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Fish Species of Sierra Leone
Native and commonly occurring fish across 1 ocean region - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.
153
Total Species
8
Threatened
21
Edible
1
Ocean Region
Orange filefish
Aluterus schoepfii
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific blackchin
Scopelengys tristis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific hatchet fish
Argyropelecus affinis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific portholefish
Diplophos taenia
LC
🌊 Marine
Parin's spinyfish
Diretmichthys parini
LC
🌊 Marine
Pearly lanternfish
Myctophum nitidulum
LC
🌊 Marine
Pearly razorfish
Xyrichtys novacula
LC
🌊 Marine
Pompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen triggerfish
Balistes vetula
NT
🌊 Marine
Reinhardt's lantern fish
Hygophum reinhardtii
LC
🌊 Marine
Rendezvous fish
Polymetme corythaeola
LC
🌊 Marine
Richardson's snaggletooth
Astronesthes richardsoni
LC
🌊 Marine
Roudi escolar
Promethichthys prometheus
LC
🌊 Marine
Round sardinella
Sardinella aurita
LC
🌊 Marine
Round scad
Decapterus punctatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Scaleless dragonfish
Bathophilus nigerrimus
LC
🌊 Marine
Scalloped ribbonfish
Zu cristatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Shining Snaggletooth
Borostomias elucens
LC
🌊 Marine
Short fin pearleye
Scopelarchus analis
LC
🌊 Marine
Short-headed lantern fish
Diaphus brachycephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Shortnose greeneye
Chlorophthalmus agassizi
LC
🌊 Marine
Silver spinyfin
Diretmus argenteus
LC
🌊 Marine
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
LC
🌊 Marine
Sladen's hatchet fish
Argyropelecus sladeni
LC
🌊 Marine
Slender lanternfish
Lampanyctus tenuiformis
LC
🌊 Marine
Smallscale smooth-head
Bathytroctes microlepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Smalltooth dragonfish
Pachystomias microdon
LC
🌊 Marine
Smooth dreamer
Chaenophryne draco
LC
🌊 Marine
Smooth puffer
Lagocephalus laevigatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
LC
🌊 Marine
Soft lanternfish
Diaphus mollis
LC
🌊 Marine
Soft leafvent angler
Haplophryne mollis
LC
🌊 Marine
Softhead grenadier
Malacocephalus laevis
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotlight lanternfish
Diaphus lucidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotted soapfish
Rypticus subbifrenatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotted tinselfish
Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi
LC
🌊 Marine
Spurcheek lanternfish
Bolinichthys photothorax
LC
🌊 Marine
Stareye lightfish
Pollichthys mauli
LC
🌊 Marine
Stout beardfish
Polymixia nobilis
LC
🌊 Marine
Stout sawpalate
Serrivomer beanii
LC
🌊 Marine
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
VU
🔄 Diadromous
Tentacle dragonfish
Melanostomias tentaculatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Topside lampfish
Notolychnus valdiviae
LC
🌊 Marine
Transparent lantern fish
Diaphus perspicillatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Triplophos Hemingi
Triplophos hemingi
LC
🌊 Marine
Tripodfish
Bathypterois grallator
LC
🌊 Marine
Undistinguished sabretooth
Odontostomops normalops
LC
🌊 Marine
Unicorn leatherjacket filefish
Aluterus monoceros
LC
🌊 Marine