| Alestes baremoze |
Silversides |
Alestidae |
benthopelagic |
43.0 TL |
3.0 |
native |
| Alestes dentex |
Characin |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
55.0 TL |
2.9 |
native |
| Aphyosemion bualanum |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Aphyosemion elberti |
Red barred killi |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
4.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Astatotilapia bloyeti |
Bloyet's haplo |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
15.0 SL |
3.0 |
misidentification |
| Auchenoglanis biscutatus |
|
Claroteidae |
demersal |
54.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Auchenoglanis occidentalis |
Bubu |
Claroteidae |
demersal |
70.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Bagrus bajad |
Bayad |
Bagridae |
demersal |
112.0 FL |
4.0 |
native |
| Bagrus docmak |
Semutundu |
Bagridae |
benthopelagic |
127.0 TL |
4.1 |
native |
| Bagrus filamentosus |
|
Bagridae |
demersal |
69.0 TL |
3.9 |
native |
| Brevimyrus niger |
|
Mormyridae |
benthopelagic |
15.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Brycinus brevis |
|
Alestidae |
demersal |
25.0 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Brycinus leuciscus |
|
Alestidae |
pelagic |
12.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Brycinus macrolepidotus |
True big-scale tetra |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
53.0 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Brycinus nurse |
Nurse tetra |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
25.0 TL |
2.5 |
native |
| Campylomormyrus elephas |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
40.0 TL |
3.2 |
questionable |
| Campylomormyrus tamandua |
Wormjawed mormyrid |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
43.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Carlarius gigas |
Giant sea catfish |
Ariidae |
benthopelagic |
165.0 TL |
3.9 |
native |
| Carlarius heudelotii |
Smoothmouth sea catfish |
Ariidae |
demersal |
83.0 TL |
3.8 |
native |
| Chelaethiops bibie |
Lake Turkana sardine |
Danionidae |
demersal |
5.5 TL |
2.3 |
native |
| Chiloglanis batesii |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
4.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Chiloglanis benuensis |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
3.8 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Chiloglanis disneyi |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 SL |
3.1 |
questionable |
| Chiloglanis niger |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Chiloglanis voltae |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
2.7 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Chromidotilapia guntheri |
Guenther's mouthbrooder |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
18.0 SL |
2.6 |
native |
| Chrysichthys auratus |
Golden Nile catfish |
Claroteidae |
demersal |
57.0 TL |
3.7 |
native |
| Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus |
Belly up |
Claroteidae |
demersal |
65.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Citharidium ansorgii |
|
Citharinidae |
demersal |
58.6 SL |
2.1 |
native |
| Citharinops distichodoides |
|
Citharinidae |
demersal |
84.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Citharinus citharus |
Moon fish |
Citharinidae |
demersal |
58.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Citharinus latus |
|
Citharinidae |
demersal |
84.0 SL |
2.2 |
native |
| Clarias albopunctatus |
|
Clariidae |
demersal |
19.5 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Clarias anguillaris |
Mudfish |
Clariidae |
demersal |
100.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Clarias gariepinus |
North African catfish |
Clariidae |
benthopelagic |
170.0 TL |
3.8 |
native |
| Clarias macromystax |
|
Clariidae |
demersal |
31.6 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Clarotes laticeps |
Widehead catfish |
Claroteidae |
demersal |
80.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Coptodon dageti |
|
Cichlidae |
demersal |
40.0 TL |
2.4 |
native |
| Coptodon rendalli |
Redbreast tilapia |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
45.0 TL |
2.3 |
questionable |
| Coptodon zillii |
Redbelly tilapia |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
40.0 SL |
2.5 |
native |
| Cromeria occidentalis |
|
Kneriidae |
benthopelagic |
4.4 SL |
2.2 |
native |
| Ctenopoma garuanum |
|
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
5.3 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Ctenopoma houyi |
|
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
6.6 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Ctenopoma muriei |
Ocellated labyrinth fish |
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
7.0 SL |
3.0 |
misidentification |
| Ctenopoma petherici |
|
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
17.4 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Ctenopoma riggenbachi |
|
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
9.1 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Cyphomyrus psittacus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
30.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Dagetichthys lakdoensis |
|
Soleidae |
demersal |
40.0 TL |
3.6 |
native |
| Distichodus brevipinnis |
|
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
59.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Distichodus engycephalus |
Perch |
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
40.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Distichodus rostratus |
Grass-eater |
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
76.0 TL |
2.6 |
native |
| Enteromius ablabes |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
9.6 SL |
2.5 |
native |
| Enteromius aboinensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
7.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius anema |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius atakorensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.6 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius baudoni |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.3 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius callipterus |
Clipper barb |
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
10.1 TL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius chlorotaenia |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
9.8 TL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius jae |
Jae barb |
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.8 TL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius leonensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.3 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius macinensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius macrops |
Blackstripe barb |
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
16.9 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius nigeriensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius perince |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
8.9 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius punctitaeniatus |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.8 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius stigmatopygus |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
2.8 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius sublineatus |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
7.1 SL |
2.7 |
native |
| Enteromius zalbiensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Epiplatys bifasciatus |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
6.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Epiplatys spilargyreius |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Fontitrygon garouaensis |
Smooth freshwater stingray |
Dasyatidae |
demersal |
40.0 WD |
3.7 |
native |
| Fundulopanchax gardneri |
Blue lyretail |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
6.5 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
8.0 TL |
3.3 |
questionable |
| Garra allostoma |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
6.3 SL |
2.3 |
endemic |
| Garra dembeensis |
Dembea stone lapper |
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
11.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Garra ornata |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
7.2 SL |
2.2 |
native |
| Garra waterloti |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
7.0 TL |
2.4 |
native |
| Gnathonemus petersii |
Elephantnose fish |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
35.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Gymnarchus niloticus |
Aba |
Gymnarchidae |
demersal |
167.0 SL |
3.7 |
native |
| Hemichromis fasciatus |
Banded jewelfish |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
21.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Hepsetus odoe |
|
Hepsetidae |
demersal |
44.2 SL |
4.1 |
native |
| Heterobranchus bidorsalis |
African catfish |
Clariidae |
demersal |
150.0 TL |
3.7 |
native |
| Heterobranchus longifilis |
Sampa |
Clariidae |
demersal |
150.0 SL |
3.7 |
native |
| Heterotis niloticus |
African bonytongue |
Arapaimidae |
pelagic |
100.0 SL |
2.7 |
native |
| Hippopotamyrus pictus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
30.5 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Hydrocynus brevis |
Tiger-fish |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
86.0 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Hydrocynus forskahlii |
Elongate tigerfish |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
78.0 SL |
4.0 |
native |
| Hydrocynus vittatus |
Tiger fish |
Alestidae |
demersal |
105.0 FL |
3.7 |
native |
| Hyperopisus bebe |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
51.0 SL |
3.6 |
native |
| Ichthyborus besse |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
25.0 TL |
4.0 |
native |
| Kribia kribensis |
|
Butidae |
demersal |
4.6 SL |
3.4 |
native |
| Kribia nana |
|
Butidae |
demersal |
5.8 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Labeo coubie |
African carp |
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
75.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Labeo parvus |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
38.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Labeo senegalensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
65.0 TL |
2.1 |
native |
| Labeobarbus brevispinis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
23.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Lates niloticus |
Nile perch |
Latidae |
demersal |
200.0 TL |
4.5 |
native |
| Leptocypris niloticus |
|
Danionidae |
demersal |
9.5 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Malapterurus beninensis |
|
Malapteruridae |
benthopelagic |
22.3 SL |
3.4 |
native |
| Malapterurus electricus |
Electric catfish |
Malapteruridae |
benthopelagic |
122.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Malapterurus minjiriya |
|
Malapteruridae |
benthopelagic |
51.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Marcusenius abadii |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
40.0 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Marcusenius cyprinoides |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
33.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Marcusenius mento |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
26.0 SL |
2.5 |
native |
| Marcusenius senegalensis |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
32.1 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Marcusenius stanleyanus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
21.0 TL |
3.1 |
questionable |
| Mastacembelus cryptacanthus |
|
Mastacembelidae |
demersal |
34.5 SL |
3.8 |
native |
| Mastacembelus decorsei |
|
Mastacembelidae |
demersal |
24.6 TL |
3.7 |
native |
| Mastacembelus loennbergii |
|
Mastacembelidae |
demersal |
26.1 TL |
3.7 |
native |
| Micralestes acutidens |
Sharptooth tetra |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
9.0 SL |
2.9 |
misidentification |
| Micralestes elongatus |
Elongated Turkana robber |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
6.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Micralestes humilis |
|
Alestidae |
pelagic |
10.6 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Micropanchax pfaffi |
Pfaff's lampeye |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Mochokus brevis |
|
Mochokidae |
demersal |
3.1 TL |
3.0 |
questionable |
| Mochokus niloticus |
|
Mochokidae |
demersal |
6.5 TL |
2.9 |
native |
| Mormyrops anguilloides |
Cornish jack |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
150.0 TL |
3.8 |
native |
| Mormyrops caballus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
46.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Mormyrops oudoti |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
11.4 SL |
3.1 |
questionable |
| Mormyrus hasselquistii |
Elephant snout |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
50.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Mormyrus macrophthalmus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
30.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Mormyrus rume |
Mormyrids |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
100.0 SL |
2.5 |
native |
| Nannocharax ansorgii |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
3.7 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Nannocharax fasciatus |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
6.6 SL |
3.4 |
native |
| Nannocharax lineomaculatus |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
3.9 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Nannocharax occidentalis |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
5.8 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Neolebias ansorgii |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
2.6 SL |
3.3 |
native |
| Neolebias unifasciatus |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
4.2 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Odaxothrissa mento |
Nigerian fangtooth pellonuline |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic |
14.0 SL |
4.3 |
native |
| Opsaridium ubangiense |
|
Danionidae |
benthopelagic |
12.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Oreochromis aureus |
Blue tilapia |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
45.7 TL |
2.1 |
native |
| Oreochromis niloticus |
Nile tilapia |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
60.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Pantodon buchholzi |
Freshwater butterflyfish |
Pantodontidae |
pelagic |
11.9 TL |
3.6 |
native |
| Papyrocranus afer |
Reticulate knifefish |
Notopteridae |
demersal |
80.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Parachanna obscura |
African obscure snakehead |
Channidae |
demersal |
50.0 SL |
3.4 |
native |
| Paradistichodus dimidiatus |
|
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
7.6 TL |
3.0 |
native |
| Parailia pellucida |
Glass schilbid |
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
12.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Pellonula leonensis |
Smalltoothed pellonula |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic |
12.1 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Petrocephalus ansorgii |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
14.1 SL |
3.3 |
native |
| Petrocephalus bane |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
20.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Petrocephalus bovei |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
11.5 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Petrocephalus simus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
12.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Petrocephalus soudanensis |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
10.8 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Phago loricatus |
African pike-characin |
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
16.5 SL |
3.7 |
native |
| Phractura clauseni |
|
Amphiliidae |
demersal |
7.8 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Pollimyrus isidori |
Elephant Fish |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
10.3 TL |
2.6 |
native |
| Polypterus bichir |
Nile bichir |
Polypteridae |
demersal |
74.0 TL |
4.5 |
native |
| Polypterus endlicherii |
Saddled bichir |
Polypteridae |
demersal |
65.5 SL |
3.8 |
native |
| Polypterus senegalus |
Gray bichir |
Polypteridae |
demersal |
70.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Poropanchax normani |
Norman's lampeye |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
4.5 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Procatopus aberrans |
Bluegreen lampeye |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
5.5 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Protopterus annectens |
West African lungfish |
Protopteridae |
demersal |
100.0 TL |
3.6 |
native |
| Raiamas nigeriensis |
|
Danionidae |
demersal |
11.1 SL |
3.3 |
native |
| Raiamas senegalensis |
Senegal minnow |
Danionidae |
benthopelagic |
24.5 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis |
|
Alestidae |
pelagic |
3.3 TL |
3.0 |
native |
| Rhabdalestes septentrionalis |
|
Alestidae |
pelagic |
6.9 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Rubricatochromis bimaculatus |
Jewelfish |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
13.6 SL |
3.9 |
native |
| Sarotherodon galilaeus |
Mango tilapia |
Cichlidae |
demersal |
39.5 TL |
2.2 |
native |
| Schilbe intermedius |
Silver catfish |
Schilbeidae |
pelagic |
50.0 SL |
3.6 |
native |
| Schilbe mystus |
African butter catfish |
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
35.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Sierrathrissa leonensis |
West African pygmy herring |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic |
3.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Siluranodon auritus |
|
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
14.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Synodontis batensoda |
Upsidedown catfish |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
20.5 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis budgetti |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
40.0 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis clarias |
Mandi |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
36.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Synodontis courteti |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
50.0 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis eupterus |
Featherfin squeaker |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
30.0 SL |
2.7 |
native |
| Synodontis filamentosus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
26.0 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis frontosus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
34.2 TL |
2.8 |
questionable |
| Synodontis melanopterus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
18.5 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Synodontis membranaceus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
46.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Synodontis nigrita |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
33.5 TL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis ocellifer |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
49.0 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Synodontis resupinatus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
26.0 SL |
2.6 |
native |
| Synodontis schall |
Wahrindi |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
37.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Synodontis sorex |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
36.0 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis violaceus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
30.0 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Tetraodon lineatus |
Globe fish |
Tetraodontidae |
demersal |
43.0 TL |
3.6 |
native |
| Tylochromis jentinki |
|
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
27.0 SL |
2.7 |
questionable |
| Tylochromis sudanensis |
|
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
20.0 SL |
2.5 |
native |
| Xenomystus nigri |
African knifefish |
Notopteridae |
demersal |
30.0 SL |
3.3 |
native |
| Zaireichthys camerunensis |
|
Amphiliidae |
demersal |
3.3 SL |
3.0 |
native |