Freshwater Fish Species in Comoďż˝ (Komoďż˝) River [West Africa]
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Fish Species in Comoďż˝ River

Rises 40 km southwest of Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and forms part of the Burkina Faso-Cďż˝te d'Ivoire boundary. Empties into its estuary on the Gulf of Guinea

[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=99]

Species Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic level Status

Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus Mastacembelidae benthopelagic 34 TL 3.8 native

Alestes baremoze Alestiidae benthopelagic 43 TL 2.8 native

Amphilius atesuensis Amphiliidae demersal 7 TL 3.2 native

Aphyosemion petersi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Aplocheilichthys normani Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.4 native

Aplocheilichthys pfaffi Poeciliidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Aplocheilichthys rancureli Poeciliidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.2 native

Aplocheilichthys schioetzi Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.1 native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Aplocheilichthys terofali Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.1 native

Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bagridae demersal 86 TL 2.9 native

Barbus ablabes Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12 TL 2.5 native

Barbus bynni waldroni Cyprinidae benthopelagic 40 TL 3.2 native

Barbus hypsolepis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Barbus leonensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Barbus macinensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Barbus macrops Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.0 native

Barbus pobeguini Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.0 native

Barbus punctitaeniatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Barbus sublineatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 9 TL 2.7 native

Barbus trispilos Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native

Barbus wurtzi Cyprinidae benthopelagic 26 TL 3.0 native

Brycinus imberi Alestiidae demersal 20 TL 3.3 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 maurus Bagridae demersal 63 TL 3.4 native

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Bagridae demersal 80 TL 2.6 native

Citharinus eburneensis Citharinidae demersal 22 TL 3.0 native

Clarias anguillaris Clariidae demersal 100 TL 3.4 native

Clarias ebriensis Clariidae demersal 32 TL 3.3 native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae Anabantidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native

Ctenopoma petherici Anabantidae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.2 native

Cynothrissa ansorgii Clupeidae pelagic 16 TL 3.0 native

Distichodus rostratus Citharinidae demersal 76 TL 2.0 native

Eleotris senegalensis Eleotridae demersal 22 TL 3.1 native

Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Epiplatys chaperi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Epiplatys dageti dageti Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Epiplatys olbrechtsi olbrechtsi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.4 native

Epiplatys spilargyreius Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Fundulopanchax walkeri Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.4 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

Hydrocynus forskalii Alestiidae pelagic 96 TL 4.0 native

Kribia kribensis Eleotridae demersal 6 TL 3.3 native

Kribia nana Eleotridae demersal 5 TL 3.3 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 furcidens Mormyridae demersal 35 TL 3.1 native

Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis Mormyridae demersal 40 TL 3.1 native

Marcusenius ussheri Mormyridae demersal 38 TL 3.1 native

Micralestes acutidens Alestiidae pelagic 11 TL 2.9 native

Micralestes comoensis Alestiidae pelagic 7 TL 3.3 native

Micralestes elongatus Alestiidae pelagic 6 TL 3.3 native

Micralestes occidentalis Alestiidae pelagic 8 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

Nannocharax ansorgii Citharinidae pelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Nannocharax fasciatus Citharinidae pelagic 9 TL 3.5 native

Nematogobius maindroni Gobiidae demersal 8 TL 3.2 native

Neolebias unifasciatus Citharinidae pelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Cichlidae benthopelagic 74 TL 2.0 native

Papyrocranus afer Notopteridae demersal 80 TL 3.3 native

Parachanna obscura Channidae demersal 42 TL 3.4 native

Pellonula leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 10 TL 3.5 native

Pellonula vorax Clupeidae pelagic 15 TL 3.0 native

Petrocephalus bane bane Mormyridae demersal 23 TL 3.2 native

Petrocephalus bane comoensis Mormyridae demersal 12 TL 3.1 endemic

Petrocephalus bovei bovei Mormyridae demersal 14 TL 3.1 native

Phractura clauseni Amphiliidae demersal 10 TL 3.2 native

Pollimyrus isidori Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 2.6 native

Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Polypteridae demersal 92 TL 3.8 native

Protopterus annectens annectens Protopteridae demersal 100 TL 3.8 native

Raiamas nigeriensis Cyprinidae demersal 13 TL 3.0 native

Raiamas senegalensis Cyprinidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native

Rhabdalestes septentrionalis Alestiidae pelagic 7 TL 3.3 native

Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Cichlidae demersal 41 TL 2.1 native

Schilbe intermedius Schilbeidae pelagic 61 TL 3.7 native

Schilbe mandibularis Schilbeidae demersal 50 TL 3.4 native

Schilbe mystus Schilbeidae demersal 40 TL 3.3 native

Scriptaphyosemion banforense Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Siluranodon auritus Schilbeidae demersal 18 TL 3.0 native

Synodontis bastiani Mochokidae benthopelagic 25 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis comoensis Mochokidae benthopelagic 22 TL 3.4 native

Synodontis schall Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 2.9 native

Thysochromis ansorgii Cichlidae demersal 11 TL 3.0 native

Tilapia dageti Cichlidae demersal 40 TL 2.3 native

Tilapia guineensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 35 TL 2.8 native

Tilapia mariae Cichlidae demersal 40 TL 2.3 native

Tilapia zillii Cichlidae demersal 49 TL 2.0 native

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