Mauritania
Checklist of Endemic Marine Fishes Species
This list of marine fish species found exclusively in Mauritania is based on the taxonomy used in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2023). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2023 Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Version downloaded 9 February 2023 https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp
The current version can be accessed here
Marine fishes known only from the deep-sea (below 200 m) are listed at the bottom of the page and are not included in species totals
+ = species added to the Catalog of Fishes after 9 Februrary 2023
Didogobius lanceolatus + (Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Rhynchorhina
mauritaniensis (Rhinopristiformes
Rhinidae) False Shark Ray
Additional deep-sea species (below 200 m) recorded only from Mauritania:
Gaidropsarus mauritanicus + (Gadiformes Gaidropsaridae)