Freshwater Fish Species in Volta River / Lake Volta [West Africa]
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Fish Species in Volta

Includes Lake Volta (Ghana), Volta River (Ghana), Red Volta (Burkina Faso), White Volta (Burkina Faso and Ghana) and Black Volta (Burkina Faso, Ghana & C�te d'Ivoire) (Ref. 28192). Ref. 2914 includes Togo in the Volta system.

[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=165]

Species Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic level Status

Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus Mastacembelidae benthopelagic 34 TL 3.8 native

Alestes baremoze Alestiidae benthopelagic 43 TL 2.8 native

Alestes dentex Alestiidae pelagic 55 TL 2.9 native

Amphilius atesuensis Amphiliidae demersal 7 TL 3.2 native

Aphyosemion banforense Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Aplocheilichthys normani Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.4 native

Aplocheilichthys pfaffi Poeciliidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Aplocheilichthys schioetzi Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.1 native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Arius gigas Ariidae benthopelagic 165 TL 3.8 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 atakorensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 2.9 native

Barbus baudoni Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Barbus bawkuensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 native

Barbus bynni occidentalis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Barbus bynni waldroni Cyprinidae benthopelagic 40 TL 3.2 native

Barbus callipterus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Barbus chlorotaenia Cyprinidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native

Barbus guildi Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.0 native

Barbus hypsolepis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 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 nigeriensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Barbus parablabes Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 2.8 native

Barbus perince Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native

Barbus pobeguini Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.0 native

Barbus punctitaeniatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Barbus stigmatopygus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 native

Barbus sublineatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 9 TL 2.7 native

Barbus trispilos Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native

Barbus wurtzi Cyprinidae benthopelagic 26 TL 3.0 native

Brienomyrus niger Mormyridae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.3 native

Brycinus brevis Alestiidae demersal 23 TL 3.0 native

Brycinus leuciscus Alestiidae pelagic 15 TL 3.0 native

Brycinus longipinnis Alestiidae pelagic 13 TL 2.2 native

Brycinus luteus Alestiidae pelagic 10 TL 3.0 native

Brycinus macrolepidotus Alestiidae pelagic 65 TL 2.3 native

Brycinus nurse Alestiidae pelagic 25 TL 2.4 native

Campylomormyrus tamandua Mormyridae demersal 53 TL 3.2 native

Chelaethiops bibie Cyprinidae demersal 6 TL 2.6 native

Chiloglanis occidentalis Mochokidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.1 native

Chiloglanis voltae Mochokidae benthopelagic 3 TL 3.0 native

Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri Cichlidae benthopelagic 16 TL 2.4 native

Chrysichthys auratus auratus Bagridae demersal 43 TL 3.7 native

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Bagridae demersal 80 TL 2.6 native

Citharinops distichodoides distichodoides Citharinidae demersal 103 TL 2.5 native

Citharinops distichodoides thomasi Citharinidae pelagic 60 TL 2.5 native

Citharinus citharus citharus Citharinidae demersal 71 TL 2.0 native

Citharinus eburneensis Citharinidae demersal 22 TL 3.0 native

Citharinus latus Citharinidae demersal 103 TL 2.2 native

Clarias agboyiensis Clariidae demersal 24 TL 3.7 native

Clarias anguillaris Clariidae demersal 100 TL 3.4 native

Clarias camerunensis Clariidae demersal 47 TL 3.5 native

Clarias ebriensis Clariidae demersal 32 TL 3.3 native

Clarias gariepinus Clariidae benthopelagic 170 TL 4.4 native

Clarias laeviceps laeviceps Clariidae demersal 32 TL 3.1 native

Clarotes laticeps Bagridae demersal 98 TL 3.1 native

Cromeria nilotica Kneriidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 native

Cromeria nilotica occidentalis Kneriidae benthopelagic 5 TL 2.7 native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae Anabantidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native

Ctenopoma petherici Anabantidae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.2 native

Cynothrissa mento Clupeidae pelagic 16 TL 4.3 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

Dormitator lebretonis Eleotridae demersal 13 TL 3.2 native

Eleotris daganensis Eleotridae demersal 13 TL 3.2 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

Fundulosoma thierryi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 4 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

Hippopotamyrus pictus Mormyridae demersal 37 TL 3.1 native

Hippopotamyrus psittacus Mormyridae demersal 30 TL 3.1 native

Hydrocynus brevis Alestiidae demersal 86 TL 3.6 native

Hydrocynus forskalii Alestiidae pelagic 96 TL 4.0 native

Hydrocynus somonorum Alestiidae pelagic 66 TL 3.2 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

Irvineia voltae Schilbeidae demersal 22 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 senegalensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 65 TL 2.7 native

Lates niloticus Centropomidae demersal 193 TL 3.8 native

Lepidarchus adonis Alestiidae pelagic 3 TL 3.0 native

Leptocypris niloticus Cyprinidae demersal 10 TL 2.9 native

Malapterurus electricus Malapteruridae benthopelagic 149 TL 4.5 native

Marcusenius abadii Mormyridae demersal 40 TL 3.1 native

Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis Mormyridae demersal 40 TL 3.1 native

Micralestes acutidens Alestiidae pelagic 11 TL 2.9 native

Micralestes elongatus Alestiidae pelagic 6 TL 3.3 native

Micralestes occidentalis Alestiidae pelagic 8 TL 3.1 native

Micralestes pabrensis Alestiidae pelagic 6 TL 3.2 native

Mormyrops anguilloides Mormyridae demersal 150 TL 4.0 native

Mormyrops breviceps Mormyridae demersal 80 TL 3.1 native

Mormyrus hasselquistii Mormyridae demersal 59 TL 3.6 native

Mormyrus macrophthalmus Mormyridae demersal 35 TL 3.1 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

Nannocharax occidentalis Citharinidae pelagic 8 TL 3.4 native

Neolebias unifasciatus Citharinidae pelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Cichlidae benthopelagic 74 TL 2.0 native

Paradistichodus dimidiatus Citharinidae demersal 8 TL 3.5 native

Parailia pellucida Schilbeidae demersal 15 TL 3.5 native

Pellonula leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 10 TL 3.5 introduced

Periophthalmus barbarus Gobiidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native

Petrocephalus bane bane Mormyridae demersal 23 TL 3.2 native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei Mormyridae demersal 14 TL 3.1 native

Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 3.1 native

Petrocephalus soudanensis Mormyridae demersal 12 TL 3.1 native

Phractura ansorgii Amphiliidae demersal 9 TL 3.2 native

Phractura clauseni Amphiliidae demersal 10 TL 3.2 native

Pollimyrus adspersus Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 3.2 native

Pollimyrus isidori Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 2.6 native

Polypterus bichir lapradei Polypteridae demersal 74 TL 4.5 native

Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Polypteridae demersal 92 TL 3.8 native

Polypterus senegalus senegalus Polypteridae demersal 51 TL 3.5 native

Pronothobranchius kiyawensis Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Protopterus annectens annectens Protopteridae demersal 100 TL 3.8 native

Raiamas nigeriensis Cyprinidae demersal 13 TL 3.0 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 galilaeus multifasciatus Cichlidae demersal 17 TL 2.8 native

Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Cichlidae demersal 31 TL 2.5 native

Schilbe intermedius Schilbeidae pelagic 61 TL 3.7 native

Schilbe micropogon Schilbeidae demersal 26 TL 3.0 native

Schilbe mystus Schilbeidae demersal 40 TL 3.3 native

Sierrathrissa leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 4 TL 3.1 native

Siluranodon auritus Schilbeidae demersal 18 TL 3.0 native

Steatocranus irvinei Cichlidae demersal 14 TL 3.2 endemic

Synodontis arnoulti Mochokidae benthopelagic 14 TL 2.9 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 gambiensis Mochokidae benthopelagic 35 TL 3.2 native

Synodontis macrophthalmus Mochokidae benthopelagic 20 TL 2.8 native

Synodontis membranaceus Mochokidae benthopelagic 57 TL 3.2 native

Synodontis nigrita Mochokidae benthopelagic 22 TL 3.4 native

Synodontis obesus Mochokidae benthopelagic 38 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis ocellifer Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis schall Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 2.9 native

Synodontis sorex Mochokidae benthopelagic 38 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis velifer Mochokidae benthopelagic 24 TL 3.4 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 zillii Cichlidae demersal 49 TL 2.0 native

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