Somalia Fish

Somali waters are prime fishing grounds for migratory fish such as tuna and tuna-like species, and is home to a number of several demersal fish and crustacean species.

As such, Somali Waters are blessed with multiple types of fish including groupers, sharks, tuna, snappers, mackerel, emperors, trevally, and crabs.

Types of Tuna found in Somali waters

English Name	Somali Name
Long tail tuna	Saynuub
Yellow fish tuna	temad
Skip jack tuna	Daba gocan

Types of Sharks found in Somali waters

English Name	Somali Name
Hammer head shark	Geesle/dube
Gulper shark	Indho-tooshle
Requem shark	libaax
Tiger Shark	Nibiraani
Saw Shark	Miishaar/abu-seef

Types of Trevally found in Somali waters

English Name	Somali Name
Talang queen fish trevally	Madax-dhagax
Big eye trevally	Bayaad/Xoodaar
Blue fin trevally	Bayaad/ Xoodaar
Giant Trevally	Bayaad/garam

Types of Crabs found in Somali waters

English Name	Somali Name
Sand crab	aEbu-maqas
Rock crab	sange
Stone fish	kalluun-dhagax