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

> Part 4 of 4 of Fish of Somalia: sharks, rays and 30 other orders, from Dragonfish.

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Last checked: 2026-11-13
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Part 4 of 4 of [Fish of Somalia: sharks, rays and 30 other orders](/en/nature/fish-of-somalia-sharks-rays-and-others/). Sources are listed on part 1.

This list is in 4 parts: [1](/en/nature/fish-of-somalia-sharks-rays-and-others/) · [2](/en/nature/fish-of-somalia-sharks-rays-and-others-2/) · [3](/en/nature/fish-of-somalia-sharks-rays-and-others-3/) · **4**

## Full list (523 species)

| Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Dragonfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2347160) | *Melanostomias melanops* | Stomiidae | LC | 1 |
| [Photonectes waitti](https://www.gbif.org/species/7580641) | *Photonectes waitti* | Stomiidae | LC | 2 |
| [Photostomias atrox](https://www.gbif.org/species/2346948) | *Photostomias atrox* | Stomiidae | LC | 3 |
| [Günther's boafish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2346861) | *Stomias affinis* | Stomiidae | LC | 19 |
| [Boa dragonfish, Scaly dragonfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2346868) | *Stomias boa* | Stomiidae | LC | 2 |
| [Alcock's boafish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2346858) | *Stomias nebulosus* | Stomiidae | LC | 13 |
| [Tube-eye](https://www.gbif.org/species/2400459) | *Stylephorus chordatus* | Stylephoridae | LC | 2 |
| [orangebanded goblinfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2333701) | *Choridactylus multibarbus* | Synanceiidae | LC | 1 |
| [Choridactylus striatus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2333706) | *Choridactylus striatus* | Synanceiidae | DD | 4 |
| [Minous andriashevi](https://www.gbif.org/species/2333665) | *Minous andriashevi* | Synanceiidae | NE | 2 |
| [Alcock's Scorpionfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2333682) | *Minous inermis* | Synanceiidae | LC | 2 |
| [Grey stingfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2333668) | *Minous monodactylus* | Synanceiidae | LC | 1 |
| [Dwarf Scorpionfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/5201178) | *Synanceia nana* | Synanceiidae | LC | 4 |
| [Shortdorsal Cutthroat Eel](https://www.gbif.org/species/2402852) | *Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis* | Synaphobranchidae | LC | 1 |
| [bluespeckled pipefish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2333084) | *Hippichthys cyanospilos* | Syngnathidae | LC | 1 |
| [thorntailed pipefish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2333171) | *Micrognathus brevirostris* | Syngnathidae | LC | 3 |
| [elegant pipefish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2332680) | *Nannocampus elegans* | Syngnathidae | LC | 1 |
| [Slender Lizardfish, Gracile lizardfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/5962529) | *Saurida gracilis* | Synodontidae | LC | 1 |
| [Greater lizardfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2401145) | *Saurida tumbil* | Synodontidae | LC | 5 |
| [Brushtooth lizardfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2401167) | *Saurida undosquamis* | Synodontidae | LC | 14 |
| [Indian lizardfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/5212634) | *Synodus indicus* | Synodontidae | LC | 14 |
| [Blackblotch Lizardfish, Lighthouse lizardfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/5212684) | *Synodus jaculum* | Synodontidae | LC | 1 |
| [Largehead Lizardfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/5206268) | *Synodus macrocephalus* | Synodontidae | LC | 8 |
| [Bluntnose lizardfish, Snakefish](https://www.gbif.org/species/5212618) | *Synodus myops* | Synodontidae | NE | 14 |
| [Largeeye Lizardfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/5212665) | *Synodus oculeus* | Synodontidae | LC | 1 |
| [Randall's Lizardfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/5212667) | *Synodus randalli* | Synodontidae | LC | 2 |
| [Variegated Lizardfish, Engleman's lizardfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/5212639) | *Synodus variegatus* | Synodontidae | LC | 3 |
| [Synodus vityazi](https://www.gbif.org/species/5962530) | *Synodus vityazi* | Synodontidae | DD | 1 |
| [Trachinocephalus atrisignis](https://www.gbif.org/species/10735788) | *Trachinocephalus atrisignis* | Synodontidae | DD | 1 |
| [Immaculate puffer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407364) | *Arothron immaculatus* | Tetraodontidae | LC | 2 |
| [Starry Puffer, Stellate puffer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407362) | *Arothron stellatus* | Tetraodontidae | LC | 3 |
| [Crowned Pufferfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407727) | *Canthigaster coronata* | Tetraodontidae | LC | 3 |
| [Brown-lined puffer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407667) | *Canthigaster rivulata* | Tetraodontidae | LC | 10 |
| [Black-saddled Toby, Valentin's sharpnose puffer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407698) | *Canthigaster valentini* | Tetraodontidae | LC | 6 |
| [Milkspotted puffer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407317) | *Chelonodon patoca* | Tetraodontidae | LC | 1 |
| [pricklebelly blaasop](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407311) | *Chelonodon pleurospilus* | Tetraodontidae | EN | 1 |
| [Smooth Golden Puffer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407778) | *Lagocephalus inermis* | Tetraodontidae | LC | 2 |
| [Silver-cheeked toadfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407758) | *Lagocephalus sceleratus* | Tetraodontidae | LC | 3 |
| [Suez Puffer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407780) | *Lagocephalus suezensis* | Tetraodontidae | LC | 1 |
| [Flavimaculosus Puffer](https://www.gbif.org/species/2407271) | *Torquigener flavimaculosus* | Tetraodontidae | LC | 3 |
| [redskinfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2335195) | *Ablabys binotatus* | Tetrarogidae | DD | 4 |
| [Whiteface waspfish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2335242) | *Richardsonichthys leucogaster* | Tetrarogidae | LC | 1 |
| [Snyderina guentheri](https://www.gbif.org/species/2335148) | *Snyderina guentheri* | Tetrarogidae | LC | 1 |
| [Marbled torpedo, Marbled Electric Ray, Spotted torpedo](https://www.gbif.org/species/5215518) | *Torpedo marmorata* | Torpedinidae | VU | 1 |
| [Marbled electric eel, Marbled electric ray, Variable torpedo ray](https://www.gbif.org/species/5215548) | *Torpedo sinuspersici* | Torpedinidae | DD | 2 |
| [Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/2357108) | *Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis* | Trachichthyidae | LC | 2 |
| [Mediterranean slimehead, Silver Roughy](https://www.gbif.org/species/2357118) | *Hoplostethus mediterraneus* | Trachichthyidae | LC | 10 |
| [Blackfin Roughy](https://www.gbif.org/species/2357117) | *Hoplostethus melanopus* | Trachichthyidae | LC | 1 |
| [Alcock's Spikefish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2408052) | *Halimochirurgus alcocki* | Triacanthodidae | NE | 2 |
| [Largegill Trumpetsnout](https://www.gbif.org/species/2408081) | *Macrorhamphosodes platycheilus* | Triacanthodidae | NE | 4 |
| [Mephisto fraserbrunneri](https://www.gbif.org/species/2408062) | *Mephisto fraserbrunneri* | Triacanthodidae | NE | 1 |
| [Banded Spikefish](https://www.gbif.org/species/2408068) | *Paratriacanthodes herrei* | Triacanthodidae | LC | 1 |
| [bigeye houndshark](https://www.gbif.org/species/2418281) | *Iago omanensis* | Triakidae | LC | 2 |
| [Arabian smooth-hound](https://www.gbif.org/species/2418367) | *Mustelus mosis* | Triakidae | NT | 1 |
| [bluefin searobin](https://www.gbif.org/species/2336668) | *Chelidonichthys kumu* | Triglidae | LC | 1 |
| [Twohorn gurnard](https://www.gbif.org/species/2336665) | *Lepidotrigla bentuviai* | Triglidae | DD | 10 |
| [scalybreast gurnard](https://www.gbif.org/species/2336688) | *Lepidotrigla faurei* | Triglidae | LC | 2 |
| [Indian Ocean spiny gurnard](https://www.gbif.org/species/2336676) | *Lepidotrigla multispinosa* | Triglidae | LC | 1 |
| [Oman Gurnard](https://www.gbif.org/species/2336730) | *Lepidotrigla omanensis* | Triglidae | LC | 3 |
| [Red-fringed Gurnard](https://www.gbif.org/species/2336667) | *Lepidotrigla spiloptera* | Triglidae | LC | 2 |
| [Pterygotrigla arabica](https://www.gbif.org/species/2336621) | *Pterygotrigla arabica* | Triglidae | LC | 1 |
| [High-finned Veilfin](https://www.gbif.org/species/2400592) | *Velifer hypselopterus* | Veliferidae | LC | 1 |
| [Silvery John dory](https://www.gbif.org/species/2415247) | *Zenopsis conchifer* | Zeidae | LC | 1 |
| [John Dory](https://www.gbif.org/species/7744449) | *Zeus faber* | Zeidae | DD | 2 |
| [False Dory](https://www.gbif.org/species/2415329) | *Cyttomimus affinis* | Zeniontidae | NE | 1 |
| [Cyttomimus stelgis](https://www.gbif.org/species/2415328) | *Cyttomimus stelgis* | Zeniontidae | NE | 1 |
| [Dwarf Dory](https://www.gbif.org/species/2415317) | *Zenion hololepis* | Zeniontidae | LC | 1 |


This list is in 4 parts: [1](/en/nature/fish-of-somalia-sharks-rays-and-others/) · [2](/en/nature/fish-of-somalia-sharks-rays-and-others-2/) · [3](/en/nature/fish-of-somalia-sharks-rays-and-others-3/) · **4**

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