LIST OF SPECIES ENCOUNTERED
FISH
ACANTHURIDAE
Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876
ACROPOMATIDAE
Synagrops microlepis Norman, 1935
ALBULIDAE
Pterothrissus belloci Cadenat, 1937
ALEPOCEPHALIDAE
Alepocephalus rostratus Risso, 1820
Talismania longifilis (Braver, 1902)
ANTENNARIIDAE
Antennarius occidentalis Cadenat, 1959
Antennarius pardalis (Valenciennes, 1837)
APOGONIDAE
Epigonus constanciae (Giglioli, 1880)
Epigonus telescopus (Risso, 1810)
Hypoclydonia bella Gilchr. & V.Bonder, 1895
ARIOMMATIDAE
Ariomma bondi Fowler, 1930
Ariomma melanum (Ginsburg, 1954)
ASTRONESTHIDAE
Neonesthes capensis (Gilchr. & V.Bonder, 1920)
ATELEOPODIDAE
Ijimaia loppei Roule, 1922
AULOPIDAE
Aulopus cadenati Poll, 1953
BALISTIDAE
Balistes carolinensis Gmelin, 1789
Balistes punctatus Gmelin, 1788
BATRACHOIDIDAE
Halobatrachus didactylus (Schneider, 1801)
Perulibatrachus elminensis (Bleeker, 1863)
BLENNIIDAE
Blennius normani Poll, 1949
BOTHIDAE
Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810)
Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894
Monolene microstoma (Cadenat, 1937)
Syacium micrurum Ranzani, 1840
BRANCHIOSTEGIDAE
Branchiostegus semifasciatus (Norman, 1931)
BYTHITIDAE
Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)
CALLIONYMIDAE
Synchiropus phaeton (Gunther, 1861)
CAPROIDAE
Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843
CARANGIDAE
Caranx essox
Caranx rhonchus Geoff. St.Hil., 1809
Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)
Selene dorsalis (Gill, 1862)
Trachurus trachurus (Linaeus, 1758)
Trachurus trecae Cadenat, 1949
CENTRACANTHIDAE
Spicara alta (Osorio, 1917)
CENTROLOPHIDAE
Hyperoglyphe moselii (Cunningham, 1910)
CEPOLIDAE
Cepola pauciradiata Cadenat, 1949
CHAETODONTIDAE
Chaetodon hoefleri Steindachner, 1883
Chaetodon marcellae Poll, 1950
CHAULIODONTIDAE
Chauliodus sp.
CHAUNACIDAE
Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846
CHIMAERIDAE
Hydrolagus alberti Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
CHLOROPHTHALMIDAE
Chlorophthalmus atlanticus Poll, 1953
Chlorophthalmus fraser-bruenneri Poll, 1953
CITHARIDAE
Citharus linguatula (Linneaus, 1758)
CLUPEIDAE
Ilisha africana (Bloch, 1795)
Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847
Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1839)
CONGRIDAE
Bathyuroconger sp.
Paraconger notialis Kanazawa, 1961
COTTUNCULIDAE
Cottunculoides macrocephalus (Gilchr., 1904)
CYNOGLOSSIDAE
Cynoglossus canariensis Steindachner, 1882
DACTYLOPTERIDAE
Dactylopterus volitans (Linaeus, 1758)
DASYATIDAE
Dasyatis centroura (Mitchill, 1815)
Dasyatis margarita (Gunter, 1870)
Dasyatis marmorata (Steindachner, 1892)
DIODONTIDAE
Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus (Le Danois, 1959)
Diodon maculatus (Lac., 1798)
DIRETMIDAE
Diretmoides pauciradiatus (Woods, 1973)
DREPANIDAE
Drepane africana Osorio, 1892
ELOPIDAE
Elops lacerta Valenciennes, 1846
EMMELICHTHYIDAE
Erythrocles monodi Poll & Cadenat, 1954
ENGRAULIDAE
Engraulis encrasicolus (Linaeus, 1758)
EPHIPPIDAE
Chaetodipterus goreensis (Cuvier, 1831)
FISTULARIIDAE
Fistularia petimba Lacepede, 1803
Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus, 1758
GEMPYLIDAE
Nealotus tripes Johnson, 1832
Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832)
GERREIDAE
Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863)
GOBIIDAE
Bathygobius paganellus (Linnnaues, 1758)
Gobius paganellus Linneaus, 1758
Thorogobius angolensis (Norman, 1935)
GONOSTOMATIDAE
Yarrella blackfordi Goode & Bean, 1896
GRAMMISTIDAE
Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
HALOSAURIDAE
Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1863
HEXANCHIDAE
Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)
HOLOCENTRIDAER
Sargocentron hastatus (Cuvier, 1829)
LABRIDAE
Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825)
Xyrichthys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758)
LETHRINIDAE
Lethrinus atlanticus Valenciennes, 1830
LOPHIIDAE
Lophiodes kempi (Norman, 1953)
Lophius sp.
Lophius vaillanti Regan, 1903
LUTJANIDAE
Lutjanus dentatus (Dumeril, 1858)
Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830)
Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes, 1830)
MACROURIDAE
Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant, 1888
Bathygadus sp.
Cetonurus globiceps (Vaillant, 1888)
Coelorhynchus coelorhynchus (Risso, 1810)
Hymenocephalus italicus Giglioli, 1884
Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)
Malacocephalus occidentalis Goode & Bean, 1843
Nezumia aequalis (Gunther, 1878)
MERLUCCIDAE
Merluccius polli Cadenat, 1950
MONACANTHIDAE
Aluterus blankerti Metz., 1919
Aluterus punctactus Agass., 1929
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)
MORIDAE
Gadella maraldi (Risso, 1810)
Laemonema laureysi Poll, 1853
Laemonema sp.
Laemonema yarrellii (Lowe, 1841)
Physiculus dalwigki Kaup, 1858
MULLIDAE
Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829)
MURAENESOCIDAE
Cynoponticus ferox Costa, 1846
MURAENESOCIDAE
Xenomystax sp.
MYCTOPHIDAE
Myctophidae
NEMICHTHYIDAE
Avocettina infans (Günther, 1878)
Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848
NETTASTOMATIDAE
Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810
NOMEIDAE
Cubiceps niger Nümann in Da Franca, 1957
Cubiceps sp.
OGCOCEPHALIDAE
Dibranchus atlanticus Peter, 1875
OPHICHTHYIDAE
Mystriophis rostellatus (Richardson, 1844)
OPHIDIIDAE
Brotula barbata (Bloch) in Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Lamprogrammus exutus Nyb. & Poll, 1958
Monomitopus metriostoma (Vaillant, 1888)
Porogadus abyssalis Nyb., 1957
OSTRACIONIDAE
Acanthostracion notacanthus (Bleeker, 1863)
OXYNOTIDAE
Oxynotus centrina (Linnaeus, 1758)
PERCOPHIDAE
Bembrops greyi Poll, 1959
Bembrops heterurus (Miranda Ribeiro, 1915)
PERISTEDIIDAE
Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758)
PHOTICHTHYIDAE
Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898)
PLATIRHINIDAE
Zanobatus schoenleinii (Muller & Henle, 1841)
PLATYCEPHALIDAE
Grammoplites gruveli (Pellegrin, 1905)
POLYNEMIDAE
Galeoides decadactylus (Bloch, 1795)
Pentanemus quinquarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
POMACENTRIDAE
Chromis limbatus (Valenciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1833)
POMADASYIDAE
Brachydeuterus auritus (Valenciennes, 1831)
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus (Guichenot, 1850)
Pomadasys incisus (Bowdich, 1825)
Pomadasys jubelini (Cuvier, 1830)
PRIACANTHIDAE
Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829
PSETTODIDAE
Psettodes belcheri Bennett, 1831
RAJIDAE
Raja (Raja) miraletus Linnaeus, 1758
Raja (Raja) straeleni Poll, 1951
Raja barnardi Norman, 1935
Raja sp.
RHINOBATIDAE
Rhinobatos albomaculatus Norman, 1930
Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758)
SCARIDAE
Scarus hoefleri (Steindachnes, 1882)
Sparisoma rubripinne Valeciennes, in Cuv. & Val., 1839
SCIAENIDAE
Miracorvina angolensis (Norman, 1935)
Pentheroscion mbizi (Poll, 1950)
Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1833)
Pseudotolithus typus (Bleeker, 1863)
SCIAENIDAE
Pteroscion peli (Bleeker, 1863)
Umbrina canariensis (Valenciennes, 1833)
Umbrina cirrosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
SCOMBRIDAE
Scomber (Pneumatophorus) japonicus Houttuyn, 1782
SCORPAENIDAE
Ectreposebastes imus Garman, 1899
Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)
Neomerinthe folgori (Postel & Roux, 1964)
Pontinus accraensis Norman, 1935
Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)
Scorpaena angolensis Norman, 1935
Scorpaena senegalensis Steindachner, 1882
Scorpaena stephanica Cadenat, 1943
Setarches guentheri Johnson, 1862
SCYLIORHINIDAE
Galeus polli Cadenat, 1959
Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
SEARSIIDAE
Searsia koefoedi Parr., 1937
SERRANIDAE
Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cephalopholis taeniops (Valenciennes, 1828)
Epinephelus aeneus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1809)
Epinephelus alexandrinus (Valenciennes, 1828)
Epinephelus guaza (Linnaeus, 1758)
Serranus accraensis (Norman, 1931)
Serranus africana (Cadenat, 1960)
Serranus cabrilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
SOLEIDAE
Bathysolea polli (Chabanaud, 1950)
Bathysolea sp.
Dicologoglossa hexophthalma (Bennett, 1831)
Microchirus frechkopi Chabanaud, 1948
Monochirus atlanticus Chabanaud, 1940
Solea lascaris (Risso, 1810)
Vanstraelenia chirophthalmus (Regan, 1915)
SPARIDAE
Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758)
SPARIDAE
Dentex angolensis Poll & Maul, 1953
Dentex canariensis Steindachner, 1881
Dentex congoensis Poll, 1954
Dentex gibbosus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Pagellus bellottii bellottii Steindachner, 1882
Pagrus coeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830)
Sparus pagrus africanus Akazaki, 1962
SPHYRAENIDAE
Sphyraena afra Peter, 1844
Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829
Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus, 1758)
SQUALIDAE
Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Centrophorus sp.
Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839)
Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Squalus blainvillei (Risso, 1826)
SQUATINIDAE
Squatina aculeata Cuvier, 1829
Squatina oculata Bonaparte, 1840
STERNOPTYCHIDAE
Argyropelecus sp.
STOMIIDAE
Stomias sp.
STROMATEIDAE
Stromateus fiatola Linnaeus, 1758
SYNODONTIDAE
Saurida brasiliensis Norman, 1935
Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
TETRAODONTIDAE
Ephippion guttiferum (Benn., 1831)
Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Sphoeroides cutaneus (Günther, 1870)
Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch, 1782)
TORPEDINIDAE
Torpedo (Tetronarce) nobiliana Bonaparte, 1835
TORPEDINIDAE
Torpedo (Torpedo) marmorata Risso, 1810
Torpedo (Torpedo) torpedo (Linnaeus, 1750)
Torpedo sp.
TRACHICHTHYIDAE
Gephyroberyx darwini (Johnson, 1866)
Hoplostethus cadenati Quero, 1974
TRACHINIDAE
Trachinus armatus (Bleeker, 1862)
Trachinus pellegrini Cadenat, 1937
Trachinus radiatus Cuvier, 1829
TRACHIPTERIDAE
Trachipterus trachypterus (Gmeli, 1789)
TRIAKIDAE
Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758)
TRICHIURIDAE
Benthodesmus tenuis (Günther, 1877)
Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788)
Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758
TRIGLIDAE
Chelidonichthys gabonensis
Lepidotrigla carolae Richards, 1968
Trigla lyra Linnaeus, 1758
URANOSCOPIDAE
Uranoscopus albesca Regan, 1915
Uranoscopus cadenati Poll, 1959
Uranoscopus polli Cadenat, 1953
Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758
ZEIDAE
Cyttopsis roseus (Lowe, 1843)
Cyttus hololepis (Lower, 1852)
Zenopsis conchifer (Lower, 1852)
Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758
CRUSTACEANS
ARISTEIDAE
Aristeus varidens Holthuis, 1952
Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus (Johnson, 1867)
CALAPPIDAE
Calappa pelli (Herklots, 1851)
Calappa rubroguttata (Herklots, 1851)
Calappa sp.
CRANGONIDAE
Pontophilus sp.
GALATEIDAE
Munida sp.
GERYONIDAE
Geryon maritae Manning & Holthuis, 1981
HOMOLIDAE
Paromola cuvieri (Risso, 1816)
MAJIDAE
Maja squinado (Herst, 1788)
NEMATOCARCINIDAE
Nematocarcinus africanus Crosnier & Forest, 1973
NEPHROPIDAE
Nephropsis atlantica Norman,1882
OPLOPHORIDAE
Acanthephira kingsleyi Bate, 1888
Notostomus sp.
Systellaspis debilis (A. Milne Edwards, 1881)
Systellaspis pellucida (Filhol, 1885)
PALINURIDAE
Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804)
PANDALIDAE
Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edwards
Heterocarpus laevigatus Bate, 1888
Plesionika carinata (Fabricius, 1787)
PANDALIDAE
Plesionika ensis (A. Milne Edwards, 1881)
Plesionika heterocarpus (Costa, 1871)
Plesionika holthuisi Crosnier & Forest, 1968
Plesionika martia (A. Milne Edwards, 1883)
Plesionika spp.
Plesionika williamsi Forest, 1964
PASIPHAEIDAE
Glyphus marsupialis Filhol 1884
Pasiphaea tarda Kroyer, 1845
PENAEIDAE
Benthesicymus bartletti S. I. Smith, 1882
Hymenopenaeus affinis (Bouvier, 1906)
Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss 1915
Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas, 1846)
Penaeopsis miersí Holthuis, 1952
Penaeus kerathurus (Forsskoal, 1814)
Penaeus notialis Perez-Farfante, 1967
PORTUNIDAE
Bathynectes superbus (Costa, 1853)
Portunidae
Portunus validus (Herklots, 1851)
SCYLLARIDAE
Scyllarides herklotsii (Herklots, 1851)
Scyllarides latus (Latreille, 1803)
Scyllarus pygmaeus (Bate, 1888)
SICYONIIDAE
Sicyonia galeata Holthuis, 1952
SOLENOCERIDAE
Solenocera africana Stebbing, 1917
SQUILLIDAE
Squilla aculeata calmani Holthuis, 1959
Squilla mantis (Linnaeus, 1758)
MOLLUSCS
LOLIGINIDAE
Alloteuthis africana Adam, 1950
OCTOPODIDAE
Eledone sp.
Octopus sp.
Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797
OMMASTREPHIDAE
Illex coindetii (Verany, 1837)
Todaropsis eblanae (Ball, 1841)
SEPIIDAE
Sepia bertheloti Orbigng, 1838
Sepia elegans Blainville, 1827
Sepia officinalis hierredda Rang, 1837
Sepia sp.
Sepiella ornata Rang, 1837
SEPIOLIDAE
Rossia macrosoma (Delle Chiage, 1829)
