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List of Freshwater Fishes for Liberia

Number of freshwater fish species: 168

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
Amphiliidae Amphilius atesuensis   native
Amphiliidae Amphilius platychir Mountain barbel   native
Amphiliidae Amphilius rheophilus   native
Cichlidae Anomalochromis thomasi   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion guineense Guinean killi   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion jeanpoli Jeanpol's killi   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion maeseni   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion viride   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys normani Norman's lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys rancureli Rancurel's lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Banded lampeye   native
Ariidae Arius latiscutatus Rough-head sea catfish   native
Gobiidae Awaous lateristriga West African freshwater goby   native
Cyprinidae Barbus ablabes   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bigornei   native
Cyprinidae Barbus boboi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus carcharhinoides   native
Cyprinidae Barbus eburneensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus huguenyi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus inaequalis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus lauzannei   native
Cyprinidae Barbus leonensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus liberiensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus macrops Blackstripe barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus melanotaenia   native
Cyprinidae Barbus parawaldroni   native
Cyprinidae Barbus sacratus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus trispiloides   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus trispilos   native
Cyprinidae Barbus wurtzi   native
Mormyridae Brienomyrus brachyistius   native
Alestiidae Brycinus imberi Spot-tail   native
Alestiidae Brycinus longipinnis Longfin tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra   native
Aplocheilidae Callopanchax monroviae   native
Aplocheilidae Callopanchax occidentalis Golden pheasant panchax   native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis occidentalis   native
Cichlidae Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri Guenther's Mouthbrooder   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys filamentosus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys furcatus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys johnelsi   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys maurus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Bagrid catfish   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys teugelsi   native
Clariidae Clarias buettikoferi   native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish   native
Clariidae Clarias laeviceps laeviceps Catfish   native
Clariidae Clarias salae   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma kingsleyae Tailspot ctenopoma   native
Ophichthidae Dalophis boulengeri   native
Ophichthidae Dalophis cephalopeltis   native
Citharinidae Distichodus rostratus Grass-eater   native
Amphiliidae Doumea chappuisi   native
Eleotridae Eleotris daganensis   native
Eleotridae Eleotris vittata   native
Elopidae Elops senegalensis Senegalese ladyfish   native
Syngnathidae Enneacampus kaupi   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys azureus   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys barmoiensis   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys coccinatus   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys dageti dageti Redchin panchax   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys dageti monroviae   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys fasciolatus   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys lamottei Redspotted panchax   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys olbrechtsi olbrechtsi   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys roloffi   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys ruhkopfi   native
Clupeidae Ethmalosa fimbriata Bonga shad  Bonga native
Cichlidae Hemichromis bimaculatus Jewelfish   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish   native
Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoe Kafue pike   native
Clariidae Heterobranchus isopterus   native
Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilis Vundu   native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus paugyi   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus forskahlii   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish   native
Mormyridae Isichthys henryi   native
Eleotridae Kribia kribensis   native
Eleotridae Kribia nana   native
Cyprinidae Labeo alluaudi   native
Cyprinidae Labeo curriei   native
Cyprinidae Labeo parvus   native
Alestiidae Ladigesia roloffi Jelly bean tetra   native
Clupeidae Laeviscutella dekimpei Roundbelly pellonuline   native
Latidae Lates niloticus Nile perch   native
Alestiidae Lepidarchus adonis Jellybean tetra   native
Lutjanidae Lutjanus dentatus African brown snapper   native
Malapteruridae Malapterurus cavalliensis   questionable
Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricus Electric catfish   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius mento   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius thomasi   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius ussheri   native
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus liberiensis   native
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Tarpon   native
Alestiidae Micralestes occidentalis   native
Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurus aculeatus   native
Mochokidae Microsynodontis polli   native
Synbranchidae Monopterus boueti Liberian swamp eel   native
Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloides Cornish jack   native
Mormyridae Mormyrops breviceps   native
Mormyridae Mormyrus goheeni   native
Mormyridae Mormyrus rume rume Mormyrids   native
Mormyridae Mormyrus tapirus   native
Citharinidae Nannocharax ansorgii   native
Citharinidae Nannocharax fasciatus   native
Citharinidae Nannocharax seyboldi   native
Citharinidae Neolebias unifasciatus   native
Clupeidae Odaxothrissa ansorgii Ansorge's fangtooth pellonuline   native
Synbranchidae Ophisternon afrum Guinea swamp eel   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis macrochir Longfin tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia   native
Notopteridae Papyrocranus afer Reticulate knifefish   native
Channidae Parachanna obscura Snake-head   native
Amphiliidae Paramphilius firestonei   native
Amphiliidae Paramphilius trichomycteroides   native
Clupeidae Pellonula leonensis Smalltoothed pellonula   native
Clupeidae Pellonula vorax Bigtoothed pellonula   native
Cichlidae Pelmatochromis buettikoferi   native
Cichlidae Pelvicachromis humilis   native
Cichlidae Pelvicachromis roloffi   native
Gobiidae Periophthalmus barbarus Atlantic mudskipper   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus levequei   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus pellegrini   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus simus   native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus tenuicauda   native
Polypteridae Polypterus palmas buettikoferi   native
Polypteridae Polypterus palmas palmas Shortfin bichir   native
Polypteridae Polypterus retropinnis West African bichir   native
Haemulidae Pomadasys jubelini Sompat grunt   native
Pristidae Pristis microdon Largetooth sawfish   native
Poeciliidae Procatopus nimbaensis Mt. Nimba lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Procatopus schioetzi Schiötz' lampeye   native
Aplocheilidae Pseudepiplatys annulatus Banded panchax   native
Cyprinidae Raiamas steindachneri   native
Alestiidae Rhabdalestes septentrionalis   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon caudomarginatus   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Blackchin tilapia   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon occidentalis   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon tournieri liberiensis   native
Cichlidae Sarotherodon tournieri tournieri   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe mandibularis   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe micropogon   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe mystus African butter catfish   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi Berthold's killi   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion brueningi Bruening's killi   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion geryi Gérys killi   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion liberiense   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion roloffi   native
Aplocheilidae Scriptaphyosemion schmitti   native
Clupeidae Sierrathrissa leonensis West African pygmy herring   native
Mochokidae Synodontis schall Wahrindi   native
Mochokidae Synodontis waterloti   native
Cichlidae Tilapia brevimanus   native
Cichlidae Tilapia buttikoferi   native
Cichlidae Tilapia cessiana   native
Cichlidae Tilapia coffea   native
Cichlidae Tilapia guineensis   native
Cichlidae Tilapia joka   native
Cichlidae Tilapia louka   native
Cichlidae Tilapia walteri   native
Cichlidae Tilapia zillii Redbelly tilapia   native
Carangidae Trachinotus teraia Shortfin pompano   native
Cichlidae Tylochromis intermedius   native
Cichlidae Tylochromis jentinki   native
Cichlidae Tylochromis leonensis   native
Notopteridae Xenomystus nigri African knifefish   native
Page created by Jen, 21.10.03 last modified by Eli, 17.11.04


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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.