Freshwater Fish Species in Lake Turkana [East Africa]

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Fish Species in Lake Turkana
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=14]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Alestes dentex

Alestiidae

pelagic

55 TL

2.9

native

Brycinus macrolepidotus

Alestiidae

pelagic

65 TL

2.3

native

Brycinus nurse

Alestiidae

pelagic

25 TL

2.4

native

Distichodus niloticus

Citharinidae

pelagic

83 TL

2.0

native

Gymnarchus niloticus

Gymnarchidae

demersal

204 TL

3.7

native

Heterotis niloticus

Osteoglossidae

demersal

120 TL

3.0

native

Hydrocynus forskalii

Alestiidae

pelagic

96 TL

4.0

native

Hydrocynus vittatus

Alestiidae

demersal

117 TL

4.5

native

Micralestes elongatus

Alestiidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.3

native

Mormyrus kannume

Mormyridae

demersal

122 TL

3.2

native

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

74 TL

2.0

native

Oreochromis niloticus vulcani

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

32 TL

2.9

native

Polypterus bichir bichir

Polypteridae

demersal

68 TL

4.5

native

Polypterus senegalus senegalus

Polypteridae

demersal

51 TL

3.5

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 20.09.02.