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List of Freshwater Fishes for Chad

Number of freshwater fish species: 140

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
Alestiidae Alestes baremoze Silversides  Van native
Alestiidae Alestes dentex Characin  Van native
Amphiliidae Andersonia leptura   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys hutereaui Meshscaled topminnow   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys kingii   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys normani Norman's lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys pfaffi Pfaff's lampeye   native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis biscutatus  Sohon native
Bagridae Bagrus bajad Bayad  Abou'chanap native
Bagridae Bagrus docmak Semutundu  Deïng native
Cyprinidae Barbus anema  Djaraï native
Cyprinidae Barbus apleurogramma East african red finned barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus batesii   native
Cyprinidae Barbus baudoni   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bynni occidentalis Niger barb  Bahiding native
Cyprinidae Barbus callipterus Clipper barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus chlorotaenia   native
Cyprinidae Barbus leonensis  Dale-madaga native
Cyprinidae Barbus macinensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus macrops Blackstripe barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus nigeriensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus perince  Beger native
Cyprinidae Barbus pleuropholis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus punctitaeniatus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus stigmatopygus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus yeiensis   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus niger  Kabring native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra  Adjamdjor native
Alestiidae Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra  Haï native
Mastacembelidae Caecomastacembelus decorsei   native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus tamandua Wormjawed mormyrid  Gulwa native
Cyprinidae Chelaethiops bibie Lake Turkana sardine   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis batesii   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys auratus tilhoi   native
Citharinidae Citharinops distichodoides distichodoides   native
Citharinidae Citharinus citharus citharus Moon fish   native
Citharinidae Citharinus latus  Walgan native
Clariidae Clarias albopunctatus   native
Clariidae Clarias anguillaris Mudfish  Vering native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish  Balbout native
Bagridae Clarotes laticeps Widehead catfish  Bingbing native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma muriei Ocellated labyrinth fish  Kamdagar native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma petherici  Kamdagar native
Citharinidae Distichodus altus   native
Citharinidae Distichodus brevipinnis  Bagan native
Citharinidae Distichodus engycephalus Perch   native
Citharinidae Distichodus niloticus  Bagan-djoborso native
Citharinidae Distichodus rostratus Grass-eater   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys spilargyreius   native
Cyprinidae Garra dembeensis Dembea stone lapper   native
Cyprinidae Garra lancrenonensis   native
Mormyridae Gnathonemus petersii Elephantnose fish   native
Gymnarchidae Gymnarchus niloticus Aba   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis bloyeti Bloyet's haplo   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish  Dworing native
Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoe Kafue pike  Kurmisia native
Clariidae Heterobranchus bidorsalis  Buhun native
Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilis Vundu   native
Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticus Heterotis  N'golô native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus harringtoni  Kabre native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus pictus  Kabring native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus brevis Tiger-fish  Hiding Madara native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus forskahlii  Hiding Azolo native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus somonorum  Hiding Donbow native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish  Hiding native
Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebe bebe  Zeing native
Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebe occidentalis   native
Citharinidae Ichthyborus besse besse  Kurmisia native
Cyprinidae Labeo coubie African carp  Teing native
Cyprinidae Labeo parvus  Guhul-seng native
Cyprinidae Labeo senegalensis  Guhul native
Latidae Lates niloticus Nile perch  Amukal native
Cyprinidae Leptocypris niloticus   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius cyprinoides  Kabring native
Mormyridae Marcusenius senegalensis gracilis Trunkfish  Kabring native
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus loennbergii  Mamadîîl native
Alestiidae Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra   native
Alestiidae Micralestes elongatus Elongated Turkana robber   native
Alestiidae Micralestes humilis   native
Alestiidae Micralestes stormsi   native
Anabantidae Microctenopoma congicum Congo ctenopoma   native
Mochokidae Mochokus brevis   native
Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloides Cornish jack  Rîn native
Mormyridae Mormyrops engystoma   native
Mormyridae Mormyrus hasselquistii Elephant snout  Allômur native
Mormyridae Mormyrus rume rume Mormyrids  N'djon native
Mormyridae Mormyrus thomasi   native
Citharinidae Nannocharax ansorgii   native
Citharinidae Nannocharax fasciatus   native
Citharinidae Nannocharax occidentalis   native
Cichlidae Nanochromis dimidiatus   native
Citharinidae Neolebias unifasciatus   native
Aplocheilidae Nothobranchius kiyawensis   native
Aplocheilidae Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus   native
Cyprinidae Opsaridium ubangiense   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis aureus Blue tilapia  Biering-pill native
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia  Biering-pill native
Pantodontidae Pantodon buchholzi Freshwater butterflyfish   native
Channidae Parachanna obscura Snake-head  Dôgol native
Citharinidae Paradistichodus dimidiatus   native
Schilbeidae Parailia pellucida Glass schilbid  Lengre lengre native
Clupeidae Pellonula leonensis Smalltoothed pellonula   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus bane bane  Siel native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus bovei bovei  Siel native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus soudanensis   native
Mormyridae Pollimyrus isidori isidori Elephant Fish  Siel native
Polypteridae Polypterus bichir bichir Nile bichir  Am'korkor native
Polypteridae Polypterus bichir lapradei Bichir  Am korkor native
Polypteridae Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Saddled bichir  Gong mofol native
Polypteridae Polypterus senegalus senegalus Gray bichir  Gong kekerte native
Protopteridae Protopterus annectens annectens West African lungfish  Aléwa native
Cichlidae Pterochromis congicus   native
Cyprinidae Raiamas senegalensis Silver fish  Kâ native
Cyprinidae Raiamas shariensis   native
Alestiidae Rhabdalestes septentrionalis   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeus borkuanus   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Mango tilapia  Biering-seing native
Schilbeidae Schilbe intermedius Silver catfish   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe mystus African butter catfish  Doring native
Schilbeidae Schilbe uranoscopus   native
Schilbeidae Siluranodon auritus  Balii native
Mochokidae Synodontis batensoda Upsidedown catfish  Al native
Mochokidae Synodontis clarias  Mengelte native
Mochokidae Synodontis courteti  Mamkadumde native
Mochokidae Synodontis eupterus Featherfin squeaker  Bandëling native
Mochokidae Synodontis filamentosus   native
Mochokidae Synodontis frontosus   native
Mochokidae Synodontis gambiensis  Yeing native
Mochokidae Synodontis membranaceus  Kom native
Mochokidae Synodontis nigrita  Djaraï native
Mochokidae Synodontis ocellifer   native
Mochokidae Synodontis schall Wahrindi  Yeing native
Mochokidae Synodontis sorex  Lër native
Mochokidae Synodontis violaceus   native
Tetraodontidae Tetraodon lineatus Globe fish  Bwol native
Cichlidae Tilapia dageti   native
Cichlidae Tilapia rendalli Redbreast tilapia   native
Cichlidae Tilapia zillii Redbelly tilapia  Guring native
Notopteridae Xenomystus nigri African knifefish  Mamafirgo 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.