Freshwater Fish Species in Cross River [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Cross River
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=140]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Aethiomastacembelus sexdecimspinus

Mastacembelidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.3

native

Alestes macrophthalmus

Alestiidae

pelagic

74 TL

3.0

native

Amphilius atesuensis

Amphiliidae

demersal

7 TL

3.2

native

Aphyosemion bivittatum

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion calliurum

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion cameronense

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Aphyosemion splendopleure

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus macrophthalmus

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.3

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

Bagrus docmak

Bagridae

benthopelagic

135 TL

3.3

native

Barbus ablabes

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.5

native

Barbus aboinensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Barbus batesii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

44 TL

3.0

native

Barbus callipterus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.0

native

Barbus chlorotaenia

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Barbus nigeriensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Barbus progenys

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.1

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

Benitochromis batesii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Bostrychus africanus

Eleotridae

demersal

21 TL

3.9

native

Brienomyrus brachyistius

Mormyridae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.2

native

Brienomyrus kingsleyae kingsleyae

Mormyridae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.1

native

Brycinus intermedius

Alestiidae

pelagic

10 TL

3.0

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

Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae

Alestiidae

pelagic

14 TL

3.2

native

Caecomastacembelus cryptacanthus

Mastacembelidae

demersal

23 TL

3.3

native

Chiloglanis batesii

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Chiloglanis disneyi

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Chiloglanis niger

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Chiloglanis polypogon

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.1

endemic

Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

2.4

native

Chrysichthys aluuensis

Bagridae

demersal

12 TL

3.3

native

Chrysichthys auratus auratus

Bagridae

demersal

43 TL

3.7

native

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

Bagridae

demersal

80 TL

2.6

native

Citharinus citharus citharus

Citharinidae

demersal

71 TL

2.0

native

Citharinus latus

Citharinidae

demersal

103 TL

2.2

native

Clarias agboyiensis

Clariidae

demersal

24 TL

3.7

native

Clarias anguillaris

Clariidae

demersal

100 TL

3.4

native

Clarias buthupogon

Clariidae

demersal

110 TL

3.3

native

Clarias camerunensis

Clariidae

demersal

47 TL

3.5

native

Clarias jaensis

Clariidae

demersal

49 TL

3.1

native

Clarias macromystax

Clariidae

demersal

32 TL

3.1

native

Clarias pachynema

Clariidae

demersal

36 TL

3.2

native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae

Anabantidae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Ctenopoma nebulosum

Anabantidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.2

native

Cynothrissa mento

Clupeidae

pelagic

16 TL

4.3

native

Dasyatis garouaensis

Dasyatidae

demersal

205 TL

3.4

native

Distichodus engycephalus

Citharinidae

demersal

49 TL

2.0

native

Distichodus rostratus

Citharinidae

demersal

76 TL

2.0

native

Dormitator lebretonis

Eleotridae

demersal

13 TL

3.2

native

Doumea thysi

Amphiliidae

demersal

8 TL

3.0

native

Eleotris daganensis

Eleotridae

demersal

13 TL

3.2

native

Eleotris vittata

Eleotridae

demersal

27 TL

4.0

native

Epiplatys biafranus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.1

native

Epiplatys grahami

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.4

native

Epiplatys sexfasciatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.6

native

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

Polypteridae

demersal

90 TL

3.3

native

Fundulopanchax cinnamomeum

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.3

native

Fundulopanchax mirabilis

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.1

native

Fundulopanchax ndianus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Fundulopanchax scheeli

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Fundulopanchax sjostedti

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.2

native

Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.1

native

Gnathonemus petersii

Mormyridae

demersal

43 TL

3.1

native

Gobiocichla ethelwynnae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

endemic

Gobioides sagitta

Gobiidae

demersal

50 TL

3.0

native

Gymnallabes typus

Clariidae

demersal

23 TL

3.2

native

Gymnarchus niloticus

Gymnarchidae

demersal

204 TL

3.7

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

native

Hippopotamyrus castor

Mormyridae

demersal

32 TL

3.1

native

Hydrocynus vittatus

Alestiidae

demersal

117 TL

4.5

native

Isichthys henryi

Mormyridae

demersal

36 TL

3.1

native

Kribia kribensis

Eleotridae

demersal

6 TL

3.3

native

Kribia nana

Eleotridae

demersal

5 TL

3.3

native

Labeo batesii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.9

native

Labeo coubie

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

92 TL

2.0

native

Labeo parvus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

47 TL

2.4

native

Lates niloticus

Centropomidae

demersal

193 TL

3.8

native

Leptocypris crossensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Leptocypris niloticus

Cyprinidae

demersal

10 TL

2.9

native

Malapterurus electricus

Malapteruridae

benthopelagic

149 TL

4.5

native

Marcusenius mento

Mormyridae

demersal

32 TL

3.1

native

Micralestes elongatus

Alestiidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.3

native

Micralestes humilis

Alestiidae

pelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Mormyrops anguilloides

Mormyridae

demersal

150 TL

4.0

native

Mormyrus rume rume

Mormyridae

demersal

107 TL

2.5

native

Mormyrus tapirus

Mormyridae

demersal

53 TL

3.7

native

Nannaethiops unitaeniatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

7 TL

3.1

native

Nannocharax fasciatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

9 TL

3.5

native

Pantodon buchholzi

Pantodontidae

pelagic

10 TL

3.6

native

Papyrocranus afer

Notopteridae

demersal

80 TL

3.3

native

Parachanna africana

Channidae

benthopelagic

32 TL

3.8

native

Parachanna obscura

Channidae

demersal

42 TL

3.4

native

Parailia pellucida

Schilbeidae

demersal

15 TL

3.5

native

Parauchenoglanis akiri

Bagridae

demersal

12 TL

3.3

native

Parauchenoglanis guttatus

Bagridae

demersal

25 TL

3.7

native

Pareutropius buffei

Schilbeidae

demersal

9 TL

3.0

native

Pellonula leonensis

Clupeidae

pelagic

10 TL

3.5

native

Pellonula vorax

Clupeidae

pelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Pelvicachromis pulcher

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

3.3

native

Periophthalmus barbarus

Gobiidae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Petrocephalus ansorgii

Mormyridae

demersal

18 TL

3.1

native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Petrocephalus simus

Mormyridae

demersal

12 TL

3.2

native

Phago loricatus

Citharinidae

demersal

21 TL

4.5

native

Phractura clauseni

Amphiliidae

demersal

10 TL

3.2

native

Porogobius schlegelii

Gobiidae

demersal

15 TL

2.9

native

Procatopus aberrans

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Procatopus nototaenia

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.0

native

Procatopus similis

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.0

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

Schilbe brevianalis

Schilbeidae

demersal

10 TL

3.0

native

Schilbe intermedius

Schilbeidae

pelagic

61 TL

3.7

native

Schilbe micropogon

Schilbeidae

demersal

26 TL

3.0

native

Schilbe mystus

Schilbeidae

demersal

40 TL

3.3

native

Schilbe uranoscopus

Schilbeidae

demersal

44 TL

3.4

native

Synodontis obesus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

3.1

native

Synodontis robbianus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.9

native

Synodontis schall

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.9

native

Tetraodon pustulatus

Tetraodontidae

demersal

36 TL

3.1

native

Thysochromis ansorgii

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

3.0

native

Tilapia guineensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

2.8

native

Tilapia mariae

Cichlidae

demersal

40 TL

2.3

native

Tylochromis sudanensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.0

native

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