
Echidna nebulosa
)
Napoleon snake eel (
Ophichthus bonaparti
)
Green moray (
Gymnothorax funebris
)
Carangiformes - Jacks
Cobia (
Rachycentron canadum
)
Guinean amberjack (
Seriola carpenteri
)
Indo-Pacific sailfish (
Istiophorus platypterus
)
Blue marlin (
Makaira nigricans
)
Atlantic sailfish (
Istiophorus albicans
)
Shortfin pompano (
Trachinotus teraia
)
Mediterranean spearfish (
Tetrapturus belone
)
Shortbill spearfish (
Tetrapturus angustirostris
)
Black jack (
Caranx lugubris
)
Crevalle jack (
Caranx hippos
)
Swordfish (
Xiphias gladius
)
False scad (
Caranx rhonchus
)
Mediterranean horse mackerel (
Trachurus mediterraneus
)
Rainbow runner (
Elagatis bipinnulata
)
Bluefin trevally (
Caranx melampygus
)
Giant trevally (
Caranx ignobilis
)
Senegal jack (
Caranx senegallus
)
Greater amberjack (
Seriola dumerili
)
Bigeye trevally (
Caranx sexfasciatus
)
Golden trevally (
Gnathanodon speciosus
)
Common dolphinfish (
Coryphaena hippurus
)
Atlantic bumper (
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
)
Torpedo scad (
Megalaspis cordyla
)
Atlantic horse mackerel (
Trachurus trachurus
)
Orange-spotted trevally (
Carangoides bajad
)
Atlantic white marlin (
Kajikia albida
)
Striped marlin (
Kajikia audax
)
Pompano (
Trachinotus ovatus
)
Yellowtail amberjack (
Seriola lalandi
)
Longfin yellowtail (
Seriola rivoliana
)
Leerfish (
Lichia amia
)
Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Flat needlefish (
Ablennes hians
)
Hound needlefish (
Tylosurus crocodilus
)
Garfish (
Belone belone
)
Ballyhoo halfbeak (
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
)
Agujon Needlefish (
Tylosurus acus
)
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Tentacled flathead (
Papilloculiceps longiceps
)
Devil firefish (
Pterois miles
)
Bartail flathead (
Platycephalus indicus
)
Small red scorpionfish (
Scorpaena notata
)
Wispy waspfish (
Paracentropogon longispinis
)
Madeira rockfish (
Scorpaena maderensis
)
Black scorpionfish (
Scorpaena porcus
)
Streaked gurnard (
Chelidonichthys lastoviza
)
Tub gurnard (
Chelidonichthys lucerna
)
Bearded scorpionfish (
Scorpaenopsis barbata
)
Red scorpionfish (
Scorpaena scrofa
)
Spotfin lionfish (
Pterois antennata
)
Red lionfish (
Pterois volitans
)
African lionfish (
Pterois mombasae
)
Red sea lionfish (
Pterois cincta
)
Grey gurnard (
Eutrigla gurnardus
)
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Banded sergeant (
Abudefduf septemfasciatus
)
Elongate surgeonfish (
Acanthurus mata
)
Powderblue surgeonfish (
Acanthurus leucosternon
)
Palette surgeonfish (
Paracanthurus hepatus
)
Convict surgeonfish (
Acanthurus triostegus
)
Meagre (
Argyrosomus regius
)
Copperband butterflyfish (
Chelmon rostratus
)
Canary drum (
Umbrina canariensis
)
Yellowfin surgeonfish (
Acanthurus xanthopterus
)
Japanese meagre (
Argyrosomus japonicus
)
Redtail butterflyfish (
Chaetodon collare
)
Sohal surgeonfish (
Acanthurus sohal
)
Short-nosed unicornfish (
Naso brevirostris
)
African sicklefish (
Drepane africana
)
Bluespine unicornfish (
Naso unicornis
)
Whitemargin unicornfish (
Naso annulatus
)
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish (
Chaetodon ulietensis
)
Shi drum (
Umbrina cirrosa
)
Threespot angelfish (
Apolemichthys trimaculatus
)
Yellowtail angelfish (
Apolemichthys xanthurus
)
Goldtail angelfish (
Pomacanthus chrysurus
)
Scissortail sergeant (
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
)
Bluering angelfish (
Pomacanthus annularis
)
Regal angelfish (
Pygoplites diacanthus
)
Brown meagre (
Sciaena umbra
)
Blackspot sergeant (
Abudefduf sordidus
)
Bicolor angelfish (
Centropyge bicolor
)
Semicircled angelfish (
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
)
Emperor angelfish (
Pomacanthus imperator
)
Doctorfish (
Acanthurus chirurgus
)
Yellowbar angelfish (
Pomacanthus maculosus
)
Arabian angelfish (
Pomacanthus asfur
)
Brown-spotted spinefoot (
Siganus stellatus
)
False-eye sergeant (
Abudefduf sparoides
)
West African spadefish (
Chaetodipterus lippei
)
Old woman angelfish (
Pomacanthus rhomboides
)
Bobo croaker (
Pseudotolithus elongatus
)
Yellowtail sergeant (
Abudefduf notatus
)
Dusky spinefoot (
Siganus luridus
)
Indo-Pacific sergeant (
Abudefduf vaigiensis
)
Atlantic Sergeant Major (
Abudefduf saxatilis
)
Blackwedged butterflyfish (
Chaetodon falcula
)
Threadfin butterflyfish (
Chaetodon auriga
)
Cassava drum (
Pseudotolithus senegalensis
)
Lined surgeonfish (
Acanthurus lineatus
)
Scombriformes - Mackerels
Wahoo (
Acanthocybium solandri
)
Dogtooth tuna (
Gymnosarda unicolor
)
Bigeye tuna (
Thunnus obesus
)
Atlantic Spanish mackerel (
Scomberomorus maculatus
)
Albacore (
Thunnus alalunga
)
Narrow-barred spanish mackerel (
Scomberomorus commerson
)
Silver scabbardfish (
Lepidopus caudatus
)
Yellowfin tuna (
Thunnus albacares
)
Labriformes - Wrasses
Brown wrasse (
Labrus merula
)
Barred thicklip (
Hemigymnus fasciatus
)
Green wrasse (
Labrus viridis
)
Blackeye thicklip wrasse (
Hemigymnus melapterus
)
Lyretail hogfish (
Bodianus anthioides
)
Yellowbreasted wrasse (
Anampses twistii
)
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (
Coris julis
)
Cuckoo wrasse (
Labrus mixtus
)
Palebar hogfish (
Bodianus atrolumbus
)
Mental wrasse (
Oxycheilinus mentalis
)
Clown wrasse (
Coris aygula
)
Cheeklined wrasse (
Oxycheilinus digramma
)
Corkwing wrasse (
Symphodus melops
)
Queen coris (
Coris formosa
)
Two-spot wrasse (
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
)
Goldsinny wrasse (
Ctenolabrus rupestris
)
Spottail coris (
Coris caudimacula
)
Heavybeak parrotfish (
Chlorurus gibbus
)
Daisy parrotfish (
Chlorurus sordidus
)
Black-tailed wrasse (
Centrolabrus melanocercus
)
African wrasse (
Coris cuvieri
)
Ornate wrasse (
Thalassoma pavo
)
Broomtail wrasse (
Cheilinus lunulatus
)
Ocellated wrasse (
Symphodus ocellatus
)
Diana’s hogfish (
Bodianus diana
)
Dapple coris (
Coris variegata
)
Axilspot hogfish (
Bodianus axillaris
)
Batu coris (
Coris batuensis
)
Humphead wrasse (
Cheilinus undulatus
)
Rusty parrotfish (
Scarus ferrugineus
)
Axillary wrasse (
Symphodus mediterraneus
)
Abudjubbe wrasse (
Cheilinus abudjubbe
)
East Atlantic peacock wrasse (
Symphodus tinca
)
Pearly razorfish (
Xyrichtys novacula
)
Redbreasted wrasse (
Cheilinus fasciatus
)
Five-spotted wrasse (
Symphodus roissali
)
Peacock wrasse (
Iniistius pavo
)
Pointed-snout wrasse (
Symphodus rostratus
)
Fivefinger razorfish (
Iniistius pentadactylus
)
Klunzinger’s wrasse (
Thalassoma rueppellii
)
Lined hogfish (
Bodianus leucosticticus
)
Grey wrasse (
Symphodus cinereus
)
Sling-jaw wrasse (
Epibulus insidiator
)
Dusky wrasse (
Halichoeres marginatus
)
Baillon’s wrasse (
Symphodus bailloni
)
Mediterranean parrotfish (
Sparisoma cretense
)
Zigzag wrasse (
Halichoeres scapularis
)
Green humphead parrotfish (
Bolbometopon muricatum
)
Checkerboard wrasse (
Halichoeres hortulanus
)
Blue-spotted wrasse (
Anampses caeruleopunctatus
)
Barred hogfish (
Bodianus scrofa
)
Ballan wrasse (
Labrus bergylta
)
Red Sea thicklip wrasse (
Hemigymnus sexfasciatus
)
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Twaite shad (
Alosa fallax
)
Bonga shad (
Ethmalosa fimbriata
)
European anchovy (
Engraulis encrasicolus
)
West African ilisha (
Ilisha africana
)
European sprat (
Sprattus sprattus
)
Pacific Sardine (
Sardinops sagax
)
Istiophoriformes - Barracudas
Guinean barracuda (
Sphyraena afra
)
Yellowmouth Barracuda (
Sphyraena viridensis
)
Yellowtail barracuda (
Sphyraena flavicauda
)
Great barracuda (
Sphyraena barracuda
)
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Squaretail mullet (
Ellochelon vaigiensis
)
South African mullet (
Chelon richardsonii
)
Boxlip mullet (
Oedalechilus labeo
)
Thicklip grey mullet (
Chelon labrosus
)
Golden grey mullet (
Chelon auratus
)
Thinlip grey mullet (
Chelon ramada
)
Leaping mullet (
Chelon saliens
)
Flathead grey mullet (
Mugil cephalus
)
Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
Broom filefish (
Amanses scopas
)
Ocean sunfish (
Mola mola
)
Bluetail trunkfish (
Ostracion cyanurus
)
Macaronesian sharpnose-puffer (
Canthigaster capistrata
)
Valentin’s sharpnose puffer (
Canthigaster valentini
)
Black triggerfish (
Melichthys niger
)
White-banded triggerfish (
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
)
Guinean puffer (
Sphoeroides marmoratus
)
Prickly puffer (
Ephippion guttifer
)
Long-spine porcupinefish (
Diodon holocanthus
)
Clown triggerfish (
Balistoides conspicillum
)
Spot-fin porcupinefish (
Diodon hystrix
)
Grey triggerfish (
Balistes capriscus
)
Black-blotched porcupinefish (
Diodon liturosus
)
Orange-lined triggerfish (
Balistapus undulatus
)
Titan triggerfish (
Balistoides viridescens
)
White-spotted puffer (
Arothron hispidus
)
Immaculate puffer (
Arothron immaculatus
)
Stellate puffer (
Arothron stellatus
)
Queen triggerfish (
Balistes vetula
)
American whitespotted filefish (
Cantherhines macrocerus
)
Scrawled filefish (
Aluterus scriptus
)
Pinktail triggerfish (
Melichthys vidua
)
Blackbelly triggerfish (
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
)
Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders
Atlantic tarpon (
Megalops atlanticus
)
Indo-Pacific tarpon (
Megalops cyprinoides
)
Mulliformes - Goatfishes
Gold-saddle goatfish (
Parupeneus cyclostomus
)
Dash-and-dot goatfish (
Parupeneus barberinus
)
Red mullet (
Mullus barbatus
)
Yellow goatfish (
Mulloidichthys martinicus
)
Yellowstripe goatfish (
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
)
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
European bass (
Dicentrarchus labrax
)
Spotted seabass (
Dicentrarchus punctatus
)
Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes
Atlantic stargazer (
Uranoscopus scaber
)
Speckled sandperch (
Parapercis hexophtalma
)
Lesser weever (
Echiichthys vipera
)
Blenniiformes - Blennies
Sphinx blenny (
Aidablennius sphynx
)
Butterfly blenny (
Blennius ocellaris
)
Basilisk Blenny (
Salaria basilisca
)
Red-black triplefin (
Tripterygion tripteronotum
)
Peacock blenny (
Salaria pavo
)
Rock-pool blenny (
Parablennius parvicornis
)
Hairy blenny (
Labrisomus nuchipinnis
)
Molly miller (
Scartella cristata
)
Ringneck blenny (
Parablennius pilicornis
)
Montagu’s blenny (
Coryphoblennius galerita
)
Gurnard blenny (
Lipophrys trigloides
)
Rippled rockskipper (
Istiblennius edentulus
)
Shanny (
Lipophrys pholis
)
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Turbot (
Scophthalmus maximus
)
Senegalese sole (
Solea senegalensis
)
Wide-eyed flounder (
Bothus podas
)
Channel flounder (
Syacium micrurum
)
Peacock flounder (
Bothus mancus
)
Plate fish (
Bothus lunatus
)
Leopard flounder (
Bothus pantherinus
)
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Dusky frillgoby (
Bathygobius fuscus
)
Frillfin goby (
Bathygobius soporator
)
Transparent goby (
Aphia minuta
)
Arabian goby (
Cryptocentroides arabicus
)
Madeira Goby (
Mauligobius maderensis
)
Common goby (
Pomatoschistus microps
)
Leopard-spotted goby (
Thorogobius ephippiatus
)
Incognito goby (
Gobius incognitus
)
Atlantic mudskipper (
Periophthalmus barbarus
)
Orange-spotted sleeper-goby (
Valenciennea puellaris
)
Fries's goby (
Lesueurigobius friesii
)
Blueband goby (
Valenciennea strigata
)
Ninebar prawn-goby (
Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus
)
Aulopiformes - Grinners
Variegated lizardfish (
Synodus variegatus
)
Gracile lizardfish (
Saurida gracilis
)
Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes
Sabre squirrelfish (
Sargocentron spiniferum
)
Redcoat (
Sargocentron rubrum
)
Squirrelfish (
Holocentrus adscensionis
)
Silverspot squirrelfish (
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
)
Beryciformes - Sawbellies
Alfonsino (
Beryx decadactylus
)
Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses
Blackmouth ocean bass (
Synagrops bellus
)
Atlantic wreckfish (
Polyprion americanus
)
Lampriformes - Lamprids
Blackflash ribbonfish (
Trachipterus jacksonensis
)
Mediterranean dealfish (
Trachipterus trachypterus
)
North Atlantic opah (
Lampris guttatus
)
Giant oarfish (
Regalecus glesne
)
Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes
European anglerfish (
Lophius piscatorius
)
Warty frogfish (
Antennarius maculatus
)
Blackbellied anglerfish (
Lophius budegassa
)
Painted frogfish (
Antennarius pictus
)
Striated frogfish (
Antennarius striatus
)
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Broadnosed pipefish (
Syngnathus typhle
)
Network pipefish (
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
)
Ringed pipefish (
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
)
Bluespotted cornetfish (
Fistularia commersonii
)
Greater pipefish (
Syngnathus acus
)
Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes
Large-toothed cardinalfish (
Cheilodipterus macrodon
)
Five-lined cardinalfish (
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
)
Mediterranean cardinalfish (
Apogon imberbis
)
Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards
Flying gurnard (
Dactylopterus volitans
)
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Mediterranean banded killifish (
Aphanius fasciatus
)
Atheriniformes - Silversides
Sand smelt (
Atherina presbyter
)
Big-scale sand smelt (
Atherina boyeri
)
Argentiniformes - Marine smelts
Argentine (
Argentina sphyraena
)
Myxiniformes - Hagfishes
Sixgill hagfish (
Eptatretus hexatrema
)
Callionymiformes - Dragonets
Common dragonet (
Callionymus lyra
)
Reticulated dragonet (
Callionymus reticulatus
)
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Blacktip reef shark (
Carcharhinus melanopterus
)
Starry smooth-hound (
Mustelus asterias
)
Blacktail reef shark (
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
)
Lesser spotted dogfish (
Scyliorhinus canicula
)
Nursehound (
Scyliorhinus stellaris
)
Blackmouth catshark (
Galeus melastomus
)
Smooth hammerhead (
Sphyrna zygaena
)
Common smooth-hound (
Mustelus mustelus
)
Striped catshark (
Poroderma africanum
)
Leopard catshark (
Poroderma pantherinum
)
Starspotted smooth-hound (
Mustelus manazo
)
Bull Shark (
Carcharhinus leucas
)
Silvertip shark (
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
)
Milk shark (
Rhizoprionodon acutus
)
Lemon shark (
Negaprion brevirostris
)
Galapagos shark (
Carcharhinus galapagensis
)
Silky shark (
Carcharhinus falciformis
)
Great hammerhead (
Sphyrna mokarran
)
Whitetip reef shark (
Triaenodon obesus
)
Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Thresher (
Alopias vulpinus
)
Bigeye thresher (
Alopias superciliosus
)
Great white shark (
Carcharodon carcharias
)
Sand tiger shark (
Carcharias taurus
)
Basking shark (
Cetorhinus maximus
)
Smalltooth sand tiger (
Odontaspis ferox
)
Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark
Zebra shark (
Stegostoma tigrinum
)
Whale shark (
Rhincodon typus
)
Nurse shark (
Ginglymostoma cirratum
)
Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks
Velvet belly lanternshark (
Etmopterus spinax
)
Spiny dogfish (
Squalus acanthias
)
Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes
Milkfish (
Chanos chanos
)
Beaked salmon (
Gonorynchus gonorynchus
)
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Daisy stingray (
Fontitrygon margarita
)
Cowtail stingray (
Pastinachus sephen
)
Common eagle ray (
Myliobatis aquila
)
Blue-spotted stingray (
Neotrygon kuhlii
)
Plavopega trakorepa raža (
Taeniura lymma
)
Common stingray (
Dasyatis pastinaca
)
Marbled stingray (
Dasyatis marmorata
)
Round ribbontail ray (
Taeniurops meyeni
)
Giant manta ray (
Mobula birostris
)
Round fantail stingray (
Taeniurops grabatus
)
Reef manta ray (
Mobula alfredi
)
Rajiformes - Skates and rays
Common skate (
Dipturus batis
)
Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels
Pudgy cuskeel (
Spectrunculus grandis
)
Brunswig's Cusk-eel (
Lamprogrammus brunswigi
)
Bearded brotula (
Brotula barbata
)
Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays
Giant guitarfish (
Rhynchobatus djiddensis
)
Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes
Spotted lanternfish (
Myctophum punctatum
)
Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes
Tube-eye (
Stylephorus chordatus
)
Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels
Snub-nosed spiny eel (
Notacanthus chemnitzii
)
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