Madeira (Portugal)

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Oceans

Atlantic Ocean

Perciformes - Perches

White grouper (Epinephelus aeneus)

Biglip grunt (Plectorhinchus macrolepis)

(Paranthias furcifer)

Rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus)

Bigeye grunt (Brachydeuterus auritus)

African moony (Monodactylus sebae)

African brown snapper (Lutjanus dentatus)

Island grouper (Mycteroperca fusca)

Canary damsel (Similiparma lurida)

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)

Gorean snapper (Lutjanus goreensis)

Damselfish (Chromis chromis)

Goldblotch grouper (Epinephelus costae)

Giant African threadfin (Polydactylus quadrifilis)

Bastard grunt (Pomadasys incisus)

Lesser African threadfin (Galeoides decadactylus)

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Swallowtail sea perch (Anthias anthias)

Siluriformes - Catfishes

Smoothmouth sea catfish (Carlarius heudelotii)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)

Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

Gadiformes - Cods

Abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus)

Spariformes - Breams and porgies

Salema (Sarpa salpa)

Banded seabream (Diplodus fasciatus)

Striped white seabream (Diplodus lineatus)

Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus)

Pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus)

Saddled seabream (Oblada melanura)

Bogue (Boops boops)

Cape Verde two-banded seabream (Diplodus prayensis)

Roman seabream (Chrysoblephus laticeps)

Sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo)

Redbanded seabream (Pagrus auriga)

Carangiformes - Jacks

Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi)

Longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana)

Guinean amberjack (Seriola carpenteri)

Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans)

Shortfin pompano (Trachinotus teraia)

Shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)

Black jack (Caranx lugubris)

Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

False scad (Caranx rhonchus)

Pompano (Trachinotus ovatus)

Leerfish (Lichia amia)

Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Senegal jack (Caranx senegallus)

Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus)

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Atlantic white marlin (Kajikia albida)

Labriformes - Wrasses

Barred hogfish (Bodianus scrofa)

Pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

Green moray (Gymnothorax funebris)

Goldentail moray (Gymnothorax miliaris)

Leopard eel (Myrichthys pardalis)

Starry moray (Echidna nebulosa)

Beloniformes - Needlefishes

Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)

Ballyhoo halfbeak (Hemiramphus brasiliensis)

Agujon Needlefish (Tylosurus acus)

Scombriformes - Mackerels

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Istiophoriformes - Barracudas

Guinean barracuda (Sphyraena afra)

Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)

Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes

Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)

Canary drum (Umbrina canariensis)

African sicklefish (Drepane africana)

Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)

Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus)

West African spadefish (Chaetodipterus lippei)

Bobo croaker (Pseudotolithus elongatus)

Atlantic Sergeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis)

Cassava drum (Pseudotolithus senegalensis)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza)

Tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)

Devil firefish (Pterois miles)

Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis)

Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)

Red lionfish (Pterois volitans)

Red scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)

Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus)

Long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)

Prickly puffer (Ephippion guttifer)

Spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)

Grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus)

White-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus)

Immaculate puffer (Arothron immaculatus)

Queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula)

American whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus)

Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)

Clupeiformes - Herrings

West African ilisha (Ilisha africana)

Mulliformes - Goatfishes

Yellow goatfish (Mulloidichthys martinicus)

Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes

Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis)

Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)

Channel flounder (Syacium micrurum)

Plate fish (Bothus lunatus)

Blenniiformes - Blennies

Hairy blenny (Labrisomus nuchipinnis)

Molly miller (Scartella cristata)

Gurnard blenny (Lipophrys trigloides)

Gobiiformes - Gobies

Atlantic mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus)

Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)

Blackmouth ocean bass (Synagrops bellus)

Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes

Squirrelfish (Holocentrus adscensionis)

Beryciformes - Sawbellies

Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus)

Lampriformes - Lamprids

Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)

Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes

Mediterranean cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)

Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards

Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)

Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes

Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus)

Atheriniformes - Silversides

Sand smelt (Atherina presbyter)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)

Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Common smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus)

Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)

Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

Milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus)

Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris)

Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)

Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

Smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)

Thresher (Alopias vulpinus)

Bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)

Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks

Velvet belly lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax)

Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes

Beaked salmon (Gonorynchus gonorynchus)

Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels

Bearded brotula (Brotula barbata)

Pudgy cuskeel (Spectrunculus grandis)

Brunswig's Cusk-eel (Lamprogrammus brunswigi)

Myliobatiformes - Stingrays

Daisy stingray (Fontitrygon margarita)

Common eagle ray (Myliobatis aquila)

Marbled stingray (Dasyatis marmorata)

Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris)

Round fantail stingray (Taeniurops grabatus)

Rajiformes - Skates and rays

Common skate (Dipturus batis)

Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes

Spotted lanternfish (Myctophum punctatum)

Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes

Tube-eye (Stylephorus chordatus)

Madeira, officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira, is one of two autonomous regions of Portugal, the other being the Azores.

It is an archipelago situated in the Atlantic Ocean, in a region known as Macaronesia, just under 400 kilometres (250 mi) to the north of the Canary Islands and 520 kilometres (320 mi) west of the Kingdom of Morocco. Madeira is geologically located on the African Tectonic Plate, although it is culturally, politically and ethnically associated with Europe, with its population predominantly descended from original Portuguese settlers.

Its population was 251,060 in 2021. The capital of Madeira is Funchal.

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