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n = 125 (Incomplete)
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Table 1: 122 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 1 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 2 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 125 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 122 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Characiformes Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoenative  Basoaka 
Siluriformes Clariidae Heterobranchus bidorsalisnative African catfish Seega 
Siluriformes Clariidae Heterobranchus isopterusnative   
Siluriformes Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilisnative Sampa Seega 
Osteoglossiformes Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticusnative African bonytongue Faanan 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus pictusnative  Yalgen-sablga 
Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus brevisnative Tiger-fish Basoaka 
Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus forskahliinative Elongate tigerfish Basoaka 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebenative  Nanadasurun 
Gobiiformes Butidae Kribia nananative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo coubienative African carp Bedempuure 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo parvusnative  Bedempuure 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo senegalensisnative  Bedempuure 
Carangaria/misc Latidae Lates niloticusnative Nile perch Saalen 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Leptocypris niloticusnative   
Siluriformes Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricusnative Electric catfish Tiginin 
Siluriformes Malapteruridae Malapterurus minjiriyanative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius abadiinative  Nanandenim 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius senegalensisnative  Nanani 
Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus nigromarginatusnative   
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes comoensisnative   
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes elongatusnative Elongated Turkana robber  
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes occidentalisnative   
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes pabrensisnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Micropanchax pfaffinative Pfaff's lampeye  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrops brevicepsnative  Yemdele 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus hasselquistiinative Elephant snout Nanadasurun 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Nannocharax ansorgiinative   
Characiformes Distichodontidae Nannocharax fasciatusnative   
Characiformes Distichodontidae Neolebias unifasciatusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius thierryinative Togo Killifish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis macrochirintroduced Longfin tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticusnative Nile tilapia Tegr-pere 
Anabantiformes Channidae Parachanna obscuranative African obscure snakehead  
Characiformes Distichodontidae Paradistichodus dimidiatusnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Paragobiocichla irvineinative Cichlid  
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Parailia pellucidanative Glass schilbid  
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Pellonula leonensisnative Smalltoothed pellonula  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus banenative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus boveinative  Nanadenin 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus pallidomaculatusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus soudanensisnative   
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Phractura clauseninative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Pollimyrus isidorinative Elephant Fish Nanadenin 
Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus endlicheriinative Saddled bichir Kuilwaafo 
Polypteriformes Polypteridae Polypterus senegalusnative Gray bichir Kuilwaafo 
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Poropanchax normaninative Norman's lampeye  
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Pronothobranchius chirioinative   
Ceratodontiformes Protopteridae Protopterus annectensnative West African lungfish Reoolgo 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Raiamas senegalensisnative Senegal minnow  
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