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Freshwater Fish Species in Senegal River [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Senegal


[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=131]
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
Amphilius platychir Amphiliidae demersal 21 TL 3.3 native
Amphilius rheophilus Amphiliidae demersal 15 TL 3.2 native
Aphyosemion banforense Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native
Aplocheilichthys lamberti Poeciliidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.2 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 parkii Ariidae demersal 75 TL 4.1 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 ablabes Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12 TL 2.5 native
Barbus bynni occidentalis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Barbus callipterus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Barbus dialonensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native
Barbus ditinensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 2.9 native
Barbus foutensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 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 niokoloensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.0 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 salessei Cyprinidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.0 native
Barbus sublineatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 9 TL 2.7 native
Brienomyrus brachyistius Mormyridae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.2 native
Brienomyrus niger Mormyridae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.3 native
Brycinus leuciscus Alestiidae pelagic 15 TL 3.0 native
Brycinus macrolepidotus Alestiidae pelagic 65 TL 2.3 native
Brycinus nurse Alestiidae pelagic 25 TL 2.4 native
Chiloglanis occidentalis Mochokidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.1 native
Chrysichthys auratus auratus Bagridae demersal 43 TL 3.7 native
Chrysichthys maurus Bagridae demersal 63 TL 3.4 native
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Bagridae demersal 80 TL 2.6 native
Citharichthys stampflii Paralichthyidae demersal 16 TL 3.9 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 laeviceps dialonensis Clariidae demersal 26 TL 3.2 native
Clarotes laticeps Bagridae demersal 98 TL 3.1 native
Ctenopoma kingsleyae Anabantidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native
Ctenopoma petherici Anabantidae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.2 native
Cynothrissa ansorgii Clupeidae pelagic 16 TL 3.0 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
Eleotris senegalensis Eleotridae demersal 22 TL 3.1 native
Eleotris vittata Eleotridae demersal 27 TL 4.0 native
Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.1 native
Epiplatys spilargyreius Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native
Ethmalosa fimbriata Clupeidae pelagic 45 TL 2.5 native
Eucinostomus melanopterus Gerreidae demersal 30 TL 3.4 native
Fundulosoma thierryi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native
Garra waterloti Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.0 native
Gobioides sagitta Gobiidae demersal 50 TL 3.0 native
Gymnarchus niloticus Gymnarchidae demersal 204 TL 3.7 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
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
Hyperopisus bebe occidentalis Mormyridae demersal 63 TL 3.3 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
Lates niloticus Centropomidae demersal 193 TL 3.8 native
Leptocypris niloticus Cyprinidae demersal 10 TL 2.9 native
Liza falcipinnis Mugilidae demersal 46 TL 2.3 native
Malapterurus electricus Malapteruridae benthopelagic 149 TL 4.5 native
Marcusenius mento Mormyridae demersal 32 TL 3.1 native
Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis Mormyridae demersal 40 TL 3.1 native
Micralestes elongatus Alestiidae pelagic 6 TL 3.3 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
Nannocharax ansorgii Citharinidae pelagic 5 TL 3.3 native
Nannocharax fasciatus Citharinidae pelagic 9 TL 3.5 native
Nematogobius maindroni Gobiidae demersal 8 TL 3.2 native
Oreochromis aureus Cichlidae benthopelagic 46 TL 2.0 native
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Cichlidae benthopelagic 74 TL 2.0 native
Papyrocranus afer Notopteridae demersal 80 TL 3.3 native
Parachanna obscura Channidae demersal 42 TL 3.4 native
Parailia pellucida Schilbeidae demersal 15 TL 3.5 native
Paramphilius trichomycteroides Amphiliidae demersal 8 TL 3.0 native
Pellonula leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 10 TL 3.5 native
Periophthalmus barbarus Gobiidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native
Petrocephalus bovei bovei Mormyridae demersal 14 TL 3.1 native
Petrocephalus soudanensis Mormyridae demersal 12 TL 3.1 native
Pollimyrus isidori Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 2.6 native
Polypterus bichir lapradei Polypteridae demersal 74 TL 4.5 native
Polypterus senegalus senegalus Polypteridae demersal 51 TL 3.5 native
Pomadasys jubelini Haemulidae demersal 60 TL 3.3 native
Porogobius schlegelii Gobiidae demersal 15 TL 2.9 native
Protopterus annectens annectens Protopteridae demersal 100 TL 3.8 native
Raiamas senegalensis Cyprinidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 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
Sierrathrissa leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 4 TL 3.1 native
Synodontis batensoda Mochokidae benthopelagic 50 TL 2.8 native
Synodontis clarias Mochokidae benthopelagic 33 TL 3.0 native
Synodontis filamentosus Mochokidae benthopelagic 28 TL 3.0 native
Synodontis membranaceus Mochokidae benthopelagic 57 TL 3.2 native
Synodontis nigrita Mochokidae benthopelagic 22 TL 3.4 native
Synodontis ocellifer Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 3.1 native
Synodontis schall Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 2.9 native
Synodontis tourei Mochokidae benthopelagic 11 TL 2.9 native
Synodontis violaceus Mochokidae benthopelagic 36 TL 3.1 native
Tetraodon lineatus Tetraodontidae demersal 43 TL 3.6 native
Tilapia dageti Cichlidae demersal 40 TL 2.3 native
Tilapia guineensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 35 TL 2.8 native
Tilapia louka Cichlidae benthopelagic 25 TL 3.0 native
Tilapia zillii Cichlidae demersal 49 TL 2.0 native
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