Cape Verde
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fish Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Cape Verde is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.
OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range (these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)
Lipophrys caboverdensis (Blenniidae)
Parablennius salensis (Blenniidae)
Scartella caboverdiana (Blenniidae)
Gobius ateriformis (Gobiidae)
Gobius tetrophthalmus (Gobiidae)
Girella stuebeli OC (Kyphosidae)
Chelon bispinosus OC (Mugilidae) Cape Verde Mullet
Anarchias longicaudis (Muraenidae)
Ethadophis foresti (Ophichthidae)
Ophidion saldanhai (Ophidiidae)
Parapercis atlantica (Pinguipedidae)
Chromis lubbocki (Pomacentridae) Lubbock's Chromis
Similiparma hermani (Pomacentridae) Cape Damsel
Raja herwigi (Rajidae) Cape Verde Skate
Pegusa cadenati OC (Soleidae) Cadenat's Sole
Diplodus prayensis (Sparidae) Two-banded Seabream
Virididentex acromegalus (Sparidae) Bulldog Dentex
An additional endemic marine fish species described too recently to be included in FishBase 2004 is given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 17 endemic marine fish species listed above, the additional species listed below gives a total of 18 species of marine fishes known solely from Cape Verde.
Didogobius wirtzi (Gobiidae) 2008