| Alestes baremoze |
Silversides |
Alestidae |
benthopelagic |
43.0 TL |
3.0 |
native |
| Alestes dentex |
Characin |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
55.0 TL |
2.9 |
native |
| Amphilius atesuensis |
|
Amphiliidae |
demersal |
9.3 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Aplocheilichthys spilauchen |
Banded lampeye |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
8.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Auchenoglanis biscutatus |
|
Claroteidae |
demersal |
54.0 SL |
3.1 |
questionable |
| 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 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 luteus |
|
Alestidae |
pelagic |
8.0 SL |
3.1 |
endemic |
| 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 |
| Carlarius gigas |
Giant sea catfish |
Ariidae |
benthopelagic |
165.0 TL |
3.9 |
native |
| Chelaethiops bibie |
Lake Turkana sardine |
Danionidae |
demersal |
5.5 TL |
2.3 |
native |
| Chiloglanis occidentalis |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
5.7 SL |
3.2 |
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 |
| Citharinus citharus |
Moon fish |
Citharinidae |
demersal |
58.0 SL |
2.0 |
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 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 laeviceps |
Catfish |
Clariidae |
demersal |
31.7 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Clarotes laticeps |
Widehead catfish |
Claroteidae |
demersal |
80.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Clypeobarbus hypsolepis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.3 SL |
3.0 |
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 |
| Cromeria occidentalis |
|
Kneriidae |
benthopelagic |
4.4 SL |
2.2 |
native |
| Ctenopoma kingsleyae |
Tailspot ctenopoma |
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
18.2 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Ctenopoma petherici |
|
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
17.4 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Cyphomyrus psittacus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
30.0 TL |
3.2 |
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 |
| Dormitator lebretonis |
|
Eleotridae |
demersal |
12.4 TL |
2.5 |
native |
| Eleotris daganensis |
|
Eleotridae |
demersal |
12.3 TL |
3.6 |
native |
| Eleotris senegalensis |
|
Eleotridae |
demersal |
22.4 TL |
3.7 |
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 baudoni |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.3 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius bawkuensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
2.9 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 guildi |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
5.6 SL |
3.0 |
endemic |
| 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 |
misidentification |
| Enteromius parablabes |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
6.2 SL |
2.8 |
endemic |
| Enteromius perince |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
8.9 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Enteromius pobeguini |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
5.4 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 vandewallei |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
4.8 SL |
3.0 |
endemic |
| Epiplatys bifasciatus |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
6.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Epiplatys spilargyreius |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 TL |
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 bidorsalis |
African catfish |
Clariidae |
demersal |
150.0 TL |
3.7 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Irvineia voltae |
|
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
19.0 SL |
3.3 |
endemic |
| 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 |
| Lates niloticus |
Nile perch |
Latidae |
demersal |
200.0 TL |
4.5 |
native |
| Lepidarchus adonis |
Jellybean tetra |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
2.1 SL |
3.0 |
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 senegalensis |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
32.1 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Mastacembelus nigromarginatus |
|
Mastacembelidae |
benthopelagic |
42.2 SL |
3.9 |
native |
| Micralestes elongatus |
Elongated Turkana robber |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
6.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Micralestes occidentalis |
|
Alestidae |
pelagic |
8.0 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Micralestes pabrensis |
|
Alestidae |
pelagic |
5.2 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Micropanchax pfaffi |
Pfaff's lampeye |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Mormyrops anguilloides |
Cornish jack |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
150.0 TL |
3.8 |
native |
| Mormyrops breviceps |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
65.0 SL |
3.3 |
native |
| Mormyrops curviceps |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
43.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| 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 occidentalis |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
5.8 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Nematogobius maindroni |
|
Gobiidae |
demersal |
8.0 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Neolebias unifasciatus |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
4.2 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Nothobranchius thierryi |
Togo Killifish |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Odaxothrissa mento |
Nigerian fangtooth pellonuline |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic |
14.0 SL |
4.3 |
native |
| Oreochromis niloticus |
Nile tilapia |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
60.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
| Parachanna obscura |
African obscure snakehead |
Channidae |
demersal |
50.0 SL |
3.4 |
native |
| Paradistichodus dimidiatus |
|
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
7.6 TL |
3.0 |
native |
| Paragobiocichla irvinei |
Cichlid |
Cichlidae |
demersal |
10.7 SL |
3.3 |
endemic |
| Parailia pellucida |
Glass schilbid |
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
12.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Pellonula leonensis |
Smalltoothed pellonula |
Dorosomatidae |
pelagic |
12.1 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Periophthalmus barbarus |
Atlantic mudskipper |
Oxudercidae |
reef-associated |
14.7 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Petrocephalus bane |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
20.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Petrocephalus bovei |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
11.5 SL |
3.2 |
native |
| Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
9.7 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Petrocephalus soudanensis |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
10.8 TL |
3.2 |
native |
| Phractura ansorgii |
African whiptailed catfish |
Amphiliidae |
demersal |
9.0 TL |
3.1 |
questionable |
| 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 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 |
| Porogobius schlegelii |
|
Gobiidae |
demersal |
18.9 TL |
2.9 |
native |
| Poropanchax normani |
Norman's lampeye |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
4.5 TL |
3.3 |
native |
| Pronothobranchius kiyawensis |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
4.7 |
3.2 |
misidentification |
| Pronothobranchius seymouri |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
pelagic |
4.7 SL |
3.2 |
endemic |
| Protopterus annectens |
West African lungfish |
Protopteridae |
demersal |
100.0 TL |
3.6 |
native |
| Raiamas senegalensis |
Senegal minnow |
Danionidae |
benthopelagic |
24.5 TL |
3.4 |
native |
| Rhabdalestes septentrionalis |
|
Alestidae |
pelagic |
6.9 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Rhexipanchax schiotzi |
Schiøtz' lampeye |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
|
3.2 |
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 micropogon |
|
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
21.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Schilbe mystus |
African butter catfish |
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
35.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
| Scriptaphyosemion banforense |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
4.0 SL |
3.2 |
questionable |
| 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 arnoulti |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
19.3 SL |
2.9 |
endemic |
| Synodontis batensoda |
Upsidedown catfish |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
20.5 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis clarias |
Mandi |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
36.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
| Synodontis eupterus |
Featherfin squeaker |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
30.0 SL |
2.7 |
native |
| Synodontis filamentosus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
26.0 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis macrophthalmus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
14.6 SL |
2.9 |
endemic |
| Synodontis membranaceus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
46.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
| Synodontis nigrita |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
33.5 TL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis obesus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
25.8 SL |
2.8 |
questionable |
| Synodontis ocellifer |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
49.0 TL |
3.1 |
native |
| Synodontis schall |
Wahrindi |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
37.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Synodontis sorex |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
36.0 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis velifer |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
18.5 SL |
2.9 |
native |
| Synodontis violaceus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
30.0 SL |
2.8 |
native |
| Synodontis voltae |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
14.7 TL |
2.9 |
endemic |
| Tetraodon lineatus |
Globe fish |
Tetraodontidae |
demersal |
43.0 TL |
3.6 |
native |