Freshwater Fish Species in Mono River [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Mono River Rises near the Benin border, northeast of Sokod�, Togo, empties into the Bight of Benin near Ouidah, Benin
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=77]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus

Mastacembelidae

benthopelagic

34 TL

3.8

native

Amphilius atesuensis

Amphiliidae

demersal

7 TL

3.2

native

Aphyosemion bitaeniatum

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion calliurum

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion filamentosum

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Aplocheilichthys luxophthalmus luxophthalmus

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.3

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 atakorensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

2.9

native

Barbus callipterus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.0

native

Barbus chlorotaenia

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Barbus macrops

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Barbus sublineatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.7

native

Brienomyrus brachyistius

Mormyridae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.2

native

Brycinus imberi

Alestiidae

demersal

20 TL

3.3

native

Brycinus leuciscus

Alestiidae

pelagic

15 TL

3.0

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 auratus auratus

Bagridae

demersal

43 TL

3.7

native

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

Bagridae

demersal

80 TL

2.6

native

Clarias agboyiensis

Clariidae

demersal

24 TL

3.7

native

Clarias anguillaris

Clariidae

demersal

100 TL

3.4

native

Clarias buthupogon

Clariidae

demersal

110 TL

3.3

native

Clarias camerunensis

Clariidae

demersal

47 TL

3.5

native

Clarias ebriensis

Clariidae

demersal

32 TL

3.3

native

Clarias gariepinus

Clariidae

benthopelagic

170 TL

4.4

native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae

Anabantidae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Ctenopoma petherici

Anabantidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.2

native

Distichodus rostratus

Citharinidae

demersal

76 TL

2.0

native

Eleotris vittata

Eleotridae

demersal

27 TL

4.0

native

Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Epiplatys sexfasciatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.6

native

Epiplatys spilargyreius

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.1

native

Foerschichthys flavipinnis

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Fundulosoma thierryi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

4 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

Heterobranchus isopterus

Clariidae

demersal

90 TL

3.2

native

Heterobranchus longifilis

Clariidae

demersal

183 TL

3.7

native

Heterotis niloticus

Osteoglossidae

demersal

120 TL

3.0

introduced

Hippopotamyrus pictus

Mormyridae

demersal

37 TL

3.1

native

Hydrocynus forskalii

Alestiidae

pelagic

96 TL

4.0

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 brucii

Mormyridae

demersal

22 TL

3.2

native

Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis

Mormyridae

demersal

40 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

Nematogobius maindroni

Gobiidae

demersal

8 TL

3.2

native

Parachanna obscura

Channidae

demersal

42 TL

3.4

native

Parailia pellucida

Schilbeidae

demersal

15 TL

3.5

native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus

Mormyridae

demersal

11 TL

3.1

native

Phractura ansorgii

Amphiliidae

demersal

9 TL

3.2

native

Phractura clauseni

Amphiliidae

demersal

10 TL

3.2

native

Pollimyrus adspersus

Mormyridae

demersal

11 TL

3.2

native

Pollimyrus isidori

Mormyridae

demersal

11 TL

2.6

native

Polypterus senegalus senegalus

Polypteridae

demersal

51 TL

3.5

native

Protopterus annectens annectens

Protopteridae

demersal

100 TL

3.8

native

Rhabdalestes septentrionalis

Alestiidae

pelagic

7 TL

3.3

native

Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus

Cichlidae

demersal

41 TL

2.1

native

Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron

Cichlidae

demersal

31 TL

2.5

native

Schilbe intermedius

Schilbeidae

pelagic

61 TL

3.7

native

Schilbe mystus

Schilbeidae

demersal

40 TL

3.3

native

Synodontis obesus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

3.1

native

Synodontis schall

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.9

native

Tilapia dageti

Cichlidae

demersal

40 TL

2.3

native

Tilapia guineensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

2.8

native

Tilapia zillii

Cichlidae

demersal

49 TL

2.0

native

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