List of Freshwater Fishes for Sudan

Number of freshwater fish species: 136 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.
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Order	Family	Species	Status	FB name	Name
Perciformes	Sparidae	Acanthopagrus berda	native	Picnic seabream
Characiformes	Alestidae	Alestes baremoze	native	Silversides	Kawara baladi
Characiformes	Alestidae	Alestes dentex	native	Characin	Kawwara baladi
Siluriformes	Amphiliidae	Andersonia leptura	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Cyprinodontidae	Aphanius dispar dispar	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys hutereaui	native	Meshscaled topminnow
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys kingii	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys normani	native	Norman's lampeye
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Auchenoglanis biscutatus	native		Zammar
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Auchenoglanis occidentalis	native	Bubu	Humar el hut
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Bagrus bajad	native	Bayad	Bayad
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Bagrus docmak	native	Semutundu	Abu shanad
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus anema	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus bynni bynni	native		Barbel
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus leonensis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus neglectus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus nigeriensis	native		Pedi
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus perince	native		Pedi
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus pumilus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus stigmatopygus	native		Pedi
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus tongaensis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus yeiensis	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Brienomyrus niger	native		Um shiffa
Characiformes	Alestidae	Brycinus macrolepidotus	native	True big-scale tetra	Kawwara safsaf
Characiformes	Alestidae	Brycinus nurse	native	Nurse tetra	Kawwara himila
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Chelaethiops bibie	native	Lake Turkana sardine	Bibie
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Chiloglanis niloticus	native
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Chrysichthys auratus	native		Abu rial
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Chrysichthys rueppelli	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Citharinus citharus citharus	native	Moon fish	Betkoya
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Citharinus latus	native		Betkoya
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias alluaudi	native	Alluaud's catfish	Tukpe
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias anguillaris	native	Mudfish	Garmut
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias engelseni	native
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias gariepinus	native	North African catfish	Abu shanab
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias liocephalus	native	Smoothhead catfish	Tukpe
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias werneri	native	Werner's catfish	Abu shanab
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Clarotes laticeps	native	Widehead catfish	Abu misaika
Gonorynchiformes	Kneriidae	Cromeria nilotica	native	Naked shellear
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Ctenopharyngodon idella	introduced	Grass carp
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma muriei	native	Ocellated labyrinth fish	Nakpaia
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma petherici	native		Nakpaia
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Cyprinus carpio carpio	not established	Common carp
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus brevipinnis	native		Khraish
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus engycephalus	native	Perch	Khraish
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus niloticus	native		Khraish
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus rostratus	native	Grass-eater	Khraish
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys spilargyreius	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Gambusia affinis	introduced	Mosquitofish
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Garra blanfordii	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Garra dembeensis	native	Dembea stone lapper
Osteoglossiformes	Gymnarchidae	Gymnarchus niloticus	native	Aba	Weer
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Haplochromis loati	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Hemichromis fasciatus	native	Banded jewelfish	Mbagui
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Hemichromis letourneuxi	native	Jewel fish	Saraba
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Heterobranchus bidorsalis	native	African catfish	Ngaru
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Heterobranchus longifilis	native	Vundu	Surta
Osteoglossiformes	Arapaimidae	Heterotis niloticus	native	Heterotis	Nauk
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Hippopotamyrus harringtoni	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Hippopotamyrus pictus	native
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus brevis	native	Tiger-fish	Kalb el bahr
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus forskahlii	native
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus vittatus	native	Tiger fish	Kas
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Hyperopisus bebe bebe	native		Sawya
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Ichthyborus besse besse	native		Alekagurgur
Perciformes	Eleotridae	Kribia nana	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo coubie	native	African carp	Tutkum
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo forskalii	native		Durumbia
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo horie	native		Dabs kabir
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo meroensis	endemic
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo niloticus	native		Dabs kabir
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo parvus	native		Durumbia
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo tongaensis	native
Perciformes	Latidae	Lates niloticus	native	Nile perch	Igl
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Leptocypris niloticus	native		Pedi
Siluriformes	Malapteruridae	Malapterurus electricus	native	Electric catfish	Barada
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Marcusenius cyprinoides	native		Mbongombongo
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Marcusenius macrolepidotus macrolepidotus	native	Bulldog	Mbongombongo
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis	native
Elopiformes	Megalopidae	Megalops cyprinoides	native	Indo-Pacific tarpon
Characiformes	Alestidae	Micralestes acutidens	native	Sharptooth tetra	Pedi
Characiformes	Alestidae	Micralestes elongatus	native	Elongated Turkana robber
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Microctenopoma pekkolai	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Micropanchax loati	native	Nile killifish
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Mochokus brevis	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Mochokus niloticus	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrops anguilloides	native	Cornish jack	Taraza
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrus caschive	native		Khashm al banat
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrus hasselquistii	native	Elephant snout	Khashm al banat
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrus kannume	native	Elephant-snout fish	Khashm el banat
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrus niloticus	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Nannocharax niloticus	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Neolebias trewavasae	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Nothobranchius nubaensis	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Nothobranchius virgatus	native
Salmoniformes	Salmonidae	Oncorhynchus mykiss	introduced	Rainbow trout
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Oreochromis macrochir	introduced	Longfin tilapia
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Oreochromis niloticus niloticus	native	Nile tilapia	Bulti
Osteoglossiformes	Notopteridae	Papyrocranus afer	native	Reticulate knifefish
Perciformes	Channidae	Parachanna obscura	native	Snake-head	Fakka
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Parailia pellucida	native	Glass schilbid
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus bane bane	native		Ras el hagar
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus bovei bovei	native		Ras el hagar
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus keatingii	endemic
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Pollimyrus isidori isidori	native	Elephant Fish	Ras el hagar
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Pollimyrus petherici	endemic		Ras el hagar
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus bichir bichir	native	Nile bichir	Dabib el hut
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri	native	Saddled bichir	Bichir
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus senegalus senegalus	native	Gray bichir	Bichir
Lepidosireniformes	Protopteridae	Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus	native	Marbled lungfish	Samak el teen
Lepidosireniformes	Protopteridae	Protopterus annectens annectens	native	West African lungfish	Um koro
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor multicolor	native	Egyptian mouth-brooder
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Raiamas senegalensis	native	Silver fish	Makembako
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus	native	Mango tilapia
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Schilbe intermedius	native	Silver catfish	Shilbaya
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Schilbe mystus	native	African butter catfish	Shilbaya aravbia
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Schilbe uranoscopus	native		Um katif
Perciformes	Sillaginidae	Sillago sihama	native	Silver sillago
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Siluranodon auritus	native		Shilba areanna
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis batensoda	native	Upsidedown catfish	Galabaya
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis caudovittata	native		Gargur
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis clarias	native	Mandi	Gargur
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis euptera	native	Featherfin squeaker
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis filamentosa	native		Gargur
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis frontosa	native		Gargur
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis khartoumensis	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis membranacea	native		Galabaya
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis nigrita	native		Gargur
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis schall	native	Wahrindi	Gargur
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis serrata	native		Gargur
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis sorex	native		Gargur
Tetraodontiformes	Tetraodontidae	Tetraodon lineatus	native	Globe fish	Tambera
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Thoracochromis wingatii	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Tilapia zillii	native	Redbelly tilapia	Bulti
Osteoglossiformes	Notopteridae	Xenomystus nigri	native	African knifefish

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