Freshwater Fish Species in Niger River [West Africa]
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Fish Species in Niger

[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=256]

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

Alestes dentex Alestiidae pelagic 55 TL 2.9 native

Amphilius platychir Amphiliidae demersal 21 TL 3.3 native

Amphilius rheophilus Amphiliidae demersal 15 TL 3.2 native

Andersonia leptura Amphiliidae demersal 50 TL 3.5 native

Aphyosemion arnoldi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Aphyosemion bitaeniatum Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Aphyosemion calliurum Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Aphyosemion deltaense Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.3 native

Aphyosemion filamentosum Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.4 native

Aphyosemion gardneri gardneri Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.3 native

Aphyosemion geryi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Aphyosemion guineense Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.3 native

Aphyosemion gulare Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.3 native

Aphyosemion maeseni Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.4 native

Aphyosemion sjostedti Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.2 native

Aplocheilichthys luxophthalmus luxophthalmus Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.3 native

Aplocheilichthys normani Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.4 native

Aplocheilichthys pfaffi Poeciliidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Arius gigas Ariidae benthopelagic 165 TL 3.8 native

Arnoldichthys spilopterus Alestiidae pelagic 12 TL 3.1 native

Auchenoglanis biscutatus Bagridae demersal 66 TL 3.1 native

Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bagridae demersal 86 TL 2.9 native

Awaous lateristriga Gobiidae demersal 27 TL 3.1 native

Bagrus bajad Bagridae demersal 88 TL 3.3 native

Bagrus docmak Bagridae benthopelagic 135 TL 3.3 native

Bagrus filamentosus Bagridae demersal 65 TL 3.3 native

Barboides gracilis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 3 TL 2.0 native

Barbus ablabes Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12 TL 2.5 native

Barbus anema Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native

Barbus baudoni Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Barbus bawkuensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 native

Barbus bynni occidentalis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Barbus callipterus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Barbus camptacanthus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.0 native

Barbus chlorotaenia Cyprinidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native

Barbus eburneensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native

Barbus foutensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 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 nigeriensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Barbus perince Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native

Barbus petitjeani Cyprinidae benthopelagic 20 TL 3.1 native

Barbus pobeguini Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.0 native

Barbus punctitaeniatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Barbus raimbaulti Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 2.9 native

Barbus stigmatopygus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 native

Barbus sublineatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 9 TL 2.7 native

Barbus sylvaticus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 3 TL 2.8 native

Bostrychus africanus Eleotridae demersal 21 TL 3.9 native

Brienomyrus brachyistius Mormyridae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.2 native

Brienomyrus longianalis Mormyridae benthopelagic 20 TL 3.0 native

Brienomyrus niger Mormyridae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.3 native

Brycinus brevis Alestiidae demersal 23 TL 3.0 native

Brycinus carolinae Alestiidae pelagic 13 TL 2.8 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

Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae Alestiidae pelagic 14 TL 3.2 native

Caecomastacembelus decorsei Mastacembelidae demersal 25 TL 3.2 native

Caecomastacembelus loennbergii Mastacembelidae demersal 27 TL 3.2 native

Campylomormyrus tamandua Mormyridae demersal 53 TL 3.2 native

Chelaethiops bibie Cyprinidae demersal 6 TL 2.6 native

Chiloglanis batesii Mochokidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Chiloglanis benuensis Mochokidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native

Chiloglanis niger Mochokidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Chiloglanis occidentalis Mochokidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.1 native

Chiloglanis voltae Mochokidae benthopelagic 3 TL 3.0 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

Citharidium ansorgii Citharinidae demersal 72 TL 2.0 native

Citharinops distichodoides thomasi Citharinidae pelagic 60 TL 2.5 native

Citharinus citharus citharus Citharinidae demersal 71 TL 2.0 native

Citharinus latus Citharinidae demersal 103 TL 2.2 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

Clarias laeviceps dialonensis Clariidae demersal 26 TL 3.2 native

Clarias macromystax Clariidae demersal 32 TL 3.1 native

Clarotes laticeps Bagridae demersal 98 TL 3.1 native

Cromeria nilotica occidentalis Kneriidae benthopelagic 5 TL 2.7 native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae Anabantidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native

Ctenopoma muriei muriei Anabantidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.0 native

Ctenopoma nebulosum Anabantidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.2 native

Ctenopoma petherici Anabantidae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.2 native

Cynothrissa mento Clupeidae pelagic 16 TL 4.3 native

Dagetichthys lakdoensis Soleidae demersal 40 TL 3.5 native

Dasyatis garouaensis Dasyatidae demersal 205 TL 3.4 native

Denticeps clupeoides Denticipitidae pelagic 15 TL 3.3 native

Distichodus brevipinnis Citharinidae demersal 72 TL 2.0 native

Distichodus engycephalus Citharinidae demersal 49 TL 2.0 native

Distichodus rostratus Citharinidae demersal 76 TL 2.0 native

Dormitator lebretonis Eleotridae demersal 13 TL 3.2 native

Eleotris daganensis Eleotridae demersal 13 TL 3.2 native

Eleotris senegalensis Eleotridae demersal 22 TL 3.1 native

Eleotris vittata Eleotridae demersal 27 TL 4.0 native

Epiplatys biafranus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Epiplatys grahami Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.4 native

Epiplatys lamottei Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.4 native

Epiplatys longiventralis 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

Erpetoichthys calabaricus Polypteridae demersal 90 TL 3.3 native

Foerschichthys flavipinnis Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native

Fundulosoma thierryi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native

Garra allostoma Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Garra waterloti Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.0 native

Gnathonemus petersii Mormyridae demersal 43 TL 3.1 native

Gobiocichla wonderi Cichlidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Gymnallabes typus Clariidae demersal 23 TL 3.2 native

Gymnarchus niloticus Gymnarchidae demersal 204 TL 3.7 native

Haplochromis bloyeti Cichlidae benthopelagic 19 TL 3.1 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 bidorsalis Clariidae demersal 150 TL 3.7 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 native

Hippopotamyrus harringtoni Mormyridae demersal 38 TL 3.1 native

Hippopotamyrus pictus Mormyridae demersal 37 TL 3.1 native

Hippopotamyrus psittacus Mormyridae demersal 30 TL 3.1 native

Hydrocynus brevis Alestiidae demersal 86 TL 3.6 native

Hydrocynus forskalii Alestiidae pelagic 96 TL 4.0 native

Hydrocynus somonorum Alestiidae pelagic 66 TL 3.2 native

Hydrocynus vittatus Alestiidae demersal 117 TL 4.5 native

Hyperopisus bebe bebe Mormyridae demersal 63 TL 3.6 native

Hyperopisus bebe occidentalis Mormyridae demersal 63 TL 3.3 native

Isichthys henryi Mormyridae demersal 36 TL 3.1 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 roseopunctatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 25 TL 2.9 native

Labeo senegalensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 65 TL 2.7 native

Laeviscutella dekimpei Clupeidae pelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Lates niloticus Centropomidae demersal 193 TL 3.8 native

Leptocypris niloticus Cyprinidae demersal 10 TL 2.9 native

Leptoglanis camerunensis Amphiliidae demersal 3 TL 3.1 native

Malapterurus electricus Malapteruridae benthopelagic 149 TL 4.5 native

Malapterurus minjiriya Malapteruridae benthopelagic 125 TL 3.0 native

Marcusenius abadii Mormyridae demersal 40 TL 3.1 native

Marcusenius cyprinoides Mormyridae demersal 41 TL 3.0 native

Marcusenius deboensis Mormyridae demersal 25 TL 3.2 native

Marcusenius mento Mormyridae demersal 32 TL 3.1 native

Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis Mormyridae demersal 40 TL 3.1 native

Micralestes acutidens Alestiidae pelagic 11 TL 2.9 native

Micralestes elongatus Alestiidae pelagic 6 TL 3.3 native

Micralestes occidentalis Alestiidae pelagic 8 TL 3.1 native

Microsynodontis polli Mochokidae demersal 5 TL 3.0 native

Mochokus niloticus Mochokidae demersal 7 TL 3.1 native

Mormyrops anguilloides Mormyridae demersal 150 TL 4.0 native

Mormyrops caballus Mormyridae demersal 57 TL 3.2 native

Mormyrops oudoti Mormyridae demersal 14 TL 3.1 native

Mormyrus hasselquistii Mormyridae demersal 59 TL 3.6 native

Mormyrus macrophthalmus Mormyridae demersal 35 TL 3.1 native

Mormyrus rume rume Mormyridae demersal 107 TL 2.5 native

Nannaethiops unitaeniatus Citharinidae pelagic 7 TL 3.1 native

Nannocharax ansorgii Citharinidae pelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Nannocharax fasciatus Citharinidae pelagic 9 TL 3.5 native

Nannocharax lineomaculatus Citharinidae pelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Nannocharax occidentalis Citharinidae pelagic 8 TL 3.4 native

Nematogobius maindroni Gobiidae demersal 8 TL 3.2 native

Neolebias ansorgii Citharinidae pelagic 4 TL 3.3 native

Neolebias axelrodi Citharinidae pelagic 3 TL 3.5 native

Neolebias powelli Citharinidae pelagic 2 TL 2.9 native

Neolebias unifasciatus Citharinidae pelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Oreochromis aureus Cichlidae benthopelagic 46 TL 2.0 native

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Cichlidae benthopelagic 74 TL 2.0 native

Pantodon buchholzi Pantodontidae pelagic 10 TL 3.6 native

Papyrocranus afer Notopteridae demersal 80 TL 3.3 native

Parachanna africana Channidae benthopelagic 32 TL 3.8 native

Parachanna obscura Channidae demersal 42 TL 3.4 native

Paradistichodus dimidiatus Citharinidae demersal 8 TL 3.5 native

Parailia pellucida Schilbeidae demersal 15 TL 3.5 native

Parauchenoglanis akiri Bagridae demersal 12 TL 3.3 native

Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi Bagridae demersal 11 TL 3.3 native

Parauchenoglanis fasciatus Bagridae demersal 15 TL 3.1 native

Pareutropius buffei Schilbeidae demersal 9 TL 3.0 native

Pellonula leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 10 TL 3.5 native

Pellonula vorax Clupeidae pelagic 15 TL 3.0 native

Pelvicachromis pulcher Cichlidae demersal 10 TL 3.3 native

Pelvicachromis taeniatus Cichlidae demersal 8 TL 3.0 native

Periophthalmus barbarus Gobiidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native

Petrocephalus ansorgii Mormyridae demersal 18 TL 3.1 native

Petrocephalus bane bane Mormyridae demersal 23 TL 3.2 native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei Mormyridae demersal 14 TL 3.1 native

Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 3.1 native

Petrocephalus pellegrini Mormyridae demersal 12 TL 3.1 native

Petrocephalus sauvagii Mormyridae demersal 18 TL 3.1 native

Petrocephalus soudanensis Mormyridae demersal 12 TL 3.1 native

Phago loricatus Citharinidae demersal 21 TL 4.5 native

Phractolaemus ansorgii Phractolaemidae benthopelagic 19 TL native

Phractura ansorgii Amphiliidae demersal 9 TL 3.2 native

Phractura clauseni Amphiliidae demersal 10 TL 3.2 native

Pollimyrus isidori Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 2.6 native

Pollimyrus petricolus Mormyridae demersal 14 TL 3.1 native

Polypterus ansorgii Polypteridae demersal 28 TL 3.4 native

Polypterus bichir lapradei Polypteridae demersal 74 TL 4.5 native

Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Polypteridae demersal 92 TL 3.8 native

Polypterus senegalus senegalus Polypteridae demersal 51 TL 3.5 native

Porogobius schlegelii Gobiidae demersal 15 TL 2.9 native

Procatopus aberrans Poeciliidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.2 native

Pronothobranchius kiyawensis Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 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

Rhabdalestes smykalai Alestiidae pelagic 6 TL 3.0 native

Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Cichlidae demersal 41 TL 2.1 native

Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Cichlidae demersal 31 TL 2.5 native

Schilbe brevianalis Schilbeidae demersal 10 TL 3.0 native

Schilbe intermedius Schilbeidae pelagic 61 TL 3.7 native

Schilbe mystus Schilbeidae demersal 40 TL 3.3 native

Schilbe uranoscopus Schilbeidae demersal 44 TL 3.4 native

Sierrathrissa leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 4 TL 3.1 native

Siluranodon auritus Schilbeidae demersal 18 TL 3.0 native

Synodontis batensoda Mochokidae benthopelagic 50 TL 2.8 native

Synodontis budgetti Mochokidae benthopelagic 40 TL 3.0 native

Synodontis clarias Mochokidae benthopelagic 33 TL 3.0 native

Synodontis courteti Mochokidae benthopelagic 55 TL 3.0 native

Synodontis eupterus Mochokidae benthopelagic 18 TL 2.7 native

Synodontis filamentosus Mochokidae benthopelagic 28 TL 3.0 native

Synodontis gobroni Mochokidae benthopelagic 60 TL 2.9 native

Synodontis guttatus Mochokidae benthopelagic 72 TL 2.8 native

Synodontis melanopterus Mochokidae benthopelagic 18 TL 2.8 native

Synodontis membranaceus Mochokidae benthopelagic 57 TL 3.2 native

Synodontis nigrita Mochokidae benthopelagic 22 TL 3.4 native

Synodontis obesus Mochokidae benthopelagic 38 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis ocellifer Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis omias Mochokidae benthopelagic 43 TL 3.0 native

Synodontis resupinatus Mochokidae benthopelagic 35 TL 2.6 native

Synodontis robbianus Mochokidae benthopelagic 14 TL 2.9 native

Synodontis schall Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 2.9 native

Synodontis sorex Mochokidae benthopelagic 38 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis vermiculatus Mochokidae benthopelagic 48 TL 3.0 native

Synodontis violaceus Mochokidae benthopelagic 36 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis xiphias Mochokidae benthopelagic 80 TL 3.7 native

Tetraodon lineatus Tetraodontidae demersal 43 TL 3.6 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

Tylochromis sudanensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 25 TL 3.0 native

Xenomystus nigri Notopteridae demersal 20 TL 3.3 native

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