Freshwater Fish Species in Pra River [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Pra River Rises in the Kwahu Plateau near Mpraeso and flows 240 km southward to enter the Gulf of Guinea at Shama
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=75]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus

Mastacembelidae

benthopelagic

34 TL

3.8

native

Aethiomastacembelus praensis

Mastacembelidae

benthopelagic

44 TL

3.9

native

Amphilius atesuensis

Amphiliidae

demersal

7 TL

3.2

native

Aplocheilichthys schioetzi

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.1

native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Awaous lateristriga

Gobiidae

demersal

27 TL

3.1

native

Barbus ablabes

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.5

native

Barbus bynni waldroni

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

40 TL

3.2

native

Barbus macrops

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Barbus subinensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

endemic

Barbus trispilos

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Barbus walkeri

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Barbus wurtzi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

3.0

native

Brycinus brevis

Alestiidae

demersal

23 TL

3.0

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

Chiloglanis occidentalis

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.1

native

Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

2.4

native

Chrysichthys auratus auratus

Bagridae

demersal

43 TL

3.7

native

Chrysichthys maurus

Bagridae

demersal

63 TL

3.4

native

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

Bagridae

demersal

80 TL

2.6

native

Chrysichthys walkeri

Bagridae

demersal

25 TL

3.2

native

Clarias agboyiensis

Clariidae

demersal

24 TL

3.7

native

Clarias anguillaris

Clariidae

demersal

100 TL

3.4

native

Clarias laeviceps laeviceps

Clariidae

demersal

32 TL

3.1

native

Clarias macromystax

Clariidae

demersal

32 TL

3.1

native

Distichodus rostratus

Citharinidae

demersal

76 TL

2.0

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

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

Hydrocynus forskalii

Alestiidae

pelagic

96 TL

4.0

native

Labeo brachypoma

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

2.5

native

Labeo parvus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

47 TL

2.4

native

Lepidarchus adonis

Alestiidae

pelagic

3 TL

3.0

native

Limbochromis robertsi

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

3.0

native

Malapterurus electricus

Malapteruridae

benthopelagic

149 TL

4.5

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

Micralestes pabrensis

Alestiidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Mormyrops anguilloides

Mormyridae

demersal

150 TL

4.0

native

Mormyrops breviceps

Mormyridae

demersal

80 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

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

Pellonula leonensis

Clupeidae

pelagic

10 TL

3.5

native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Petrocephalus soudanensis

Mormyridae

demersal

12 TL

3.1

native

Polypterus senegalus senegalus

Polypteridae

demersal

51 TL

3.5

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 galilaeus multifasciatus

Cichlidae

demersal

17 TL

2.8

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

Synodontis obesus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

3.1

native

Synodontis schall

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.9

native

Synodontis velifer

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

3.4

native

Tilapia busumana

Cichlidae

demersal

22 TL

3.5

native

Tilapia discolor

Cichlidae

demersal

23 TL

3.5

native

Tilapia guineensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

2.8

native

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