Alestes baremoze |
Silversides |
Alestidae |
benthopelagic |
43.0 TL |
3.0 |
native |
Alestes dentex |
Characin |
Alestidae |
pelagic |
55.0 TL |
2.9 |
native |
Andersonia leptura |
|
Amphiliidae |
demersal |
4.6 SL |
3.0 |
native |
Aphyosemion bualanum |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
Aphyosemion cameronense |
Cameroon killi |
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 TL |
3.2 |
questionable |
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 |
Astatotilapia desfontainii |
|
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
15.0 TL |
3.0 |
misidentification |
Astatotilapia tchadensis |
|
Cichlidae |
pelagic |
9.8 SL |
3.0 |
native |
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 |
Brevimyrus niger |
|
Mormyridae |
benthopelagic |
15.0 TL |
3.3 |
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 |
Capoeta capoetoides |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
11.7 TL |
2.7 |
questionable |
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 |
misidentification |
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 camerunensis |
|
Clariidae |
demersal |
46.6 TL |
3.5 |
native |
Clarias gariepinus |
North African catfish |
Clariidae |
benthopelagic |
170.0 TL |
3.8 |
native |
Clarias pachynema |
|
Clariidae |
demersal |
35.6 TL |
3.5 |
questionable |
Clarias theodorae |
Snake catfish |
Clariidae |
demersal |
35.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
Clarotes laticeps |
Widehead catfish |
Claroteidae |
demersal |
80.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
Clypeobarbus pleuropholis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.3 SL |
3.0 |
native |
Congochromis dimidiatus |
|
Cichlidae |
demersal |
6.2 TL |
3.2 |
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 |
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 |
Distichodus brevipinnis |
|
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
59.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
Distichodus engycephalus |
Perch |
Distichodontidae |
demersal |
40.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
Distichodus nefasch |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
83.0 TL |
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 anema |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.0 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 holotaenia |
Spotscale barb |
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
12.0 SL |
2.8 |
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 miolepis |
Zigzag barb |
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
12.5 SL |
3.0 |
questionable |
Enteromius nigeriensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
Enteromius perince |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
8.9 SL |
3.0 |
native |
Enteromius pumilus |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
2.3 SL |
3.0 |
questionable |
Enteromius punctitaeniatus |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
3.8 SL |
3.0 |
native |
Enteromius stigmatopygus |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
2.8 SL |
3.0 |
native |
Enteromius trispilopleura |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
4.5 TL |
3.0 |
native |
Enteromius yeiensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
4.0 TL |
3.0 |
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 |
Garra dembeensis |
Dembea stone lapper |
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
11.0 SL |
2.0 |
native |
Garra lancrenonensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
2.6 SL |
2.8 |
endemic |
Garra quadrimaculata |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
10.7 SL |
2.0 |
questionable |
Gnathonemus petersii |
Elephantnose fish |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
35.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
Gymnarchus niloticus |
Aba |
Gymnarchidae |
demersal |
167.0 SL |
3.7 |
native |
Hemichromis camerounensis |
|
Cichlidae |
pelagic |
14.6 SL |
3.4 |
native |
Hemichromis fasciatus |
Banded jewelfish |
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
21.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
Hepsetus microlepis |
|
Hepsetidae |
benthopelagic |
30.5 SL |
3.0 |
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 |
questionable |
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 nana |
|
Butidae |
demersal |
5.8 TL |
3.4 |
native |
Labeo chariensis |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
22.1 SL |
2.3 |
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 batesii |
|
Cyprinidae |
benthopelagic |
43.5 TL |
3.2 |
native |
Lacustricola hutereaui |
Meshscaled topminnow |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 TL |
3.0 |
native |
Lates niloticus |
Nile perch |
Latidae |
demersal |
200.0 TL |
4.5 |
native |
Leptocypris niloticus |
|
Danionidae |
demersal |
9.5 TL |
3.2 |
native |
Malapterurus electricus |
Electric catfish |
Malapteruridae |
benthopelagic |
122.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |
Marcusenius cyprinoides |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
33.0 SL |
3.0 |
native |
Marcusenius senegalensis |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
32.1 SL |
3.2 |
native |
Mastacembelus congicus |
|
Mastacembelidae |
benthopelagic |
43.5 SL |
3.9 |
native |
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 |
Micralestes stormsi |
|
Alestidae |
pelagic |
10.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
Microctenopoma congicum |
Congo ctenopoma |
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
6.2 SL |
3.2 |
questionable |
Microctenopoma lineatum |
|
Anabantidae |
benthopelagic |
5.6 SL |
3.2 |
native |
Micropanchax kingii |
|
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
4.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
Micropanchax loati |
Nile killifish |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
4.0 TL |
3.2 |
questionable |
Micropanchax pfaffi |
Pfaff's lampeye |
Procatopodidae |
benthopelagic |
3.5 TL |
3.1 |
native |
Mochokus brevis |
|
Mochokidae |
demersal |
3.1 TL |
3.0 |
native |
Mochokus niloticus |
|
Mochokidae |
demersal |
6.5 TL |
2.9 |
native |
Mormyrops anguilloides |
Cornish jack |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
150.0 TL |
3.8 |
native |
Mormyrops engystoma |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
14.5 TL |
3.1 |
questionable |
Mormyrus caschive |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
100.0 TL |
3.2 |
native |
Mormyrus hasselquistii |
Elephant snout |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
50.0 SL |
3.2 |
native |
Mormyrus rume |
Mormyrids |
Mormyridae |
demersal |
100.0 SL |
2.5 |
native |
Nannaethiops unitaeniatus |
Oneline tetra |
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
6.2 TL |
3.0 |
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 unifasciatus |
|
Distichodontidae |
pelagic |
4.2 SL |
3.5 |
native |
Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
5.0 TL |
3.2 |
endemic |
Opsaridium ubangiense |
|
Danionidae |
benthopelagic |
12.0 TL |
3.3 |
questionable |
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 |
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 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 |
misidentification |
Petrocephalus soudanensis |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
10.8 TL |
3.2 |
native |
Pollimyrus guttatus |
|
Mormyridae |
demersal |
5.1 TL |
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 delhezi |
Barred bichir |
Polypteridae |
demersal |
44.0 TL |
3.2 |
questionable |
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 |
Pronothobranchius gambiensis |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
pelagic |
4.7 SL |
3.2 |
misidentification |
Pronothobranchius kiyawensis |
|
Nothobranchiidae |
benthopelagic |
4.7 |
3.2 |
endemic |
Protopterus annectens |
West African lungfish |
Protopteridae |
demersal |
100.0 TL |
3.6 |
native |
Pterochromis congicus |
|
Cichlidae |
demersal |
15.2 SL |
3.4 |
native |
Raiamas nigeriensis |
|
Danionidae |
demersal |
11.1 SL |
3.3 |
native |
Raiamas senegalensis |
Senegal minnow |
Danionidae |
benthopelagic |
24.5 TL |
3.4 |
native |
Raiamas shariensis |
|
Danionidae |
benthopelagic |
6.8 SL |
3.2 |
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 grenfelli |
|
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
50.7 SL |
3.5 |
misidentification |
Schilbe intermedius |
Silver catfish |
Schilbeidae |
pelagic |
50.0 SL |
3.6 |
native |
Schilbe marmoratus |
Shoulderspot catfish |
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
21.7 SL |
3.3 |
questionable |
Schilbe mystus |
African butter catfish |
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
35.0 SL |
3.5 |
native |
Schilbe uranoscopus |
|
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
36.0 SL |
3.4 |
native |
Siluranodon auritus |
|
Schilbeidae |
demersal |
14.0 SL |
2.9 |
native |
Synodontis batensoda |
Upsidedown catfish |
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
20.5 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 membranaceus |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
46.0 SL |
3.1 |
native |
Synodontis nigrita |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
33.5 TL |
2.8 |
native |
Synodontis nummifer |
|
Mochokidae |
demersal |
20.5 TL |
2.9 |
questionable |
Synodontis ocellifer |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
49.0 TL |
3.1 |
native |
Synodontis ornatipinnis |
|
Mochokidae |
benthopelagic |
40.0 TL |
2.8 |
questionable |
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 |
Thoracochromis wingatii |
|
Cichlidae |
benthopelagic |
5.3 SL |
3.2 |
misidentification |
Xenomystus nigri |
African knifefish |
Notopteridae |
demersal |
30.0 SL |
3.3 |
native |