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Fish Species in Bandama River Rises as the White Bandama in the northern highlands and flows southward to enter the Gulf of Guinea and the Tagba Lagoon near Grand Lahou. Its major tributaries are the Red Bandama (Marahoué) and the Nzi. | |||||
| [No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=102] | |||||
| Species | Family | Habitat | Length (cm) | Trophic level | Status |
| Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus | Mastacembelidae | benthopelagic | 34 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Alestes baremoze | Alestiidae | benthopelagic | 43 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Amphilius atesuensis | Amphiliidae | demersal | 7 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Aphyosemion petersi | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys normani | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys pfaffi | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys rancureli | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys schioetzi | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys spilauchen | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Auchenoglanis occidentalis | Bagridae | demersal | 86 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Awaous lateristriga | Gobiidae | demersal | 27 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Barbus ablabes | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 12 TL | 2.5 | native |
| Barbus baudoni | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus bynni waldroni | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 40 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Barbus hypsolepis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus leonensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus macinensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Barbus macrops | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 12 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus pobeguini | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus punctitaeniatus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus stigmatopygus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Barbus sublineatus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 9 TL | 2.7 | native |
| Barbus trispilos | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 11 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus wurtzi | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 26 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Brienomyrus brachyistius | Mormyridae | benthopelagic | 16 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Brycinus imberi | Alestiidae | demersal | 20 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Brycinus longipinnis | Alestiidae | pelagic | 13 TL | 2.2 | native |
| Brycinus macrolepidotus | Alestiidae | pelagic | 65 TL | 2.3 | native |
| Brycinus nurse | Alestiidae | pelagic | 25 TL | 2.4 | native |
| Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 16 TL | 2.4 | native |
| Chrysichthys maurus | Bagridae | demersal | 63 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | Bagridae | demersal | 80 TL | 2.6 | native |
| Citharinus eburneensis | Citharinidae | demersal | 22 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Clarias anguillaris | Clariidae | demersal | 100 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Clarias buettikoferi | Clariidae | demersal | 20 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Clarias ebriensis | Clariidae | demersal | 32 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Clarias gariepinus | Clariidae | benthopelagic | 170 TL | 4.4 | introduced |
| Clarias lamottei | Clariidae | demersal | 17 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Ctenopoma kingsleyae | Anabantidae | demersal | 25 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Ctenopoma petherici | Anabantidae | benthopelagic | 18 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Distichodus rostratus | Citharinidae | demersal | 76 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Enneacampus kaupi | Syngnathidae | demersal | 20 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Epiplatys chaperi | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Epiplatys dageti dageti | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Epiplatys olbrechtsi olbrechtsi | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 8 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Epiplatys spilargyreius | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Fundulopanchax walkeri | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Hemichromis bimaculatus | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 17 TL | 3.9 | native |
| Hemichromis fasciatus | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 25 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Hepsetus odoe | Hepsetidae | demersal | 70 TL | 4.5 | native |
| Heterobranchus isopterus | Clariidae | demersal | 90 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Heterobranchus longifilis | Clariidae | demersal | 183 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Heterotis niloticus | Osteoglossidae | demersal | 120 TL | 3.0 | introduced |
| Hydrocynus forskalii | Alestiidae | pelagic | 96 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Kribia nana | Eleotridae | demersal | 5 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Labeo coubie | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 92 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Labeo parvus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 47 TL | 2.4 | native |
| Labeo senegalensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 65 TL | 2.7 | native |
| Laeviscutella dekimpei | Clupeidae | pelagic | 5 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Lates niloticus | Centropomidae | demersal | 193 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Lentipes bandama | Gobiidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Malapterurus electricus | Malapteruridae | benthopelagic | 149 TL | 4.5 | native |
| Marcusenius furcidens | Mormyridae | demersal | 35 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis | Mormyridae | demersal | 40 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Marcusenius ussheri | Mormyridae | demersal | 38 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Micralestes occidentalis | Alestiidae | pelagic | 8 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Microphis brachyurus brachyurus | Syngnathidae | demersal | 27 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Mormyrops anguilloides | Mormyridae | demersal | 150 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Mormyrops breviceps | Mormyridae | demersal | 80 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Mormyrus hasselquistii | Mormyridae | demersal | 59 TL | 3.6 | native |
| Mormyrus rume rume | Mormyridae | demersal | 107 TL | 2.5 | native |
| Mormyrus subundulatus | Mormyridae | demersal | 34 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Nannocharax ansorgii | Citharinidae | pelagic | 5 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Nannocharax fasciatus | Citharinidae | pelagic | 9 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Nematogobius maindroni | Gobiidae | demersal | 8 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Neolebias unifasciatus | Citharinidae | pelagic | 6 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Papyrocranus afer | Notopteridae | demersal | 80 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Parachanna obscura | Channidae | demersal | 42 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Parailia pellucida | Schilbeidae | demersal | 15 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Pellonula leonensis | Clupeidae | pelagic | 10 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Periophthalmus barbarus | Gobiidae | demersal | 25 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Petrocephalus bovei bovei | Mormyridae | demersal | 14 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Pollimyrus isidori | Mormyridae | demersal | 11 TL | 2.6 | native |
| Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri | Polypteridae | demersal | 92 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Protopterus annectens annectens | Protopteridae | demersal | 100 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Raiamas nigeriensis | Cyprinidae | demersal | 13 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Raiamas senegalensis | Cyprinidae | demersal | 25 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Rhabdalestes septentrionalis | Alestiidae | pelagic | 7 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus | Cichlidae | demersal | 41 TL | 2.1 | native |
| Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron | Cichlidae | demersal | 31 TL | 2.5 | native |
| Schilbe intermedius | Schilbeidae | pelagic | 61 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Schilbe mandibularis | Schilbeidae | demersal | 50 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Schilbe mystus | Schilbeidae | demersal | 40 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Synodontis bastiani | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 25 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Synodontis punctifer | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 26 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Synodontis schall | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 49 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Synodontis velifer | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 24 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Tilapia guineensis | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 35 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Tilapia mariae | Cichlidae | demersal | 40 TL | 2.3 | native |
| Tilapia zillii | Cichlidae | demersal | 49 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Tylochromis jentinki | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 33 TL | 3.0 | native |
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