| Order | Family | Species | Occurrence | FishBase name | Name in Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Alestes baremoze | native | Silversides | Van |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Alestes dentex | native | Characin | Van |
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Andersonia leptura | native | ||
| Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Astatotilapia tchadensis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Auchenoglanis biscutatus | native | Sohon | |
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Auchenoglanis occidentalis | native | Bubu | |
| Siluriformes | Bagridae | Bagrus bajad | native | Bayad | Abou'chanap |
| Siluriformes | Bagridae | Bagrus docmak | native | Semutundu | Deïng |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Brevimyrus niger | native | Kabring | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus macrolepidotus | native | True big-scale tetra | Adjamdjor |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus nurse | native | Nurse tetra | Haï |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Campylomormyrus tamandua | native | Wormjawed mormyrid | Gulwa |
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys auratus | native | Golden Nile catfish | Kor |
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinops distichodoides | native | ||
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus citharus | native | Moon fish | |
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus latus | native | Walgan | |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias albopunctatus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias anguillaris | native | Mudfish | Vering |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias gariepinus | native | North African catfish | Balbout |
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Clarotes laticeps | native | Widehead catfish | Bingbing |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Clypeobarbus pleuropholis | native | ||
| Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon dageti | native | ||
| Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon rendalli | introduced | Redbreast tilapia | |
| Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon zillii | native | Redbelly tilapia | Guring |
| Gonorynchiformes | Kneriidae | Cromeria occidentalis | native | ||
| Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma houyi | native | ||
| Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma petherici | native | Kamdagar | |
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus altus | native | ||
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus brevipinnis | native | Bagan | |
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus engycephalus | native | Perch | |
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus nefasch | native | Bagan-djoborso | |
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus rostratus | native | Grass-eater | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius anema | native | Djaraï | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius apleurogramma | native | East African red finned barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius baudoni | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius callipterus | native | Clipper barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius chlorotaenia | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius leonensis | native | Dale-madaga | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius macinensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius macrops | native | Blackstripe barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius nigeriensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius perince | native | Beger | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius punctitaeniatus | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius stigmatopygus | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius yeiensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius zalbiensis | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys bifasciatus | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys spilargyreius | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Garra dembeensis | native | Dembea stone lapper | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Gnathonemus petersii | native | Elephantnose fish | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Gymnarchidae | Gymnarchus niloticus | native | Aba | |
| Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Hemichromis fasciatus | native | Banded jewelfish | Dworing |
| Characiformes | Hepsetidae | Hepsetus odoe | native | Kurmisia | |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus bidorsalis | native | African catfish | Buhun |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus longifilis | native | Sampa | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Arapaimidae | Heterotis niloticus | native | African bonytongue | N'golô |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Hippopotamyrus pictus | native | Kabring | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus brevis | native | Tiger-fish | Hiding Donbow |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus forskahlii | native | Elongate tigerfish | Hiding Azolo |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus vittatus | native | Tiger fish | Hiding |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Hyperopisus bebe | native | Zeing | |
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Ichthyborus besse | native | Kurmisia | |
| Gobiiformes | Butidae | Kribia nana | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo chariensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo coubie | native | African carp | Teing |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo niloticus | native | Nile labeo | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo parvus | native | Guhul-seng | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo senegalensis | native | Guhul | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus batesii | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Lacustricola hutereaui | native | Meshscaled topminnow | |
| Carangaria/misc | Latidae | Lates niloticus | native | Nile perch | Amukal |
| Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Leptocypris niloticus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus electricus | native | Electric catfish | Nding |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius cyprinoides | native | Kabring | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius senegalensis | native | Kabring | |
| Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus congicus | native | ||
| Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus cryptacanthus | native | ||
| Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus decorsei | native | ||
| Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus loennbergii | native | Mamadîîl | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes elongatus | native | Elongated Turkana robber | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes humilis | native | ||
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes stormsi | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Micropanchax kingii | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Micropanchax pfaffi | native | Pfaff's lampeye | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Mochokus niloticus | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops anguilloides | native | Cornish jack | Rîn |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrus hasselquistii | native | Elephant snout | Allômur |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrus rume | native | Mormyrids | N'djon |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrus thomasi | native | ||
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannaethiops unitaeniatus | native | Oneline tetra | |
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax ansorgii | native | ||
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax fasciatus | native | ||
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax occidentalis | native | ||
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Neolebias unifasciatus | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Opsaridium ubangiense | native | ||
| Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis aureus | native | Blue tilapia | Biering-pill |
| Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis niloticus | native | Nile tilapia | Biering-pill |
| Anabantiformes | Channidae | Parachanna obscura | native | African obscure snakehead | Dôgol |
| Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Paradistichodus dimidiatus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Parailia pellucida | native | Glass schilbid | Lengre lengre |
| Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Pellonula leonensis | native | Smalltoothed pellonula | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus bane | native | Siel | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus bovei | native | Siel | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus soudanensis | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Pollimyrus isidori | native | Elephant Fish | Siel |
| Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus bichir | native | Nile bichir | Am korkor |
| Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus endlicherii | native | Saddled bichir | Gong mofol |
| Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus senegalus | native | Gray bichir | Gong kekerte |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Poropanchax normani | native | Norman's lampeye | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Pronothobranchius kiyawensis | native | ||
| Ceratodontiformes | Protopteridae | Protopterus annectens | native | West African lungfish | Aléwa |
| Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Raiamas nigeriensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Raiamas senegalensis | native | Senegal minnow | Kâ |
| Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Raiamas shariensis | native | ||
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Rhabdalestes septentrionalis | native | ||
| Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Rubricatochromis bimaculatus | native | Jewelfish | Guring |
| Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Rubricatochromis letourneuxi | native | Jewel fish | |
| Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon galilaeus | native | Mango tilapia | Biering-seing |
| Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe intermedius | native | Silver catfish | |
| Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe mystus | native | African butter catfish | Doring |
| Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe uranoscopus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Siluranodon auritus | native | Balii | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis batensoda | native | Upsidedown catfish | Al |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis clarias | native | Mandi | Mengelte |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis courteti | native | Mamkadumde | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis eupterus | native | Featherfin squeaker | Bandëling |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis filamentosus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis membranaceus | native | Kom | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis nigrita | native | Djaraï | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis schall | native | Wahrindi | Yeing |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis sorex | native | Lër | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis violaceus | native | ||
| Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Tetraodon lineatus | native | Globe fish | Bwol |
| Osteoglossiformes | Notopteridae | Xenomystus nigri | native | African knifefish | Mamafirgo |