Freshwater Fish Species in Fatala River [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Fatala
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=36]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Arius parkii

Ariidae

demersal

75 TL

4.1

native

Bostrychus africanus

Eleotridae

demersal

21 TL

3.9

native

Brycinus longipinnis

Alestiidae

pelagic

13 TL

2.2

native

Brycinus macrolepidotus

Alestiidae

pelagic

65 TL

2.3

native

Chrysichthys johnelsi

Bagridae

demersal

41 TL

3.4

native

Chrysichthys maurus

Bagridae

demersal

63 TL

3.4

native

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

Bagridae

demersal

80 TL

2.6

native

Citharichthys stampflii

Paralichthyidae

demersal

16 TL

3.9

native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae

Anabantidae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Eleotris daganensis

Eleotridae

demersal

13 TL

3.2

native

Eleotris senegalensis

Eleotridae

demersal

22 TL

3.1

native

Enneacampus kaupi

Syngnathidae

demersal

20 TL

3.0

native

Ethmalosa fimbriata

Clupeidae

pelagic

45 TL

2.5

native

Gobioides sagitta

Gobiidae

demersal

50 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

Hydrocynus forskalii

Alestiidae

pelagic

96 TL

4.0

native

Kribia kribensis

Eleotridae

demersal

6 TL

3.3

native

Lates niloticus

Centropomidae

demersal

193 TL

3.8

native

Marcusenius thomasi

Mormyridae

demersal

25 TL

3.2

native

Microphis brachyurus aculeatus

Syngnathidae

demersal

25 TL

3.4

native

Mormyrops anguilloides

Mormyridae

demersal

150 TL

4.0

native

Papyrocranus afer

Notopteridae

demersal

80 TL

3.3

native

Pellonula leonensis

Clupeidae

pelagic

10 TL

3.5

native

Petrocephalus tenuicauda

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Pomadasys jubelini

Haemulidae

demersal

60 TL

3.3

native

Porogobius schlegelii

Gobiidae

demersal

15 TL

2.9

native

Sarotherodon caudomarginatus

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

2.6

native

Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron

Cichlidae

demersal

31 TL

2.5

native

Schilbe micropogon

Schilbeidae

demersal

26 TL

3.0

native

Tilapia brevimanus

Cichlidae

demersal

31 TL

3.7

native

Tilapia buttikoferi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

2.4

native

Tilapia guineensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

2.8

native

Tylochromis intermedius

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

3.6

native

Yongeichthys thomasi

Gobiidae

demersal

6 TL

3.3

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 20.09.02.