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List of Freshwater Fishes for Burkina Faso

Number of freshwater fish species: 103

The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index

All Content Below is Copyright Fishbase.org
Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Alestiidae Alestes baremoze Silversides   native
Alestiidae Alestes dentex Characin  Mimbre native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys normani Norman's lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys pfaffi Pfaff's lampeye   native
Ariidae Arius gigas Giant sea catfish   native
Bagridae Bagrus bajad Bayad  Kuilsiuugu native
Bagridae Bagrus docmak Semutundu  Kuilsiuugu native
Bagridae Bagrus filamentosus  Kuilsiuugu native
Cyprinidae Barbus ablabes  Bedempuure native
Cyprinidae Barbus baudoni   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bawkuensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bynni occidentalis Niger barb  Bedempuure native
Cyprinidae Barbus hypsolepis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus leonensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus macinensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus macrops Blackstripe barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus nigeriensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus parablabes   native
Cyprinidae Barbus perince   native
Cyprinidae Barbus pobeguini   native
Cyprinidae Barbus punctitaeniatus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus stigmatopygus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus sublineatus   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus niger  Nanadenin native
Alestiidae Brycinus leuciscus   native
Alestiidae Brycinus luteus   native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra  Farabanin native
Alestiidae Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra  Kuwulen native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus tamandua Wormjawed mormyrid  Nanadakurun native
Cyprinidae Chelaethiops bibie Lake Turkana sardine   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis occidentalis   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis voltae   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys auratus longifilis   native
Citharinidae Citharinops distichodoides thomasi   native
Citharinidae Citharinus citharus citharus Moon fish  Kuilmiisgu native
Citharinidae Citharinus latus   native
Clariidae Clarias anguillaris Mudfish  Saale native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish   native
Bagridae Clarotes laticeps Widehead catfish  Keren native
Kneriidae Cromeria nilotica occidentalis   native
Citharinidae Distichodus brevipinnis  Binjimijig? native
Citharinidae Distichodus engycephalus Perch   native
Citharinidae Distichodus rostratus Grass-eater  Binjimijigɛ native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys spilargyreius   native
Clariidae Heterobranchus bidorsalis  Seega native
Clariidae Heterobranchus isopterus   native
Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilis Vundu  Seega native
Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticus Heterotis  Faanan native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus pictus  Yalgen-sablga native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus psittacus  Yalgen-no-kiuugu native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus brevis Tiger-fish  Basoaka native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus forskahlii  Basoaka native
Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebe bebe   native
Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebe occidentalis  Nanadasurun native
Cyprinidae Labeo coubie African carp  Bedempuure native
Cyprinidae Labeo parvus  Bedempuure native
Cyprinidae Labeo senegalensis  Bedempuure native
Clupeidae Laeviscutella dekimpei Roundbelly pellonuline   native
Cyprinidae Leptocypris niloticus   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius abadii  Nanandenim native
Mormyridae Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis   native
Alestiidae Micralestes comoensis   native
Alestiidae Micralestes elongatus Elongated Turkana robber   native
Alestiidae Micralestes occidentalis   native
Alestiidae Micralestes pabrensis   native
Mormyridae Mormyrops breviceps  Yemdele native
Mormyridae Mormyrus hasselquistii Elephant snout  Nanadasurun native
Citharinidae Nannocharax ansorgii   native
Citharinidae Neolebias unifasciatus   native
Aplocheilidae Nothobranchius kiyawensis   native
Aplocheilidae Nothobranchius thierryi Togo Killifish   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia  Tɛbɛnfin native
Channidae Parachanna obscura Snake-head   native
Citharinidae Paradistichodus dimidiatus   native
Schilbeidae Parailia pellucida Glass schilbid   native
Clupeidae Pellonula leonensis Smalltoothed pellonula   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus bane bane   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus bovei bovei  Nanadenin native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus soudanensis   native
Amphiliidae Phractura clauseni   native
Mormyridae Pollimyrus isidori isidori Elephant Fish  Nanadenin native
Polypteridae Polypterus bichir lapradei Bichir   native
Polypteridae Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Saddled bichir  Kuilwaafo native
Polypteridae Polypterus senegalus senegalus Gray bichir  Kuilwaafo native
Poeciliidae Procatopus schioetzi Schiötz' lampeye   native
Protopteridae Protopterus annectens annectens West African lungfish  Reoolgo native
Cyprinidae Raiamas senegalensis Silver fish   native
Alestiidae Rhabdalestes septentrionalis   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe micropogon   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion banforense   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion guignardi   native
Schilbeidae Siluranodon auritus   native
Cichlidae Steatocranus irvinei Cichlid   native
Mochokidae Synodontis arnoulti  Kuilkeka native
Mochokidae Synodontis gambiensis   native
Mochokidae Synodontis sorex  Kuilkeka native
Mochokidae Synodontis velifer  Kuilkeka native
Mochokidae Synodontis violaceus  Kuilkeka native
Mochokidae Synodontis voltae   native
Tetraodontidae Tetraodon lineatus Globe fish   native
Cichlidae Tilapia dageti   native
Page created by Jen, 21.10.03 last modified by Eli, 17.11.04


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Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2006

The copy for fish.mongabay.com was written in 1994-1995. Therefore some information such as scientific names may be out of date. For this, I apologize. Feel free to send corrections to me.