Freshwater Fish Species in Gambia River [West Africa]
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Fish Species in Gambia

[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=114]

Species Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic level Status

Aethiomastacembelus liberiensis Mastacembelidae benthopelagic 29 TL 3.3 native

Alestes baremoze Alestiidae benthopelagic 43 TL 2.8 native

Alestes dentex Alestiidae pelagic 55 TL 2.9 native

Amphilius platychir Amphiliidae demersal 21 TL 3.3 native

Amphilius rheophilus Amphiliidae demersal 15 TL 3.2 native

Aplocheilichthys lamberti Poeciliidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.2 native

Aplocheilichthys normani Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.4 native

Aplocheilichthys pfaffi Poeciliidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Arius parkii Ariidae demersal 75 TL 4.1 native

Auchenoglanis biscutatus Bagridae demersal 66 TL 3.1 native

Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bagridae demersal 86 TL 2.9 native

Barbus baudoni Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Barbus dialonensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native

Barbus foutensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native

Barbus leonensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.0 native

Barbus macrops Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.0 native

Barbus niokoloensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.0 native

Barbus pobeguini Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.0 native

Barbus salessei Cyprinidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.0 native

Barbus sublineatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 9 TL 2.7 native

Bostrychus africanus Eleotridae demersal 21 TL 3.9 native

Brienomyrus brachyistius Mormyridae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.2 native

Brienomyrus niger Mormyridae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.3 native

Brycinus leuciscus Alestiidae pelagic 15 TL 3.0 native

Brycinus longipinnis Alestiidae pelagic 13 TL 2.2 native

Brycinus nurse Alestiidae pelagic 25 TL 2.4 native

Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinidae demersal 350 TL 4.3 native

Chrysichthys johnelsi Bagridae demersal 41 TL 3.4 native

Chrysichthys maurus Bagridae demersal 63 TL 3.4 native

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Bagridae demersal 80 TL 2.6 native

Citharichthys stampflii Paralichthyidae demersal 16 TL 3.9 native

Citharinus citharus citharus Citharinidae demersal 71 TL 2.0 native

Clarias anguillaris Clariidae demersal 100 TL 3.4 native

Clarias buettikoferi Clariidae demersal 20 TL 3.2 native

Ctenopoma kingsleyae Anabantidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native

Ctenopoma petherici Anabantidae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.2 native

Distichodus brevipinnis Citharinidae demersal 72 TL 2.0 native

Distichodus rostratus Citharinidae demersal 76 TL 2.0 native

Dormitator lebretonis Eleotridae demersal 13 TL 3.2 native

Eleotris senegalensis Eleotridae demersal 22 TL 3.1 native

Eleotris vittata Eleotridae demersal 27 TL 4.0 native

Enneacampus ansorgii Syngnathidae demersal 17 TL 3.0 native

Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Epiplatys spilargyreius Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Ethmalosa fimbriata Clupeidae pelagic 45 TL 2.5 native

Eucinostomus melanopterus Gerreidae demersal 30 TL 3.4 native

Galeichthys feliceps Ariidae demersal 55 TL 3.5 native

Gobioides sagitta Gobiidae demersal 50 TL 3.0 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 bidorsalis Clariidae demersal 150 TL 3.7 native

Heterobranchus longifilis Clariidae demersal 183 TL 3.7 native

Heterotis niloticus Osteoglossidae demersal 120 TL 3.0 native

Hydrocynus brevis Alestiidae demersal 86 TL 3.6 native

Hydrocynus forskalii Alestiidae pelagic 96 TL 4.0 native

Hyperopisus bebe bebe Mormyridae demersal 63 TL 3.6 native

Hyperopisus bebe occidentalis Mormyridae demersal 63 TL 3.3 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

Liza falcipinnis Mugilidae demersal 46 TL 2.3 native

Malapterurus electricus Malapteruridae benthopelagic 149 TL 4.5 native

Marcusenius mento Mormyridae demersal 32 TL 3.1 native

Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis Mormyridae demersal 40 TL 3.1 native

Mormyrops anguilloides Mormyridae demersal 150 TL 4.0 native

Mormyrus hasselquistii Mormyridae demersal 59 TL 3.6 native

Mormyrus rume rume Mormyridae demersal 107 TL 2.5 native

Nannocharax ansorgii Citharinidae pelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Nematogobius maindroni Gobiidae demersal 8 TL 3.2 native

Neolebias unifasciatus Citharinidae pelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Nothobranchius kiyawensis Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Nothobranchius thierryi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Cichlidae benthopelagic 74 TL 2.0 native

Papyrocranus afer Notopteridae demersal 80 TL 3.3 native

Parachanna obscura Channidae demersal 42 TL 3.4 native

Paradistichodus dimidiatus Citharinidae demersal 8 TL 3.5 native

Parailia spiniserrata Schilbeidae demersal 7 TL 3.0 native

Pellonula leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 10 TL 3.5 native

Periophthalmus barbarus Gobiidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native

Petrocephalus bane bane Mormyridae demersal 23 TL 3.2 native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei Mormyridae demersal 14 TL 3.1 native

Pollimyrus isidori Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 2.6 native

Polypterus bichir lapradei Polypteridae demersal 74 TL 4.5 native

Polypterus palmas palmas Polypteridae demersal 30 TL 3.4 native

Polypterus senegalus senegalus Polypteridae demersal 51 TL 3.5 native

Pomadasys jubelini Haemulidae demersal 60 TL 3.3 native

Porogobius schlegelii Gobiidae demersal 15 TL 2.9 native

Protopterus annectens annectens Protopteridae demersal 100 TL 3.8 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

Sarotherodon occidentalis Cichlidae demersal 35 TL 3.7 native

Schilbe intermedius Schilbeidae pelagic 61 TL 3.7 native

Scriptaphyosemion geryi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Sierrathrissa leonensis Clupeidae pelagic 4 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis annectens Mochokidae benthopelagic 33 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis batensoda Mochokidae benthopelagic 50 TL 2.8 native

Synodontis clarias Mochokidae benthopelagic 33 TL 3.0 native

Synodontis gambiensis Mochokidae benthopelagic 35 TL 3.2 native

Synodontis membranaceus Mochokidae benthopelagic 57 TL 3.2 native

Synodontis nigrita Mochokidae benthopelagic 22 TL 3.4 native

Synodontis ocellifer Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 3.1 native

Synodontis schall Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 2.9 native

Tetraodon lineatus Tetraodontidae demersal 43 TL 3.6 native

Tilapia brevimanus Cichlidae demersal 31 TL 3.7 native

Tilapia dageti Cichlidae demersal 40 TL 2.3 native

Tilapia guineensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 35 TL 2.8 native

Tylochromis intermedius Cichlidae benthopelagic 29 TL 3.6 native

Tylochromis jentinki Cichlidae benthopelagic 33 TL 3.0 native

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