Freshwater Fish Species in Tana River [Kenya]

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Fish Species in Tana River
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=44]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Alestes affinis

Alestiidae

pelagic

14 TL

3.1

native

Amphilius uranoscopus

Amphiliidae

demersal

20 TL

2.9

native

Anguilla bicolor bicolor

Anguillidae

demersal

100 TL

3.6

native

Anguilla mossambica

Anguillidae

demersal

150 TL

3.3

native

Anguilla nebulosa

Anguillidae

demersal

121 TL

3.8

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 zanzibaricus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Chiloglanis brevibarbis

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Clarias gariepinus

Clariidae

benthopelagic

170 TL

4.4

native

Clarias liocephalus

Clariidae

demersal

32 TL

3.3

native

Clarotes laticeps

Bagridae

demersal

98 TL

3.1

native

Gambusia affinis

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.2

introduced

Garra dembeensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.0

native

Glossogobius giuris

Gobiidae

demersal

61 TL

4.3

native

Irvineia orientalis

Schilbeidae

demersal

62 TL

3.4

native

Labeo cylindricus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.0

native

Labeo gregorii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

native

Labeo mesops

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

39 TL

2.0

native

Marcusenius macrolepidotus

Mormyridae

demersal

32 TL

3.2

native

Mormyrus kannume

Mormyridae

demersal

122 TL

3.2

native

Neobola fluviatilis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.8

native

Nothobranchius cyaneus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Nothobranchius jubbi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Nothobranchius microlepis

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

70 TL

3.5

native

Nothobranchius patrizii

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.1

native

Nothobranchius willerti

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.3

endemic

Oreochromis spilurus percivali

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

2.4

native

Oreochromis spilurus spilurus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

2.6

native

Pantanodon stuhlmanni

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.2

native

Parailia somalensis

Schilbeidae

demersal

7 TL

3.2

native

Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma

Mormyridae

demersal

17 TL

3.4

native

Poecilia reticulata

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.2

introduced

Protopterus amphibius

Protopteridae

demersal

45 TL

3.2

native

Protopterus annectens annectens

Protopteridae

demersal

100 TL

3.8

native

Salmo trutta trutta

Salmonidae

pelagic

171 TL

3.3

introduced

Schilbe intermedius

Schilbeidae

pelagic

61 TL

3.7

native

Schilbe mystus

Schilbeidae

demersal

40 TL

3.3

native

Synodontis manni

Mochokidae

demersal

27 TL

3.0

endemic

Synodontis serpentis

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

2.6

native

Synodontis zambesiensis

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

53 TL

2.7

native

Synodontis zanzibaricus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.6

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.