List of Freshwater Fishes for Benin

Number of freshwater fish species: 154 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.
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Order	Family	Species	Status	FB name	Name
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Aphyosemion bitaeniatum	native	Two-striped Aphyosemion
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Aphyosemion calliurum	native	Banner lyretail
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys normani	native	Norman's lampeye
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys spilauchen	native	Banded lampeye
Siluriformes	Ariidae	Arius gigas	native	Giant sea catfish
Siluriformes	Ariidae	Arius latiscutatus	native	Rough-head sea catfish	Blolo
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Auchenoglanis occidentalis	native	Bubu
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Awaous lateristriga	native	West African freshwater goby
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Bagrus bajad	native	Bayad
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Bagrus docmak	native	Semutundu
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barboides britzi	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barboides gracilis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus ablabes	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus atakorensis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus bynni occidentalis	native	Niger barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus callipterus	native	Clipper barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus chlorotaenia	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus leonensis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus macinensis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus macrops	native	Blackstripe barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus stigmatopygus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus sublineatus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus sylvaticus	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Brienomyrus brachyistius	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Brienomyrus niger	native
Characiformes	Alestidae	Brycinus longipinnis	native	Longfin tetra
Characiformes	Alestidae	Brycinus macrolepidotus	native	True big-scale tetra
Characiformes	Alestidae	Brycinus nurse	native	Nurse tetra
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Campylomormyrus tamandua	native	Wormjawed mormyrid
Carcharhiniformes	Carcharhinidae	Carcharhinus leucas	native	Bull shark	Ehouatagbo
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri	native	Guenther's Mouthbrooder
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Chrysichthys auratus	native
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus	native	Bagrid catfish
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Chrysichthys walkeri	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Citharinus citharus citharus	native	Moon fish
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Citharinus latus	native
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias agboyiensis	native
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias anguillaris	native	Mudfish
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias buthupogon	native
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias camerunensis	native
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias ebriensis	native
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias gariepinus	native	North African catfish
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias macromystax	native
Gonorynchiformes	Kneriidae	Cromeria occidentalis	native
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma kingsleyae	native	Tailspot ctenopoma
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma nigropannosum	native	Twospot climbing perch
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma petherici	native
Anguilliformes	Ophichthidae	Dalophis boulengeri	native
Anguilliformes	Ophichthidae	Dalophis cephalopeltis	native
Clupeiformes	Denticipitidae	Denticeps clupeoides	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus rostratus	native	Grass-eater
Perciformes	Eleotridae	Dormitator lebretonis	native
Perciformes	Eleotridae	Eleotris vittata	native
Elopiformes	Elopidae	Elops senegalensis	native	Senegalese ladyfish	Agba
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys bifasciatus taeniatus	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys grahami	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus	native	Sixbar panchax
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys spilargyreius	native
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Erpetoichthys calabaricus	native	Reedfish
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Ethmalosa fimbriata	native	Bonga shad	Tiaka
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Foerschichthys flavipinnis	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Fundulopanchax filamentosus	native	Plumed lyretail
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Fundulopanchax gularis	native	Gulare
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Gnathonemus petersii	native	Elephantnose fish
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Gobioides sagitta	native
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Gobionellus oceanicus	native	Highfin goby
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Gymnallabes typus	native
Osteoglossiformes	Gymnarchidae	Gymnarchus niloticus	native	Aba
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Hemichromis bimaculatus	native	Jewelfish
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Hemichromis fasciatus	native	Banded jewelfish
Characiformes	Hepsetidae	Hepsetus odoe	native	Kafue pike
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Heterobranchus isopterus	native
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Heterobranchus longifilis	native	Vundu
Osteoglossiformes	Arapaimidae	Heterotis niloticus	native	Heterotis
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Hippopotamyrus psittacus	native
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus forskahlii	native
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus vittatus	native	Tiger fish
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Hyperopisus bebe bebe	native
Perciformes	Eleotridae	Kribia nana	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo parvus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo senegalensis	native
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Laeviscutella dekimpei	native	Roundbelly pellonuline
Perciformes	Latidae	Lates niloticus	native	Nile perch
Perciformes	Lutjanidae	Lutjanus dentatus	native	African brown snapper	Agnato
Perciformes	Lutjanidae	Lutjanus endecacanthus	native	Guinea snapper
Siluriformes	Malapteruridae	Malapterurus beninensis	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Marcusenius mento	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Marcusenius ussheri	native
Synbranchiformes	Mastacembelidae	Mastacembelus cryptacanthus	native
Synbranchiformes	Mastacembelidae	Mastacembelus nigromarginatus	native
Elopiformes	Megalopidae	Megalops atlanticus	native	Tarpon	Ofin
Characiformes	Alestidae	Micralestes acutidens	native	Sharptooth tetra
Characiformes	Alestidae	Micralestes elongatus	native	Elongated Turkana robber
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Micropanchax macrophthalmus	native	Lampeye panchax
Syngnathiformes	Syngnathidae	Microphis brachyurus aculeatus	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrops anguilloides	native	Cornish jack
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrus rume rume	native	Mormyrids
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Nannocharax fasciatus	native
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Nematogobius maindroni	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Neolebias ansorgii	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Neolebias unifasciatus	native
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Odaxothrissa ansorgii	native	Ansorge's fangtooth pellonuline
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Odaxothrissa mento	native	Nigerian fangtooth pellonuline
Synbranchiformes	Synbranchidae	Ophisternon afrum	native	Guinea swamp eel
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Oreochromis macrochir	not established	Longfin tilapia
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Oreochromis mossambicus	introduced	Mozambique tilapia
Osteoglossiformes	Pantodontidae	Pantodon buchholzi	native	Freshwater butterflyfish
Osteoglossiformes	Notopteridae	Papyrocranus afer	native	Reticulate knifefish
Perciformes	Channidae	Parachanna africana	native
Perciformes	Channidae	Parachanna obscura	native	Snake-head
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Parailia pellucida	native	Glass schilbid
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Parauchenoglanis monkei	native	Dotted catfish
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Pareutropius buffei	native
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Pellonula leonensis	native	Smalltoothed pellonula
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Pellonula vorax	native	Bigtoothed pellonula	Gbodo
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus bovei bovei	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus soudanensis	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Phago loricatus	native	African pike-characin
Gonorynchiformes	Phractolaemidae	Phractolaemus ansorgii	native	Hingemouth
Siluriformes	Amphiliidae	Phractura clauseni	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Pollimyrus adspersus	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Pollimyrus isidori isidori	native	Elephant Fish
Perciformes	Nandidae	Polycentropsis abbreviata	native	African leaffish
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus bichir lapradei	native	Bichir
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri	native	Saddled bichir	Khotum
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus retropinnis	native	West African bichir
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus senegalus senegalus	native	Gray bichir
Perciformes	Haemulidae	Pomadasys jubelini	native	Sompat grunt	Cocouin
Pristiformes	Pristidae	Pristis microdon	native	Largetooth sawfish
Lepidosireniformes	Protopteridae	Protopterus annectens annectens	native	West African lungfish
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Raiamas senegalensis	native	Silver fish
Characiformes	Alestidae	Rhabdalestes septentrionalis	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus	native	Mango tilapia
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron	native	Blackchin tilapia
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	G�rys killi
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Sierrathrissa leonensis	native	West African pygmy herring
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis budgetti	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis gambiensis	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis melanoptera	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis ouemeensis	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis schall	native	Wahrindi
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis sorex	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Thysochromis ansorgii	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Tilapia guineensis	native	Guinean tilapia
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Tilapia mariae	native	Spotted tilapia
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Tilapia zillii	native	Redbelly tilapia
Perciformes	Carangidae	Trachinotus teraia	native	Shortfin pompano
Osteoglossiformes	Notopteridae	Xenomystus nigri	native	African knifefish

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