Order | Family | Species | Occurrence | FishBase name | Name in Country |
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Characiformes | Alestidae | Alestes macrophthalmus | native | Torpedo robber | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Alestopetersius caudalis | native | Yellowtail tetra | |
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Andersonia leptura | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion bualanum | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion decorsei | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion elberti | native | Red barred killi | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion polli | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion wildekampi | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Astatoreochromis alluaudi | introduced | Alluaud's haplo | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Astatotilapia tchadensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Auchenoglanis occidentalis | native | Bubu | |
Siluriformes | Bagridae | Bagrus bajad | native | Bayad | |
Siluriformes | Bagridae | Bagrus docmak | native | Semutundu | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Bathyaethiops breuseghemi | native | Rectangle spot moon tetra | |
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Belonoglanis tenuis | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brachypetersius altus | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus abeli | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus imberi | native | Spot-tail | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus macrolepidotus | native | True big-scale tetra | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus nurse | native | Nurse tetra | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Bryconaethiops microstoma | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Chelaethiops congicus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Chelaethiops elongatus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis batesii | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys longipinnis | native | Aluminum catfish | |
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys wagenaari | native | ||
Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus gibbosus | native | ||
Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus macrolepis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias albopunctatus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias angolensis | native | Angolian walking catfish | |
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias camerunensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias gabonensis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias gariepinus | native | North African catfish | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Clypeobarbus pleuropholis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Congochromis dimidiatus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Congochromis sabinae | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Congoglanis alula | native | ||
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Congothrissa gossei | native | Smoothbelly pellonuline | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Coptodon zillii | native | Redbelly tilapia | |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma acutirostre | native | Spotted ctenopoma | |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma petherici | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Cyprinus carpio | introduced | Common carp | |
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus affinis | native | Silver distichodus | |
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus antonii | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus atroventralis | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus fasciolatus | native | Sharktail distichodus | |
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus lusosso | native | Longsnout distichodus | |
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Distichodus maculatus | native | Spotted citharinid | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius ablabes | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius atromaculatus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius baudoni | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius brazzai | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius castrasibutum | endemic | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius macrops | native | Blackstripe barb | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius stigmasemion | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Enteromius tomiensis | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys bifasciatus | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys chevalieri | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys mesogramma | endemic | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys spilargyreius | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Euchilichthys dybowskii | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Eugnathichthys eetveldii | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Eugnathichthys macroterolepis | native | ||
Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Gambusia affinis | introduced | Mosquitofish | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Genyomyrus donnyi | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Gnathonemus petersii | native | Elephantnose fish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Haplochromis oligacanthus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Hemichromis elongatus | native | Banded jewel cichlid | |
Characiformes | Hepsetidae | Hepsetus microlepis | native | ||
Characiformes | Hepsetidae | Hepsetus odoe | native | ||
Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus longifilis | native | Sampa | |
Osteoglossiformes | Arapaimidae | Heterotis niloticus | introduced | African bonytongue | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus forskahlii | native | Elongate tigerfish | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus vittatus | native | Tiger fish | |
Gobiiformes | Butidae | Kribia nana | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo barbatus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo chariensis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo cyclopinnis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo cyclorhynchus | native | Harlequin sharkminnow | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo greenii | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo lineatus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo longipinnis | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo nasus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo parvus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo simpsoni | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo weeksii | native | Sicklefin labeo | |
Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus bynni | native | Niger barb | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Lacustricola hutereaui | native | Meshscaled topminnow | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lamprologus congoensis | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Lamprologus mocquardi | native | ||
Carangaria/misc | Latidae | Lates niloticus | native | Nile perch | |
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Leptocypris lujae | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Leptocypris modestus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Leptoglanis xenognathus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus electricus | native | Electric catfish | |
Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus microstoma | native | Smallmouth electric catfish | |
Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus monsembeensis | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius greshoffii | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius senegalensis | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius stanleyanus | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus brachyrhinus | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus congicus | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus decorsei | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus kadeiensis | endemic | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus niger | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus robertsi | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus traversi | native | ||
Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus ubangipaucispinis | endemic | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes acutidens | native | Sharptooth tetra | |
Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes humilis | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes stormsi | native | ||
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Microctenopoma congicum | native | Congo ctenopoma | |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Microctenopoma lineatum | native | ||
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Microctenopoma nanum | native | Dwarf ctenopoma | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Micropanchax pfaffi | native | Pfaff's lampeye | |
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Microthrissa congica | native | Bigscale pellonuline | |
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Microthrissa royauxi | native | Royal sprat | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops anguilloides | native | Cornish jack | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops attenuatus | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops masuianus | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops zanclirostris | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrus caballus | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrus ovis | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrus thomasi | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax ansorgii | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax brevis | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax elongatus | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax fasciatus | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax hollyi | endemic | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax lineomaculatus | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax occidentalis | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax pteron | endemic | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Nannocharax taenia | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Neolebias trilineatus | native | Threeline tetra | |
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Neolebias unifasciatus | native | ||
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Odaxothrissa losera | native | Losera fangtooth pellonuline | |
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Opsaridium engrauloides | endemic | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Opsaridium ubangiense | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis macrochir | introduced | Longfin tilapia | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis niloticus | introduced | Nile tilapia | |
Anabantiformes | Channidae | Parachanna insignis | native | Largespotted snakehead | |
Anabantiformes | Channidae | Parachanna obscura | native | African obscure snakehead | |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Parailia congica | native | ||
Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Parauchenoglanis balayi | native | ||
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Pareutropius mandevillei | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus christyi | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus grandoculis | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus leo | endemic | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus mbossou | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus pulsivertens | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus sauvagii | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus simus | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus zakoni | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Phago boulengeri | native | ||
Characiformes | Distichodontidae | Phago intermedius | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Pollimyrus brevis | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Pollimyrus guttatus | native | ||
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Pollimyrus isidori | native | Elephant Fish | |
Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Pollimyrus plagiostoma | native | ||
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus endlicherii | native | Saddled bichir | |
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus retropinnis | native | West African bichir | |
Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus senegalus | native | Gray bichir | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Procatopodidae | Poropanchax normani | native | Norman's lampeye | |
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Potamothrissa acutirostris | native | Sharpnosed sawtooth pellonuline | |
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Potamothrissa obtusirostris | native | Bluntnosed sawtooth pellonuline | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Pronothobranchius kiyawensis | native | ||
Ceratodontiformes | Protopteridae | Protopterus annectens | native | West African lungfish | Kuri |
Ceratodontiformes | Protopteridae | Protopterus dolloi | native | Slender lungfish | |
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Psammphiletria nasuta | endemic | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Pterochromis congicus | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Raiamas buchholzi | native | ||
Cypriniformes | Danionidae | Raiamas salmolucius | native | ||
Characiformes | Alestidae | Rhabdalestes yokai | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Rubricatochromis letourneuxi | native | Jewel fish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Rubricatochromis lifalili | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon galilaeus | native | Mango tilapia | |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe intermedius | native | Silver catfish | |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe marmoratus | native | Shoulderspot catfish | |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe mystus | native | African butter catfish | |
Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Siluranodon auritus | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Steatocranus ubanguiensis | endemic | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis acanthomias | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis batensoda | native | Upsidedown catfish | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis eupterus | native | Featherfin squeaker | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis filamentosus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis membranaceus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis nigrita | native | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis schall | native | Wahrindi | |
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis vaillanti | endemic | ||
Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis violaceus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Tetracamphilius angustifrons | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Tetracamphilius clandestinus | endemic | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Tetracamphilius notatus | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Tetracamphilius pectinatus | native | ||
Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Tetraodon lineatus | native | Globe fish | |
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis labrodon | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis robertsi | native | ||
Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis variabilis | native | ||
Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Zaireichthys mandevillei | native |