Freshwater Fish Species in Mano River [West Africa]
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Fish Species in Mano River Rises in the Guinea Highlands northeast of Voinjama, Liberia
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=57]
Species
Family
Habitat
Length (cm)
Trophic level
Status
Aethiomastacembelus liberiensis
Mastacembelidae
benthopelagic
29 TL
3.3
native
Anomalochromis thomasi
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
7 TL
3.3
native
Aphyosemion bertholdi
Aplocheilidae
benthopelagic
6 TL
3.1
native
Aphyosemion brueningi
Aplocheilidae
benthopelagic
6 TL
3.4
native
Aphyosemion liberiense
Aplocheilidae
benthopelagic
6 TL
3.4
native
Aphyosemion monroviae
Aplocheilidae
benthopelagic
8 TL
3.1
native
Aphyosemion occidentale
Aplocheilidae
benthopelagic
8 TL
3.3
native
Aphyosemion roloffi
Aplocheilidae
benthopelagic
5 TL
3.3
native
Aplocheilichthys normani
Poeciliidae
benthopelagic
4 TL
3.4
native
Aplocheilichthys spilauchen
Poeciliidae
benthopelagic
7 TL
2.9
native
Awaous lateristriga
Gobiidae
demersal
27 TL
3.1
native
Barbus ablabes
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
12 TL
2.5
native
Barbus leonensis
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
5 TL
3.0
native
Barbus liberiensis
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
13 TL
2.5
native
Barbus macrops
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
12 TL
3.0
native
Barbus trispiloides
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
8 TL
2.9
native
Barbus wurtzi
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
26 TL
3.0
native
Brienomyrus brachyistius
Mormyridae
benthopelagic
16 TL
3.2
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 nigrodigitatus
Bagridae
demersal
80 TL
2.6
native
Clarias buettikoferi
Clariidae
demersal
20 TL
3.2
native
Clarias salae
Clariidae
demersal
51 TL
3.6
native
Ctenopoma kingsleyae
Anabantidae
demersal
25 TL
3.0
native
Eleotris vittata
Eleotridae
demersal
27 TL
4.0
native
Epiplatys annulatus
Aplocheilidae
benthopelagic
4 TL
3.1
native
Epiplatys barmoiensis
Aplocheilidae
benthopelagic
7 TL
3.4
native
Epiplatys fasciolatus
Aplocheilidae
benthopelagic
9 TL
3.5
native
Epiplatys lamottei
Aplocheilidae
benthopelagic
7 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
Hippopotamyrus paugyi
Mormyridae
demersal
31 TL
3.1
native
Isichthys henryi
Mormyridae
demersal
36 TL
3.1
native
Kribia nana
Eleotridae
demersal
5 TL
3.3
native
Labeo curriei
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
20 TL
3.0
native
Malapterurus electricus
Malapteruridae
benthopelagic
149 TL
4.5
native
Marcusenius mento
Mormyridae
demersal
32 TL
3.1
native
Marcusenius thomasi
Mormyridae
demersal
25 TL
3.2
native
Mormyrops breviceps
Mormyridae
demersal
80 TL
3.1
native
Mormyrus tapirus
Mormyridae
demersal
53 TL
3.7
native
Papyrocranus afer
Notopteridae
demersal
80 TL
3.3
native
Pelmatochromis buettikoferi
Cichlidae
demersal
21 TL
3.0
native
Pelvicachromis humilis
Cichlidae
demersal
13 TL
3.0
native
Periophthalmus barbarus
Gobiidae
demersal
25 TL
3.0
native
Petrocephalus tenuicauda
Mormyridae
demersal
14 TL
3.1
native
Polypterus palmas palmas
Polypteridae
demersal
30 TL
3.4
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
Schilbe mystus
Schilbeidae
demersal
40 TL
3.3
native
Tilapia guineensis
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
35 TL
2.8
native
Tilapia louka
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
25 TL
3.0
native
Tylochromis jentinki
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
33 TL
3.0
native
Tylochromis leonensis
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
27 TL
3.0
native
Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org . Page created by: Jen , 15.11.01,
last modified by Jen , 20.09.02.