Freshwater Fish Species in Athi-Galana-Sabaki River Drainage System
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Fish Species in Athi-Galana-Sabaki River Drainage System
Second largest, east-flowing system of Kenya. Rising near Nairobi, it drains the Kapiti Plains south of Nairobi, the southern slopes of the Aderdare Mountains, parts of Yatta Plateau and the eastern flanks of Mount Kilimanjaro. Major tributaries include Kiboko and Tsavo Rivers. Below Lugard's Fall (near Tsavo River confluence), river is called Galana. The lowermost course is called Sabaki. The Tsavo River, which is maintained by the Mazima Springs, is the only permanent flowing affluent of the lower drainage system.

[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=81]

Species Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic level Status

Acentrogobius simplex Gobiidae demersal 10 TL 3.2 native

Alestes affinis Alestiidae pelagic 14 TL 3.1 native

Ambassis gymnocephalus Ambassidae demersal 16 TL 3.2 native

Amphilius uranoscopus Amphiliidae demersal 20 TL 2.9 native

Anguilla bengalensis labiata Anguillidae demersal 160 TL 3.7 native

Anguilla bicolor bicolor Anguillidae demersal 100 TL 3.6 native

Anguilla mossambica Anguillidae demersal 150 TL 3.3 native

Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.3 native

Arius africanus Ariidae benthopelagic 55 TL 3.8 native

Arius dussumieri Ariidae demersal 76 TL 4.0 native

Astatoreochromis alluaudi Cichlidae benthopelagic 24 TL 3.6 native

Awaous aeneofuscus Gobiidae benthopelagic 32 TL 3.1 native

Barbus apleurogramma Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Barbus innocens Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 2.4 native

Barbus jacksoni Cyprinidae benthopelagic 15 TL 3.0 native

Barbus kerstenii kerstenii Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native

Barbus laticeps Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native

Barbus lineomaculatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11 TL 3.0 native

Barbus mariae Cyprinidae benthopelagic 42 TL 3.0 native

Barbus neumayeri Cyprinidae benthopelagic 15 TL 3.0 native

Barbus oxyrhynchus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 49 TL 3.3 native

Barbus paludinosus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 19 TL 2.8 native

Barbus quadripunctatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4 TL 2.9 native

Barbus zanzibaricus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native

Brycinus imberi Alestiidae demersal 20 TL 3.3 native

Butis butis Eleotridae demersal 15 TL 4.0 native

Caecomastacembelus frenatus Mastacembelidae demersal 49 TL 3.9 native

Carcharhinus leucas Carcharhinidae demersal 350 TL 4.3 native

Chiloglanis brevibarbis Mochokidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.1 native

Clarias gariepinus Clariidae benthopelagic 170 TL 4.4 native

Clarotes laticeps Bagridae demersal 98 TL 3.1 native

Ctenopharyngodon idellus Cyprinidae demersal 150 TL 2.0 introduced

Cyprinus carpio carpio Cyprinidae benthopelagic 147 TL 3.0 introduced

Eleotris fusca Eleotridae demersal 26 TL 4.0 native

Garra dembeensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 14 TL 2.0 native

Glossogobius giuris Gobiidae demersal 61 TL 4.3 native

Haplochromis pectoralis Cichlidae benthopelagic 9 TL 3.0 native

Hippichthys cyanospilus Syngnathidae demersal 20 TL 3.0 native

Kuhlia rupestris Kuhliidae benthopelagic 45 TL 3.0 native

Labeo cylindricus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 49 TL 2.0 native

Labeo gregorii Cyprinidae benthopelagic 13 TL 3.0 native

Labeo trigliceps Cyprinidae benthopelagic 49 TL 2.4 native

Liza macrolepis Mugilidae demersal 74 TL 2.7 native

Marcusenius livingstonii Mormyridae demersal 37 TL 3.1 native

Marcusenius macrolepidotus Mormyridae demersal 32 TL 3.2 native

Megalops cyprinoides Megalopidae pelagic 150 TL 3.3 native

Microphis fluviatilis Syngnathidae demersal 21 TL 3.4 native

Monodactylus argenteus Monodactylidae pelagic 25 TL 3.0 native

Mormyrus bernhardi Mormyridae demersal 24 TL 3.2 native

Mormyrus tenuirostris Mormyridae demersal 13 TL 3.2 native

Mugil cephalus Mugilidae benthopelagic 147 TL 2.1 native

Neobola fluviatilis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 10 TL 2.8 native

Nothobranchius cyaneus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.2 native

Nothobranchius elongatus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.2 native

Nothobranchius foerschi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Nothobranchius interruptus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.2 native

Nothobranchius janpapi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native

Nothobranchius jubbi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.2 native

Nothobranchius lourensi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Nothobranchius microlepis Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 70 TL 3.5 native

Nothobranchius steinforti Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.3 native

Oncorhynchus mykiss Salmonidae benthopelagic 120 TL 4.4 introduced

Oreochromis spilurus niger Cichlidae benthopelagic 40 TL 2.6 native

Oreochromis spilurus spilurus Cichlidae benthopelagic 24 TL 2.6 native

Pantanodon stuhlmanni Poeciliidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.2 native

Pellona ditchela Clupeidae pelagic 20 TL 3.4 native

Poecilia latipinna Poeciliidae benthopelagic 15 TL 2.0 introduced

Poecilia reticulata Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7 TL 3.2 introduced

Pristis microdon Pristidae demersal 656 TL 3.9 native

Protopterus amphibius Protopteridae demersal 45 TL 3.2 native

Protopterus annectens annectens Protopteridae demersal 100 TL 3.8 native

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae Cichlidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native

Rhabdalestes tangensis Alestiidae pelagic 8 TL 3.1 native

Salmo trutta trutta Salmonidae pelagic 171 TL 3.3 introduced

Scatophagus tetracanthus Scatophagidae benthopelagic 30 TL 2.8 native

Schilbe intermedius Schilbeidae pelagic 61 TL 3.7 native

Stenogobius kenyae Gobiidae demersal 12 TL 3.3 native

Synodontis rukwaensis Mochokidae benthopelagic 29 TL 3.0 native

Synodontis serpentis Mochokidae benthopelagic 13 TL 2.6 native

Synodontis zanzibaricus Mochokidae benthopelagic 14 TL 2.6 endemic

Tilapia rendalli Cichlidae benthopelagic 45 TL 2.2 introduced

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