SEYCHELLES

 

R8: this value, from a fish definitive series, shows the Three-spot Angelfish, a reef denizen

COMOROS

100f, 500f: this Coral Reefs set was issued when the Comoros were still under French rule

MAURITIUS

R18: this recent Freshwater Fish issue features the Nile Tilapia, a commercial species, and was postmarked at Trou aux Biches, or Creatures' Hollow!

MADAGASCAR

95fr: this 1994 fish issue features the brightly hued Cuckoo Wrasse, an Atlantic species

DJIBOUTI

45fr: this early republic overprint issue shows an Angler Fish

TANZANIA

Sh. 100: this fish issue features the colorful Neolebias

SEYCHELLES

R6.50: this value of the current definitive series shows the Queen Coris, a reef fish

LESOTHO

9s: this 500th anniv. of Columbus issue shows the pristine New World marine environment

SEYCHELLES

R7: this higher value of the current definitive series shows a brightly hued White-lined Goatfish, native to local reefs; a clear cancel shows it was posted in Victoria, on the island of Mahe'

KENYA

Sh. 2: this marine life issue shows Anenomefish in a coral reef environment, such as those around Lamu in the Indian Ocean

ETHIOPIA

25c: this colorful fauna issue shows fish of the freshwater lakes of Ethiopia; seen here is a Chaetodon spp.

TANZANIA

Sh. 250: the colorful Catalina Goby is pictured on this freshwater fish issue

GABON

125fr: this colorful fish issue of 1985 shows a Scarus spp. Note also the squirrelfish in the selvage at top

NAMIBIA

$2.90: Horticulture, an important part of rural life in this largely agricultural country

$2: the Tilapia and other freshwater fish are pictured in this Biodiversity issue, from a recent definitive series

MALDIVES

50l, R2.50: reef fish are a popular theme for these low lying islands; seen here are the Yellow-breasted Wrasse and the Blue lined Sturgeonfish

MALAWI

2t, 7t, 8t, 20t: Lake Malawi Cichlids, from a former definitive series showing some of the most spectacular endemic fish species among over 500 species native to the lake.

IVORY COAST / Cote d'Ivoire

60fr: the Emperor Red Snapper is shown on this ornamental fish issue

ZAIRE

10k: this large format issue from 1980 shows ornamental fish; seen here is the Yellow-faced Angelfish

TUNISIA / Tunisie

500: this 1999 shows the Merou Noir, a commercial fish species

ERITREA / Eritree

3Nfa: Pictured here are two marine reef species: the Lunar-tailed Grouper and Golden Jacks