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Fish Species in Kainji Lake Part of the Niger River | |||||
| [No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=40] | |||||
| Species | Family | Habitat | Length (cm) | Trophic level | Status |
| Alestes dentex | Alestiidae | pelagic | 55 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Auchenoglanis occidentalis | Bagridae | demersal | 86 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Bagrus bajad | Bagridae | demersal | 88 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Bagrus docmak | Bagridae | benthopelagic | 135 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Brycinus macrolepidotus | Alestiidae | pelagic | 65 TL | 2.3 | native |
| Brycinus nurse | Alestiidae | pelagic | 25 TL | 2.4 | native |
| Chrysichthys auratus auratus | Bagridae | demersal | 43 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | Bagridae | demersal | 80 TL | 2.6 | native |
| Clarias anguillaris | Clariidae | demersal | 100 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Clarias gariepinus | Clariidae | benthopelagic | 170 TL | 4.4 | native |
| Clarotes laticeps | Bagridae | demersal | 98 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Gymnarchus niloticus | Gymnarchidae | demersal | 204 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Heterobranchus bidorsalis | Clariidae | demersal | 150 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Heterotis niloticus | Osteoglossidae | demersal | 120 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Hydrocynus forskalii | Alestiidae | pelagic | 96 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Labeo coubie | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 92 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Labeo senegalensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 65 TL | 2.7 | native |
| Lates niloticus | Centropomidae | demersal | 193 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Malapterurus minjiriya | Malapteruridae | benthopelagic | 125 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Mormyrus macrophthalmus | Mormyridae | demersal | 35 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Mormyrus rume rume | Mormyridae | demersal | 107 TL | 2.5 | native |
| Oreochromis niloticus niloticus | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 74 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Parailia pellucida | Schilbeidae | demersal | 15 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Pellonula leonensis | Clupeidae | pelagic | 10 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Polypterus bichir lapradei | Polypteridae | demersal | 74 TL | 4.5 | native |
| Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri | Polypteridae | demersal | 92 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Polypterus senegalus senegalus | Polypteridae | demersal | 51 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus | Cichlidae | demersal | 41 TL | 2.1 | native |
| Schilbe mystus | Schilbeidae | demersal | 40 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Sierrathrissa leonensis | Clupeidae | pelagic | 4 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Synodontis batensoda | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 50 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Synodontis budgetti | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 40 TL | 3.0 | 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 ocellifer | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 49 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Synodontis resupinatus | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 35 TL | 2.6 | native |
| Synodontis schall | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 49 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Synodontis vermiculatus | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 48 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Tilapia zillii | Cichlidae | demersal | 49 TL | 2.0 | native |
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