Freshwater Fish Species in Tano [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Tano
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=76]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus

Mastacembelidae

benthopelagic

34 TL

3.8

native

Amphilius atesuensis

Amphiliidae

demersal

7 TL

3.2

native

Aphyosemion petersi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion walkeri

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Aplocheilichthys normani

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.4

native

Aplocheilichthys rancureli

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.2

native

Aplocheilichthys schioetzi

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.1

native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

Bagridae

demersal

86 TL

2.9

native

Awaous lateristriga

Gobiidae

demersal

27 TL

3.1

native

Barbus ablabes

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.5

native

Barbus bynni waldroni

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

40 TL

3.2

native

Barbus punctitaeniatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Barbus trispilos

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Barbus walkeri

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Barbus wurtzi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

3.0

native

Brycinus imberi

Alestiidae

demersal

20 TL

3.3

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

Citharinus eburneensis

Citharinidae

demersal

22 TL

3.0

native

Clarias agboyiensis

Clariidae

demersal

24 TL

3.7

native

Clarias ebriensis

Clariidae

demersal

32 TL

3.3

native

Clarias laeviceps laeviceps

Clariidae

demersal

32 TL

3.1

native

Ctenopoma petherici

Anabantidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.2

native

Distichodus rostratus

Citharinidae

demersal

76 TL

2.0

native

Eleotris vittata

Eleotridae

demersal

27 TL

4.0

native

Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Epiplatys chaperi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Epiplatys dageti dageti

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 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 isopterus

Clariidae

demersal

90 TL

3.2

native

Heterobranchus longifilis

Clariidae

demersal

183 TL

3.7

native

Kribia kribensis

Eleotridae

demersal

6 TL

3.3

native

Kribia nana

Eleotridae

demersal

5 TL

3.3

native

Labeo parvus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

47 TL

2.4

native

Lepidarchus adonis

Alestiidae

pelagic

3 TL

3.0

native

Malapterurus electricus

Malapteruridae

benthopelagic

149 TL

4.5

native

Malapterurus tanoensis

Malapteruridae

benthopelagic

32 TL

3.5

native

Marcusenius furcidens

Mormyridae

demersal

35 TL

3.1

native

Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis

Mormyridae

demersal

40 TL

3.1

native

Marcusenius ussheri

Mormyridae

demersal

38 TL

3.1

native

Micralestes elongatus

Alestiidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.3

native

Micralestes occidentalis

Alestiidae

pelagic

8 TL

3.1

native

Mormyrus rume rume

Mormyridae

demersal

107 TL

2.5

native

Mormyrus subundulatus

Mormyridae

demersal

34 TL

3.1

native

Nannocharax fasciatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

9 TL

3.5

native

Neolebias unifasciatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Notoglanidium walkeri

Bagridae

demersal

12 TL

3.1

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

Pellonula leonensis

Clupeidae

pelagic

10 TL

3.5

native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

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 mandibularis

Schilbeidae

demersal

50 TL

3.4

native

Schilbe mystus

Schilbeidae

demersal

40 TL

3.3

native

Sierrathrissa leonensis

Clupeidae

pelagic

4 TL

3.1

native

Synodontis schall

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.9

native

Thysochromis ansorgii

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

3.0

native

Tilapia busumana

Cichlidae

demersal

22 TL

3.5

native

Tilapia discolor

Cichlidae

demersal

23 TL

3.5

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 intermedius

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

3.6

native

Tylochromis jentinki

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

33 TL

3.0

native

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