List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Niger
(landlocked)

n = 110
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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
Siluriformes Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilisnative Sampa  
Osteoglossiformes Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticusnative African bonytongue  
Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus brevisnative Tiger-fish  
Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus forskahliinative Elongate tigerfish  
Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus vittatusnative Tiger fish  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebenative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo parvusnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo senegalensisnative   
Carangaria/misc Latidae Lates niloticusnative Nile perch  
Cypriniformes Danionidae Leptocypris niloticusnative   
Siluriformes Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricusnative Electric catfish  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius abadiinative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius cyprinoidesnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius mentonative   
Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus loennbergiinative   
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes acutidensquestionable Sharptooth tetra  
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes elongatusnative Elongated Turkana robber  
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes occidentalisnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Micropanchax pfaffinative Pfaff's lampeye  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloidesnative Cornish jack  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrops caballusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus hasselquistiinative Elephant snout  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus macrophthalmusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus rumenative Mormyrids  
Characiformes Distichodontidae Nannocharax fasciatusnative   
Characiformes Distichodontidae Nannocharax occidentalisnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius thierryinative Togo Killifish  
Cypriniformes Danionidae Opsaridium ubangiensenative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis aureusnative Blue tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticusnative Nile tilapia  
Osteoglossiformes Notopteridae Papyrocranus afernative Reticulate knifefish  
Anabantiformes Channidae Parachanna obscuranative African obscure snakehead  
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Parailia pellucidanative Glass schilbid  
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Pellonula leonensisnative Smalltoothed pellonula  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus ansorgiinative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus banenative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus boveinative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus pallidomaculatusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus soudanensisnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Pollimyrus isidorinative Elephant Fish  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Pollimyrus petricolusnative   
Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus senegalusnative Gray bichir  
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Poropanchax normaninative Norman's lampeye  
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Pronothobranchius chirioinative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Pronothobranchius kiyawensismisidentification   
Ceratodontiformes Protopteridae Protopterus annectensnative West African lungfish  
Characiformes Alestidae Rhabdalestes septentrionalisnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeusnative Mango tilapia  
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Schilbe intermediusnative Silver catfish  
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Schilbe mystusnative African butter catfish  
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