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São Tomé and Príncipe is a Portuguese-speaking archipelago in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa. Its geographical characteristics result in a peculiar marine fauna and some unique, endemic, species. Flying Sharks privileged relations with African Portuguese speaking countries resulted in a 3 week expedition to São Tomé, with the main goal of collecting as much information as possible to evaluate its potential as a new operations base. While in São Tomé the team explored, and documented, local marine life by underwater photography, visited local fish markets and talked to members of the fishing community. Here we present some of the most common species that inhabit these waters.
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Acanthostracion sp.
Boxfish
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Acanthurus monroviae
Monrovia doctorfish
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Abudefduf hoefleri
African sergeant
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Abudefduf hoefleri
African sergeant
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Abudefduf saxatilis
Sergeant major
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Antennarius sp.
Frogfish
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Aulostomus strigosus
Atlantic cornetfish
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Balistes punctatus
Bluespotted triggerfish
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Bodianus pulchellus
Spotfin hogfish
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Bodianus speciosus
Blackbar hogfish
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JUVENILE
Bodianus speciosus
Blackbar hogfish
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Cantherhines pullus
Orangespotted filefish
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Canthigaster supramacula
West African sharpnose-puffer
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Carangoides bartholomaei
Yellow jack
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Cephalopholis nigri
Niger hind
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Cephalopholis taeniops
Bluespotted seabass
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Chaetodon robustus
Three-banded butterflyfish
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Cirrhitus atlanticus
West African hawkfish
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Clepticus africanus
African Creole wrasse
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Coris atlantica
Atlantic coris
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Coris atlantica
Atlantic coris
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Diodon holacanthus
Long-spine porcupinefish
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Elagatis bipinnulata
Rainbow runner
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Epinephelus adscensionis
Rock hind
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Fistularia tabacaria
Cornetfish
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Fistularia tabacaria
Cornetfish
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Gobius sp. aff. rubropunctatus
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Gobius sp. aff. rubropunctatus
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Gorogobius nigricinctus
Bumblebee goby
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Gymnothorax vicinus
Purplemouth moray
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Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Glasseye
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Holacanthus africanus
Guinean angelfish
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Holacanthus africanus
Guinean angelfish
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Holocentrus adscensionis
Squirrelfish
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Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis
Oyster Blenny
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Lethrinus atlanticus
Atlantic emperor
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Lutjanus fulgens
Golden African snapper
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Microspathodon frontatus
Guinean damselfish
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Wheelerigobius wirtzi
Cameroon goby
Muraena melanotis
Honey Comb Moray
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Muraena melanotis
Honey Comb Moray
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Myripristis jacobus
Blackbar soldierfish
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Myripristis jacobus
Blackbar soldierfish
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Ophioblennius atlanticus cf.
Horseface blenny
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Paranthias furcifer
Creole-fish
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Paranthias furcifer
Creole-fish
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Pomadasys incisus
Bastard grunt
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Prionurus biafraensis
Biafra doctorfish
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Prognathodes marcellae
Marcella Butterflyfish
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Pseudupeneus prayensis
West African goatfish
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Rypticus saponaceus
Greater soapfish
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Sargocentron hastatum
Red squirrelfish
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Scarus hoefleri
Guinean parrotfish
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Scarus hoefleri
Guinean parrotfish
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Serranus undescribed species
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Serranus undescribed species
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Sparisoma choati
West-African Parrotfish
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Sparisoma choati
West-African Parrotfish
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Thalassoma newtoni
Newton’s wrasse
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Thalassoma newtoni
Newton’s wrasse
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JUVENILE
Thalassoma newtoni
Newton’s wrasse
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Wheelerigobius wirtzi
Cameroon goby
Thalassoma newtoni
Newton’s wrasse
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JUVENILE
Wheelerigobius wirtzi
Cameroon goby
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Mulloidichthys martinicus
Yellow goatfish
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Sea cucumber unidentified species
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Eucidaris tribuloides
Slate pencil urchin
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Sea cucumber unidentified species
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Muraena melanotis
Honey Comb Moray
Enoplometopus antillensis
Dwarf reef lobster
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Tubastrea aurea
Orange Cup Coral
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Copidaster lymani
Sea star
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Euapta lappa
Beaded sea cucumber
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