Freshwater Fish Species in Sewa River [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Sewa River Formed by the junction of the Bagbe and Bafi rivers, which rise in the northeastern part of the country near the Guinea border (Ref. 28192).
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=90]
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 bertholdi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Aphyosemion brueningi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Aphyosemion liberiense

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Aphyosemion occidentale

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion roloffi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Aplocheilichthys normani

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.4

native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Barbus bagbwensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Barbus bigornei

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.1

native

Barbus leonensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Barbus macrops

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Barbus sacratus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

32 TL

3.0

native

Barbus wurtzi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

26 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

Chiloglanis polyodon

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.0

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 dialonensis

Clariidae

demersal

26 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

Eleotris senegalensis

Eleotridae

demersal

22 TL

3.1

native

Eleotris vittata

Eleotridae

demersal

27 TL

4.0

native

Epiplatys annulatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.1

native

Epiplatys barmoiensis

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.4

native

Epiplatys fasciolatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.5

native

Epiplatys josianae

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

Heterobranchus longifilis

Clariidae

demersal

183 TL

3.7

native

Hydrocynus forskalii

Alestiidae

pelagic

96 TL

4.0

native

Ichthyborus quadrilineatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

26 TL

3.8

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 alluaudi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.0

native

Labeo parvus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

47 TL

2.4

native

Ladigesia roloffi

Alestiidae

pelagic

4 TL

3.0

native

Lates niloticus

Centropomidae

demersal

193 TL

3.8

native

Leptocypris guineensis

Cyprinidae

demersal

8 TL

3.0

native

Liauchenoglanis maculatus

Bagridae

demersal

6 TL

3.0

native

Malapterurus electricus

Malapteruridae

benthopelagic

149 TL

4.5

native

Marcusenius mento

Mormyridae

demersal

32 TL

3.1

native

Marcusenius meronai

Mormyridae

demersal

23 TL

3.2

native

Marcusenius thomasi

Mormyridae

demersal

25 TL

3.2

native

Micralestes occidentalis

Alestiidae

pelagic

8 TL

3.1

native

Mormyrops anguilloides

Mormyridae

demersal

150 TL

4.0

native

Mormyrops caballus

Mormyridae

demersal

57 TL

3.2

native

Mormyrus tapirus

Mormyridae

demersal

53 TL

3.7

native

Nannocharax ansorgii

Citharinidae

pelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Nannocharax fasciatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

9 TL

3.5

native

Neolebias unifasciatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Notoglanidium thomasi

Bagridae

demersal

6 TL

3.0

native

Papyrocranus afer

Notopteridae

demersal

80 TL

3.3

native

Parachanna obscura

Channidae

demersal

42 TL

3.4

native

Pelmatochromis buettikoferi

Cichlidae

demersal

21 TL

3.0

native

Pelvicachromis humilis

Cichlidae

demersal

13 TL

3.0

native

Pelvicachromis roloffi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.0

native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Petrocephalus levequei

Mormyridae

demersal

16 TL

3.1

native

Petrocephalus tenuicauda

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Polypterus palmas palmas

Polypteridae

demersal

30 TL

3.4

native

Prolabeo batesi

Cyprinidae

demersal

11 TL

3.0

native

Raiamas nigeriensis

Cyprinidae

demersal

13 TL

3.0

native

Raiamas scarciensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.9

native

Raiamas steindachneri

Cyprinidae

demersal

16 TL

3.0

native

Rhabdalestes septentrionalis

Alestiidae

pelagic

7 TL

3.3

native

Sarotherodon caudomarginatus

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

2.6

native

Sarotherodon occidentalis

Cichlidae

demersal

35 TL

3.7

native

Sierrathrissa leonensis

Clupeidae

pelagic

4 TL

3.1

native

Synodontis ansorgii

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

28 TL

3.0

native

Synodontis waterloti

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.8

native

Tilapia brevimanus

Cichlidae

demersal

31 TL

3.7

native

Tilapia buttikoferi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

2.4

native

Tilapia joka

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.2

native

Tilapia louka

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.0

native

Tylochromis intermedius

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

3.6

native

Tylochromis jentinki

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

33 TL

3.0

native

Tylochromis leonensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

27 TL

3.0

native

Xenomystus nigri

Notopteridae

demersal

20 TL

3.3

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 27.02.02.