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List of Marine Fishes reported from Mauritania
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Table 1: 678 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 22 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 4 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 704 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 678 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Beloniformes Belonidae Ablennes hiansnative Flat needlefish  
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Abudefduf saxatilisnative Sergeant-major  
Scombriformes Scombridae Acanthocybium solandrinative Wahoo  
Eupercaria/misc Labridae Acantholabrus palloninative Scale-rayed wrasse  
Acanthuriformes Acanthuridae Acanthurus monroviaenative Monrovia doctorfish  
Myliobatiformes Aetobatidae Aetobatus narinarinative Whitespotted eagle ray  
Myliobatiformes Myliobatidae Aetomylaeus bovinusnative Bull ray Ndiaouratt 
Aulopiformes Notosudidae Ahliesaurus berryinative   
Albuliformes Albulidae Albula vulpesnative Bonefish Nguignane 
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia gracilisnative   
Notacanthiformes Halosauridae Aldrovandia phalacranative Hawaiian halosaurid fish  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus agassiziinative Agassiz' slickhead  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus bairdiinative Baird's slickhead  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratusnative Risso's smooth-head  
Zeiformes Oreosomatidae Allocyttus guineensisnative Guinea oreo  
Zeiformes Oreosomatidae Allocyttus verrucosusnative Warty dory  
Lamniformes Alopiidae Alopias vulpinusnative Thresher  
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa alosanative Allis shad  
Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Aluterus schoepfiinative Orange filefish Ndor gar 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel  
Lophiiformes Antennariidae Antennarius striatusnative Striated frogfish  
Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Anthias anthiasnative Swallowtail seaperch  
Acanthuriformes Antigoniidae Antigonia caprosnative Deepbody boarfish  
Scombriformes Trichiuridae Aphanopus intermediusnative Intermediate scabbardfish  
Kurtiformes Apogonidae Apogon imberbisnative Cardinal fish  
Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Apsilus fuscusnative African forktail snapper  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus aculeatusnative Lovely hatchetfish  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus gigasnative Hatchetfish  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus hemigymnusnative Half-naked hatchetfish  
Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae Argyropelecus sladeninative Sladen's hatchet fish  
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Argyrosomus regiusnative Meagre Itan 
Scombriformes Ariommatidae Ariomma melananative Brown driftfish  
Anguilliformes Congridae Ariosoma balearicumnative Bandtooth conger  
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Aristostomias polydactylusnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Aristostomias xenostomanative   
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus capensisnative Cape scaldfish  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus imperialisnative Imperial scaldfish  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus laternanative Mediterranean scaldfish  
Pleuronectiformes Bothidae Arnoglossus thorinative Thor's scaldfish  
Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae Asquamiceps caeruleusnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes caulophorusnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes gemmifernative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes leucopogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes macropogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes micropogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes neopogonnative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes nigernative   
Stomiiformes Stomiidae Astronesthes richardsoninative Richardson's snaggletooth  
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina boyerinative Big-scale sand smelt  
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina presbyternative Sand smelt  
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