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THE CLASSIFICATION OF SOME OF 
CLASSIFICATION OF SOME MOMBASA SEA FISH 
Scientific Name 
Popular Name 
Swahili 
Native Name 
Max. 
Weight 
Season i 
Order Isospondyli 
Fam. Elopidse . 
Megalops cyprinoides . 
Feather backs 
Pawali 
4 lb. 
S.W. M. 
Fam. Chirocentridse . 
Chirocentrus dorab 
The dorab 
Panga 
2 „ 
Mar. to 
May 
Fam. Clupeidae 
The herring 
tribe 
Clupea sirm 
Seemu wzeewa 
N.E. M. 
Clupea punctata 
Seemu yati 
Annual 
Pellowa brachysoma . 
Semmu marto 
S.W. M. 
Engraulis indicus 
Wali wam- 
Annual 
punga 
Order Ostariophysi 
Fam. Plotosidse 
Plotosus anguillaris 
Order Apodes 
Umtouzi 
4 ” 
Annual 
Fam. Mursenidse 
Murcena picta . 
Eels 
Mukunga 
S.W. M. 
umbono 
Murcena undulata 
Fam. Congridse . 
Congers 
99 
S.W. M. 
S.W. M. 
Conger marginatus 
Order Inismi 
Fam. Synodontidse 
Saurida nebulosa 
Gar pike 
99 
Order Synentognathi . 
Fam. Hemirhamphidse 
Annual 
Hemirhamphus dussumieri . 
Tchutchungi 
* » 
Order Sdenichthyes . 
Fam. Aulostomatidse . 
Aulostoma chinense 
Flute-mouthed 
Bamvova 
2 „ 
Annual 
fish 
Fam. Fistulariidse 
Fistularia depressa 
Flute-mouthed 
fish 
Taua 
1 » 
Annual 
Fam. Amphisilidse 
AmpJiisile punctulata 
Flute-mouthed 
fish. 
Fam. Syngnathid* 
Gastrotokeus biaculeatus 
Pipe Fish 
Yozia bicoarctata 
Order Berycomorphi 
Spiny- finned 
Slime heads 
Fam. Holoeentridse 
i N.E. M.=North-east Monsoon, i.e. Dec. to March. 
S.W. M.= South-west Monsoon, i.e. April to October. 
Annual =Present throughout the year. 
