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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Sierra Leone
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Table 1: 159 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 9 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 2 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 170 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 159 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius platychirnative Mountain barbel  
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius rheophilusnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Anomalochromis thomasinative   
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Aplocheilichthys spilauchennative Banded lampeye  
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Archiaphyosemion guineensenative Guinean killi  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Auchenoglanis occidentalisnative Bubu Gbada 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous lateristriganative West African freshwater goby  
Gobiiformes Butidae Bostrychus africanusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Brienomyrus brachyistiusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Brienomyrus longianalisnative   
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotusnative True big-scale tetra  
Characiformes Alestidae Bryconalestes longipinnisnative Longfin tetra Kartei 
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Callopanchax huwaldinative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Callopanchax occidentalisnative Golden pheasant panchax  
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Callopanchax toddinative   
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis polyodonendemic   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys johnelsinative  Ba-sagoin bethuguye 
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys maurusnative   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys nigrodigitatusnative Belly up Ba-sagoin bethuguye 
Pleuronectiformes Cyclopsettidae Citharichthys stampfliinative Smooth flounder  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias anguillarisnative Mudfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias buettikoferinative   
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias salaenative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coelotilapia jokanative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon guineensisnative Guinean tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon loukanative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliinative Redbelly tilapia A-sannoh 
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma kingsleyaenative Tailspot ctenopoma  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Dalophis boulengerinative   
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Eleotris daganensisnative   
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Eleotris senegalensisnative   
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Eleotris vittatanative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius ablabesnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius bagbwensisendemic   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius bigorneinative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius foutensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius inaequalisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius leonensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius liberiensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius macropsnative Blackstripe barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius tiekoroinative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys annulatusnative Banded panchax  
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys barmoiensisnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys bifasciatusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys fasciolatusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys josianaenative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys lamotteinative Redspotted panchax  
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys njalaensisnative   
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Fontitrygon ukpamnative Thorny freshwater stingray  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Gobioides sagittanative   
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