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List of Freshwater Fishes for Togo

Number of freshwater fish species: 119 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
Siluriformes	Amphiliidae	Amphilius atesuensis	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Aphyosemion bitaeniatum	native	Two-striped Aphyosemion
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Aphyosemion calliurum	native	Banner lyretail
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys bracheti	endemic
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys keilhacki	endemic
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys normani	native	Norman's lampeye
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys spilauchen	native	Banded lampeye
Siluriformes	Ariidae	Arius latiscutatus	native	Rough-head sea catfish
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Awaous lateristriga	native	West African freshwater goby
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus ablabes	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus atakorensis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus callipterus	native	Clipper barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus chlorotaenia	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus macrops	native	Blackstripe barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus sublineatus	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Brienomyrus brachyistius	native
Characiformes	Alestidae	Brycinus imberi	native	Spot-tail
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
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 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
Gonorynchiformes	Kneriidae	Cromeria occidentalis	questionable
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma kingsleyae	native	Tailspot ctenopoma
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma petherici	native
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma togoensis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Cyprinus carpio carpio	introduced	Common carp
Anguilliformes	Ophichthidae	Dalophis boulengeri	native
Anguilliformes	Ophichthidae	Dalophis cephalopeltis	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus rostratus	native	Grass-eater
Perciformes	Eleotridae	Eleotris vittata	native
Elopiformes	Elopidae	Elops senegalensis	native	Senegalese ladyfish	Baavick
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys bifasciatus taeniatus	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys chaperi	native	Toothed carp
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus	native	Sixbar panchax
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys sexfasciatus togolensis	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys spilargyreius	native
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Ethmalosa fimbriata	native	Bonga shad	Ethmalose
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Foerschichthys flavipinnis	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Fundulopanchax filamentosus	native	Plumed lyretail
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Hemichromis bimaculatus	native	Jewelfish
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Hemichromis fasciatus	native	Banded jewelfish
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Hemichromis guttatus	native
Characiformes	Hepsetidae	Hepsetus odoe	native	Kafue pike
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Heterobranchus bidorsalis	native	African catfish
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Heterobranchus isopterus	native
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Heterobranchus longifilis	native	Vundu
Osteoglossiformes	Arapaimidae	Heterotis niloticus	introduced	Heterotis
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Hippopotamyrus pictus	native
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus forskahlii	native
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus vittatus	native	Tiger fish
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
Perciformes	Lutjanidae	Lutjanus dentatus	native	African brown snapper
Perciformes	Lutjanidae	Lutjanus endecacanthus	native	Guinea snapper
Siluriformes	Malapteruridae	Malapterurus beninensis	native
Siluriformes	Malapteruridae	Malapterurus electricus	native	Electric catfish
Siluriformes	Malapteruridae	Malapterurus minjiriya	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Marcusenius brucii	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis	native
Synbranchiformes	Mastacembelidae	Mastacembelus nigromarginatus	native
Elopiformes	Megalopidae	Megalops atlanticus	native	Tarpon
Characiformes	Alestidae	Micralestes occidentalis	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Micropanchax macrophthalmus	native	Lampeye panchax
Syngnathiformes	Syngnathidae	Microphis brachyurus aculeatus	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrops anguilloides	native	Cornish jack
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrus hasselquistii	native	Elephant snout
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrus rume rume	native	Mormyrids
Perciformes	Gobiidae	Nematogobius maindroni	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Neolebias unifasciatus	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Nothobranchius thierryi	native	Togo Killifish
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	introduced	Longfin tilapia
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Oreochromis niloticus niloticus	native	Nile tilapia
Perciformes	Channidae	Parachanna obscura	native	Snake-head
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Parailia pellucida	native	Glass schilbid
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Pellonula leonensis	native	Smalltoothed pellonula
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Pellonula vorax	native	Bigtoothed pellonula
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus bovei bovei	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus	native
Siluriformes	Amphiliidae	Phractura ansorgii	native	African whiptailed catfish
Siluriformes	Amphiliidae	Phractura clauseni	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Pollimyrus adspersus	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Pollimyrus isidori isidori	native	Elephant Fish
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus retropinnis	native	West African bichir
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus senegalus senegalus	native	Gray bichir	Dégé
Pristiformes	Pristidae	Pristis microdon	native	Largetooth sawfish
Lepidosireniformes	Protopteridae	Protopterus annectens annectens	native	West African lungfish
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 mystus	native	African butter catfish
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Sierrathrissa leonensis	native	West African pygmy herring
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis obesus	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis ouemeensis	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis schall	native	Wahrindi
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Tilapia dageti	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Tilapia guineensis	native	Guinean tilapia
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Tilapia zillii	native	Redbelly tilapia
Perciformes	Carangidae	Trachinotus teraia	native	Shortfin pompano
Osteoglossiformes	Notopteridae	Xenomystus nigri	native	African knifefish

Page created by: Eli, 15.08.07, last modified by: Lei, 20.11.08

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