Order | Family | Species | Occurrence | FishBase name | Name in Country |
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Characiformes | Alestidae | Alestes baremoze | native | Silversides | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Aplocheilichthys spilauchen | native | Banded lampeye | |
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Auchenoglanis occidentalis | native | Bubu | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Brienomyrus brachyistius | native | ||
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 | |
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys johnelsi | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys maurus | native | ||
Pleuronectiformes | Cyclopsettidae | Citharichthys stampflii | native | Smooth flounder | |
Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus citharus | native | Moon fish | |
Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus latus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias anguillaris | native | Mudfish | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias buettikoferi | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias salae | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon guineensis | native | Guinean tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon louka | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon zillii | native | Redbelly tilapia | |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | native | Tailspot ctenopoma | |
Anguilliformes | Ophichthidae | Dalophis boulengeri | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus rostratus | native | Grass-eater | |
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Doumea chappuisi | native | ||
Gobiiformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris daganensis | native | ||
Gobiiformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris vittata | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius ablabes | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius anniae | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius macrops | native | Blackstripe barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius niokoloensis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius pobeguini | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius salessei | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius stigmatopygus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys bifasciatus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys fasciolatus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys spilargyreius | native | ||
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Ethmalosa fimbriata | native | Bonga shad | Bonga |
Eupercaria/misc | Gerreidae | Eucinostomus melanopterus | native | Flagfin mojarra | Peixe-prata |
Myliobatiformes | Dasyatidae | Fontitrygon ukpam | native | Thorny freshwater stingray | |
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Gobioides sagitta | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Hemichromis fasciatus | native | Banded jewelfish | |
Characiformes | Hepsetidae | Hepsetus occidentalis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Heterotilapia buettikoferi | native | Zebra tilapia | |
Osteoglossiformes | Arapaimidae | Heterotis niloticus | native | African bonytongue | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Hippopotamyrus pictus | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus forskahlii | native | Elongate tigerfish | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Hyperopisus bebe | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Ichthyborus quadrilineatus | native | ||
Gobiiformes | Butidae | Kribia nana | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo parvus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo senegalensis | native | ||
Carangaria/misc | Latidae | Lates niloticus | native | Nile perch | |
Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus occidentalis | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius mento | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius senegalensis | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius thomasi | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes elongatus | native | Elongated Turkana robber | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes occidentalis | native | ||
Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Microphis aculeatus | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops anguilloides | native | Cornish jack | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops breviceps | native | ||
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 | ||
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Nematogobius maindroni | native | ||
Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Neochelon falcipinnis | native | Sicklefin mullet | |
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Neolebias unifasciatus | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Synbranchidae | Ophisternon afrum | native | Guinea swamp eel | |
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 | Espadilha-da-Guiné |
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Pellonula vorax | native | Bigtoothed pellonula | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Pelmatochromis buettikoferi | native | ||
Gobiiformes | Oxudercidae | Periophthalmus barbarus | native | Atlantic mudskipper | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus bovei | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus levequei | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus simus | native | ||
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus ansorgii | native | Guinean bichir | |
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus bichir | native | Nile bichir | |
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus endlicherii | native | Saddled bichir | Saié |
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus palmas | native | Shortfin bichir | |
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus senegalus | native | Gray bichir | |
Eupercaria/misc | Haemulidae | Pomadasys jubelini | native | Sompat grunt | Cor-cor |
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 | |
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Raiamas steindachneri | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Rhabdalestes septentrionalis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Rubricatochromis bimaculatus | native | Jewelfish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon caudomarginatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon galilaeus | native | Mango tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon melanotheron | native | Blackchin tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon occidentalis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe intermedius | native | Silver catfish | |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe mystus | native | African butter catfish | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Scriptaphyosemion geryi | native | Gérys killi | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis annectens | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis ansorgii | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis nigrita | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis schall | native | Wahrindi | |
Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Tetraodon lineatus | native | Globe fish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tilapia brevimanus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis jentinki | native | ||
Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Yongeichthys thomasi | native |