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List of Freshwater Fishes for Guinea-Bissau

Number of freshwater fish species: 127

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
Alestiidae Alestes baremoze Silversides   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 parkii Guinean sea catfish  Bagre native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bubu   native
Cyprinidae Barbus ablabes   native
Cyprinidae Barbus anniae   native
Cyprinidae Barbus macrops Blackstripe barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus niokoloensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus pobeguini   native
Cyprinidae Barbus sacratus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus salessei   native
Cyprinidae Barbus stigmatopygus   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus brachyistius   native
Alestiidae Brycinus leuciscus   native
Alestiidae Brycinus longipinnis Longfin tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra   native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys johnelsi   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys maurus   native
Paralichthyidae Citharichthys stampflii Smooth flounder   native
Citharinidae Citharinus citharus citharus Moon fish   native
Citharinidae Citharinus latus   native
Clariidae Clarias anguillaris Mudfish   native
Clariidae Clarias buettikoferi   native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish   native
Clariidae Clarias salae   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma kingsleyae Tailspot ctenopoma   native
Ophichthidae Dalophis boulengeri   native
Citharinidae Distichodus rostratus Grass-eater   native
Amphiliidae Doumea chappuisi   native
Eleotridae Eleotris vittata   native
Elopidae Elops senegalensis Senegalese ladyfish   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys fasciolatus   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys spilargyreius   native
Clupeidae Ethmalosa fimbriata Bonga shad  Bonga native
Gerreidae Eucinostomus melanopterus Flagfin mojarra  Peixe-prata native
Gobiidae Gobioides sagitta   native
Gobiidae Gobionellus oceanicus Highfin goby   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis bimaculatus Jewelfish   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish   native
Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoe Kafue pike   native
Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticus Heterotis   native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus pictus   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus forskahlii   native
Mormyridae Hyperopisus bebe bebe   native
Citharinidae Ichthyborus quadrilineatus   native
Eleotridae Kribia kribensis   native
Eleotridae Kribia nana   native
Cyprinidae Labeo coubie African carp   native
Cyprinidae Labeo parvus   native
Cyprinidae Labeo senegalensis   native
Clupeidae Laeviscutella dekimpei Roundbelly pellonuline   native
Latidae Lates niloticus Nile perch   native
Mugilidae Liza falcipinnis Sicklefin mullet   native
Mugilidae Liza ramado Thinlip mullet  Tainha questionable
Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricus Electric catfish   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius mento   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius thomasi   native
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Tarpon   native
Alestiidae Micralestes elongatus Elongated Turkana robber   native
Alestiidae Micralestes occidentalis   native
Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurus aculeatus   native
Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloides Cornish jack   native
Mormyridae Mormyrops breviceps   native
Mormyridae Mormyrus hasselquistii Elephant snout   native
Mormyridae Mormyrus rume rume Mormyrids   native
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus Flathead mullet   native
Citharinidae Nannocharax ansorgii   native
Gobiidae Nematogobius ansorgii   native
Gobiidae Nematogobius maindroni   native
Citharinidae Neolebias unifasciatus   native
Clupeidae Odaxothrissa ansorgii Ansorge's fangtooth pellonuline   native
Synbranchidae Ophisternon afrum Guinea swamp eel   native
Notopteridae Papyrocranus afer Reticulate knifefish   native
Channidae Parachanna obscura Snake-head   native
Citharinidae Paradistichodus dimidiatus   native
Schilbeidae Parailia spiniserrata   native
Amphiliidae Paramphilius trichomycteroides   native
Clupeidae Pellonula leonensis Smalltoothed pellonula   native
Clupeidae Pellonula vorax Bigtoothed pellonula   native
Cichlidae Pelmatochromis buettikoferi   native
Gobiidae Periophthalmus barbarus Atlantic mudskipper   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus bovei bovei   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus levequei   native
Polypteridae Polypterus ansorgii Guinean bichir   native
Polypteridae Polypterus bichir bichir Nile bichir   native
Polypteridae Polypterus bichir lapradei Bichir   native
Polypteridae Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri Saddled bichir  Saié native
Polypteridae Polypterus palmas palmas Shortfin bichir   native
Polypteridae Polypterus senegalus senegalus Gray bichir   native
Haemulidae Pomadasys jubelini Sompat grunt  Cor-cor native
Gobiidae Porogobius schlegelii   native
Pristidae Pristis microdon Largetooth sawfish   native
Cyprinidae Raiamas steindachneri   native
Alestiidae Rhabdalestes septentrionalis   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon caudomarginatus   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Mango tilapia   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii Mango fish   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Blackchin tilapia   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon occidentalis   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe intermedius Silver catfish   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe micropogon   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe mystus African butter catfish   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion geryi Gérys killi   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion guignardi   native
Clupeidae Sierrathrissa leonensis West African pygmy herring   native
Mochokidae Synodontis annectens   native
Mochokidae Synodontis ansorgii   native
Mochokidae Synodontis gambiensis   native
Mochokidae Synodontis nigrita   native
Mochokidae Synodontis schall Wahrindi   native
Mochokidae Synodontis waterloti   native
Tetraodontidae Tetraodon lineatus Globe fish   native
Cichlidae Tilapia brevimanus   native
Cichlidae Tilapia buttikoferi   native
Cichlidae Tilapia guineensis   native
Cichlidae Tilapia louka   native
Cichlidae Tilapia zillii Redbelly tilapia   native
Cichlidae Tylochromis jentinki   native
Dasyatidae Urogymnus ukpam Thorny freshwater stingray   native
Gobiidae Yongeichthys thomasi   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.