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List of Freshwater Fishes for Sudan

Number of freshwater fish species: 133

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
Sparidae Acanthopagrus berda Picnic seabream   native
Alestiidae Alestes baremoze Silversides  Kawara baladi native
Alestiidae Alestes dentex Characin  Kawwara baladi native
Amphiliidae Andersonia leptura   native
Cyprinodontidae Aphanius dispar dispar   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys hutereaui Meshscaled topminnow   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys kingii   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys normani Norman's lampeye   native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis biscutatus  Zammar native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bubu  Humar el hut native
Bagridae Bagrus bajad Bayad  Bayad native
Bagridae Bagrus docmak Semutundu  Abu shanad native
Cyprinidae Barbus anema   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bynni bynni  Barbel native
Cyprinidae Barbus leonensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus neglectus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus nigeriensis  Pedi native
Cyprinidae Barbus perince  Pedi native
Cyprinidae Barbus pumilus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus stigmatopygus  Pedi native
Cyprinidae Barbus tongaensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus yeiensis   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus niger  Um shiffa native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra  Kawwara safsaf native
Alestiidae Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra  Kawwara himila native
Cyprinidae Chelaethiops bibie Lake Turkana sardine  Bibie native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis niloticus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys auratus auratus  Abu rial native
Bagridae Chrysichthys rueppelli   native
Citharinidae Citharinus citharus citharus Moon fish  Betkoya native
Citharinidae Citharinus latus  Betkoya native
Clariidae Clarias alluaudi Alluaud's catfish  Tukpe native
Clariidae Clarias anguillaris Mudfish  Garmut native
Clariidae Clarias engelseni   native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish  Abu shanab native
Clariidae Clarias liocephalus Smoothhead catfish  Tukpe native
Clariidae Clarias werneri Werner's catfish  Abu shanab native
Bagridae Clarotes laticeps Widehead catfish  Abu misaika native
Kneriidae Cromeria nilotica nilotica Naked shellear   native
Cyprinidae Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp   introduced
Anabantidae Ctenopoma muriei Ocellated labyrinth fish  Nakpaia native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma petherici  Nakpaia native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp   introduced
Citharinidae Distichodus brevipinnis  Khraish native
Citharinidae Distichodus engycephalus Perch  Khraish native
Citharinidae Distichodus niloticus  Khraish native
Citharinidae Distichodus rostratus Grass-eater  Khraish native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys spilargyreius   native
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish   introduced
Cyprinidae Garra dembeensis Dembea stone lapper   native
Gymnarchidae Gymnarchus niloticus Aba  Weer native
Cichlidae Haplochromis loati   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis wingatii   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish  Mbagui native
Cichlidae Hemichromis letourneuxi Jewel fish  Saraba native
Clariidae Heterobranchus bidorsalis  Ngaru native
Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilis Vundu  Surta native
Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticus Heterotis  Nauk native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus harringtoni   native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus pictus   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus brevis Tiger-fish  Kalb el bahr native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus forskahlii   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish  Kas native
Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebe bebe  Sawya native
Citharinidae Ichthyborus besse besse  Alekagurgur native
Eleotridae Kribia nana   native
Cyprinidae Labeo coubie African carp  Tutkum native
Cyprinidae Labeo forskalii  Durumbia native
Cyprinidae Labeo horie  Dabs kabir native
Cyprinidae Labeo niloticus  Dabs kabir native
Cyprinidae Labeo parvus  Durumbia native
Cyprinidae Labeo tongaensis   native
Latidae Lates niloticus Nile perch  Igl native
Cyprinidae Leptocypris niloticus  Pedi native
Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricus Electric catfish  Barada native
Mormyridae Marcusenius cyprinoides  Mbongombongo native
Mormyridae Marcusenius macrolepidotus macrolepidotus Bulldog  Mbongombongo native
Mormyridae Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis   native
Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides Indo-Pacific tarpon   native
Alestiidae Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra  Pedi native
Alestiidae Micralestes elongatus Elongated Turkana robber   native
Anabantidae Microctenopoma pekkolai   native
Poeciliidae Micropanchax loati Nile killifish   native
Mochokidae Mochokus brevis   native
Mochokidae Mochokus niloticus   native
Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloides Cornish jack  Taraza native
Mormyridae Mormyrus caschive  Khashm al banat native
Mormyridae Mormyrus hasselquistii Elephant snout  Khashm al banat native
Mormyridae Mormyrus kannume Elephant-snout fish  Khashm el banat native
Mormyridae Mormyrus niloticus   native
Citharinidae Nannocharax niloticus   native
Citharinidae Neolebias trewavasae   native
Aplocheilidae Nothobranchius nubaensis   native
Aplocheilidae Nothobranchius virgatus   native
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia  Bulti native
Notopteridae Papyrocranus afer Reticulate knifefish   native
Channidae Parachanna obscura Snake-head  Fakka native
Schilbeidae Parailia pellucida Glass schilbid   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus bane bane  Ras el hagar native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus bovei bovei  Ras el hagar native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus keatingii   endemic
Mormyridae Pollimyrus isidori isidori Elephant Fish  Ras el hagar native
Mormyridae Pollimyrus petherici  Ras el hagar endemic
Polypteridae Polypterus bichir bichir Nile bichir  Dabib el hut native
Polypteridae Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Saddled bichir  Bichir native
Polypteridae Polypterus senegalus senegalus Gray bichir  Bichir native
Protopteridae Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus Marbled lungfish  Samak el teen native
Protopteridae Protopterus annectens annectens West African lungfish  Um koro native
Cichlidae Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor multicolor Egyptian mouth-brooder   native
Cyprinidae Raiamas senegalensis Silver fish  Makembako native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Mango tilapia   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe intermedius Silver catfish  Shilbaya native
Schilbeidae Schilbe mystus African butter catfish  Shilbaya aravbia native
Schilbeidae Schilbe uranoscopus  Um katif native
Sillaginidae Sillago sihama Silver sillago   native
Schilbeidae Siluranodon auritus  Shilba areanna native
Mochokidae Synodontis batensoda Upsidedown catfish  Galabaya native
Mochokidae Synodontis caudovittatus  Gargur native
Mochokidae Synodontis clarias  Gargur native
Mochokidae Synodontis eupterus Featherfin squeaker   native
Mochokidae Synodontis filamentosus  Gargur native
Mochokidae Synodontis frontosus  Gargur native
Mochokidae Synodontis khartoumensis   native
Mochokidae Synodontis membranaceus  Galabaya native
Mochokidae Synodontis nigrita  Gargur native
Mochokidae Synodontis schall Wahrindi  Gargur native
Mochokidae Synodontis serratus  Gargur native
Mochokidae Synodontis sorex  Gargur native
Tetraodontidae Tetraodon lineatus Globe fish  Tambera native
Cichlidae Tilapia zillii Redbelly tilapia  Bulti 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.