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Fish Species in Mono River Rises near the Benin border, northeast of Sokodé, Togo, empties into the Bight of Benin near Ouidah, Benin | |||||
| [No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=77] | |||||
| Species | Family | Habitat | Length (cm) | Trophic level | Status |
| Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus | Mastacembelidae | benthopelagic | 34 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Amphilius atesuensis | Amphiliidae | demersal | 7 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Aphyosemion bitaeniatum | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Aphyosemion calliurum | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Aphyosemion filamentosum | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys luxophthalmus luxophthalmus | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys spilauchen | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Awaous lateristriga | Gobiidae | demersal | 27 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Barbus ablabes | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 12 TL | 2.5 | native |
| Barbus atakorensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Barbus callipterus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 8 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus chlorotaenia | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 10 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus macrops | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 12 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus sublineatus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 9 TL | 2.7 | native |
| Brienomyrus brachyistius | Mormyridae | benthopelagic | 16 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Brycinus imberi | Alestiidae | demersal | 20 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Brycinus leuciscus | Alestiidae | pelagic | 15 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Brycinus longipinnis | Alestiidae | pelagic | 13 TL | 2.2 | native |
| Brycinus macrolepidotus | Alestiidae | pelagic | 65 TL | 2.3 | native |
| Brycinus nurse | Alestiidae | pelagic | 25 TL | 2.4 | native |
| Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 16 TL | 2.4 | native |
| Chrysichthys auratus auratus | Bagridae | demersal | 43 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | Bagridae | demersal | 80 TL | 2.6 | native |
| Clarias agboyiensis | Clariidae | demersal | 24 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Clarias anguillaris | Clariidae | demersal | 100 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Clarias buthupogon | Clariidae | demersal | 110 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Clarias camerunensis | Clariidae | demersal | 47 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Clarias ebriensis | Clariidae | demersal | 32 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Clarias gariepinus | Clariidae | benthopelagic | 170 TL | 4.4 | native |
| Ctenopoma kingsleyae | Anabantidae | demersal | 25 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Ctenopoma petherici | Anabantidae | benthopelagic | 18 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Distichodus rostratus | Citharinidae | demersal | 76 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Eleotris vittata | Eleotridae | demersal | 27 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Epiplatys sexfasciatus | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 8 TL | 3.6 | native |
| Epiplatys spilargyreius | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Foerschichthys flavipinnis | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Fundulosoma thierryi | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Hemichromis bimaculatus | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 17 TL | 3.9 | native |
| Hemichromis fasciatus | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 25 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Hepsetus odoe | Hepsetidae | demersal | 70 TL | 4.5 | native |
| Heterobranchus isopterus | Clariidae | demersal | 90 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Heterobranchus longifilis | Clariidae | demersal | 183 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Heterotis niloticus | Osteoglossidae | demersal | 120 TL | 3.0 | introduced |
| Hippopotamyrus pictus | Mormyridae | demersal | 37 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Hydrocynus forskalii | Alestiidae | pelagic | 96 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Labeo coubie | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 92 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Labeo parvus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 47 TL | 2.4 | native |
| Labeo senegalensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 65 TL | 2.7 | native |
| Lates niloticus | Centropomidae | demersal | 193 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Malapterurus electricus | Malapteruridae | benthopelagic | 149 TL | 4.5 | native |
| Marcusenius brucii | Mormyridae | demersal | 22 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis | Mormyridae | demersal | 40 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Mormyrops anguilloides | Mormyridae | demersal | 150 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Mormyrus hasselquistii | Mormyridae | demersal | 59 TL | 3.6 | native |
| Mormyrus rume rume | Mormyridae | demersal | 107 TL | 2.5 | native |
| Nematogobius maindroni | Gobiidae | demersal | 8 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Parachanna obscura | Channidae | demersal | 42 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Parailia pellucida | Schilbeidae | demersal | 15 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Petrocephalus bovei bovei | Mormyridae | demersal | 14 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus | Mormyridae | demersal | 11 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Phractura ansorgii | Amphiliidae | demersal | 9 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Phractura clauseni | Amphiliidae | demersal | 10 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Pollimyrus adspersus | Mormyridae | demersal | 11 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Pollimyrus isidori | Mormyridae | demersal | 11 TL | 2.6 | native |
| Polypterus senegalus senegalus | Polypteridae | demersal | 51 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Protopterus annectens annectens | Protopteridae | demersal | 100 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Rhabdalestes septentrionalis | Alestiidae | pelagic | 7 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus | Cichlidae | demersal | 41 TL | 2.1 | native |
| Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron | Cichlidae | demersal | 31 TL | 2.5 | native |
| Schilbe intermedius | Schilbeidae | pelagic | 61 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Schilbe mystus | Schilbeidae | demersal | 40 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Synodontis obesus | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 38 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Synodontis schall | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 49 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Tilapia dageti | Cichlidae | demersal | 40 TL | 2.3 | native |
| Tilapia guineensis | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 35 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Tilapia zillii | Cichlidae | demersal | 49 TL | 2.0 | native |
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