Freshwater Fish Species in Saint John River [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Saint John Its source is northwest of the Nimba Range and with its upper reach, the Mani River, forms part of the Guinea-Liberia border
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=65]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Aethiomastacembelus liberiensis

Mastacembelidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

3.3

native

Amphilius atesuensis

Amphiliidae

demersal

7 TL

3.2

native

Amphilius platychir

Amphiliidae

demersal

21 TL

3.3

native

Anomalochromis thomasi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion maeseni

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Aphyosemion viride

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.3

native

Aplocheilichthys nimbaensis

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.2

native

Aplocheilichthys normani

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.4

native

Aplocheilichthys schioetzi

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.1

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 aliciae

Cyprinidae

pelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Barbus eburneensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Barbus inaequalis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.0

native

Barbus sacratus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

32 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

Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

2.4

native

Chrysichthys johnelsi

Bagridae

demersal

41 TL

3.4

native

Chrysichthys maurus

Bagridae

demersal

63 TL

3.4

native

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

Bagridae

demersal

80 TL

2.6

native

Clarias buettikoferi

Clariidae

demersal

20 TL

3.2

native

Clarias laeviceps laeviceps

Clariidae

demersal

32 TL

3.1

native

Clarias salae

Clariidae

demersal

51 TL

3.6

native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae

Anabantidae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Doumea chappuisi

Amphiliidae

demersal

14 TL

3.2

native

Eleotris vittata

Eleotridae

demersal

27 TL

4.0

native

Epiplatys barmoiensis

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.4

native

Epiplatys dageti dageti

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

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

Hydrocynus forskalii

Alestiidae

pelagic

96 TL

4.0

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

Lates niloticus

Centropomidae

demersal

193 TL

3.8

native

Malapterurus electricus

Malapteruridae

benthopelagic

149 TL

4.5

native

Marcusenius ussheri

Mormyridae

demersal

38 TL

3.1

native

Microsynodontis polli

Mochokidae

demersal

5 TL

3.0

native

Mormyrops anguilloides

Mormyridae

demersal

150 TL

4.0

native

Nannocharax ansorgii

Citharinidae

pelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Nannocharax fasciatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

9 TL

3.5

native

Pellonula leonensis

Clupeidae

pelagic

10 TL

3.5

native

Pelmatochromis buettikoferi

Cichlidae

demersal

21 TL

3.0

native

Periophthalmus barbarus

Gobiidae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Petrocephalus pellegrini

Mormyridae

demersal

12 TL

3.1

native

Petrocephalus tenuicauda

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Raiamas steindachneri

Cyprinidae

demersal

16 TL

3.0

native

Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron

Cichlidae

demersal

31 TL

2.5

native

Sarotherodon tournieri tournieri

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

2.6

native

Schilbe mandibularis

Schilbeidae

demersal

50 TL

3.4

native

Scriptaphyosemion brueningi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Scriptaphyosemion liberiense

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Synodontis waterloti

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.8

native

Tilapia guineensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

2.8

native

Tilapia walteri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

27 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

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