Freshwater Fish Species in Nile River [Egypt]

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Fish Species in Nile The longest river in the world includes Nile proper, Victoria Nile, Albert Nile, White Nile, and Blue Nile. Three large dams: Aswan High Dam, Gebel Aulia, and Makwar
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=115]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Alestes baremoze

Alestiidae

benthopelagic

43 TL

2.8

native

Alestes dentex

Alestiidae

pelagic

55 TL

2.9

native

Alosa fallax

Clupeidae

pelagic

74 TL

3.6

native

Andersonia leptura

Amphiliidae

demersal

50 TL

3.5

native

Anguilla anguilla

Anguillidae

demersal

133 TL

3.5

native

Aplocheilichthys hutereaui

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.1

native

Aplocheilichthys kingii

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.1

native

Aplocheilichthys loati

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.3

native

Aplocheilichthys normani

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.4

native

Auchenoglanis biscutatus

Bagridae

demersal

66 TL

3.1

native

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

Bagridae

demersal

86 TL

2.9

native

Bagrus bajad

Bagridae

demersal

88 TL

3.3

native

Bagrus docmak

Bagridae

benthopelagic

135 TL

3.3

native

Barbus anema

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Barbus leonensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Barbus neglectus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

2.9

native

Barbus nigeriensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Barbus perince

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Barbus pumilus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

3 TL

3.1

native

Barbus stigmatopygus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

2.9

native

Barbus tongaensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Barbus yeiensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Brienomyrus niger

Mormyridae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.3

native

Brycinus macrolepidotus

Alestiidae

pelagic

65 TL

2.3

native

Brycinus nurse

Alestiidae

pelagic

25 TL

2.4

native

Chelaethiops bibie

Cyprinidae

demersal

6 TL

2.6

native

Chiloglanis niloticus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Chrysichthys auratus auratus

Bagridae

demersal

43 TL

3.7

native

Citharinus citharus citharus

Citharinidae

demersal

71 TL

2.0

native

Citharinus latus

Citharinidae

demersal

103 TL

2.2

native

Clarias anguillaris

Clariidae

demersal

100 TL

3.4

native

Clarias gariepinus

Clariidae

benthopelagic

170 TL

4.4

native

Clarias werneri

Clariidae

demersal

29 TL

3.2

native

Clarotes laticeps

Bagridae

demersal

98 TL

3.1

native

Cromeria nilotica

Kneriidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

2.9

native

Ctenopoma muriei muriei

Anabantidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Ctenopoma petherici

Anabantidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.2

native

Distichodus brevipinnis

Citharinidae

demersal

72 TL

2.0

native

Distichodus engycephalus

Citharinidae

demersal

49 TL

2.0

native

Distichodus niloticus

Citharinidae

pelagic

83 TL

2.0

native

Distichodus rostratus

Citharinidae

demersal

76 TL

2.0

native

Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Epiplatys spilargyreius

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.1

native

Garra dembeensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.0

native

Gymnarchus niloticus

Gymnarchidae

demersal

204 TL

3.7

native

Haplochromis loati

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.0

native

Haplochromis wingatii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.0

native

Hemichromis bimaculatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.9

native

Hemichromis fasciatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.5

native

Hemichromis letourneuxi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Heterobranchus bidorsalis

Clariidae

demersal

150 TL

3.7

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

Hydrocynus brevis

Alestiidae

demersal

86 TL

3.6

native

Hydrocynus forskalii

Alestiidae

pelagic

96 TL

4.0

native

Hydrocynus vittatus

Alestiidae

demersal

117 TL

4.5

native

Hyperopisus bebe bebe

Mormyridae

demersal

63 TL

3.6

native

Ichthyborus besse besse

Citharinidae

pelagic

25 TL

4.0

native

Kribia nana

Eleotridae

demersal

5 TL

3.3

native

Labeo coubie

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

92 TL

2.0

native

Labeo forskalii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

36 TL

2.5

native

Labeo niloticus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

47 TL

2.5

native

Lates niloticus

Centropomidae

demersal

193 TL

3.8

native

Leptocypris niloticus

Cyprinidae

demersal

10 TL

2.9

native

Malapterurus electricus

Malapteruridae

benthopelagic

149 TL

4.5

native

Marcusenius cyprinoides

Mormyridae

demersal

41 TL

3.0

native

Micralestes acutidens

Alestiidae

pelagic

11 TL

2.9

native

Micralestes elongatus

Alestiidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.3

native

Mochokus brevis

Mochokidae

demersal

4 TL

3.0

native

Mochokus niloticus

Mochokidae

demersal

7 TL

3.1

native

Mormyrops anguilloides

Mormyridae

demersal

150 TL

4.0

native

Mormyrus caschive

Mormyridae

demersal

100 TL

3.2

native

Mormyrus hasselquistii

Mormyridae

demersal

59 TL

3.6

native

Mormyrus kannume

Mormyridae

demersal

122 TL

3.2

native

Mormyrus niloticus

Mormyridae

demersal

46 TL

3.6

native

Nannocharax niloticus

Citharinidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Neolebias trewavasae

Citharinidae

pelagic

5 TL

3.1

native

Nothobranchius virgatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.3

native

Oreochromis aureus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

46 TL

2.0

native

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

74 TL

2.0

native

Parachanna obscura

Channidae

demersal

42 TL

3.4

native

Parailia pellucida

Schilbeidae

demersal

15 TL

3.5

native

Petrocephalus bane bane

Mormyridae

demersal

23 TL

3.2

native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Petrocephalus keatingii

Mormyridae

demersal

12 TL

3.2

native

Pollimyrus isidori

Mormyridae

demersal

11 TL

2.6

native

Pollimyrus petherici

Mormyridae

demersal

20 TL

3.1

native

Polypterus bichir bichir

Polypteridae

demersal

68 TL

4.5

native

Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri

Polypteridae

demersal

92 TL

3.8

native

Polypterus senegalus senegalus

Polypteridae

demersal

51 TL

3.5

native

Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus

Protopteridae

demersal

200 TL

3.2

native

Protopterus annectens annectens

Protopteridae

demersal

100 TL

3.8

native

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor multicolor

Cichlidae

demersal

8 TL

3.0

native

Raiamas senegalensis

Cyprinidae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus

Cichlidae

demersal

41 TL

2.1

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

Siluranodon auritus

Schilbeidae

demersal

18 TL

3.0

native

Synodontis batensoda

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

50 TL

2.8

native

Synodontis caudovittatus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

3.1

native

Synodontis clarias

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

33 TL

3.0

native

Synodontis eupterus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

2.7

native

Synodontis filamentosus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

28 TL

3.0

native

Synodontis frontosus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

2.8

native

Synodontis khartoumensis

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

2.8

native

Synodontis membranaceus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

57 TL

3.2

native

Synodontis nigrita

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

3.4

native

Synodontis schall

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.9

native

Synodontis sorex

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

3.1

native

Tetraodon lineatus

Tetraodontidae

demersal

43 TL

3.6

native

Tilapia zillii

Cichlidae

demersal

49 TL

2.0

native

Xenomystus nigri

Notopteridae

demersal

20 TL

3.3

native

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