Catalogue des poissons comestibles du Maroc et de la Côte occidentale d'Afrique (du Cap Sorel au Cap Vert), Première partie - Poissons cartilagineux

The "Catalogue illustré des Animaux marins comestibles, avec leurs noms communs français et étrangers" (Illustrated catalogue of edible marine animals, with their French and foreign names) (1), published in 1925 by MM. Joubin and Le Danois only included the species found on the French coasts and the surrounding seas. It seemed useful to complete this catalogue at a time when French trawlers extended their fishing areas to the South, all the way to Senegal. The main goal of the previous catalogue was to have the entire country adopting a single official name for each fish. We have to admit that this goal has not been reached and that, for example, the monkfish is still designated using thirty four different names, five of which are used for other completely different fishes. Maybe we will be more successful with the fishes from the western coast of Africa, at least with those who do not have a vulgar French name yet.