| Alestes baremoze |
Silversides |
Alestidae |
benthopelagic |
43.0 TL |
3.0 |
native |
| Amphilius atesuensis |
|
Amphiliidae |
demersal |
9.3 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Aphyosemion bitaeniatum |
Two-striped Aphyosemion |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Aphyosemion calliurum |
Banner lyretail |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Aplocheilichthys spilauchen |
Banded lampeye |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
8.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Awaous lateristriga |
West African freshwater goby |
Gobiidae |
demersal |
14.0 SL |
2.3 |
native |
| Bagrus docmak |
Semutundu |
Bagridae |
benthopelagic |
127.0 TL |
4.1 |
native |
| Brienomyrus brachyistius |
|
Mormyridae |
benthopelagic |
20.0 TL |
2.8 |
native |
| Brycinus imberi |
Spot-tail |
Alestidae |
demersal |
19.8 TL |
3.3 |
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 |
| Bryconalestes longipinnis |
Longfin tetra |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
16.4 TL |
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 |
| Citharinus latus |
|
Citharinidae |
demersal |
84.0 SL |
2.2 |
native |
| Clarias agboyiensis |
|
Clariidae |
demersal |
29.0 TL |
3.7 |
native |
| Clarias anguillaris |
Mudfish |
Clariidae |
demersal |
100.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Clarias buthupogon |
|
Clariidae |
demersal |
34.1 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Clarias camerunensis |
|
Clariidae |
demersal |
46.6 TL |
3.5 |
native |
| Clarias ebriensis |
|
Clariidae |
demersal |
31.5 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Clarias gariepinus |
North African catfish |
Clariidae |
benthopelagic |
170.0 TL |
3.8 |
native |
| Coptodon dageti |
|
Cichlidae |
demersal |
40.0 TL |
2.4 |
native |
| Coptodon guineensis |
Guinean tilapia |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
30.0 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Coptodon zillii |
Redbelly tilapia |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
40.0 SL |
2.5 |
native |
| Ctenopoma kingsleyae |
Tailspot ctenopoma |
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
18.2 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Ctenopoma petherici |
|
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
17.4 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Distichodus rostratus |
Grass-eater |
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
76.0 TL |
2.6 |
native |
| Dormitator lebretonis |
|
Eleotridae |
demersal |
12.4 TL |
2.5 |
native |
| Eleotris vittata |
|
Eleotridae |
demersal |
22.0 SL |
3.8 |
native |
| Enteromius ablabes |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
9.6 SL |
2.5 |
native |
| Enteromius atakorensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.6 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 macinensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 SL |
3.0 |
questionable |
| Enteromius macrops |
Blackstripe barb |
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
16.9 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius nigeriensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius sublineatus |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
7.1 SL |
2.7 |
native |
| Epiplatys bifasciatus |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
6.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Epiplatys sexfasciatus |
Sixbar panchax |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
10.0 SL |
3.6 |
native |
| Epiplatys spilargyreius |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Ethmalosa fimbriata |
Bonga shad |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic-neritic |
46.0 TL |
2.5 |
native |
| Foerschichthys nigeriensis |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Fundulopanchax filamentosus |
Plumed lyretail |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.5 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Hemichromis fasciatus |
Banded jewelfish |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
21.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Hepsetus odoe |
|
Hepsetidae |
demersal |
44.2 SL |
4.1 |
native |
| Heterobranchus isopterus |
|
Clariidae |
demersal |
122.5 SL |
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 |
introduced |
| Hippopotamyrus pictus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
30.5 SL |
3.2 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Lates niloticus |
Nile perch |
Latidae |
demersal |
200.0 TL |
4.5 |
native |
| Malapterurus beninensis |
|
Malapteruridae |
benthopelagic |
22.3 SL |
3.4 |
native |
| Marcusenius brucii |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
33.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Marcusenius senegalensis |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
32.1 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Mastacembelus nigromarginatus |
|
Mastacembelidae |
benthopelagic |
42.2 SL |
3.9 |
native |
| Mormyrops anguilloides |
Cornish jack |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
150.0 TL |
3.8 |
native |
| Mormyrus hasselquistii |
Elephant snout |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
50.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Mormyrus rume |
Mormyrids |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
100.0 SL |
2.5 |
native |
| Nematogobius maindroni |
|
Gobiidae |
demersal |
8.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Nothobranchius thierryi |
Togo Killifish |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Parachanna obscura |
African obscure snakehead |
Channidae |
demersal |
50.0 SL |
3.4 |
native |
| Parailia pellucida |
Glass schilbid |
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
12.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Petrocephalus bovei |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
11.5 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
9.7 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Phractura ansorgii |
African whiptailed catfish |
Amphiliidae |
demersal |
9.0 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Phractura clauseni |
|
Amphiliidae |
demersal |
7.8 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Pollimyrus adspersus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
9.8 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Pollimyrus isidori |
Elephant Fish |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
10.3 TL |
2.6 |
native |
| Polypterus senegalus |
Gray bichir |
Polypteridae |
demersal |
70.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Poropanchax luxophthalmus |
|
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
4.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Protopterus annectens |
West African lungfish |
Protopteridae |
demersal |
100.0 TL |
3.6 |
native |
| Raiamas senegalensis |
Senegal minnow |
Danionidae |
benthopelagic |
24.5 TL |
3.4 |
questionable |
| 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 |
| Sarotherodon melanotheron |
Blackchin tilapia |
Cichlidae |
demersal |
28.0 SL |
2.5 |
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 |
| Synodontis melanopterus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
18.5 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Synodontis nigrita |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
33.5 TL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis obesus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
25.8 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis ouemeensis |
|
Mochokidae |
demersal |
15.7 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Synodontis schall |
Wahrindi |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
37.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |