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List of Freshwater Fishes for Benin

Number of freshwater fish species: 153

The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index

All Content Below is Copyright Fishbase.org
Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion bitaeniatum Two-striped Aphyosemion   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion calliurum Banner lyretail   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys normani Norman's lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Banded lampeye   native
Ariidae Arius gigas Giant sea catfish   native
Ariidae Arius latiscutatus Rough-head sea catfish  Blolo native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bubu   native
Gobiidae Awaous lateristriga West African freshwater goby   native
Bagridae Bagrus bajad Bayad   native
Bagridae Bagrus docmak Semutundu   native
Cyprinidae Barboides gracilis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus ablabes   native
Cyprinidae Barbus atakorensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bynni occidentalis Niger barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus callipterus Clipper barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus chlorotaenia   native
Cyprinidae Barbus leonensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus macinensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus macrops Blackstripe barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus stigmatopygus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus sublineatus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus sylvaticus   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus brachyistius   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus niger   native
Alestiidae Brycinus longipinnis Longfin tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra   native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus tamandua Wormjawed mormyrid   native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark  Ehouatagbo native
Cichlidae Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri Guenther's Mouthbrooder   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys auratus auratus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys filamentosus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys furcatus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Bagrid catfish   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys walkeri   native
Citharinidae Citharinus citharus citharus Moon fish   native
Citharinidae Citharinus latus   native
Clariidae Clarias agboyiensis   native
Clariidae Clarias anguillaris Mudfish   native
Clariidae Clarias buthupogon   native
Clariidae Clarias camerunensis   native
Clariidae Clarias ebriensis   native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish   native
Clariidae Clarias macromystax   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma kingsleyae Tailspot ctenopoma   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma nigropannosum Twospot climbing perch   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma petherici   native
Ophichthidae Dalophis boulengeri   native
Ophichthidae Dalophis cephalopeltis   native
Denticipitidae Denticeps clupeoides   native
Citharinidae Distichodus rostratus Grass-eater   native
Eleotridae Dormitator lebretonis   native
Eleotridae Eleotris vittata   native
Elopidae Elops senegalensis Senegalese ladyfish  Agban native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys bifasciatus taeniatus   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys grahami   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus Sixbar panchax   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys spilargyreius   native
Polypteridae Erpetoichthys calabaricus Reedfish   native
Clupeidae Ethmalosa fimbriata Bonga shad  Kanflanvi native
Aplocheilidae Foerschichthys flavipinnis   native
Aplocheilidae Fundulopanchax filamentosus Plumed lyretail   native
Aplocheilidae Fundulopanchax gularis Gulare   native
Mormyridae Gnathonemus petersii Elephantnose fish   native
Gobiidae Gobioides sagitta   native
Gobiidae Gobionellus oceanicus Highfin goby   native
Clariidae Gymnallabes typus   native
Gymnarchidae Gymnarchus niloticus Aba   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis bimaculatus Jewelfish   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish   native
Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoe Kafue pike   native
Clariidae Heterobranchus isopterus   native
Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilis Vundu   native
Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticus Heterotis   native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus psittacus   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus forskahlii   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish   native
Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebe bebe   native
Eleotridae Kribia nana   native
Cyprinidae Labeo parvus   native
Cyprinidae Labeo senegalensis   native
Clupeidae Laeviscutella dekimpei Roundbelly pellonuline   native
Latidae Lates niloticus Nile perch   native
Lutjanidae Lutjanus dentatus African brown snapper  Agnato native
Lutjanidae Lutjanus endecacanthus Guinea snapper   native
Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricus Electric catfish   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius mento   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius ussheri   native
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus cryptacanthus   native
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus nigromarginatus   native
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Tarpon  Ofin native
Alestiidae Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra   native
Alestiidae Micralestes elongatus Elongated Turkana robber   native
Poeciliidae Micropanchax macrophthalmus Lampeye panchax   native
Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurus aculeatus   native
Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloides Cornish jack   native
Mormyridae Mormyrus rume rume Mormyrids   native
Citharinidae Nannocharax fasciatus   native
Gobiidae Nematogobius maindroni   native
Citharinidae Neolebias ansorgii   native
Citharinidae Neolebias unifasciatus   native
Clupeidae Odaxothrissa ansorgii Ansorge's fangtooth pellonuline   native
Clupeidae Odaxothrissa mento Nigerian fangtooth pellonuline   native
Synbranchidae Ophisternon afrum Guinea swamp eel   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis macrochir Longfin tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia   introduced
Pantodontidae Pantodon buchholzi Freshwater butterflyfish   native
Notopteridae Papyrocranus afer Reticulate knifefish   native
Channidae Parachanna africana   native
Channidae Parachanna obscura Snake-head   native
Schilbeidae Parailia pellucida Glass schilbid   native
Bagridae Parauchenoglanis fasciatus   native
Schilbeidae Pareutropius buffei   native
Clupeidae Pellonula leonensis Smalltoothed pellonula   native
Clupeidae Pellonula vorax Bigtoothed pellonula  Gbodo native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus bovei bovei   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus soudanensis   native
Citharinidae Phago loricatus African pike-characin   native
Phractolaemidae Phractolaemus ansorgii Hingemouth   native
Amphiliidae Phractura clauseni   native
Mormyridae Pollimyrus adspersus   native
Mormyridae Pollimyrus isidori isidori Elephant Fish   native
Nandidae Polycentropsis abbreviata African leaffish   native
Polypteridae Polypterus bichir lapradei Bichir   native
Polypteridae Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Saddled bichir  Khotum native
Polypteridae Polypterus retropinnis West African bichir   native
Polypteridae Polypterus senegalus senegalus Gray bichir   native
Haemulidae Pomadasys jubelini Sompat grunt  Cocouin native
Pristidae Pristis microdon Largetooth sawfish   native
Protopteridae Protopterus annectens annectens West African lungfish   native
Cyprinidae Raiamas senegalensis Silver fish   native
Alestiidae Rhabdalestes septentrionalis   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Mango tilapia   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Blackchin tilapia   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe intermedius Silver catfish   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe micropogon   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe mystus African butter catfish   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion geryi Gérys killi   native
Clupeidae Sierrathrissa leonensis West African pygmy herring   native
Mochokidae Synodontis budgetti   native
Mochokidae Synodontis gambiensis   native
Mochokidae Synodontis melanopterus   native
Mochokidae Synodontis schall Wahrindi   native
Mochokidae Synodontis sorex   native
Cichlidae Thysochromis ansorgii   native
Cichlidae Tilapia guineensis   native
Cichlidae Tilapia mariae Spotted tilapia   native
Cichlidae Tilapia zillii Redbelly tilapia   native
Carangidae Trachinotus teraia Shortfin pompano   native
Notopteridae Xenomystus nigri African knifefish   native
Page created by Jen, 21.10.03 last modified by Eli, 17.11.04


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Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2006

The copy for fish.mongabay.com was written in 1994-1995. Therefore some information such as scientific names may be out of date. For this, I apologize. Feel free to send corrections to me.