| 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 |
| Arnoldichthys spilopterus |
Niger tetra |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
9.6 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Auchenoglanis occidentalis |
Bubu |
Claroteidae |
demersal |
70.0 SL |
2.9 |
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 |
| Barboides gracilis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
1.8 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Bostrychus africanus |
|
Butidae |
demersal |
21.0 TL |
4.0 |
native |
| Brienomyrus brachyistius |
|
Mormyridae |
benthopelagic |
20.0 TL |
2.8 |
native |
| Brycinus brevis |
|
Alestidae |
demersal |
25.0 TL |
3.1 |
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 |
| Campylomormyrus tamandua |
Wormjawed mormyrid |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
43.0 SL |
3.2 |
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 |
| Clarias macromystax |
|
Clariidae |
demersal |
31.6 TL |
3.4 |
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 |
| Cyphomyrus psittacus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
30.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Denticeps clupeoides |
Denticle herring |
Denticipitidae |
pelagic |
15.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Distichodus engycephalus |
Perch |
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
40.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Distichodus rostratus |
Grass-eater |
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
76.0 TL |
2.6 |
native |
| Dormitator lebretonis |
|
Eleotridae |
demersal |
12.4 TL |
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 clauseni |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.0 SL |
3.0 |
endemic |
| Enteromius nigeriensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Epiplatys bifasciatus |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
6.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Epiplatys grahami |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
7.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Epiplatys sexfasciatus |
Sixbar panchax |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
10.0 SL |
3.6 |
native |
| Epiplatys spilargyreius |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Erpetoichthys calabaricus |
Reedfish |
Polypteridae |
demersal |
37.0 SL |
3.3 |
native |
| Ethmalosa fimbriata |
Bonga shad |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic-neritic |
46.0 TL |
2.5 |
native |
| Foerschichthys nigeriensis |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Fontitrygon garouaensis |
Smooth freshwater stingray |
Dasyatidae |
demersal |
40.0 WD |
3.7 |
native |
| Fundulopanchax filamentosus |
Plumed lyretail |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.5 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Fundulopanchax gularis |
Gulare |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
9.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Gnathonemus petersii |
Elephantnose fish |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
35.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Gobioides sagitta |
|
Gobiidae |
demersal |
39.7 SL |
3.8 |
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 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 |
native |
| Hydrocynus forskahlii |
Elongate tigerfish |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
78.0 SL |
4.0 |
native |
| Hyperopisus bebe |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
51.0 SL |
3.6 |
native |
| Ilisha africana |
West African ilisha |
Pristigasteridae |
pelagic-neritic |
30.0 SL |
3.6 |
native |
| Isichthys henryi |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
28.7 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Labeo brachypoma |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
29.0 TL |
2.3 |
native |
| Labeo parvus |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
38.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Labeo senegalensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
65.0 TL |
2.1 |
native |
| Labeobarbus lagensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
25.5 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Laeviscutella dekimpei |
Roundbelly pellonuline |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic |
4.6 SL |
3.0 |
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 cryptacanthus |
|
Mastacembelidae |
demersal |
34.5 SL |
3.8 |
native |
| Micralestes elongatus |
Elongated Turkana robber |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
6.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Mormyrops anguilloides |
Cornish jack |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
150.0 TL |
3.8 |
native |
| Mormyrus rume |
Mormyrids |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
100.0 SL |
2.5 |
native |
| Nannocharax fasciatus |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
6.6 SL |
3.4 |
native |
| Nannocharax latifasciatus |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
4.9 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Neolebias ansorgii |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
2.6 SL |
3.3 |
native |
| Odaxothrissa mento |
Nigerian fangtooth pellonuline |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic |
14.0 SL |
4.3 |
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 africana |
African snakehead |
Channidae |
benthopelagic |
32.0 TL |
3.8 |
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 |
| Parauchenoglanis monkei |
Dotted catfish |
Claroteidae |
demersal |
15.1 SL |
3.7 |
native |
| Pareutropius buffei |
|
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
11.5 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Pellonula leonensis |
Smalltoothed pellonula |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic |
12.1 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Pellonula vorax |
Bigtoothed pellonula |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic |
12.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Pelmatolapia mariae |
Spotted tilapia |
Cichlidae |
demersal |
32.3 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Pelvicachromis pulcher |
Rainbow krib |
Cichlidae |
demersal |
11.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Pelvicachromis taeniatus |
|
Cichlidae |
demersal |
7.1 SL |
3.3 |
native |
| Periophthalmus barbarus |
Atlantic mudskipper |
Oxudercidae |
reef-associated |
14.7 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Petrocephalus ansorgii |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
14.1 SL |
3.3 |
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 |
| Phractolaemus ansorgii |
Hingemouth |
Phractolaemidae |
benthopelagic |
25.0 TL |
2.3 |
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 |
| Polycentropsis abbreviata |
African leaffish |
Polycentridae |
benthopelagic |
6.7 SL |
3.3 |
native |
| Polypterus ansorgii |
Guinean bichir |
Polypteridae |
demersal |
28.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Polypterus senegalus |
Gray bichir |
Polypteridae |
demersal |
70.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Porogobius schlegelii |
|
Gobiidae |
demersal |
18.9 TL |
2.9 |
native |
| Poropanchax luxophthalmus |
|
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
4.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Poropanchax normani |
Norman's lampeye |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
4.5 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Protopterus annectens |
West African lungfish |
Protopteridae |
demersal |
100.0 TL |
3.6 |
questionable |
| Raiamas senegalensis |
Senegal minnow |
Danionidae |
benthopelagic |
24.5 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Sardinella maderensis |
Madeiran sardinella |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic |
30.0 SL |
3.2 |
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 brevianalis |
|
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
8.2 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Schilbe congensis |
|
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
47.0 NG |
3.4 |
misidentification |
| Schilbe intermedius |
Silver catfish |
Schilbeidae |
pelagic |
50.0 SL |
3.6 |
native |
| Schilbe micropogon |
|
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
21.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Schilbe mystus |
African butter catfish |
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
35.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Synodontis batensoda |
Upsidedown catfish |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
20.5 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis melanopterus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
18.5 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Synodontis nigrita |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
33.5 TL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis ouemeensis |
|
Mochokidae |
demersal |
15.7 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Synodontis schall |
Wahrindi |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
37.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Synodontis sorex |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
36.0 SL |
2.8 |
questionable |
| Thysochromis ansorgii |
|
Cichlidae |
demersal |
8.8 SL |
3.3 |
native |
| Xenomystus nigri |
African knifefish |
Notopteridae |
demersal |
30.0 SL |
3.3 |
native |