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Fish of Somalia: sharks, rays and 30 other orders (part 3 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 2026-11-13 158 sources Reading time: 11 min Part of Fish of Somalia

Part 3 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
Pacific blackchin Scopelengys tristis Neoscopelidae LC 15
Slender Sorcerer Saurenchelys cancrivora Nettastomatidae DD 1
Saurenchelys lateromaculatus Saurenchelys lateromaculatus Nettastomatidae DD 1
Barred Nothobranch Nothobranchius fasciatus Nothobranchiidae VU 8
Nothobranchius jubbi Nothobranchius jubbi Nothobranchiidae LC 26
Small Scaled Nothobranch Nothobranchius microlepis Nothobranchiidae VU 15
Palmqvist's nothobranch Nothobranchius palmqvisti Nothobranchiidae VU 3
Blue Notho Nothobranchius patrizii Nothobranchiidae LC 36
Halicmetus ruber Halicmetus ruber Ogcocephalidae LC 1
circular seabat Halieutaea fitzsimonsi Ogcocephalidae LC 3
Smoky Seabat Halieutaea fumosa Ogcocephalidae LC 2
Indian Seabat Halieutaea indica Ogcocephalidae LC 1
Ring Triangular Batfish Malthopsis annulifera Ogcocephalidae LC 2
Reticulate Triangular Fish Malthopsis retifera Ogcocephalidae DD 1
hammerjaw Omosudis lowii Omosudidae LC 1
Smooth dreamer Chaenophryne draco Oneirodidae LC 3
Chaenophryne ramifera Chaenophryne ramifera Oneirodidae LC 1
short-rod anglerfish Microlophichthys microlophus Oneirodidae LC 1
Oneirodes dicromischus Oneirodes dicromischus Oneirodidae DD 1
Bulbous dreamer Oneirodes eschrichtii Oneirodidae LC 4
Krefft's Dreamer Oneirodes kreffti Oneirodidae LC 1
Oneirodes thysanema Oneirodes thysanema Oneirodidae LC 2
Phyllorhinichthys micractis Phyllorhinichthys micractis Oneirodidae LC 1
Myrophis lepturus Myrophis lepturus Ophichthidae DD 1
Bluntnose Snake Eel Ophichthus apicalis Ophichthidae LC 2
Ophichthus ishiyamorum Ophichthus ishiyamorum Ophichthidae DD 2
Speckled Snake Eel Xyrias multiserialis Ophichthidae DD 3
Glowing Assfish Bassozetus glutinosus Ophidiidae LC 1
Bearded Brotula, Goatsbeard brotula Brotula multibarbata Ophidiidae LC 1
Dicrolene nigricaudis Dicrolene nigricaudis Ophidiidae LC 1
Glyptophidium macropus Glyptophidium macropus Ophidiidae LC 1
Lamprogrammus brunswigi Lamprogrammus brunswigi Ophidiidae LC 1
Black Cusk Lamprogrammus niger Ophidiidae LC 1
Blackfin Cusk Monomitopus nigripinnis Ophidiidae LC 1
Barred Cusk Eel Neobythites steatiticus Ophidiidae LC 1
Dark Fin Cusk Eel Neobythites stefanovi Ophidiidae LC 2
Ravenous Cusk Ophidion genyopus Ophidiidae LC 1
Porogadus dracocephalus Porogadus dracocephalus Ophidiidae NE 1
Spottobrotula mossambica Spottobrotula mossambica Ophidiidae LC 1
Barrel-eye Opisthoproctus soleatus Opisthoproctidae LC 1
Longhorn cowfish Lactoria cornuta Ostraciidae LC 2
Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus Ostraciidae LC 3
Spotted Boxfish Ostracion meleagris Ostraciidae LC 1
Triangular boxfish Tetrosomus concatenatus Ostraciidae NE 3
Humpback turretfish Tetrosomus gibbosus Ostraciidae LC 5
False cusk-eel Parabrotula plagiophthalma Parabrotulidae LC 2
Japanese Eyespot Barracudina Lestrolepis japonica Paralepididae LC 1
Eye-light Eyespot Barracudina Lestrolepis luxiocula Paralepididae DD 1
Rothschild's Barracudina Stemonosudis rothschildi Paralepididae LC 1
Hideous Barracudina Sudis atrox Paralepididae LC 3
Largetooth flounder Pseudorhombus arsius Paralichthyidae LC 1
Deep flounder Pseudorhombus elevatus Paralichthyidae LC 4
smalltooth flounder Pseudorhombus jenynsii Paralichthyidae LC 1
Paraulopus maculatus Paraulopus maculatus Paraulopidae DD 4
Rosy dory Cyttopsis rosea Parazenidae LC 4
Short dragonfish Eurypegasus draconis Pegasidae LC 1
crocodilefish Peristedion weberi Peristediidae LC 2
Satyrichthys laticeps Satyrichthys laticeps Peristediidae LC 3
Spotted Armour Gurnard Satyrichthys rieffeli Peristediidae NE 1
Lightfish Ichthyococcus ovatus Phosichthyidae LC 1
Ichthyococcus parini Ichthyococcus parini Phosichthyidae LC 14
Plume lightfish Polymetme corythaeola Phosichthyidae LC 17
Oceanic Lightfish Vinciguerria nimbaria Phosichthyidae LC 22
Cociella somaliensis Cociella somaliensis Platycephalidae LC 9
Spotfin Flathead Grammoplites suppositus Platycephalidae LC 1
Onigocia grandisquama Onigocia grandisquama Platycephalidae LC 1
Bartail flathead Platycephalus indicus Platycephalidae DD 1
Olive-tail Flathead Rogadius asper Platycephalidae LC 4
Rogadius fehlmanni Rogadius fehlmanni Platycephalidae DD 4
Thorny flathead Rogadius pristiger Platycephalidae LC 2
Serrated flathead Rogadius serratus Platycephalidae LC 1
Sorsogona humerosa Sorsogona humerosa Platycephalidae DD 1
Sorsogona nigripinna Sorsogona nigripinna Platycephalidae DD 15
halfspined flathead Sorsogona prionota Platycephalidae LC 8
Thysanophrys rarita Thysanophrys rarita Platycephalidae DD 1
Platytroctes mirus Platytroctes mirus Platytroctidae NE 8
Bicolor Righteye Flounder Marleyella bicolorata Pleuronectidae DD 1
Striped eel catfish Plotosus lineatus Plotosidae LC 8
Japanese Beardfish Polymixia japonica Polymixiidae LC 1
Smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata Pristidae CR 1
harlequin catshark Ctenacis fehlmanni Proscylliidae LC 3
pygmy ribbontail catshark Eridacnis radcliffei Proscylliidae LC 7
marbled lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus Protopteridae LC 1
Gilled lungfish Protopterus amphibius Protopteridae LC 7
Indian halibut Psettodes erumei Psettodidae DD 3
Lesser Guitarfish Acroteriobatus annulatus Rhinobatidae VU 2
Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish Acroteriobatus stehmanni Rhinobatidae NE 1
Arabian Sicklefin Chimaera Neoharriotta pumila Rhinochimaeridae LC 6
Redmouth whalefish Rondeletia loricata Rondeletiidae LC 1
Cockatoo righteye flounder Samaris cristatus Samaridae LC 5
Irvineia orientalis Irvineia orientalis Schilbeidae NE 1
Somalia Glass Catfish Parailia somalensis Schilbeidae DD 1
Butter Catfish Schilbe intermedius Schilbeidae LC 2
African Butter Catfish Schilbe mystus Schilbeidae LC 10
Atlantic saury, Skipper Scomberesox saurus Scomberesocidae LC 1
Staring Pearleye Scopelarchus guentheri Scopelarchidae LC 3
bigfin pearleye Scopelarchus michaelsarsi Scopelarchidae LC 1
Shortfin turkeyfish Dendrochirus brachypterus Scorpaenidae LC 3
Falcate Lionfish Ebosia falcata Scorpaenidae LC 5
Round Scorpionfish Neomerinthe erostris Scorpaenidae NE 3
Parapterois macrura Parapterois macrura Scorpaenidae LC 1
Toothed No-line Scorpionfish Phenacoscorpius adenensis Scorpaenidae LC 1
Blacklash Scorpionfish Pontinus nigerimum Scorpaenidae DD 1
Spotfin Firefish, Broadbarred firefish Pterois antennata Scorpaenidae LC 3
Pterois ellioti Pterois ellioti Scorpaenidae NE 1
Miles' Firefish Pterois miles Scorpaenidae LC 5
Frillfin turkeyfish Pterois mombasae Scorpaenidae LC 2
planetail firefish Pterois russelii Scorpaenidae LC 1
Lionfish, Red lionfish Pterois volitans Scorpaenidae LC 2
Popeyed Scorpionfish Rhinopias frondosa Scorpaenidae LC 2
Red scorpionfish, Largescaled scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa Scorpaenidae LC 1
Scorpaenodes tribulosus Scorpaenodes tribulosus Scorpaenidae DD 1
blotchfin scorpionfish Scorpaenodes varipinnis Scorpaenidae LC 4
Bearded scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis barbata Scorpaenidae LC 4
hairy stingfish Scorpaenopsis cirrosa Scorpaenidae LC 1
Gilchrist's Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis gilchristi Scorpaenidae DD 2
Raggy scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis venosa Scorpaenidae LC 1
smallbelly cat shark Apristurus indicus Scyliorhinidae LC 1
Brown Catshark Bythaelurus lutarius Scyliorhinidae DD 1
balloon shark Cephaloscyllium sufflans Scyliorhinidae NT 1
speckled catshark Halaelurus boesemani Scyliorhinidae VU 9
blackspotted catshark Halaelurus buergeri Scyliorhinidae EN 2
quagga catshark Halaelurus quagga Scyliorhinidae DD 3
Black Saw-toothed Eel Serrivomer lanceolatoides Serrivomeridae LC 1
Black serrivomerid eel Stemonidium hypomelas Serrivomeridae LC 1
Channeled rockfish, Deepwater scorpionfish Setarches guentheri Setarchidae LC 1
Piebald Sole Pardachirus balius Soleidae DD 3
Moses sole Pardachirus marmoratus Soleidae LC 1
elongate sole Solea elongata Soleidae LC 1
Indian Zebra Sole Zebrias synapturoides Soleidae LC 1
Scalloped Hammerhead Sphyrna lewini Sphyrnidae CR 1
Zebra shark Stegostoma fasciatum Stegostomatidae EN 2
Pacific hatchet fish Argyropelecus affinis Sternoptychidae LC 23
Half-naked hatchetfish, Hatchet-fish Argyropelecus hemigymnus Sternoptychidae LC 1
Silver hatchetfish Argyropelecus olfersii Sternoptychidae LC 1
Sladen's hatchet fish Argyropelecus sladeni Sternoptychidae LC 18
bigeye lightfish Danaphos oculatus Sternoptychidae LC 1
Polyipnus asper Polyipnus asper Sternoptychidae DD 1
Polyipnus limatulus Polyipnus limatulus Sternoptychidae LC 11
Dark hatchetfish Sternoptyx obscura Sternoptychidae LC 5
Hatchetfish Sternoptyx pseudobscura Sternoptychidae LC 8
Constellationfish Valenciennellus tripunctulatus Sternoptychidae LC 2
Manyray Loosejaw Aristostomias polydactylus Stomiidae LC 1
Black snaggletooth Astronesthes indicus Stomiidae LC 10
Indo-Pacific snaggletooth Astronesthes indopacificus Stomiidae LC 1
Astronesthes lamellosus Astronesthes lamellosus Stomiidae LC 4
Astronesthes martensii Astronesthes martensii Stomiidae LC 3
Splendid Snaggletooth Astronesthes splendidus Stomiidae LC 1
Astronesthes tchuvasovi Astronesthes tchuvasovi Stomiidae LC 1
Scaleless dragonfish Bathophilus nigerrimus Stomiidae LC 1
Pawnee Dragonfish Bathophilus pawneei Stomiidae LC 1
Chauliodus pammelas Chauliodus pammelas Stomiidae LC 24
Sloane's viperfish Chauliodus sloani Stomiidae LC 11
Twinthread Dragonfish Eustomias bifilis Stomiidae LC 1
Simplebulb Dragonfish Eustomias simplex Stomiidae LC 1
Ribbon sawtail fish Idiacanthus fasciola Stomiidae LC 11
Southern Stoplight Loosejaw Malacosteus australis Stomiidae LC 1
Spotlight loosejaw Malacosteus niger Stomiidae LC 3

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

Sources

  1. Pacific blackchin · gbif.org
  2. Slender Sorcerer · gbif.org
  3. Saurenchelys lateromaculatus · gbif.org
  4. Barred Nothobranch · gbif.org
  5. Nothobranchius jubbi · gbif.org
  6. Small Scaled Nothobranch · gbif.org
  7. Palmqvist's nothobranch · gbif.org
  8. Blue Notho · gbif.org
  9. Halicmetus ruber · gbif.org
  10. circular seabat · gbif.org
  11. Smoky Seabat · gbif.org
  12. Indian Seabat · gbif.org
  13. Ring Triangular Batfish · gbif.org
  14. Reticulate Triangular Fish · gbif.org
  15. hammerjaw · gbif.org
  16. Smooth dreamer · gbif.org
  17. Chaenophryne ramifera · gbif.org
  18. short-rod anglerfish · gbif.org
  19. Oneirodes dicromischus · gbif.org
  20. Bulbous dreamer · gbif.org
  21. Krefft's Dreamer · gbif.org
  22. Oneirodes thysanema · gbif.org
  23. Phyllorhinichthys micractis · gbif.org
  24. Myrophis lepturus · gbif.org
  25. Bluntnose Snake Eel · gbif.org
  26. Ophichthus ishiyamorum · gbif.org
  27. Speckled Snake Eel · gbif.org
  28. Glowing Assfish · gbif.org
  29. Bearded Brotula, Goatsbeard brotula · gbif.org
  30. Dicrolene nigricaudis · gbif.org
  31. Glyptophidium macropus · gbif.org
  32. Lamprogrammus brunswigi · gbif.org
  33. Black Cusk · gbif.org
  34. Blackfin Cusk · gbif.org
  35. Barred Cusk Eel · gbif.org
  36. Dark Fin Cusk Eel · gbif.org
  37. Ravenous Cusk · gbif.org
  38. Porogadus dracocephalus · gbif.org
  39. Spottobrotula mossambica · gbif.org
  40. Barrel-eye · gbif.org
  41. Longhorn cowfish · gbif.org
  42. Yellow boxfish · gbif.org
  43. Spotted Boxfish · gbif.org
  44. Triangular boxfish · gbif.org
  45. Humpback turretfish · gbif.org
  46. False cusk-eel · gbif.org
  47. Japanese Eyespot Barracudina · gbif.org
  48. Eye-light Eyespot Barracudina · gbif.org
  49. Rothschild's Barracudina · gbif.org
  50. Hideous Barracudina · gbif.org
  51. Largetooth flounder · gbif.org
  52. Deep flounder · gbif.org
  53. smalltooth flounder · gbif.org
  54. Paraulopus maculatus · gbif.org
  55. Rosy dory · gbif.org
  56. Short dragonfish · gbif.org
  57. crocodilefish · gbif.org
  58. Satyrichthys laticeps · gbif.org
  59. Spotted Armour Gurnard · gbif.org
  60. Lightfish · gbif.org
  61. Ichthyococcus parini · gbif.org
  62. Plume lightfish · gbif.org
  63. Oceanic Lightfish · gbif.org
  64. Cociella somaliensis · gbif.org
  65. Spotfin Flathead · gbif.org
  66. Onigocia grandisquama · gbif.org
  67. Bartail flathead · gbif.org
  68. Olive-tail Flathead · gbif.org
  69. Rogadius fehlmanni · gbif.org
  70. Thorny flathead · gbif.org
  71. Serrated flathead · gbif.org
  72. Sorsogona humerosa · gbif.org
  73. Sorsogona nigripinna · gbif.org
  74. halfspined flathead · gbif.org
  75. Thysanophrys rarita · gbif.org
  76. Platytroctes mirus · gbif.org
  77. Bicolor Righteye Flounder · gbif.org
  78. Striped eel catfish · gbif.org
  79. Japanese Beardfish · gbif.org
  80. Smalltooth sawfish · gbif.org
  81. harlequin catshark · gbif.org
  82. pygmy ribbontail catshark · gbif.org
  83. marbled lungfish · gbif.org
  84. Gilled lungfish · gbif.org
  85. Indian halibut · gbif.org
  86. Lesser Guitarfish · gbif.org
  87. Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish · gbif.org
  88. Arabian Sicklefin Chimaera · gbif.org
  89. Redmouth whalefish · gbif.org
  90. Cockatoo righteye flounder · gbif.org
  91. Irvineia orientalis · gbif.org
  92. Somalia Glass Catfish · gbif.org
  93. Butter Catfish · gbif.org
  94. African Butter Catfish · gbif.org
  95. Atlantic saury, Skipper · gbif.org
  96. Staring Pearleye · gbif.org
  97. bigfin pearleye · gbif.org
  98. Shortfin turkeyfish · gbif.org
  99. Falcate Lionfish · gbif.org
  100. Round Scorpionfish · gbif.org
  101. Parapterois macrura · gbif.org
  102. Toothed No-line Scorpionfish · gbif.org
  103. Blacklash Scorpionfish · gbif.org
  104. Spotfin Firefish, Broadbarred firefish · gbif.org
  105. Pterois ellioti · gbif.org
  106. Miles' Firefish · gbif.org
  107. Frillfin turkeyfish · gbif.org
  108. planetail firefish · gbif.org
  109. Lionfish, Red lionfish · gbif.org
  110. Popeyed Scorpionfish · gbif.org
  111. Red scorpionfish, Largescaled scorpionfish · gbif.org
  112. Scorpaenodes tribulosus · gbif.org
  113. blotchfin scorpionfish · gbif.org
  114. Bearded scorpionfish · gbif.org
  115. hairy stingfish · gbif.org
  116. Gilchrist's Scorpionfish · gbif.org
  117. Raggy scorpionfish · gbif.org
  118. smallbelly cat shark · gbif.org
  119. Brown Catshark · gbif.org
  120. balloon shark · gbif.org
  121. speckled catshark · gbif.org
  122. blackspotted catshark · gbif.org
  123. quagga catshark · gbif.org
  124. Black Saw-toothed Eel · gbif.org
  125. Black serrivomerid eel · gbif.org
  126. Channeled rockfish, Deepwater scorpionfish · gbif.org
  127. Piebald Sole · gbif.org
  128. Moses sole · gbif.org
  129. elongate sole · gbif.org
  130. Indian Zebra Sole · gbif.org
  131. Scalloped Hammerhead · gbif.org
  132. Zebra shark · gbif.org
  133. Pacific hatchet fish · gbif.org
  134. Half-naked hatchetfish, Hatchet-fish · gbif.org
  135. Silver hatchetfish · gbif.org
  136. Sladen's hatchet fish · gbif.org
  137. bigeye lightfish · gbif.org
  138. Polyipnus asper · gbif.org
  139. Polyipnus limatulus · gbif.org
  140. Dark hatchetfish · gbif.org
  141. Hatchetfish · gbif.org
  142. Constellationfish · gbif.org
  143. Manyray Loosejaw · gbif.org
  144. Black snaggletooth · gbif.org
  145. Indo-Pacific snaggletooth · gbif.org
  146. Astronesthes lamellosus · gbif.org
  147. Astronesthes martensii · gbif.org
  148. Splendid Snaggletooth · gbif.org
  149. Astronesthes tchuvasovi · gbif.org
  150. Scaleless dragonfish · gbif.org
  151. Pawnee Dragonfish · gbif.org
  152. Chauliodus pammelas · gbif.org
  153. Sloane's viperfish · gbif.org
  154. Twinthread Dragonfish · gbif.org
  155. Simplebulb Dragonfish · gbif.org
  156. Ribbon sawtail fish · gbif.org
  157. Southern Stoplight Loosejaw · gbif.org
  158. Spotlight loosejaw · gbif.org

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