Freshwater Fish Species in Ouďż˝mďż˝ (Weme) River [West Africa]
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Fish Species in Ouďż˝mďż˝ River

Rises in the Atacora massif in northwestern Benin and flows southward, where it is joined by its main affluent, the Okpara, on the left bank and by the Zou on the right. It then divides into two branches, one discharging into Lake Nokouďż˝ in the Niger Delta near Cotonou and the other into Lagoon Porto Novo

[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=116]

Species Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic level Status

Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus Mastacembelidae benthopelagic 34 TL 3.8 native

Aphyosemion bitaeniatum Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Aphyosemion calliurum Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Aphyosemion filamentosum Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.4 native

Aphyosemion gulare Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.3 native

Aplocheilichthys luxophthalmus luxophthalmus Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.3 native

Aplocheilichthys normani Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.4 native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Arius gigas Ariidae benthopelagic 165 TL 3.8 native

Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bagridae demersal 86 TL 2.9 native

Awaous lateristriga Gobiidae demersal 27 TL 3.1 native

Bagrus bajad Bagridae demersal 88 TL 3.3 native

Bagrus docmak Bagridae benthopelagic 135 TL 3.3 native

Barbus atakorensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 2.9 native

Barbus bynni occidentalis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Barbus callipterus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Barbus chlorotaenia Cyprinidae benthopelagic 10 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 stigmatopygus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 native

Barbus sublineatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 9 TL 2.7 native

Barbus sylvaticus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 3 TL 2.8 native

Brienomyrus brachyistius Mormyridae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.2 native

Brienomyrus niger Mormyridae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.3 native

Brycinus longipinnis Alestiidae pelagic 13 TL 2.2 native

Brycinus macrolepidotus Alestiidae pelagic 65 TL 2.3 native

Brycinus nurse Alestiidae pelagic 25 TL 2.4 native

Caecomastacembelus cryptacanthus Mastacembelidae demersal 23 TL 3.3 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

Citharinus citharus citharus Citharinidae demersal 71 TL 2.0 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 buthupogon Clariidae demersal 110 TL 3.3 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 macromystax Clariidae demersal 32 TL 3.1 native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae Anabantidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native

Ctenopoma petherici Anabantidae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.2 native

Denticeps clupeoides Denticipitidae pelagic 15 TL 3.3 native

Distichodus rostratus Citharinidae demersal 76 TL 2.0 native

Dormitator lebretonis 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 grahami Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.4 native

Epiplatys sexfasciatus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.6 native

Epiplatys spilargyreius Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Erpetoichthys calabaricus Polypteridae demersal 90 TL 3.3 native

Foerschichthys flavipinnis Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native

Gobioides sagitta Gobiidae demersal 50 TL 3.0 native

Gymnallabes typus Clariidae demersal 23 TL 3.2 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 isopterus Clariidae demersal 90 TL 3.2 native

Heterotis niloticus Osteoglossidae demersal 120 TL 3.0 native

Hippopotamyrus psittacus Mormyridae demersal 30 TL 3.1 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

Kribia nana Eleotridae demersal 5 TL 3.3 native

Labeo parvus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 47 TL 2.4 native

Labeo senegalensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 65 TL 2.7 native

Laeviscutella dekimpei Clupeidae pelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Lates niloticus Centropomidae demersal 193 TL 3.8 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

Marcusenius ussheri Mormyridae demersal 38 TL 3.1 native

Micralestes elongatus Alestiidae pelagic 6 TL 3.3 native

Mormyrops anguilloides Mormyridae demersal 150 TL 4.0 native

Mormyrus rume rume Mormyridae demersal 107 TL 2.5 native

Nannocharax fasciatus Citharinidae pelagic 9 TL 3.5 native

Neolebias unifasciatus Citharinidae pelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Pantodon buchholzi Pantodontidae pelagic 10 TL 3.6 native

Papyrocranus afer Notopteridae demersal 80 TL 3.3 native

Parachanna africana Channidae benthopelagic 32 TL 3.8 native

Parachanna obscura Channidae demersal 42 TL 3.4 native

Parailia pellucida Schilbeidae demersal 15 TL 3.5 native

Parauchenoglanis fasciatus Bagridae demersal 15 TL 3.1 native

Pareutropius buffei Schilbeidae demersal 9 TL 3.0 native

Pellonula leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 10 TL 3.5 native

Pellonula vorax Clupeidae pelagic 15 TL 3.0 native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei Mormyridae demersal 14 TL 3.1 native

Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 3.1 native

Phago loricatus Citharinidae demersal 21 TL 4.5 native

Phractolaemus ansorgii Phractolaemidae benthopelagic 19 TL 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

Polycentropsis abbreviata Nandidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.5 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

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 micropogon Schilbeidae demersal 26 TL 3.0 native

Schilbe mystus Schilbeidae demersal 40 TL 3.3 native

Synodontis gambiensis Mochokidae benthopelagic 35 TL 3.2 native

Synodontis melanopterus Mochokidae benthopelagic 18 TL 2.8 native

Synodontis schall Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 2.9 native

Synodontis sorex Mochokidae benthopelagic 38 TL 3.1 native

Thysochromis ansorgii Cichlidae demersal 11 TL 3.0 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

Xenomystus nigri Notopteridae demersal 20 TL 3.3 native

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