Tɔmelãwo

Tɔmelãwo (Eŋlisigbe: fishes)

akpa

paraphyletic group, grade, organisms known by a particular common name

Subclass of	aquatic anim, marine life
Has use	fish as food
Taxon name	Pisces
Taxon rank	class
Parent taxon	Gnathostomata
Means of locomotion	fish locomotion
Start time	530 million years BCE
Studied in	ichthyology
Habitat	body of water
Has characteristic	diversity of fish
Unicode character	🐟

Tɔmelãwo

No.	Latin ŋkɔ	Eŋlisigbe	Eʋegbe	Notes	Family
82	Acanthurus monroviae	Monrovia Doctorfish	hɛ / he	Descriptive	Acanthuridae
83	Albula vulpes	Bonefish	aminoe	Descriptive	Acanthuridae
84	Carlarius heudelotii	Smooth-Mouth Sea Catfish	kɔkɔtɛ	Adopted	Ariidae/Tachysuridae
85	Balistes punctatus	Blue-Spotted Triggerfish	akpangba	Descriptive	Balistidae
86	Balistes capricus	Grey Triggerfish	akpangba / agbo	Descriptive	Balistidae
87	Canthidermis maculata	Rough Triggerfish	kpangba-dzoɖeke / dayogbla	Descriptive	Balistidae
88	Ablennes hians	Garfish/Flat Needlefish	dayogbla	Designation	Belonidae
89	Scyacium micrurum	Rock Sole/Flounder	asiƒome	Descriptive	Bothidae
90	Bothus podas africanus	African Wide-Eyed Flounder	asiƒome	Descriptive	Bothidae
91	Latilus semifasciatus	Blanquillo/Zebra Tilefish	koliko	Descriptive	Latilidae
92	Alectis alexandrina	Alexandria Pompano/African Threadfish	fɔfɔe / ŋgogba	Descriptive	Carangidae
93	Caranx crysos	Blue Runner	kpetometsiyi	Descriptive	Carangidae
94	Trachurus symmetricus	Jack Mackerel	ƒaƒa / glamata	Descriptive	Carangidae
95	Chloroscombrus chrysurus	Atlantic Bumper	dzodzoe	Descriptive	Carangidae
96	Decapterus punctatus	Round Scad	tsiyivi	Descriptive	Carangidae
97	Decapterus rhonchus	False Scad/Mackerel Scad	tsiyi / bleye	Designation	Carangidae
98	Elagatis bipinnulata	Rainbow Runner/Doctorfish	kpetame / bleɣe	Designation	Carangidae
99	Lichia amia	Leerfish	dogovaɖumi / asiabi	Descriptive	Carangidae
100	Selene dorsalis/Vomer gibbiceps	African Moonfish/African Lookdown	ŋgogba / gbadzɛgbadzɛ	Descriptive	Carangidae
101	Seriola dumerili	Greater Ambeŋack	kpetomefiayi	Descriptive	Carangidae
102	Uraspis cadenati	Cotton-Mouth Jack	kpetomefiayi	Descriptive	Carangidae
103	Trachinotus teraia	Terai Pompano	kobi / kpala	Designation	Carangidae
104	Trachurus trachurus	Atlantic Horse Mackerel	kpala	Designation	Carangidae
105	Rhizoprionodon acutus	Milk Shark	blekponamu	Descriptive	Carcharhinidae
106	Galeocerdo arcticus/cuvieri	Common Tiger Shark	ƒumedadi	Descriptive	Carcharhinidae
107	Prionace glauca	Blue Shark	anatave / toŋkuɖeaʋalame / blekponamu	Descriptive	Carcharhinidae
108	Sardinella aurita	Round Sardinella	ʋetsimu	Descriptive	Clupeidae
109	Sardinella eba	Flat Sardinella	adruku	Designation	Clupeidae
110	Harengula rouxi/Sardinella rouxi	Yellow-Tail Sardinella	deyigokpi	Descriptive	Clupeidae
111	Ilisha africana	Long-Finned Herring	kafla	Descriptive	Clupeidae
112	Ethmalosa dorsalis	Shad/Bonga	eflo / fafasia	Designation	Clupeidae
113	Engraulis encrasicolus	Anchovy	abɔbi	Descriptive	Clupeidae
114	Odaxothrissa ansorgii	Ansorge's Fangtooth Pellonuline	ɣedzoe	Designation	Clupeidae
115	Odaxothrissa mento	Nigerian Fangtooth Pellonuline	deyi	Designation	Clupeidae
116	Coryphaena equiselis	Pompano Dolphinfish/Sailors Dolphinfish	tɔƒlesi / yɔ / fefle / blɔ	Descriptive	Coryphaenidae
117	Coryphaena hippurus	Common Dolphinfish	tɔƒlesi	Descriptive	Coryphaenidae
118	Cynoglossus senegalensis	Senegalese Tongue-Sole	afɔƒome	Descriptive	Cynoglossidae
119	Dactylopterus/Cephalacanthus volitans	Flying Gurnard	adoglo	Descriptive	Dactyloperidae
120	Dasyatis margarita	Daisy Sting Ray	adado / dado	Designation	Dasyatidae
121	Diodon holocanthus	Porcupine Fish/Spiny Puffer	hlɔ̃madze	Culture	Diodontidae
122	Drepane africana	African Sicklefish/Common Spadefish	gbadzagbadza / gbagbladza / du	Descriptive	Drepanidae
123	Chaetodipterus/Ephippus goreensis	Black Spadefish	gbadzagbadza / gbagbladza / du	Descriptive	Ephippidae
124	Chaetodipterus lipei	West African Spadefish	kpeŋkpa	Description	Ephippidae
125	Elops lacerta	West African Ladyfish/Ten-Pounders	getsu / aminoe / gbɔnyevi / gbalavi / gbavi	Descriptive	Eeopidae
126	Aetobatus narinari	Spotted Eagle Ray	avoka / ababu	Descriptive	Myliobatidae
127	Myliobatis aquila	Common Eagle Ray	avoka / ababu	Designation	Myliobatidae
128	Fodiator acutus	Sharp-Chin Flying Fish	dzodzodrui	Descriptive	Exocoetidae
129	Ruvettus pretiosus	Oilfish	ʋemaɖui / vemaɖui	Culture	Gempylidae
130	Hemiramphus brasiliensis	Ballyhoo	daɣinuɖeke / daɣidɔɖeke	Descriptive	Hemiramphidae
131	Istiophorus albicans/Histiophorus americanus	Atlantic Sailfish	hatali kofi	Descriptive	Istiophoridae
132	Istiompax indica	Black Marlin	hatali kofi	Descriptive	Istiophoridae
133	Makaira nigricans	Blue Marlin	hatali kofi	Descriptive	Istiophoridae
134	Makaira albidus	White Marlin	hatali kofi	Descriptive	Istiophoridae
135	Bodianus scrofa	Barred Hogfish	ako	Designation	Labridae
136	Coris julis	Rainbow Wrasse	ɖuinaƒonu	Culture	Labridae
137	Xyrichthys novacula	Pearly Razorfish	dzatavi	Descriptive	Labridae
138	Lethrinus atlanticus	Grey Snapper/Atlantic Emperor	shikple	Adopted	Lethrinidae
139	Apsilus fuscus	African Fork-Tail Snapper	egbo	Designation	Lutjanidae
140	Lutjanus fulgens	Golden African Snapper	tɔmeha	Descriptive	Lutjanidae
141	Lutjanus agennes	African Red Snapper	tɔmeha dzea	Descriptive	Lutjanidae
142	Lutjanus goreensis	Gorean Lagoon Snapper	tɔmeha	Descriptive	Lutjanidae
143	Manta birostris	Giant Atlantic Manta	tɔmeʋako	Descriptive	Myliobatidae
144	Mobula tarapacana	Greater Guinean Mobula	tɔmeʋako / akpɔlɔe	Descriptive/Designation	Myliobatidae
145	Mugil cephalus	Flat-Head Grey Mullet	akpɔlɔe (young) / getsu (adult)	Designation	Mugilidae
146	Pseudupeneus prayensis	West African Goatfish	gekoe	Designation	Mullidae
147	Chromis lineata	Lined Chromis	ƒumekpa	Descriptive	Pomacentridae
148	Brachydeuterus auritus	Bigeye Grunt	hawui	Designation	Haemulidae
149	Pomadasys incisus	Roncador/Bastard Grunt	kaatui	Designation	Haemulidae
150	Pomadasys jubelini	Spotted Burro/Sompat Grunt	akplɔtsu	Descriptive	Haemulidae
151	Galeoides decadactylus	Lesser African Threadfin	nukpɔtse / nukpatse / tsukui	Designation	Polynemidae
152	Priacanthus arenatus	Atlantic Bigeye/Glasseye	za kofi	Descriptive	Priacanthidae
153	Pentanemus quinquarius	Royal Threadfin	gefia	Descriptive	Priacanthidae
154	Polydactylus quadrifilis	Giant African Threadfin	sikɔ	Designation	Priacanthidae
155	Psettodes belcheri	Spot-Tail Spiny Turbot/Black Sole	adzemenyi	Designation	Psettodidae
156	Raja miraletus	Brown or Peacock Ray	kpetomedado	Descriptive	Rajidae
157	Raja straeleni	Spotted Skate	asiƒome	Descriptive	Rajidae
158	Rhinobatos rhinobatos	Common Guitarfish	afla	Designation	Rhinobatidae
159	Rhinobatos albomaculatus	White-Spotted Guitarfish	afla	Designation	Rhinobatidae
160	Argyrosomus regius	Meagre	lẽsi	Designation	Sciaenidae
161	Pseudotolithus brachygathus	Law Croaker/Small-Mouth Croaker/Cassavafish	ŋɔtsa	Designation	Sciaenidae
162	Pseudotolithus typus	Cassava Croaker/Long-Neck Croaker	ŋɔtsa	Designation	Sciaenidae
163	Pseudotolithus senegalensis	Cassava Croaker	ŋɔtsa	Designation	Sciaenidae
164	Pteroscion peli	Boe Drum	kpetami	Descriptive	Sciaenidae
165	Umbrina canariensis	Canary Drum	kpetome ŋɔtsa	Descriptive	Sciaenidae
166	Acanthocybium solandri	Wahoo	tɔgbɔdzadu	Descriptive	Scombridae
167	Auxis thazard	Frigate Tuna	kpokpoku	Designation	Scombridae
168	Euthynnus alletteratus	Atlantic Little Tunny/Tuna	kpokpoku	Designation	Scombridae
169	Katsuwonus pelamis	Skipjack Tuna	danla kpokpoku	Descriptive	Scombridae
170	Orcynopsis unicolor	Plain Bonito	adzalu	Designation	Scombridae
171	Sarda sarda	Atlantic Bonito/Belted Bonito	kpokpoku / tɔdu	Descriptive	Scombridae
172	Thunnus albacares/Neothunnus albacares	Yellowfin Tuna	geku	Designation	Scombridae
173	Thunnus obesus	Bigeye Tuna	geku	Designation	Scombridae
174	Scomberomorus tritor	West African Spanish Mackerel	dadzu	Designation	Scombridae
175	Scomber japonicus	Chub Mackerel	ablotsi kpokpokuvi	Descriptive	Scombridae
176	Anthias anthias	Swallow-Tail Sea Perch	sankumadzi	Adopted	Serranidae
177	Cephalopholis taeniops	Blue-Spotted Sea Bass	kɔekɔe	Adopted	Serranidae
178	Epinephelus aeneus	Common White Grouper/Seaperch	logo / afiba	Designation	Serranidae
179	Epinephelus goreensis	Dungat Gorean Grouper	fieyu	Designation	Serranidae
180	Bathysolea lactea	Rock Sole	asiƒome	Descriptive	Serranidae
181	Synaptura cadenati	Guinea Sole	afɔƒome	Descriptive	Serranidae
182	Dicologoglossa hexophthalma	Ocellated Wedge Sole	asiƒome	Descriptive	Serranidae
183	Dentex angolensis	Angolan Dentex	sikasika	Descriptive	Sparidae
184	Dentex canariensis	Canary Dentex/Sea Bream	sikasika	Descriptive	Sparidae
185	Dentex congoensis	Congo Dentex	sikasika	Descriptive	Sparidae
186	Dentex gibbosus/Dentex filosus	Pink Dentex/Sea Bream	tsile	Adopted	Sparidae
187	Pagellus bellotti/Pagellus coupei	Red Pandora	sikasikavi	Descriptive	Sparidae
188	Sparus caeruleostictus/Pagrus ehrenbergi	Blue-Spotted Sea Bream	sikasika	Descriptive	Sparidae
189	Sphyraena sphraena	Barracuda	lidzi / aledzi / lidzitsu / agɔ	Designation	Sphyrmdae
190	Sphyrna zygaena	Smooth Hammer-Headed Shark	anantave	Descriptive	Sphyrmdae
191	Squatina oculata	Smoothback Angel Shark	dodotsu / dzakpata	Designation	Squatinidae
192	Stromateus fiatola	Butterfish	zoʋle	Designation	Stromateidae
193	Lagocephalus laevigatus	Smooth Puffer/Globefish	agede / sakovi	Designation	Tetraodontidae
194	Ephippion guttifer	Prickly Puffer	agede / sakovi	Designation	Tetraodontidae
195	Trichiurus lepturus	Largehead Hairtail	anipaɣe / ŋɔpaye	Adopted	Trichiuridae
196	Trigla lyra	Piper Gumard/Sea Robin	adoglo	Descriptive	Triglidae
197	Lepidotrigla carolae	Carol's Gurnard	adoglo	Descriptive	Triglidae
198	Xiphias gladius	Swordfish	hatali kofi	Descriptive	Xiphiidae
199	Zeus faber	John Dory	ehe	Descriptive	Zeidae
200	Glyphisodon saxatilis	Sergeant Major	ƒumekpa	Descriptive	Pomacentridae
201	Lepidarchus adonis	Jellybean Tetra	asentiwoe	Adopted	Alestidae
202	Alestes baremoze	Silversides	akpɔlɔ / asentiwoe	Designation	Alestidae
203	Alestes dentex	Characin	asɔtiklakpa	Designation	Alestidae
204	Brycinus longipinnis	Longfm Tetra	mɔganutewoe	Designation	Alestidae
205	Brycinus macrolepidotus	True Big-Scale Tetra	dzafafla	Designation	Alestidae
206	Brycinus nurse	Nurse Tetra	atewoe	Designation	Alestidae
207	Hydrocynus brevis	Tiger-Fish	tsinuvuwo	Descriptive	Alestidae
208	Hydrocynus vittatus	Tiger-Fish	avuwo / xatsexatse / xatsaxatsa	Designation	Alestidae
209	Arius gigas	Giant Sea Catfish	kɔkɔtɛ	Adopted	Ariidae
210	Auchenoglanis occidentalis	Giraffe Catfish	kpo	Designation	Claroteidae
211	Awaous lateristriga	West African Freshwater Goby	kemegbe	Designation	Gobiidae
212	Periophthalmus koelreuteria pallas	Mudskipper	atramecjekakpui	Descriptive	Gobiidae
213	Bagrus bajad	Bayad	avadzame blolo	Descriptive	Bagridae
214	Bagrus docmak	Semutundu	yalefo	Adopted	Bagridae
215	Raiamas nigeriensis	Nigeriensis	nɔgbe / fɔfɔe	Designation	Cyprinidae
216	Raiamas senegalensis	Silver Fish	tɔmesakisi	Descriptive	Cyprinidae
217	Labeo coubie	African Carp	gbogbo / agbogbo	Designation	Cyprinidae
218	Barbus bynni occidentalis	Niger Barb	aƒume gbogbo	Descriptive	Cyprinidae
219	Distichodus engycephalus	Perch	gbasra	Designation	Dishchodontidae
220	Distichodus rostratus	Grass-Eater	gbasra	Designation	Dishchodontidae
221	Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus	Bagrid Catfish	tsiko / kpolo / blolo	Designation	Claroteidae
222	Chrysichthys walker	Catfish	yalefo	Adopted	Claroteidae
223	Clarotes laticeps	Widehead Catfish	blolo	Adopted	Claroteidae
224	Clarias agboyiensis	African Sharptooth Catfish	adewu / adeɣe	Designation	Clariidae
225	Clarias anguillaris	Mudfish	adewuɣie	Descriptive	Clariidae
226	Clarias ebriensis	Mudfish	adewudza	Descriptive	Clariidae
227	Clarias gariepinus	North African Catfish	adewuŋɔŋɔe	Descriptive	Clariidae
228	Clarias batrachus	Walking Catfish	adewuyibɔ	Descriptive	Clariidae
229	Ctenopoma kingsleyae	Tailspot Ctenopoma	klefɔe	Designation	Anabantidae
230	Ctenopoma petherici	Spotted Ctenopoma	klefɔe	Designation	Anabantidae
231	Eleotris vittata	Spinycheek Sleeper	assemblyman (aseblima) / okulo	Adopted/Designation	Eleotridae
232	Gymnarchus niloticus	African Knifefish	yɔ	Designation	Gymnarchidae
233	Hepsetus odoe	Kafue Pike	akao	Designation	Hepsetidae
234	Heterobranchus bidorsalis	African Catfish	adewu dza	Descriptive	Clariidae
235	Heterobranchus longifilis	Vundu	wonyi	Designation	Clariidae
236	Heterotis niloticus	Heterotis	ƒa	Descriptive	Arapaimidae
237	Irvineia voltae	Butterfish	agbeho	Designation	Schilbeidae
238	Lates niloticus	Nile Perch	ŋuƒesi	Designation	Latidae
239	Lutjanus dentatus	African Brown Snapper	tɔmeha dza	Descriptive	Lutjanidae
240	Malapterurus electricus	Electric Catfish	ani / dzidzi / tsitsi	Descriptive	Malapteruridae
241	Hippopotamyrus psittacus	Psittacus	ʋakanɛvi	Designation	Mormyridae
242	Hyperopisus bebe bebe	Bebe Bebe	liwoe gokpo	Descriptive	Mormyridae
243	Gnathonemus petersii	Elephant Nose	liwoe nukpui	Descriptive	Mormyridae
244	Mormyrops anguilloides	Cornish Jack	liwoe nɔgbe	Descriptive	Mormyridae
245	Mormyrus hasselquistii	Elephant Snout	liwoe gɔdɔgɔ	Descriptive	Mormyridae
246	Mormyrus macrophthalmus	Mormyrids	liwoe atimeku	Descriptive	Mormyridae
247	Mormyrus rume rume	Mormyrids	aʋakali / liwoe gɔdɔgɔ	Descriptive	Mormyridae
248	Marcusenius abadii	Ray-Finned Fish	liwoe	Designation	Mormyridae
249	Campylomormyrus tamandua	Worm-Jawed Mormyrid	lelovemasadine	Designation	Mormyridae
250	Brycinus imberi	Spot-Tail	dzogladzevui / kpɔlɔtsu	Descriptive/Designation	Atestidae
251	Brycinus leuciscus	Luciscus	simegbogbo	Descriptive	Atestidae
252	Nannaethiops unitaeniatus	Tetra	agbogbokɔnfua	Designation	Distichodontidae
253	Oreochromis macrochir	Longfin Tilapia	akpa kpo	Descriptive	Distichodontidae
254	Oreochromis niloticus niloticus	Nile Tilapia	akpafiatsi	Descriptive	Distichodontidae
255	Hemichromis bimaculatus	Jewelfish	bɔyi	Designation	Distichodontidae
256	Hemichromis fasciatus	Banded Jewelfish	bɔyi	Designation	Distichodontidae
257	Pelmatochromis guentheri	Guenther's Mouthbrooder	akpatsu	Descriptive	Distichodontidae
258	Sarotherodon galilaeus	Mango Tilapia	logo-kpa / akpaɣie	Descriptive	Distichodontidae
259	Sarotherodon melanotheron	Blackchin Tilapia	akpanɔe	Descriptive	Distichodontidae
260	Tilapia busumana	-	akpasila	Descriptive	Distichodontidae
261	Tilapia dageti	-	akpasila	Descriptive	Distichodontidae
262	Tilapia guineensis	Guinean Tilapia	akpasila	Descriptive	Distichodontidae
263	Tilapia mariae	Spotted Tilapia	akpaŋɔye	Descriptive	Distichodontidae
264	Tilapia zillii	Redbelly Tilapia	akpasila	Descriptive	Distichodontidae
265	Schilbe intermedius	Silver Catfish	tasaa	Designation	Schilbeidae
266	Schilbe micropogon	Micropogon	gada	Designation	Schilbeidae
267	Schilbe mystus	African Butter Catfish	tasaa	Designation	Schilbeidae
268	Synodontis clarias	Mandi	adeɣe / adewu	Designation	Mochokidae
269	Synodontis schall	Wahrindi	kpo	Designation	Mochokidae
270	Tetraodon lineatus	Globe Fish	ʋuʋluye / poplowoe	Descriptive	Tetraodontidae
271	Cephalopholis nigri	Niger Hind	srẽ / tɔnɔtsi	Designation	Serranidae
272	Rypticus saponaceus	Greater Soapfish	lẽsi bleɣe	Descriptive	Serranidae
273	Eucinostomus melanopterus	Flagfin Mojarra	edzi	Designation	Gerreidae
274	Monodactylus sebae	Seba Mono	kpɛkplɛmite	Adopted	Monodactylidae
275	Uranoscopus scaber	Stargazer	tsetsegoɣi / kpotokui	Descriptive	Uranoscopidae