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Mozambique Channel
General data
Water type:
Sae
Progression:
Indian ocean
->
Planet Earth
Climates:
Tropical
Continents:
Africa
Countries:
Madagascar
About
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Fishes
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Description
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Flathead grey mullet
(Mugil cephalus)
Hornlip mullet
(Plicomugil labiosus)
Perciformes - Perches
Bluefish
(Pomatomus saltatrix)
Dusky grouper
(Epinephelus marginatus)
Two-spot red snapper
(Lutjanus bohar)
Emperor red snapper
(Lutjanus sebae)
Harry hotlips
(Plectorhinchus gibbosus)
Yellowbanded sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus lineatus)
Blackspotted rubberlip
(Plectorhinchus gaterinus)
Lemonfish
(Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus)
Two-striped sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus albovittatus)
Painted sweetlip
(Plectorhinchus picus)
Blacktail snapper
(Lutjanus fulvus)
Russell's snapper
(Lutjanus russellii)
Malabar grouper
(Epinephelus malabaricus)
Blacktip grouper
(Epinephelus fasciatus)
One-blotch grouper
(Epinephelus melanostigma)
Comet grouper
(Epinephelus morrhua)
Humpback red snapper
(Lutjanus gibbus)
Blubberlip snapper
(Lutjanus rivulatus)
Common bluestripe snapper
(Lutjanus kasmira)
Peacock hind
(Cephalopholis argus)
Coral hind
(Cephalopholis miniata)
Smallspotted grunter
(Pomadasys commersonnii)
Giant grouper
(Epinephelus lanceolatus)
Honeycomb grouper
(Epinephelus merra)
Potato grouper
(Epinephelus tukula)
Blue-and-yellow grouper
(Epinephelus flavocaeruleus)
Spotted soapfish
(Pogonoperca punctata)
One-spot snapper
(Lutjanus monostigma)
Dory snapper
(Lutjanus fulviflamma)
Yellow-edged lyretail
(Variola louti)
Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus vittatus)
Slender grouper
(Anyperodon leucogrammicus)
Midnight snapper
(Macolor macularis)
Black and white snapper
(Macolor niger)
Blackspot snapper
(Lutjanus ehrenbergii)
Epaulet grouper
(Epinephelus stoliczkae)
Roving coral grouper
(Plectropomus pessuliferus)
Masked grouper
(Gracila albomarginata)
Bowtie damselfish
(Neoglyphidodon melas)
Goldenstriped soapfish
(Grammistes sexlineatus)
Goldribbon soapfish
(Aulacocephalus temminckii)
One-spot damselfish
(Chrysiptera unimaculata)
Creole damsel
(Pomacentrus agassizii)
White-edged lyretail
(Variola albimarginata)
Dark damsel
(Pomacentrus aquilus)
Areolate grouper
(Epinephelus areolatus)
Mangrove red snapper
(Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
Chocolate hind
(Cephalopholis boenak)
Deep-water red snapper
(Etelis carbunculus)
Brownspotted grouper
(Epinephelus chlorostigma)
Crescent sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus cinctus)
Deepwater longtail red snapper
(Etelis coruscans)
Grey demoiselle
(Chrysiptera glauca)
Moontail bullseye
(Priacanthus hamrur)
Leopard hind
(Cephalopholis leopardus)
Longspine grouper
(Epinephelus longispinis)
Bigeye snapper
(Lutjanus lutjanus)
Slender silver-biddy
(Gerres oblongus)
Common silver-biddy
(Gerres oyena)
Redmouth grouper
(Aethaloperca rogaa)
Paletail damsel
(Pomacentrus trichrourus)
Carangiformes - Jacks
Greater amberjack
(Seriola dumerili)
Common dolphinfish
(Coryphaena hippurus)
Leerfish
(Lichia amia)
Swordfish
(Xiphias gladius)
Bluefin trevally
(Caranx melampygus)
Giant trevally
(Caranx ignobilis)
Bigeye trevally
(Caranx sexfasciatus)
Golden trevally
(Gnathanodon speciosus)
Torpedo scad
(Megalaspis cordyla)
Striped marlin
(Kajikia audax)
Blue marlin
(Makaira nigricans)
Indo-Pacific sailfish
(Istiophorus platypterus)
Shortbill spearfish
(Tetrapturus angustirostris)
Black jack
(Caranx lugubris)
Yellowtail amberjack
(Seriola lalandi)
Cobia
(Rachycentron canadum)
Orange-spotted trevally
(Carangoides bajad)
Rainbow runner
(Elagatis bipinnulata)
Longfin yellowtail
(Seriola rivoliana)
Small spotted dart
(Trachinotus baillonii)
Snubnose pompano
(Trachinotus blochii)
African pompano
(Alectis ciliaris)
Talang queenfish
(Scomberoides commersonnianus)
Bigeye scad
(Selar crumenophthalmus)
White trevally
(Pseudocaranx dentex)
Shadow trevally
(Carangoides dinema)
Whitefin trevally
(Carangoides equula)
Bumpnose trevally
(Carangoides hedlandensis)
Indian threadfish
(Alectis indica)
Doublespotted queenfish
(Scomberoides lysan)
Live sharksucker
(Echeneis naucrates)
Coachwhip trevally
(Carangoides oblongus)
Brassy trevally
(Caranx papuensis)
Barred queenfish
(Scomberoides tala)
Needlescaled queenfish
(Scomberoides tol)
Istiophoriformes - Barracudas
Great barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
Yellowtail barracuda
(Sphyraena flavicauda)
Yellowstripe barracuda
(Sphyraena chrysotaenia)
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Devil firefish
(Pterois miles)
Streaked gurnard
(Chelidonichthys lastoviza)
Bearded scorpionfish
(Scorpaenopsis barbata)
Bartail flathead
(Platycephalus indicus)
Wispy waspfish
(Paracentropogon longispinis)
Spotfin lionfish
(Pterois antennata)
Red lionfish
(Pterois volitans)
African lionfish
(Pterois mombasae)
Red sea lionfish
(Pterois cincta)
Tentacled flathead
(Papilloculiceps longiceps)
Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Great white shark
(Carcharodon carcharias)
Sand tiger shark
(Carcharias taurus)
Smalltooth sand tiger
(Odontaspis ferox)
Thresher
(Alopias vulpinus)
Bigeye thresher
(Alopias superciliosus)
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Smooth hammerhead
(Sphyrna zygaena)
Bull Shark
(Carcharhinus leucas)
Whitetip reef shark
(Triaenodon obesus)
Blacktip reef shark
(Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Grey reef shark
(Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)
Great hammerhead
(Sphyrna mokarran)
Galapagos shark
(Carcharhinus galapagensis)
Silky shark
(Carcharhinus falciformis)
Silvertip shark
(Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Milk shark
(Rhizoprionodon acutus)
Starspotted smooth-hound
(Mustelus manazo)
Scalloped hammerhead
(Sphyrna lewini)
Blacktip shark
(Carcharhinus limbatus)
Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark
Whale shark
(Rhincodon typus)
Zebra shark
(Stegostoma tigrinum)
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Blue-spotted stingray
(Neotrygon kuhlii)
Plavopega trakorepa raža
(Taeniura lymma)
Giant manta ray
(Mobula birostris)
Reef manta ray
(Mobula alfredi)
Cowtail stingray
(Pastinachus sephen)
Common eagle ray
(Myliobatis aquila)
Round ribbontail ray
(Taeniurops meyeni)
Bull ray
(Aetomylaeus bovinus)
Pink whipray
(Pateobatis fai)
Brown stingray
(Bathytoshia lata)
Scombriformes - Mackerels
Yellowfin tuna
(Thunnus albacares)
Wahoo
(Acanthocybium solandri)
Atlantic Spanish mackerel
(Scomberomorus maculatus)
Dogtooth tuna
(Gymnosarda unicolor)
Narrow-barred spanish mackerel
(Scomberomorus commerson)
Bigeye tuna
(Thunnus obesus)
Albacore
(Thunnus alalunga)
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Starry moray
(Echidna nebulosa)
Napoleon snake eel
(Ophichthus bonaparti)
Giant mottled eel
(Anguilla marmorata)
Gymnothorax undulatus
(Gymnothorax undulatus)
African longfin eel
(Anguilla mossambica)
Indian mottled eel
(Anguilla bengalensis)
Indonesian shortfin eel
(Anguilla bicolor)
Zebra moray
(Gymnomuraena zebra)
Laced moray
(Gymnothorax favagineus)
Fimbriated moray
(Gymnothorax fimbriatus)
Geometric moray
(Gymnothorax griseus)
Giant moray
(Gymnothorax javanicus)
Turkey moray
(Gymnothorax meleagris)
Yellowmouth moray
(Gymnothorax nudivomer)
Daggertooth pike conger
(Muraenesox cinereus)
Blotched snake-eel
(Ophichthus erabo)
Many-eyed snake-eel
(Ophichthus polyophthalmus)
Barred moray
(Echidna polyzona)
Broadbanded moray
(Channomuraena vittata)
Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
Ocean sunfish
(Mola mola)
Black triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
White-banded triggerfish
(Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
Clown triggerfish
(Balistoides conspicillum)
Orange-lined triggerfish
(Balistapus undulatus)
Titan triggerfish
(Balistoides viridescens)
White-spotted puffer
(Arothron hispidus)
Stellate puffer
(Arothron stellatus)
Bluetail trunkfish
(Ostracion cyanurus)
Valentin’s sharpnose puffer
(Canthigaster valentini)
Scrawled filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
Broom filefish
(Amanses scopas)
Long-spine porcupinefish
(Diodon holocanthus)
Spot-fin porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
Pinktail triggerfish
(Melichthys vidua)
Blackbelly triggerfish
(Rhinecanthus verrucosus)
Picasso triggerfish
(Rhinecanthus assasi)
Yellow boxfish
(Ostracion cubicum)
Yellowspotted puffer
(Torquigener flavimaculosus)
Yellowmargin triggerfish
(Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus)
Masked triggerfish
(Sufflamen fraenatum)
Indian triggerfish
(Melichthys indicus)
Unicorn leatherjacket filefish
(Aluterus monoceros)
Red-toothed triggerfish
(Odonus niger)
Wedge-tail triggerfish
(Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes
Silverspot squirrelfish
(Sargocentron caudimaculatum)
Sabre squirrelfish
(Sargocentron spiniferum)
Redcoat
(Sargocentron rubrum)
Blotcheye soldierfish
(Myripristis berndti)
Crown squirrelfish
(Sargocentron diadema)
Samurai squirrelfish
(Sargocentron ittodai)
Blackblotch squirrelfish
(Sargocentron melanospilos)
Scarlet soldierfish
(Myripristis pralinia)
Pink squirrelfish
(Sargocentron tiereoides)
Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes
Striated frogfish
(Antennarius striatus)
Warty frogfish
(Antennarius maculatus)
Painted frogfish
(Antennarius pictus)
Labriformes - Wrasses
Green humphead parrotfish
(Bolbometopon muricatum)
Clown wrasse
(Coris aygula)
Queen coris
(Coris formosa)
Spottail coris
(Coris caudimacula)
African wrasse
(Coris cuvieri)
Broomtail wrasse
(Cheilinus lunulatus)
Humphead wrasse
(Cheilinus undulatus)
Abudjubbe wrasse
(Cheilinus abudjubbe)
Redbreasted wrasse
(Cheilinus fasciatus)
Klunzinger’s wrasse
(Thalassoma rueppellii)
Sling-jaw wrasse
(Epibulus insidiator)
Dusky wrasse
(Halichoeres marginatus)
Zigzag wrasse
(Halichoeres scapularis)
Checkerboard wrasse
(Halichoeres hortulanus)
Blue-spotted wrasse
(Anampses caeruleopunctatus)
Red Sea thicklip wrasse
(Hemigymnus sexfasciatus)
Barred thicklip
(Hemigymnus fasciatus)
Blackeye thicklip wrasse
(Hemigymnus melapterus)
Yellowbreasted wrasse
(Anampses twistii)
Diana’s hogfish
(Bodianus diana)
Axilspot hogfish
(Bodianus axillaris)
Peacock wrasse
(Iniistius pavo)
Fivefinger razorfish
(Iniistius pentadactylus)
Mental wrasse
(Oxycheilinus mentalis)
Cheeklined wrasse
(Oxycheilinus digramma)
Rusty parrotfish
(Scarus ferrugineus)
Daisy parrotfish
(Chlorurus sordidus)
Batu coris
(Coris batuensis)
Lyretail hogfish
(Bodianus anthioides)
Palebar hogfish
(Bodianus atrolumbus)
Lined hogfish
(Bodianus leucosticticus)
Carolines parrotfish
(Calotomus carolinus)
Floral wrasse
(Cheilinus chlorourus)
Snooty wrasse
(Cheilinus oxycephalus)
Surge wrasse
(Thalassoma purpureum)
Whitebarred wrasse
(Cheilinus quinquecinctus)
Tripletail wrasse
(Cheilinus trilobatus)
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Atlantic mudskipper
(Periophthalmus barbarus)
Orange-spotted sleeper-goby
(Valenciennea puellaris)
Blueband goby
(Valenciennea strigata)
Dusky frillgoby
(Bathygobius fuscus)
Ninebar prawn-goby
(Cryptocentrus cryptocentrus)
Arabian goby
(Cryptocentroides arabicus)
Starry goby
(Asterropteryx semipunctata)
Chinese zebra goby
(Ptereleotris zebra)
Lampriformes - Lamprids
Giant oarfish
(Regalecus glesne)
Mediterranean dealfish
(Trachipterus trachypterus)
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Short-nosed unicornfish
(Naso brevirostris)
Bluespine unicornfish
(Naso unicornis)
Whitemargin unicornfish
(Naso annulatus)
Japanese meagre
(Argyrosomus japonicus)
Threespot angelfish
(Apolemichthys trimaculatus)
Yellowtail angelfish
(Apolemichthys xanthurus)
Blackspot sergeant
(Abudefduf sordidus)
Copperband butterflyfish
(Chelmon rostratus)
Redtail butterflyfish
(Chaetodon collare)
Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ulietensis)
Bicolor angelfish
(Centropyge bicolor)
Yellowbar angelfish
(Pomacanthus maculosus)
Blackwedged butterflyfish
(Chaetodon falcula)
Threadfin butterflyfish
(Chaetodon auriga)
Canary drum
(Umbrina canariensis)
Brown-spotted spinefoot
(Siganus stellatus)
Dusky spinefoot
(Siganus luridus)
Lined surgeonfish
(Acanthurus lineatus)
Elongate surgeonfish
(Acanthurus mata)
Powderblue surgeonfish
(Acanthurus leucosternon)
Convict surgeonfish
(Acanthurus triostegus)
Yellowfin surgeonfish
(Acanthurus xanthopterus)
Sohal surgeonfish
(Acanthurus sohal)
Goldtail angelfish
(Pomacanthus chrysurus)
Bluering angelfish
(Pomacanthus annularis)
Regal angelfish
(Pygoplites diacanthus)
Semicircled angelfish
(Pomacanthus semicirculatus)
Emperor angelfish
(Pomacanthus imperator)
Arabian angelfish
(Pomacanthus asfur)
Old woman angelfish
(Pomacanthus rhomboides)
Scissortail sergeant
(Abudefduf sexfasciatus)
False-eye sergeant
(Abudefduf sparoides)
Yellowtail sergeant
(Abudefduf notatus)
Indo-Pacific sergeant
(Abudefduf vaigiensis)
Banded sergeant
(Abudefduf septemfasciatus)
Whipfin ponyfish
(Equulites leuciscus)
Marbled spinefoot
(Siganus rivulatus)
Gadiformes - Cods
Abyssal grenadier
(Coryphaenoides armatus)
Common mora
(Mora moro)
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Red Sea seabream
(Diplodus noct)
Oman seabream
(Diplodus omanensis)
Goldlined seabream
(Rhabdosargus sarba)
Spangled emperor
(Lethrinus nebulosus)
Orange-striped emperor
(Lethrinus obsoletus)
Twobar seabream
(Acanthopagrus bifasciatus)
Longface emperor
(Lethrinus olivaceus)
Black-streaked monocle bream
(Scolopsis taeniata)
Thumbprint monocle bream
(Scolopsis bimaculata)
Snubnose emperor
(Lethrinus borbonicus)
Suez Canal Sillago
(Sillago suezensis)
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Ringed pipefish
(Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus)
Bluespotted cornetfish
(Fistularia commersonii)
Greater pipefish
(Syngnathus acus)
Network pipefish
(Corythoichthys flavofasciatus)
Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes
Milkfish
(Chanos chanos)
Beaked salmon
(Gonorynchus gonorynchus)
Beryciformes - Sawbellies
Alfonsino
(Beryx decadactylus)
Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels
Brunswig's Cusk-eel
(Lamprogrammus brunswigi)
Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses
Atlantic wreckfish
(Polyprion americanus)
Dusky sweeper
(Pempheris adusta)
Indian sweeper
(Pempheris mangula)
Vanikoro sweeper
(Pempheris vanicolensis)
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Bermuda sea chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix)
Brassy chub
(Kyphosus vaigiensis)
Longnose hawkfish
(Oxycirrhites typus)
Blackside hawkfish
(Paracirrhites forsteri)
Arc-eye hawkfish
(Paracirrhites arcatus)
Coral hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus)
Spotted hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys aprinus)
Dwarf hawkfish
(Cirrhitichthys falco)
Jarbua terapon
(Terapon jarbua)
Barred flagtail
(Kuhlia mugil)
Stocky hawkfish
(Cirrhitus pinnulatus)
Rock flagtail
(Kuhlia rupestris)
Largescaled terapon
(Terapon theraps)
Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Flat needlefish
(Ablennes hians)
Hound needlefish
(Tylosurus crocodilus)
Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes
Speckled sandperch
(Parapercis hexophtalma)
Naked-nape stargazer
(Uranoscopus oligolepis)
Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays
Giant guitarfish
(Rhynchobatus djiddensis)
Common sawfish
(Pristis pristis)
Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes
Large-toothed cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus macrodon)
Five-lined cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus)
Bridled cardinalfish
(Pristiapogon fraenatus)
Iridescent cardinalfish
(Pristiapogon kallopterus)
Pharaoh cardinalfish
(Apogonichthyoides pharaonis)
Bandfin cardinalfish
(Pristiapogon taeniopterus)
Half-barred cardinal
(Fibramia thermalis)
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Peacock flounder
(Bothus mancus)
Leopard flounder
(Bothus pantherinus)
Largetooth flounder
(Pseudorhombus arsius)
Aulopiformes - Grinners
Variegated lizardfish
(Synodus variegatus)
Gracile lizardfish
(Saurida gracilis)
Blenniiformes - Blennies
Molly miller
(Scartella cristata)
Rippled rockskipper
(Istiblennius edentulus)
Mulliformes - Goatfishes
Dash-and-dot goatfish
(Parupeneus barberinus)
Gold-saddle goatfish
(Parupeneus cyclostomus)
Yellowstripe goatfish
(Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)
Red Sea goatfish
(Parupeneus forsskali)
Long-barbel goatfish
(Parupeneus macronemus)
Sidespot goatfish
(Parupeneus pleurostigma)
Yellowfin goatfish
(Mulloidichthys vanicolensis)
Striped goatfish
(Upeneus vittatus)
Atheriniformes - Silversides
Red Sea Hardyhead Silverside
(Atherinomorus forskalii)
Albuliformes - Bonefishes
Roundjaw bonefish
(Albula glossodonta)
Catches