Common names of exploited fish and invertebrates of the Red Sea
Tesfamichael, D.; Saeed, H. (2016). Common names of exploited fish and invertebrates of the Red Sea, in: Tesfamichael, D. et al. The Red Sea ecosystem and fisheries. Coral Reefs of the World, 7: pp. 135-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7435-2_10 In: Tesfamichael, D.; Pauly, D. (Ed.) (2016). The Red Sea ecosystem and fisheries. Coral Reefs of the World, 7. Springer Science+Business Media: Dordrecht. ISBN 978-94-017-7433-8. xiii, 203 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7435-2, more In: Coral Reefs of the World. Springer: Dordrecht. ISSN 2213-719X, more |
| Keywords | Common names
Local names
Marine/Coastal | | Author keywords | Arabic names; Valid names; Commercially important fish |
| Authors | | Top | - Tesfamichael, D.
- Saeed, H.
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| Abstract | We present 465 local names for 500 distinct fish and invertebrate taxa of the Red Sea, as used in Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The local names used in each country are clearly indicated, and the total of scientific-local name combinations is 870. Most of the names are in Arabic, a common language in the region in general and the coastal communities in particular. The names were acquired mainly from published reports and papers. Interviews were made to clarify some names and also to add new names. The process of acquisition, verification and standardization of these names, presented in both Arabic and Roman script along with the corresponding scientific names, is described. A brief discussion of some cultural aspects of these names is presented. |
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