Number of freshwater fish species: 128 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

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Order Family Species Status FB name Name

Characiformes Alestidae Alestes baremoze native Silversides

Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius platychir native Mountain barbel

Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius rheophilus native

Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys normani native Norman's lampeye

Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys spilauchen native Banded lampeye

Siluriformes Ariidae Arius parkii native Guinean sea catfish Bagre

Siluriformes Claroteidae Auchenoglanis occidentalis native Bubu

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus ablabes native

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus anniae native

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus macrops native Blackstripe barb

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus niokoloensis native

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus pobeguini native

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus sacratus native

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus salessei native

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus stigmatopygus native

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Brienomyrus brachyistius native

Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus leuciscus native

Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus longipinnis native Longfin tetra

Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotus native True big-scale tetra

Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus nurse native Nurse tetra

Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas native Bull shark

Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys johnelsi native

Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys maurus native

Pleuronectiformes Paralichthyidae Citharichthys stampflii native Smooth flounder

Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus citharus citharus native Moon fish

Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus latus native

Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias anguillaris native Mudfish

Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias buettikoferi native

Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinus native North African catfish

Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias salae native

Perciformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma kingsleyae native Tailspot ctenopoma

Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Dalophis boulengeri native

Characiformes Citharinidae Distichodus rostratus native Grass-eater

Siluriformes Amphiliidae Doumea chappuisi native

Perciformes Eleotridae Eleotris vittata native

Elopiformes Elopidae Elops senegalensis native Senegalese ladyfish

Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus native

Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys fasciolatus native

Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys spilargyreius native

Clupeiformes Clupeidae Ethmalosa fimbriata native Bonga shad Bonga

Perciformes Gerreidae Eucinostomus melanopterus native Flagfin mojarra Peixe-prata

Perciformes Gobiidae Gobioides sagitta native

Perciformes Gobiidae Gobionellus oceanicus native Highfin goby

Perciformes Cichlidae Hemichromis bimaculatus native Jewelfish

Perciformes Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatus native Banded jewelfish

Characiformes Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoe native Kafue pike

Osteoglossiformes Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticus native Heterotis

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus pictus native

Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus forskahlii native

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebe bebe native

Characiformes Citharinidae Ichthyborus quadrilineatus native

Perciformes Eleotridae Kribia kribensis native

Perciformes Eleotridae Kribia nana native

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo coubie native African carp

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo parvus native

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo senegalensis native

Clupeiformes Clupeidae Laeviscutella dekimpei native Roundbelly pellonuline

Perciformes Latidae Lates niloticus native Nile perch

Mugiliformes Mugilidae Liza falcipinnis native Sicklefin mullet

Mugiliformes Mugilidae Liza ramado questionable Thinlip mullet Tainha

Siluriformes Malapteruridae Malapterurus occidentalis native

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius mento native

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis native

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius thomasi native

Elopiformes Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus native Tarpon

Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes elongatus native Elongated Turkana robber

Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes occidentalis native

Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurus aculeatus native

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloides native Cornish jack

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrops breviceps native

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus hasselquistii native Elephant snout

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus rume rume native Mormyrids

Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil cephalus native Flathead mullet

Characiformes Citharinidae Nannocharax ansorgii native

Perciformes Gobiidae Nematogobius ansorgii native

Perciformes Gobiidae Nematogobius maindroni native

Characiformes Citharinidae Neolebias unifasciatus native

Clupeiformes Clupeidae Odaxothrissa ansorgii native Ansorge's fangtooth pellonuline

Synbranchiformes Synbranchidae Ophisternon afrum native Guinea swamp eel

Osteoglossiformes Notopteridae Papyrocranus afer native Reticulate knifefish

Perciformes Channidae Parachanna obscura native Snake-head

Characiformes Citharinidae Paradistichodus dimidiatus native

Siluriformes Schilbeidae Parailia spiniserrata native

Siluriformes Amphiliidae Paramphilius trichomycteroides native

Clupeiformes Clupeidae Pellonula leonensis native Smalltoothed pellonula

Clupeiformes Clupeidae Pellonula vorax native Bigtoothed pellonula

Perciformes Cichlidae Pelmatochromis buettikoferi native

Perciformes Gobiidae Periophthalmus barbarus native Atlantic mudskipper

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus bovei bovei native

Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus levequei native

Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus ansorgii native Guinean bichir

Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus bichir bichir native Nile bichir

Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus bichir lapradei native Bichir

Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri native Saddled bichir Saié

Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus palmas palmas native Shortfin bichir

Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus senegalus senegalus native Gray bichir

Perciformes Haemulidae Pomadasys jubelini native Sompat grunt Cor-cor

Perciformes Gobiidae Porogobius schlegelii native

Pristiformes Pristidae Pristis microdon native Largetooth sawfish

Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Raiamas steindachneri native

Characiformes Alestidae Rhabdalestes septentrionalis native

Perciformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon caudomarginatus native

Perciformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus native Mango tilapia

Perciformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii native Mango fish

Perciformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron native Blackchin tilapia

Perciformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon occidentalis native

Siluriformes Schilbeidae Schilbe intermedius native Silver catfish

Siluriformes Schilbeidae Schilbe micropogon native

Siluriformes Schilbeidae Schilbe mystus native African butter catfish

Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Scriptaphyosemion geryi native Gérys killi

Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Scriptaphyosemion guignardi native

Clupeiformes Clupeidae Sierrathrissa leonensis native West African pygmy herring

Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis annectens native

Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis ansorgii native

Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis gambiensis native

Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis nigrita native

Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis schall native Wahrindi

Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis waterloti native

Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Tetraodon lineatus native Globe fish

Perciformes Cichlidae Tilapia brevimanus native

Perciformes Cichlidae Tilapia buttikoferi native

Perciformes Cichlidae Tilapia guineensis native Guinean tilapia

Perciformes Cichlidae Tilapia louka native

Perciformes Cichlidae Tilapia zillii native Redbelly tilapia

Perciformes Cichlidae Tylochromis jentinki native

Perciformes Cichlidae Tylochromis sudanensis native

Rajiformes Dasyatidae Urogymnus ukpam native Thorny freshwater stingray

Perciformes Gobiidae Yongeichthys thomasi native

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