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List of Freshwater Fishes for Cameroon

Number of freshwater fish species: 490

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

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Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Mastacembelidae Aethiomastacembelus sanagali   native
Mastacembelidae Aethiomastacembelus sexdecimspinus   native
Alestiidae Alestes baremoze Silversides   native
Alestiidae Alestes batesii   native
Alestiidae Alestes dentex Characin   native
Alestiidae Alestes macrophthalmus Torpedo robber   native
Alestiidae Alestes schoutedeni   native
Alestiidae Alestes taeniurus   native
Alestiidae Alestes tessmanni   native
Amphiliidae Amphilius longirostris   native
Bagridae Anaspidoglanis macrostoma Flatnose catfish   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion ahli   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion amoenum Red-finned killi   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion australe Lyretail panchax   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion bamilekorum Bamileke killi   endemic
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion bivittatum Twostripe lyretail   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion bualanum   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion calliurum Banner lyretail   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion cameronense Cameroon killi   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion celiae   endemic
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion dargei Mbam killi   endemic
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion edeanum Edea killi   endemic
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion elberti Red barred killi  Red barred killi endemic
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion exiguum Jewel killi   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion franzwerneri Goby killi   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion heinemanni Heinemann's killi   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion herzogi Herzog's killi   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion loennbergii   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion lugens   endemic
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion pascheni festivum   endemic
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion pascheni pascheni   endemic
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion poliaki   endemic
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion punctatum   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion raddai   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion riggenbachi   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion splendopleure   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion trilineatus   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion volcanum   endemic
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion wildekampi   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys camerunensis Cameroon lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys kingii   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys normani Norman's lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys pfaffi Pfaff's lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Banded lampeye   native
Ariidae Arius latiscutatus Rough-head sea catfish   native
Cichlidae Astatoreochromis alluaudi Alluaud's haplo   introduced
Mochokidae Atopochilus savorgnani   native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis biscutatus  Catfish native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis guirali   native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis maculosus   native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis monkei   native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bubu   native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis pietschmanni   native
Gobiidae Awaous lateristriga West African freshwater goby   native
Bagridae Bagrus bajad Bayad  Alué native
Bagridae Bagrus docmak Semutundu  Male belly up native
Bagridae Bagrus orientalis   native
Bagridae Bagrus ubangensis   native
Cyprinidae Barboides gracilis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus ablabes   native
Cyprinidae Barbus aboinensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus aspilus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus atromaculatus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus batesii   native
Cyprinidae Barbus baudoni   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bourdariei   native
Cyprinidae Barbus brevispinis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bynni occidentalis Niger barb  Barbs native
Cyprinidae Barbus callipterus Clipper barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus camptacanthus African redfinned barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus chlorotaenia   native
Cyprinidae Barbus guirali   native
Cyprinidae Barbus habereri   native
Cyprinidae Barbus jae Jae barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus macinensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus macrops Blackstripe barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus martorelli   native
Cyprinidae Barbus mbami   native
Cyprinidae Barbus micronema   native
Cyprinidae Barbus miolepis Zigzag barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus mungoensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus nigeriensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus nounensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus parajae   native
Cyprinidae Barbus perince   native
Cyprinidae Barbus progenys   native
Cyprinidae Barbus punctitaeniatus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus rubrostigma   native
Cyprinidae Barbus stigmatopygus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus sublineatus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus taeniurus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus tegulifer   native
Cyprinidae Barbus thysi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus trispilomimus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus versluysii   native
Cyprinidae Barbus zalbiensis   native
Gobiidae Bathygobius soporator Frillfin goby   native
Cichlidae Benitochromis batesii   native
Cichlidae Benitochromis conjunctus   native
Cichlidae Benitochromis finleyi   native
Cichlidae Benitochromis nigrodorsalis   native
Cichlidae Benitochromis ufermanni   endemic
Eleotridae Bostrychus africanus   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus adustus   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus brachyistius   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus hopkinsi   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus kingsleyae kingsleyae   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus longianalis   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus sphekodes   native
Alestiidae Brycinus imberi Spot-tail   native
Alestiidae Brycinus intermedius   native
Alestiidae Brycinus kingsleyae   native
Alestiidae Brycinus leuciscus   native
Alestiidae Brycinus longipinnis Longfin tetra  African tetras native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus opisthotaenia   native
Alestiidae Brycinus poptae   native
Alestiidae Bryconaethiops macrops   native
Alestiidae Bryconaethiops microstoma   native
Alestiidae Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae   native
Mastacembelidae Caecomastacembelus seiteri   native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus curvirostris   native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus phantasticus   native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus tamandua Wormjawed mormyrid  Elephant fish native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark   native
Cyprinidae Chelaethiops bibie Lake Turkana sardine   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis batesii   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis benuensis   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis cameronensis   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis disneyi   endemic
Mochokidae Chiloglanis harbinger   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis niger   endemic
Mochokidae Chiloglanis polypogon   endemic
Mochokidae Chiloglanis reticulatus   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis sanagaensis   endemic
Mochokidae Chiloglanis voltae   native
Cichlidae Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri Guenther's Mouthbrooder   native
Cichlidae Chromidotilapia guentheri loennbergi   endemic
Cichlidae Chromidotilapia linkei   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys aluuensis   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys auratus auratus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys filamentosus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys furcatus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys longidorsalis longidorsalis   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys longidorsalis nyongensis   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Bagrid catfish  Belly up native
Bagridae Chrysichthys walkeri   native
Citharinidae Citharinops distichodoides distichodoides   native
Citharinidae Citharinus citharus citharus Moon fish  Sand leaf fish native
Citharinidae Citharinus latus  Moon fish native
Clariidae Clariallabes attemsi   native
Clariidae Clariallabes longicauda   native
Clariidae Clariallabes pietschmanni   native
Clariidae Clarias anguillaris Mudfish  Mudfish native
Clariidae Clarias buthupogon   native
Clariidae Clarias camerunensis   native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish   native
Clariidae Clarias jaensis   native
Clariidae Clarias longior   native
Clariidae Clarias maclareni   native
Clariidae Clarias pachynema   native
Clariidae Clarias platycephalus   native
Clariidae Clarias submarginatus   native
Bagridae Clarotes laticeps Widehead catfish   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma garuanum   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma kingsleyae Tailspot ctenopoma   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma maculatum   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma muriei Ocellated labyrinth fish   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma nigropannosum Twospot climbing perch   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma petherici