Order | Family | Species | Occurrence | FishBase name | Name in Country |
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Characiformes | Alestidae | Alestes baremoze | native | Silversides | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Alestes dentex | native | Characin | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Aplocheilichthys spilauchen | native | Banded lampeye | |
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Auchenoglanis biscutatus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Auchenoglanis occidentalis | native | Bubu | |
Gobiiformes | Butidae | Bostrychus africanus | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Brevimyrus niger | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Brienomyrus brachyistius | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus leuciscus | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus nurse | native | Nurse tetra | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Bryconalestes longipinnis | native | Longfin tetra | |
Carcharhiniformes | Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | native | Bull shark | Pattamó |
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys johnelsi | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys maurus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | native | Belly up | |
Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus citharus | native | Moon fish | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias anguillaris | native | Mudfish | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias buettikoferi | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Clarotes laticeps | native | Widehead catfish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon guineensis | native | Guinean tilapia | |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | native | Tailspot ctenopoma | |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma petherici | native | ||
Anguilliformes | Ophichthidae | Dalophis boulengeri | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus brevipinnis | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus rostratus | native | Grass-eater | |
Gobiiformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris senegalensis | native | ||
Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Enneacampus ansorgii | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius baudoni | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius dialonensis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius foutensis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius leonensis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius macrops | native | Blackstripe barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius niokoloensis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius pobeguini | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius sublineatus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys bifasciatus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys spilargyreius | native | ||
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Ethmalosa fimbriata | native | Bonga shad | Tialo |
Eupercaria/misc | Gerreidae | Eucinostomus melanopterus | native | Flagfin mojarra | |
Myliobatiformes | Dasyatidae | Fontitrygon ukpam | native | Thorny freshwater stingray | |
Osteoglossiformes | Gymnarchidae | Gymnarchus niloticus | native | Aba | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Hemichromis fasciatus | native | Banded jewelfish | |
Characiformes | Hepsetidae | Hepsetus occidentalis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus bidorsalis | native | African catfish | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus longifilis | native | Sampa | |
Osteoglossiformes | Arapaimidae | Heterotis niloticus | native | African bonytongue | Fanntang |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus brevis | native | Tiger-fish | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus forskahlii | native | Elongate tigerfish | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Hyperopisus bebe | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo coubie | native | African carp | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo parvus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo senegalensis | native | ||
Eupercaria/misc | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus dentatus | native | African brown snapper | |
Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus occidentalis | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius mento | native | ||
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 | |
Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Mugil cephalus | native | Flathead grey mullet | |
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax ansorgii | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax fasciatus | native | ||
Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Neochelon falcipinnis | native | Sicklefin mullet | |
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Neolebias unifasciatus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius thierryi | native | Togo Killifish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis niloticus | native | Nile tilapia | |
Osteoglossiformes | Notopteridae | Papyrocranus afer | native | Reticulate knifefish | |
Anabantiformes | Channidae | Parachanna obscura | native | African obscure snakehead | |
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Paradistichodus dimidiatus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Parailia spiniserrata | native | ||
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Pellonula leonensis | native | Smalltoothed pellonula | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus bovei | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Pollimyrus isidori | native | Elephant Fish | |
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus bichir | native | Nile bichir | Sannka |
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus senegalus | native | Gray bichir | Sannka |
Eupercaria/misc | Haemulidae | Pomadasys jubelini | native | Sompat grunt | |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Porogobius schlegelii | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Poropanchax normani | native | Norman's lampeye | |
Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | Pristis microdon | native | Largetooth sawfish | |
Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | Pristis pristis | native | Common sawfish | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Pronothobranchius gambiensis | native | ||
Ceratodontiformes | Protopteridae | Protopterus annectens | native | West African lungfish | Cambona |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Rhabdalestes septentrionalis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Rubricatochromis bimaculatus | native | Jewelfish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Rubricatochromis letourneuxi | native | Jewel fish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon galilaeus | native | Mango tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon melanotheron | native | Blackchin tilapia | |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe intermedius | native | Silver catfish | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Scriptaphyosemion geryi | native | Gérys killi | |
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Sierrathrissa leonensis | native | West African pygmy herring | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis annectens | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis batensoda | native | Upsidedown catfish | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis clarias | native | Mandi | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis membranaceus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis nigrita | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis ocellifer | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis schall | native | Wahrindi | |
Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Tetraodon lineatus | native | Globe fish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis intermedius | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis jentinki | native |