Species lists
Fish of Somalia: sharks, rays and 30 other orders (part 4 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.
Part 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragonfish | Melanostomias melanops | Stomiidae | LC | 1 |
| Photonectes waitti | Photonectes waitti | Stomiidae | LC | 2 |
| Photostomias atrox | Photostomias atrox | Stomiidae | LC | 3 |
| Günther's boafish | Stomias affinis | Stomiidae | LC | 19 |
| Boa dragonfish, Scaly dragonfish | Stomias boa | Stomiidae | LC | 2 |
| Alcock's boafish | Stomias nebulosus | Stomiidae | LC | 13 |
| Tube-eye | Stylephorus chordatus | Stylephoridae | LC | 2 |
| orangebanded goblinfish | Choridactylus multibarbus | Synanceiidae | LC | 1 |
| Choridactylus striatus | Choridactylus striatus | Synanceiidae | DD | 4 |
| Minous andriashevi | Minous andriashevi | Synanceiidae | NE | 2 |
| Alcock's Scorpionfish | Minous inermis | Synanceiidae | LC | 2 |
| Grey stingfish | Minous monodactylus | Synanceiidae | LC | 1 |
| Dwarf Scorpionfish | Synanceia nana | Synanceiidae | LC | 4 |
| Shortdorsal Cutthroat Eel | Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis | Synaphobranchidae | LC | 1 |
| bluespeckled pipefish | Hippichthys cyanospilos | Syngnathidae | LC | 1 |
| thorntailed pipefish | Micrognathus brevirostris | Syngnathidae | LC | 3 |
| elegant pipefish | Nannocampus elegans | Syngnathidae | LC | 1 |
| Slender Lizardfish, Gracile lizardfish | Saurida gracilis | Synodontidae | LC | 1 |
| Greater lizardfish | Saurida tumbil | Synodontidae | LC | 5 |
| Brushtooth lizardfish | Saurida undosquamis | Synodontidae | LC | 14 |
| Indian lizardfish | Synodus indicus | Synodontidae | LC | 14 |
| Blackblotch Lizardfish, Lighthouse lizardfish | Synodus jaculum | Synodontidae | LC | 1 |
| Largehead Lizardfish | Synodus macrocephalus | Synodontidae | LC | 8 |
| Bluntnose lizardfish, Snakefish | Synodus myops | Synodontidae | NE | 14 |
| Largeeye Lizardfish | Synodus oculeus | Synodontidae | LC | 1 |
| Randall's Lizardfish | Synodus randalli | Synodontidae | LC | 2 |
| Variegated Lizardfish, Engleman's lizardfish | Synodus variegatus | Synodontidae | LC | 3 |
| Synodus vityazi | Synodus vityazi | Synodontidae | DD | 1 |
| Trachinocephalus atrisignis | Trachinocephalus atrisignis | Synodontidae | DD | 1 |
| Immaculate puffer | Arothron immaculatus | Tetraodontidae | LC | 2 |
| Starry Puffer, Stellate puffer | Arothron stellatus | Tetraodontidae | LC | 3 |
| Crowned Pufferfish | Canthigaster coronata | Tetraodontidae | LC | 3 |
| Brown-lined puffer | Canthigaster rivulata | Tetraodontidae | LC | 10 |
| Black-saddled Toby, Valentin's sharpnose puffer | Canthigaster valentini | Tetraodontidae | LC | 6 |
| Milkspotted puffer | Chelonodon patoca | Tetraodontidae | LC | 1 |
| pricklebelly blaasop | Chelonodon pleurospilus | Tetraodontidae | EN | 1 |
| Smooth Golden Puffer | Lagocephalus inermis | Tetraodontidae | LC | 2 |
| Silver-cheeked toadfish | Lagocephalus sceleratus | Tetraodontidae | LC | 3 |
| Suez Puffer | Lagocephalus suezensis | Tetraodontidae | LC | 1 |
| Flavimaculosus Puffer | Torquigener flavimaculosus | Tetraodontidae | LC | 3 |
| redskinfish | Ablabys binotatus | Tetrarogidae | DD | 4 |
| Whiteface waspfish | Richardsonichthys leucogaster | Tetrarogidae | LC | 1 |
| Snyderina guentheri | Snyderina guentheri | Tetrarogidae | LC | 1 |
| Marbled torpedo, Marbled Electric Ray, Spotted torpedo | Torpedo marmorata | Torpedinidae | VU | 1 |
| Marbled electric eel, Marbled electric ray, Variable torpedo ray | Torpedo sinuspersici | Torpedinidae | DD | 2 |
| Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis | Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis | Trachichthyidae | LC | 2 |
| Mediterranean slimehead, Silver Roughy | Hoplostethus mediterraneus | Trachichthyidae | LC | 10 |
| Blackfin Roughy | Hoplostethus melanopus | Trachichthyidae | LC | 1 |
| Alcock's Spikefish | Halimochirurgus alcocki | Triacanthodidae | NE | 2 |
| Largegill Trumpetsnout | Macrorhamphosodes platycheilus | Triacanthodidae | NE | 4 |
| Mephisto fraserbrunneri | Mephisto fraserbrunneri | Triacanthodidae | NE | 1 |
| Banded Spikefish | Paratriacanthodes herrei | Triacanthodidae | LC | 1 |
| bigeye houndshark | Iago omanensis | Triakidae | LC | 2 |
| Arabian smooth-hound | Mustelus mosis | Triakidae | NT | 1 |
| bluefin searobin | Chelidonichthys kumu | Triglidae | LC | 1 |
| Twohorn gurnard | Lepidotrigla bentuviai | Triglidae | DD | 10 |
| scalybreast gurnard | Lepidotrigla faurei | Triglidae | LC | 2 |
| Indian Ocean spiny gurnard | Lepidotrigla multispinosa | Triglidae | LC | 1 |
| Oman Gurnard | Lepidotrigla omanensis | Triglidae | LC | 3 |
| Red-fringed Gurnard | Lepidotrigla spiloptera | Triglidae | LC | 2 |
| Pterygotrigla arabica | Pterygotrigla arabica | Triglidae | LC | 1 |
| High-finned Veilfin | Velifer hypselopterus | Veliferidae | LC | 1 |
| Silvery John dory | Zenopsis conchifer | Zeidae | LC | 1 |
| John Dory | Zeus faber | Zeidae | DD | 2 |
| False Dory | Cyttomimus affinis | Zeniontidae | NE | 1 |
| Cyttomimus stelgis | Cyttomimus stelgis | Zeniontidae | NE | 1 |
| Dwarf Dory | Zenion hololepis | Zeniontidae | LC | 1 |
Sources
- Dragonfish · gbif.org
- Photonectes waitti · gbif.org
- Photostomias atrox · gbif.org
- Günther's boafish · gbif.org
- Boa dragonfish, Scaly dragonfish · gbif.org
- Alcock's boafish · gbif.org
- Tube-eye · gbif.org
- orangebanded goblinfish · gbif.org
- Choridactylus striatus · gbif.org
- Minous andriashevi · gbif.org
- Alcock's Scorpionfish · gbif.org
- Grey stingfish · gbif.org
- Dwarf Scorpionfish · gbif.org
- Shortdorsal Cutthroat Eel · gbif.org
- bluespeckled pipefish · gbif.org
- thorntailed pipefish · gbif.org
- elegant pipefish · gbif.org
- Slender Lizardfish, Gracile lizardfish · gbif.org
- Greater lizardfish · gbif.org
- Brushtooth lizardfish · gbif.org
- Indian lizardfish · gbif.org
- Blackblotch Lizardfish, Lighthouse lizardfish · gbif.org
- Largehead Lizardfish · gbif.org
- Bluntnose lizardfish, Snakefish · gbif.org
- Largeeye Lizardfish · gbif.org
- Randall's Lizardfish · gbif.org
- Variegated Lizardfish, Engleman's lizardfish · gbif.org
- Synodus vityazi · gbif.org
- Trachinocephalus atrisignis · gbif.org
- Immaculate puffer · gbif.org
- Starry Puffer, Stellate puffer · gbif.org
- Crowned Pufferfish · gbif.org
- Brown-lined puffer · gbif.org
- Black-saddled Toby, Valentin's sharpnose puffer · gbif.org
- Milkspotted puffer · gbif.org
- pricklebelly blaasop · gbif.org
- Smooth Golden Puffer · gbif.org
- Silver-cheeked toadfish · gbif.org
- Suez Puffer · gbif.org
- Flavimaculosus Puffer · gbif.org
- redskinfish · gbif.org
- Whiteface waspfish · gbif.org
- Snyderina guentheri · gbif.org
- Marbled torpedo, Marbled Electric Ray, Spotted torpedo · gbif.org
- Marbled electric eel, Marbled electric ray, Variable torpedo ray · gbif.org
- Aulotrachichthys sajademalensis · gbif.org
- Mediterranean slimehead, Silver Roughy · gbif.org
- Blackfin Roughy · gbif.org
- Alcock's Spikefish · gbif.org
- Largegill Trumpetsnout · gbif.org
- Mephisto fraserbrunneri · gbif.org
- Banded Spikefish · gbif.org
- bigeye houndshark · gbif.org
- Arabian smooth-hound · gbif.org
- bluefin searobin · gbif.org
- Twohorn gurnard · gbif.org
- scalybreast gurnard · gbif.org
- Indian Ocean spiny gurnard · gbif.org
- Oman Gurnard · gbif.org
- Red-fringed Gurnard · gbif.org
- Pterygotrigla arabica · gbif.org
- High-finned Veilfin · gbif.org
- Silvery John dory · gbif.org
- John Dory · gbif.org
- False Dory · gbif.org
- Cyttomimus stelgis · gbif.org
- Dwarf Dory · gbif.org
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