List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Guinea-Bissau
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Table 1: 107 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: 114 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 107 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes baremozenative Silversides  
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Aplocheilichthys spilauchennative Banded lampeye  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Auchenoglanis occidentalisnative Bubu  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Brienomyrus brachyistiusnative   
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus leuciscusnative   
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotusnative True big-scale tetra  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus nursenative Nurse tetra  
Characiformes Alestidae Bryconalestes longipinnisnative Longfin tetra  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys johnelsinative   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys maurusnative   
Pleuronectiformes Cyclopsettidae Citharichthys stampfliinative Smooth flounder  
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus citharusnative Moon fish  
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus latusnative   
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias anguillarisnative Mudfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias buettikoferinative   
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias salaenative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon guineensisnative Guinean tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon loukanative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliinative Redbelly tilapia  
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma kingsleyaenative Tailspot ctenopoma  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Dalophis boulengerinative   
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus rostratusnative Grass-eater  
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Doumea chappuisinative   
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Eleotris daganensisnative   
Gobiiformes Eleotridae Eleotris vittatanative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius ablabesnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius anniaenative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius macropsnative Blackstripe barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius niokoloensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius pobeguininative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius salesseinative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius stigmatopygusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys bifasciatusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys fasciolatusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys spilargyreiusnative   
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Ethmalosa fimbriatanative Bonga shad Bonga 
Eupercaria/misc Gerreidae Eucinostomus melanopterusnative Flagfin mojarra Peixe-prata 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Fontitrygon ukpamnative Thorny freshwater stingray  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Gobioides sagittanative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatusnative Banded jewelfish  
Characiformes Hepsetidae Hepsetus occidentalisnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Heterotilapia buettikoferinative Zebra tilapia  
Osteoglossiformes Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticusnative African bonytongue  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus pictusnative   
Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus forskahliinative Elongate tigerfish  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebenative   
Characiformes Distichodontidae Ichthyborus quadrilineatusnative   
Gobiiformes Butidae Kribia nananative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo parvusnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo senegalensisnative   
Carangaria/misc Latidae Lates niloticusnative Nile perch  
Siluriformes Malapteruridae Malapterurus occidentalisnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius mentonative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius senegalensisnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius thomasinative   
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes elongatusnative Elongated Turkana robber  
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes occidentalisnative   
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Microphis aculeatusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloidesnative Cornish jack  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrops brevicepsnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus hasselquistiinative Elephant snout  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus rumenative Mormyrids  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil cephalusnative Flathead grey mullet  
Characiformes Distichodontidae Nannocharax ansorgiinative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Nematogobius maindroninative   
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Neochelon falcipinnisnative Sicklefin mullet  
Characiformes Distichodontidae Neolebias unifasciatusnative   
Synbranchiformes Synbranchidae Ophisternon afrumnative Guinea swamp eel  
Osteoglossiformes Notopteridae Papyrocranus afernative Reticulate knifefish  
Anabantiformes Channidae Parachanna obscuranative African obscure snakehead  
Characiformes Distichodontidae Paradistichodus dimidiatusnative   
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Parailia spiniserratanative   
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Pellonula leonensisnative Smalltoothed pellonula Espadilha-da-Guiné 
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Pellonula voraxnative Bigtoothed pellonula  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Pelmatochromis buettikoferinative   
Gobiiformes Oxudercidae Periophthalmus barbarusnative Atlantic mudskipper  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus boveinative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus levequeinative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus simusnative   
Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus ansorgiinative Guinean bichir  
Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus bichirnative Nile bichir  
Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus endlicheriinative Saddled bichir Saié 
Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus palmasnative Shortfin bichir  
Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus senegalusnative Gray bichir  
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Pomadasys jubelininative Sompat grunt Cor-cor 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Porogobius schlegeliinative   
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Poropanchax normaninative Norman's lampeye  
Rhinopristiformes Pristidae Pristis microdonnative Largetooth sawfish  
Rhinopristiformes Pristidae Pristis pristisnative Common sawfish  
Cypriniformes Danionidae Raiamas steindachnerinative   
Characiformes Alestidae Rhabdalestes septentrionalisnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Rubricatochromis bimaculatusnative Jewelfish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon caudomarginatusnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeusnative Mango tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheronnative Blackchin tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon occidentalisnative   
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Schilbe intermediusnative Silver catfish  
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Schilbe mystusnative African butter catfish  
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Scriptaphyosemion geryinative Gérys killi  
Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis annectensnative   
Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis ansorgiinative   
Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis nigritanative   
Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis schallnative Wahrindi  
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Tetraodon lineatusnative Globe fish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Tilapia brevimanusnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Tylochromis jentinkinative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Yongeichthys thomasinative   
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