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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Niger
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Table 1: 103 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 4 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 3 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 110 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 110 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes dentexnative Characin  
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Aphyosemion calliurumnative Banner lyretail  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatotilapia bloyetimisidentification Bloyet's haplo  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatotilapia tchadensisnative   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Auchenoglanis biscutatusquestionable   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Auchenoglanis occidentalisnative Bubu  
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus bajadnative Bayad  
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus docmaknative Semutundu  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Brevimyrus nigernative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Brienomyrus longianalisnative   
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus leuciscusnative   
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotusnative True big-scale tetra  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus nursenative Nurse tetra  
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis niloticusnative   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys auratusnative Golden Nile catfish  
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinops distichodoidesnative   
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus citharusnative Moon fish  
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus latusnative   
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias anguillarisnative Mudfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusnative North African catfish  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Clarotes laticepsnative Widehead catfish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Clypeobarbus hypsolepisnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon dagetinative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon rendalliquestionable Redbreast tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliinative Redbelly tilapia  
Gonorynchiformes Kneriidae Cromeria occidentalisquestionable   
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma murieimisidentification Ocellated labyrinth fish  
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma pethericinative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Cyphomyrus psittacusnative   
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus engycephalusnative Perch  
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus rostratusnative Grass-eater  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius ablabesnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius baudoninative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius callipterusnative Clipper barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius eburneensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius foutensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius leonensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius macinensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius macropsnative Blackstripe barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius nigeriensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius perincenative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius pobeguininative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius punctitaeniatusnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius stigmatopygusnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius sublineatusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys bifasciatusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys spilargyreiusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Gymnarchidae Gymnarchus niloticusnative Aba  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatusnative Banded jewelfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Heterobranchus bidorsalisnative African catfish  
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