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List of Freshwater Fishes for Gambia

Number of freshwater fish species: 105

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   native
Amphiliidae Amphilius platychir Mountain barbel   native
Amphiliidae Amphilius rheophilus   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys normani Norman's lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Banded lampeye   native
Ariidae Arius latiscutatus Rough-head sea catfish   native
Cyprinidae Barbus baudoni   native
Cyprinidae Barbus dialonensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus foutensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus leonensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus macrops Blackstripe barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus niokoloensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus pobeguini   native
Cyprinidae Barbus sublineatus   native
Eleotridae Bostrychus africanus   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus brachyistius   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus niger   native
Alestiidae Brycinus leuciscus   native
Alestiidae Brycinus longipinnis Longfin tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra   native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys johnelsi   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Bagrid catfish   native
Citharinidae Citharinus citharus citharus Moon fish   native
Clariidae Clarias anguillaris Mudfish   native
Clariidae Clarias buettikoferi   native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish   native
Bagridae Clarotes laticeps Widehead catfish   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma kingsleyae Tailspot ctenopoma   native
Ophichthidae Dalophis boulengeri   native
Citharinidae Distichodus brevipinnis   native
Citharinidae Distichodus rostratus Grass-eater   native
Eleotridae Eleotris senegalensis   native
Syngnathidae Enneacampus ansorgii   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus   native
Clupeidae Ethmalosa fimbriata Bonga shad   native
Gerreidae Eucinostomus melanopterus Flagfin mojarra   native
Gymnarchidae Gymnarchus niloticus Aba   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis bimaculatus Jewelfish   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish   native
Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoe Kafue pike   native
Clariidae Heterobranchus bidorsalis   native
Clariidae Heterobranchus isopterus   native
Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilis Vundu   native
Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticus Heterotis  Fanntang native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus brevis Tiger-fish   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus forskahlii   native
Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebe bebe   native
Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebe occidentalis   native
Cyprinidae Labeo coubie African carp   native
Cyprinidae Labeo parvus   native
Cyprinidae Labeo senegalensis   native
Clupeidae Laeviscutella dekimpei Roundbelly pellonuline   native
Mugilidae Liza falcipinnis Sicklefin mullet   native
Lutjanidae Lutjanus dentatus African brown snapper   native
Malapteruridae Malapterurus occidentalis   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius mento   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis   native
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus liberiensis   native
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Tarpon   native
Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurus aculeatus   native
Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloides Cornish jack   native
Mormyridae Mormyrus hasselquistii Elephant snout   native
Mormyridae Mormyrus rume rume Mormyrids   native
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Flathead mullet   native
Citharinidae Nannocharax ansorgii   native
Citharinidae Neolebias unifasciatus   native
Aplocheilidae Nothobranchius kiyawensis   native
Aplocheilidae Nothobranchius thierryi Togo Killifish   native
Clupeidae Odaxothrissa ansorgii Ansorge's fangtooth pellonuline   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia   native
Notopteridae Papyrocranus afer Reticulate knifefish   native
Channidae Parachanna obscura Snake-head   native
Citharinidae Paradistichodus dimidiatus   native
Schilbeidae Parailia spiniserrata   native
Clupeidae Pellonula leonensis Smalltoothed pellonula   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus bovei bovei   native
Mormyridae Pollimyrus isidori isidori Elephant Fish   native
Polypteridae Polypterus bichir lapradei Bichir  Sannka native
Polypteridae Polypterus senegalus senegalus Gray bichir  Sannka native
Haemulidae Pomadasys jubelini Sompat grunt   native
Gobiidae Porogobius schlegelii   native
Pristidae Pristis microdon Largetooth sawfish   native
Protopteridae Protopterus annectens annectens West African lungfish  Cambona native
Cyprinidae Raiamas senegalensis Silver fish   native
Alestiidae Rhabdalestes septentrionalis   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Mango tilapia   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii Mango fish   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Blackchin tilapia   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion geryi Gérys killi   native
Clupeidae Sierrathrissa leonensis West African pygmy herring   native
Mochokidae Synodontis annectens   native
Mochokidae Synodontis batensoda Upsidedown catfish   native
Mochokidae Synodontis clarias   native
Mochokidae Synodontis gambiensis   native
Mochokidae Synodontis membranaceus   native
Mochokidae Synodontis nigrita   native
Mochokidae Synodontis ocellifer   native
Tetraodontidae Tetraodon lineatus Globe fish   native
Cichlidae Tilapia brevimanus   native
Cichlidae Tilapia guineensis   native
Cichlidae Tilapia zillii Redbelly tilapia   native
Cichlidae Tylochromis intermedius   native
Cichlidae Tylochromis jentinki   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.