Order | Family | Species | Occurrence | FishBase name | Name in Country |
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Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius atesuensis | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion bitaeniatum | native | Two-striped Aphyosemion | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion calliurum | native | Banner lyretail | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Aplocheilichthys spilauchen | native | Banded lampeye | |
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Auchenoglanis occidentalis | native | Bubu | |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Awaous lateristriga | native | West African freshwater goby | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Brienomyrus brachyistius | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus imberi | native | Spot-tail | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus leuciscus | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus macrolepidotus | native | True big-scale tetra | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus nurse | native | Nurse tetra | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Bryconalestes longipinnis | native | Longfin tetra | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Chromidotilapia guntheri | native | Guenther's mouthbrooder | |
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys auratus | native | Golden Nile catfish | |
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | native | Belly up | |
Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus latus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias agboyiensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias anguillaris | native | Mudfish | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias buthupogon | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias camerunensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias ebriensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias gariepinus | native | North African catfish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon dageti | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon guineensis | native | Guinean tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon zillii | native | Redbelly tilapia | |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | native | Tailspot ctenopoma | |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma petherici | native | ||
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma togoensis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Cyprinus carpio | introduced | Common carp | |
Anguilliformes | Ophichthidae | Dalophis boulengeri | native | ||
Anguilliformes | Ophichthidae | Dalophis cephalopeltis | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus rostratus | native | Grass-eater | |
Gobiiformes | Eleotridae | Dormitator lebretonis | native | ||
Gobiiformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris senegalensis | native | ||
Gobiiformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris vittata | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius ablabes | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius atakorensis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius callipterus | native | Clipper barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius chlorotaenia | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius macrops | native | Blackstripe barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius sublineatus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys bifasciatus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys chaperi | native | Toothed carp | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys sexfasciatus | native | Sixbar panchax | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys spilargyreius | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys togolensis | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Foerschichthys nigeriensis | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Fundulopanchax filamentosus | native | Plumed lyretail | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Hemichromis fasciatus | native | Banded jewelfish | |
Characiformes | Hepsetidae | Hepsetus odoe | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus bidorsalis | native | African catfish | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus isopterus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus longifilis | native | Sampa | |
Osteoglossiformes | Arapaimidae | Heterotis niloticus | introduced | African bonytongue | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Hippopotamyrus pictus | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus forskahlii | native | Elongate tigerfish | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus vittatus | native | Tiger fish | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo coubie | native | African carp | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo parvus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo senegalensis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus bynni | native | Niger barb | |
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Laeviscutella dekimpei | native | Roundbelly pellonuline | |
Carangaria/misc | Latidae | Lates niloticus | native | Nile perch | |
Eupercaria/misc | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus dentatus | native | African brown snapper | Ehan |
Eupercaria/misc | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus endecacanthus | native | Guinea snapper | |
Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus beninensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus electricus | native | Electric catfish | |
Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus minjiriya | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius brucii | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus nigromarginatus | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes occidentalis | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Micropanchax bracheti | endemic | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Micropanchax keilhacki | endemic | ||
Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Microphis aculeatus | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops anguilloides | native | Cornish jack | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrus hasselquistii | native | Elephant snout | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrus rume | native | Mormyrids | |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Nematogobius maindroni | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Neolebias unifasciatus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius thierryi | native | Togo Killifish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis macrochir | introduced | Longfin tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis niloticus | native | Nile tilapia | |
Anabantiformes | Channidae | Parachanna obscura | native | African obscure snakehead | |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Parailia pellucida | native | Glass schilbid | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus bovei | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Phractura ansorgii | native | African whiptailed catfish | |
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Phractura clauseni | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Pollimyrus adspersus | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Pollimyrus isidori | native | Elephant Fish | |
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus senegalus | native | Gray bichir | Dégé |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Poropanchax luxophthalmus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Poropanchax normani | native | Norman's lampeye | |
Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | Pristis microdon | native | Largetooth sawfish | |
Ceratodontiformes | Protopteridae | Protopterus annectens | native | West African lungfish | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Rhabdalestes septentrionalis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Rubricatochromis bimaculatus | native | Jewelfish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Rubricatochromis guttatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon galilaeus | native | Mango tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon melanotheron | native | Blackchin tilapia | |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe intermedius | native | Silver catfish | |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe mystus | native | African butter catfish | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis filamentosus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis melanopterus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis nigrita | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis obesus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis ouemeensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis schall | native | Wahrindi | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis velifer | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis violaceus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Thysochromis ansorgii | native | ||
Carangiformes | Carangidae | Trachinotus teraia | native | Shortfin pompano | |
Osteoglossiformes | Notopteridae | Xenomystus nigri | native | African knifefish |