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Fish of Somalia: sharks, rays and 30 other orders (part 2 of 4)

GBIF holds records of 523 fish species from Somalia outside the perch-like order: sharks, rays, eels, flatfish, anglerfish, lanternfish and other deep-sea fish, and freshwater fish of the Juba and Shabelle rivers. Seven are Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, among them the scalloped hammerhead and the smalltooth sawfish.

Last checked 2026-11-13 156 sources Reading time: 11 min Part of Fish of Somalia

Part 2 of 4 of Fish of Somalia: sharks, rays and 30 other orders. Sources are listed on part 1.

This list is in 4 parts: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Full list (523 species)

Name Scientific name Family Red List Records in Somalia
Indonesian Flyingfish Cheilopogon katoptron Exocoetidae NE 1
African flyingfish, Blacksail flyingfish Cheilopogon nigricans Exocoetidae LC 2
Bennett's flyingfish, Smallhead flyingfish Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus Exocoetidae LC 2
Narrowhead flyingfish Cypselurus angusticeps Exocoetidae NE 1
Yellow-wing flyingfish, Yellowing flyingfish Cypselurus poecilopterus Exocoetidae NE 1
Barbel flyingfish Exocoetus monocirrhus Exocoetidae NE 1
Tropical two-wing flyingfish Exocoetus volitans Exocoetidae LC 28
Coromandel Flying Fish Hirundichthys coromandelensis Exocoetidae NE 2
Bony Flyingfish Hirundichthys oxycephalus Exocoetidae NE 28
Mirrorwing flyingfish Hirundichthys speculiger Exocoetidae LC 2
Shortfin flyingfish Prognichthys brevipinnis Exocoetidae NE 1
Sailor flyingfish Prognichthys sealei Exocoetidae LC 1
Cornetfish, Bluespotted cornetfish Fistularia commersonii Fistulariidae LC 3
Pacific Cornetfish Fistularia petimba Fistulariidae LC 5
Chun's Telescopefish Gigantura chuni Giganturidae LC 2
Telescopefish Gigantura indica Giganturidae LC 2
Halavi ray Glaucostegus halavi Glaucostegidae CR 1
Clubnose guitarfish Glaucostegus thouin Glaucostegidae CR 1
Red Velvetfish Gnathanacanthus goetzeei Gnathanacanthidae NE 1
Longray Fangjaw Bonapartia pedaliota Gonostomatidae LC 1
Benttooth bristlemouth Cyclothone acclinidens Gonostomatidae LC 18
Boca Cerdosa Blanca Cyclothone alba Gonostomatidae LC 18
Small-Toothed Bristlemouth Cyclothone microdon Gonostomatidae LC 2
Hidden Bristlemouth Cyclothone obscura Gonostomatidae LC 4
Tan bristlemouth Cyclothone pallida Gonostomatidae LC 16
Slender bristlemouth Cyclothone pseudopallida Gonostomatidae LC 5
Pacific portholefish Diplophos taenia Gonostomatidae LC 1
Atlantic fangjaw Gonostoma atlanticum Gonostomatidae LC 8
Manducus greyae Manducus greyae Gonostomatidae LC 3
Bighead Lightfish Margrethia obtusirostra Gonostomatidae DD 1
Elongated bristlemouth Sigmops elongatus Gonostomatidae NE 15
Triplophos hemingi Triplophos hemingi Gonostomatidae LC 1
snaggletooth shark Hemipristis elongata Hemigaleidae EN 1
Ribbon halfbeak Euleptorhamphus viridis Hemiramphidae NE 1
Halfbeak Hemiramphus convexus Hemiramphidae NE 4
Atlantic smallwing flyingfish, Bigwing halfbeak Oxyporhamphus micropterus Hemiramphidae NE 14
heterodontus zebra Heterodontus ramalheira Heterodontidae DD 2
Sharpnose sevengill shark, Seven-gill Shark Heptranchias perlo Hexanchidae NT 2
Himantolophus brevirostris Himantolophus brevirostris Himantolophidae DD 1
Himantolophus rostratus Himantolophus rostratus Himantolophidae DD 1
Berndt's Soldierfish, Blotcheye soldierfish Myripristis berndti Holocentridae LC 1
Crown squirrelfish Sargocentron diadema Holocentridae LC 1
spiny flathead Hoplichthys acanthopleurus Hoplichthyidae DD 1
attenuated spider fish Bathypterois atricolor Ipnopidae LC 1
Shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus Lamnidae EN 1
Vaillant's Smooth-head Leptochilichthys pinguis Leptochilichthyidae LC 2
Smooth angler Lophiodes mutilus Lophiidae LC 10
Baudroie bouché noire, Blackmouth angler Lophiomus setigerus Lophiidae LC 3
Vaillant’s grenadier Bathygadus melanobranchus Macrouridae LC 1
Coelorinchus flabellispinnis Coelorinchus flabellispinnis Macrouridae NE 3
Coelorinchus tricristiger Coelorinchus tricristiger Macrouridae NE 6
Coelorinchus zinjianus Coelorinchus zinjianus Macrouridae NE 1
Coryphaenoides macrolophus Coryphaenoides macrolophus Macrouridae NE 3
Threadfin Grenadier Gadomus longifilis Macrouridae LC 2
Gadomus multifilis Gadomus multifilis Macrouridae NE 1
Glasshead grenadier Hymenocephalus italicus Macrouridae LC 2
Hymenocephalus punt Hymenocephalus punt Macrouridae NE 1
Softhead grenadier, Softhead Rat-tail Malacocephalus laevis Macrouridae LC 6
Nezumia brevirostris Nezumia brevirostris Macrouridae NE 2
Nezumia investigatoris Nezumia investigatoris Macrouridae NE 5
Miller's grenadier Nezumia milleri Macrouridae LC 2
Nezumia semiquincunciata Nezumia semiquincunciata Macrouridae NE 2
Peterson's grenadier Ventrifossa petersonii Macrouridae NE 3
blind spiny eel Mastacembelus brichardi Mastacembelidae LC 2
Melamphaes eulepis Melamphaes eulepis Melamphaidae LC 1
Crested bigscale Poromitra crassiceps Melamphaidae LC 2
Largeye bigscale, Bigscale, Ridgehead Poromitra megalops Melamphaidae DD 20
Longjaw bigscale Scopeloberyx robustus Melamphaidae DD 3
Bigscale Scopelogadus mizolepis Melamphaidae LC 15
Johnson's black anglerfish Melanocetus johnsonii Melanocetidae LC 5
Arrowtail Melanonus zugmayeri Melanonidae LC 15
Nansenia obscura Nansenia obscura Microstomatidae NE 1
Sudan squeaker Synodontis frontosus Mochokidae LC 1
Synodontis geledensis Synodontis geledensis Mochokidae LC 3
Synodontis punctulatus Synodontis punctulatus Mochokidae DD 5
wahrindi Synodontis schall Mochokidae LC 4
Scribbled Filefish Aluterus scriptus Monacanthidae LC 5
Faintstripe Filefish Paramonacanthus pusillus Monacanthidae LC 3
Porky Stephanolepis auratus Monacanthidae LC 2
Reticulated Leatherjacket Stephanolepis diaspros Monacanthidae LC 1
Pineconefish Monocentris japonica Monocentridae LC 2
Monognathus berteli Monognathus berteli Monognathidae DD 2
Gadella edelmanni Gadella edelmanni Moridae NE 3
Physiculus normani Physiculus normani Moridae NE 2
Petrocephalus gliroides Petrocephalus gliroides Mormyridae DD 5
Longfinned Mullet Osteomugil perusii Mugilidae LC 1
Large scale mullet, Large-scale mullet, Largescale mullet Planiliza macrolepis Mugilidae LC 1
Hornlip mullet Plicomugil labiosus Mugilidae NE 1
Gavialiceps taeniola Gavialiceps taeniola Muraenesocidae LC 3
Yellow-edged moray, Yellow Margin Moray Gymnothorax flavimarginatus Muraenidae LC 2
Whitespotted moray Gymnothorax johnsoni Muraenidae LC 1
Peppered Moray, Speckled sidereal moray Gymnothorax pictus Muraenidae LC 3
Undulated Moray Gymnothorax undulatus Muraenidae LC 3
Spinycheek lanternfish Benthosema fibulatum Myctophidae LC 14
Opaline Lanternfish Benthosema pterotum Myctophidae LC 1
Smallfin Lanternfish Benthosema suborbitale Myctophidae LC 2
Popeye Lampfish Bolinichthys longipes Myctophidae LC 8
Nikolay’s Lanternfish Bolinichthys nikolayi Myctophidae LC 1
Fiery Lanternfish Bolinichthys pyrsobolus Myctophidae LC 2
Andre's Lanternfish Centrobranchus andreae Myctophidae LC 14
dogtooth lampfish Ceratoscopelus townsendi Myctophidae LC 1
Warming’s lanternfish Ceratoscopelus warmingii Myctophidae LC 11
Diaphus arabicus Diaphus arabicus Myctophidae LC 9
Short-headed lantern fish Diaphus brachycephalus Myctophidae LC 2
Blue Lanternfish Diaphus coeruleus Myctophidae LC 3
Diaphus diademophilus Diaphus diademophilus Myctophidae LC 12
Garman’s lanternfish Diaphus garmani Myctophidae LC 11
Diaphus lobatus Diaphus lobatus Myctophidae LC 7
Diaphus lucidus Diaphus lucidus Myctophidae LC 3
Luetken's Lanternfish Diaphus luetkeni Myctophidae LC 16
Diaphus nielseni Diaphus nielseni Myctophidae LC 1
Diaphus pallidus Diaphus pallidus Myctophidae DD 2
Parr's Lanternfish Diaphus parri Myctophidae LC 13
Flatface lanternfish Diaphus perspicillatus Myctophidae LC 1
Regan's lanternfish Diaphus regani Myctophidae LC 10
Sealed headlightfish Diaphus signatus Myctophidae LC 3
horned lanternfish Diaphus splendidus Myctophidae LC 2
Diaphus suborbitalis Diaphus suborbitalis Myctophidae LC 1
Watase's Lanternfish Diaphus watasei Myctophidae LC 1
Diogenichthys panurgus Diogenichthys panurgus Myctophidae LC 18
Electric lanternfish, Chubby flashlightfish Electrona risso Myctophidae LC 1
Benoit's lanternfish Hygophum benoiti Myctophidae LC 1
large-finned lanternfish Hygophum macrochir Myctophidae LC 2
Firefly lanternfish Hygophum proximum Myctophidae LC 25
Anomalous lanternfish Lampadena anomala Myctophidae DD 2
Luminous lanternfish Lampadena luminosa Myctophidae LC 11
Nightlight Fish Lampanyctus alatus Myctophidae LC 5
Lampanyctus macropterus Lampanyctus macropterus Myctophidae LC 43
Noble lanternfish Lampanyctus nobilis Myctophidae LC 11
Slender lanternfish Lampanyctus tenuiformis Myctophidae LC 8
Nacreous lanternfish Lampanyctus vadulus Myctophidae LC 1
Lepidophanes guentheri Lepidophanes guentheri Myctophidae LC 1
Gemellar’s lanternfish, Cocco's lantern fish Lobianchia gemellarii Myctophidae LC 1
Prickly lanternfish Myctophum asperum Myctophidae LC 6
Golden Lanternfish Myctophum aurolaternatum Myctophidae LC 12
Myctophum brachygnathum Myctophum brachygnathum Myctophidae NE 2
Myctophum fissunovi Myctophum fissunovi Myctophidae LC 1
Nightlight Lanternfish Myctophum lychnobium Myctophidae LC 19
Pearly lanternfish Myctophum nitidulum Myctophidae LC 20
Bluntsnout lanternfish Myctophum obtusirostre Myctophidae LC 8
spotted lanternfish Myctophum punctatum Myctophidae LC 1
Spinose Lanternfish Myctophum spinosum Myctophidae LC 4
Nannobrachium indicum Nannobrachium indicum Myctophidae LC 29
Topside lanternfish, Topside lampfish Notolychnus valdiviae Myctophidae LC 27
Mediterranean lanternfish Notoscopelus elongatus Myctophidae LC 1
Evermann's lantern fish Symbolophorus evermanni Myctophidae LC 16
Rufous lanternfish Symbolophorus rufinus Myctophidae LC 10
Highseas lampfish Triphoturus nigrescens Myctophidae LC 21
Common eagle ray, Eagle Ray Myliobatis aquila Myliobatidae CR 1
Bigeye Electric Ray Narcine oculifera Narcinidae DD 1
Mozambique Numbfish Narcine rierai Narcinidae DD 2
Eilat Sleeper Ray Heteronarce bentuviai Narkidae DD 2
Lloyd's Electric Ray Heteronarce mollis Narkidae DD 1
Avocet Snipe-eel Avocettina infans Nemichthyidae LC 6
Slender snipe eel Nemichthys scolopaceus Nemichthyidae LC 21
Large-scaled lantern fish Neoscopelus macrolepidotus Neoscopelidae LC 1

This list is in 4 parts: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Sources

  1. Indonesian Flyingfish · gbif.org
  2. African flyingfish, Blacksail flyingfish · gbif.org
  3. Bennett's flyingfish, Smallhead flyingfish · gbif.org
  4. Narrowhead flyingfish · gbif.org
  5. Yellow-wing flyingfish, Yellowing flyingfish · gbif.org
  6. Barbel flyingfish · gbif.org
  7. Tropical two-wing flyingfish · gbif.org
  8. Coromandel Flying Fish · gbif.org
  9. Bony Flyingfish · gbif.org
  10. Mirrorwing flyingfish · gbif.org
  11. Shortfin flyingfish · gbif.org
  12. Sailor flyingfish · gbif.org
  13. Cornetfish, Bluespotted cornetfish · gbif.org
  14. Pacific Cornetfish · gbif.org
  15. Chun's Telescopefish · gbif.org
  16. Telescopefish · gbif.org
  17. Halavi ray · gbif.org
  18. Clubnose guitarfish · gbif.org
  19. Red Velvetfish · gbif.org
  20. Longray Fangjaw · gbif.org
  21. Benttooth bristlemouth · gbif.org
  22. Boca Cerdosa Blanca · gbif.org
  23. Small-Toothed Bristlemouth · gbif.org
  24. Hidden Bristlemouth · gbif.org
  25. Tan bristlemouth · gbif.org
  26. Slender bristlemouth · gbif.org
  27. Pacific portholefish · gbif.org
  28. Atlantic fangjaw · gbif.org
  29. Manducus greyae · gbif.org
  30. Bighead Lightfish · gbif.org
  31. Elongated bristlemouth · gbif.org
  32. Triplophos hemingi · gbif.org
  33. snaggletooth shark · gbif.org
  34. Ribbon halfbeak · gbif.org
  35. Halfbeak · gbif.org
  36. Atlantic smallwing flyingfish, Bigwing halfbeak · gbif.org
  37. heterodontus zebra · gbif.org
  38. Sharpnose sevengill shark, Seven-gill Shark · gbif.org
  39. Himantolophus brevirostris · gbif.org
  40. Himantolophus rostratus · gbif.org
  41. Berndt's Soldierfish, Blotcheye soldierfish · gbif.org
  42. Crown squirrelfish · gbif.org
  43. spiny flathead · gbif.org
  44. attenuated spider fish · gbif.org
  45. Shortfin mako · gbif.org
  46. Vaillant's Smooth-head · gbif.org
  47. Smooth angler · gbif.org
  48. Baudroie bouché noire, Blackmouth angler · gbif.org
  49. Vaillant’s grenadier · gbif.org
  50. Coelorinchus flabellispinnis · gbif.org
  51. Coelorinchus tricristiger · gbif.org
  52. Coelorinchus zinjianus · gbif.org
  53. Coryphaenoides macrolophus · gbif.org
  54. Threadfin Grenadier · gbif.org
  55. Gadomus multifilis · gbif.org
  56. Glasshead grenadier · gbif.org
  57. Hymenocephalus punt · gbif.org
  58. Softhead grenadier, Softhead Rat-tail · gbif.org
  59. Nezumia brevirostris · gbif.org
  60. Nezumia investigatoris · gbif.org
  61. Miller's grenadier · gbif.org
  62. Nezumia semiquincunciata · gbif.org
  63. Peterson's grenadier · gbif.org
  64. blind spiny eel · gbif.org
  65. Melamphaes eulepis · gbif.org
  66. Crested bigscale · gbif.org
  67. Largeye bigscale, Bigscale, Ridgehead · gbif.org
  68. Longjaw bigscale · gbif.org
  69. Bigscale · gbif.org
  70. Johnson's black anglerfish · gbif.org
  71. Arrowtail · gbif.org
  72. Nansenia obscura · gbif.org
  73. Sudan squeaker · gbif.org
  74. Synodontis geledensis · gbif.org
  75. Synodontis punctulatus · gbif.org
  76. wahrindi · gbif.org
  77. Scribbled Filefish · gbif.org
  78. Faintstripe Filefish · gbif.org
  79. Porky · gbif.org
  80. Reticulated Leatherjacket · gbif.org
  81. Pineconefish · gbif.org
  82. Monognathus berteli · gbif.org
  83. Gadella edelmanni · gbif.org
  84. Physiculus normani · gbif.org
  85. Petrocephalus gliroides · gbif.org
  86. Longfinned Mullet · gbif.org
  87. Large scale mullet, Large-scale mullet, Largescale mullet · gbif.org
  88. Hornlip mullet · gbif.org
  89. Gavialiceps taeniola · gbif.org
  90. Yellow-edged moray, Yellow Margin Moray · gbif.org
  91. Whitespotted moray · gbif.org
  92. Peppered Moray, Speckled sidereal moray · gbif.org
  93. Undulated Moray · gbif.org
  94. Spinycheek lanternfish · gbif.org
  95. Opaline Lanternfish · gbif.org
  96. Smallfin Lanternfish · gbif.org
  97. Popeye Lampfish · gbif.org
  98. Nikolay’s Lanternfish · gbif.org
  99. Fiery Lanternfish · gbif.org
  100. Andre's Lanternfish · gbif.org
  101. dogtooth lampfish · gbif.org
  102. Warming’s lanternfish · gbif.org
  103. Diaphus arabicus · gbif.org
  104. Short-headed lantern fish · gbif.org
  105. Blue Lanternfish · gbif.org
  106. Diaphus diademophilus · gbif.org
  107. Garman’s lanternfish · gbif.org
  108. Diaphus lobatus · gbif.org
  109. Diaphus lucidus · gbif.org
  110. Luetken's Lanternfish · gbif.org
  111. Diaphus nielseni · gbif.org
  112. Diaphus pallidus · gbif.org
  113. Parr's Lanternfish · gbif.org
  114. Flatface lanternfish · gbif.org
  115. Regan's lanternfish · gbif.org
  116. Sealed headlightfish · gbif.org
  117. horned lanternfish · gbif.org
  118. Diaphus suborbitalis · gbif.org
  119. Watase's Lanternfish · gbif.org
  120. Diogenichthys panurgus · gbif.org
  121. Electric lanternfish, Chubby flashlightfish · gbif.org
  122. Benoit's lanternfish · gbif.org
  123. large-finned lanternfish · gbif.org
  124. Firefly lanternfish · gbif.org
  125. Anomalous lanternfish · gbif.org
  126. Luminous lanternfish · gbif.org
  127. Nightlight Fish · gbif.org
  128. Lampanyctus macropterus · gbif.org
  129. Noble lanternfish · gbif.org
  130. Slender lanternfish · gbif.org
  131. Nacreous lanternfish · gbif.org
  132. Lepidophanes guentheri · gbif.org
  133. Gemellar’s lanternfish, Cocco's lantern fish · gbif.org
  134. Prickly lanternfish · gbif.org
  135. Golden Lanternfish · gbif.org
  136. Myctophum brachygnathum · gbif.org
  137. Myctophum fissunovi · gbif.org
  138. Nightlight Lanternfish · gbif.org
  139. Pearly lanternfish · gbif.org
  140. Bluntsnout lanternfish · gbif.org
  141. spotted lanternfish · gbif.org
  142. Spinose Lanternfish · gbif.org
  143. Nannobrachium indicum · gbif.org
  144. Topside lanternfish, Topside lampfish · gbif.org
  145. Mediterranean lanternfish · gbif.org
  146. Evermann's lantern fish · gbif.org
  147. Rufous lanternfish · gbif.org
  148. Highseas lampfish · gbif.org
  149. Common eagle ray, Eagle Ray · gbif.org
  150. Bigeye Electric Ray · gbif.org
  151. Mozambique Numbfish · gbif.org
  152. Eilat Sleeper Ray · gbif.org
  153. Lloyd's Electric Ray · gbif.org
  154. Avocet Snipe-eel · gbif.org
  155. Slender snipe eel · gbif.org
  156. Large-scaled lantern fish · gbif.org

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