Freshwater Fish Species in Little Scarcies [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Little Scarcies
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=69]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Aethiomastacembelus liberiensis

Mastacembelidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

3.3

native

Amphilius platychir

Amphiliidae

demersal

21 TL

3.3

native

Amphilius rheophilus

Amphiliidae

demersal

15 TL

3.2

native

Aphyosemion brueningi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Aphyosemion geryi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion occidentale

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion roloffi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion toddi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.1

native

Aplocheilichthys kabae

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.1

endemic

Aplocheilichthys normani

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.4

native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

Bagridae

demersal

86 TL

2.9

native

Awaous lateristriga

Gobiidae

demersal

27 TL

3.1

native

Barbus ablabes

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.5

native

Barbus bigornei

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.1

native

Barbus foutensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Barbus sacratus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

32 TL

3.0

native

Barbus tiekoroi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Barbus wurtzi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

3.0

native

Brienomyrus brachyistius

Mormyridae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.2

native

Brienomyrus longianalis

Mormyridae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.0

native

Brycinus longipinnis

Alestiidae

pelagic

13 TL

2.2

native

Brycinus macrolepidotus

Alestiidae

pelagic

65 TL

2.3

native

Chiloglanis occidentalis

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.1

native

Chrysichthys maurus

Bagridae

demersal

63 TL

3.4

native

Clarias laeviceps dialonensis

Clariidae

demersal

26 TL

3.2

native

Clarias salae

Clariidae

demersal

51 TL

3.6

native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae

Anabantidae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Epiplatys annulatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.1

native

Epiplatys barmoiensis

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.4

native

Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Epiplatys fasciolatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.5

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

Hippopotamyrus paugyi

Mormyridae

demersal

31 TL

3.1

native

Hydrocynus forskalii

Alestiidae

pelagic

96 TL

4.0

native

Ichthyborus quadrilineatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

26 TL

3.8

native

Isichthys henryi

Mormyridae

demersal

36 TL

3.1

native

Kribia nana

Eleotridae

demersal

5 TL

3.3

native

Labeo parvus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

47 TL

2.4

native

Lates niloticus

Centropomidae

demersal

193 TL

3.8

native

Leptocypris taiaensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.9

endemic

Malapterurus electricus

Malapteruridae

benthopelagic

149 TL

4.5

native

Nannocharax fasciatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

9 TL

3.5

native

Papyrocranus afer

Notopteridae

demersal

80 TL

3.3

native

Paramphilius teugelsi

Amphiliidae

demersal

7 TL

3.2

native

Paramphilius trichomycteroides

Amphiliidae

demersal

8 TL

3.0

native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Petrocephalus tenuicauda

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Prolabeo batesi

Cyprinidae

demersal

11 TL

3.0

native

Raiamas scarciensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.9

native

Raiamas steindachneri

Cyprinidae

demersal

16 TL

3.0

native

Rhabdalestes septentrionalis

Alestiidae

pelagic

7 TL

3.3

native

Sarotherodon caudomarginatus

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

2.6

native

Sarotherodon occidentalis

Cichlidae

demersal

35 TL

3.7

native

Schilbe intermedius

Schilbeidae

pelagic

61 TL

3.7

native

Schilbe micropogon

Schilbeidae

demersal

26 TL

3.0

native

Synodontis thysi

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

28 TL

3.0

native

Synodontis waterloti

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.8

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

Tilapia louka

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.0

native

Tilapia zillii

Cichlidae

demersal

49 TL

2.0

native

Tylochromis intermedius

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

3.6

native

Tylochromis jentinki

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

33 TL

3.0

native

Tylochromis leonensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

27 TL

3.0

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.