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List of Freshwater Fishes for Algeria
Number of freshwater fish species:
39
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
Record number 1 to 39 |
| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Acipenseriformes |
Acipenseridae |
Acipenser sturio
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native | Sturgeon | |
| Clupeiformes |
Clupeidae |
Alosa alosa
|
native | Allis shad | |
| Anguilliformes |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla anguilla
|
native | European eel | Anguille |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Aphanius apodus
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endemic | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Aphanius fasciatus
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native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Aphanius iberus
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native | Spanish toothcarp | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Cyprinodontidae |
Aphanius saourensis
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endemic | Sahara aphanius | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Aristichthys nobilis
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introduced | Bighead carp | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Astatotilapia desfontainii
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native | | |
| Atheriniformes |
Atherinidae |
Atherina boyeri
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native | Big-scale sand smelt | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus callensis
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native | Algerian barb | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus deserti
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus leptopogon
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native | | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Brycinus macrolepidotus
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native | True big-scale tetra | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Chelon labrosus
|
native | Thicklip grey mullet | |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias anguillaris
|
native | Mudfish | |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias gariepinus
|
native | North African catfish | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Ctenopharyngodon idella
|
introduced | Grass carp | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Cyprinus carpio carpio
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not established | Common carp | |
| Perciformes |
Moronidae |
Dicentrarchus labrax
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native | European seabass | |
| Esociformes |
Esocidae |
Esox lucius
|
introduced | Northern pike | |
| Gasterosteiformes |
Gasterosteidae |
Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus
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native | Three-spined stickleback | |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Gobius paganellus
|
native | Rock goby | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
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introduced | Silver carp | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza aurata
|
native | Golden grey mullet | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza ramado
|
native | Thinlip mullet | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza saliens
|
native | Leaping mullet | |
| Perciformes |
Centrarchidae |
Micropterus salmoides
|
introduced | Largemouth bass | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil cephalus
|
native | Flathead mullet | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis macrochir
|
introduced | Longfin tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
introduced | Mozambique tilapia | |
| Petromyzontiformes |
Petromyzontidae |
Petromyzon marinus
|
native | Sea lamprey | |
| Pleuronectiformes |
Pleuronectidae |
Platichthys flesus
|
native | Flounder | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Pseudophoxinus callensis
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Blenniidae |
Salaria fluviatilis
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native | Freshwater blenny | |
| Salmoniformes |
Salmonidae |
Salmo trutta macrostigma
|
questionable | | |
| Perciformes |
Percidae |
Sander lucioperca
|
introduced | Pike-perch | |
| Siluriformes |
Siluridae |
Silurus glanis
|
introduced | Wels catfish | |
| Syngnathiformes |
Syngnathidae |
Syngnathus abaster
|
native | Black-striped pipefish | |
Page created by: Eli, 15.08.07,
last modified by: Lei, 20.11.08
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