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Fish Species in Ouémé River Rises in the Atacora massif in northwestern Benin and flows southward, where it is joined by its main affluent, the Okpara, on the left bank and by the Zou on the right. It then divides into two branches, one discharging into Lake Nokoué in the Niger Delta near Cotonou and the other into Lagoon Porto Novo | |||||
| [No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=116] | |||||
| Species | Family | Habitat | Length (cm) | Trophic level | Status |
| Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus | Mastacembelidae | benthopelagic | 34 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Aphyosemion bitaeniatum | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Aphyosemion calliurum | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Aphyosemion filamentosum | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Aphyosemion gulare | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 9 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys luxophthalmus luxophthalmus | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys normani | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys spilauchen | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Arius gigas | Ariidae | benthopelagic | 165 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Auchenoglanis occidentalis | Bagridae | demersal | 86 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Awaous lateristriga | Gobiidae | demersal | 27 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Bagrus bajad | Bagridae | demersal | 88 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Bagrus docmak | Bagridae | benthopelagic | 135 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Barbus atakorensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Barbus bynni occidentalis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 8 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus callipterus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 8 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus chlorotaenia | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 10 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus leonensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus macinensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Barbus macrops | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 12 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus stigmatopygus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Barbus sublineatus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 9 TL | 2.7 | native |
| Barbus sylvaticus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 3 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Brienomyrus brachyistius | Mormyridae | benthopelagic | 16 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Brienomyrus niger | Mormyridae | benthopelagic | 16 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 |
| Caecomastacembelus cryptacanthus | Mastacembelidae | demersal | 23 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 16 TL | 2.4 | native |
| Chrysichthys auratus auratus | Bagridae | demersal | 43 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | Bagridae | demersal | 80 TL | 2.6 | native |
| Citharinus citharus citharus | Citharinidae | demersal | 71 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Citharinus latus | Citharinidae | demersal | 103 TL | 2.2 | native |
| Clarias agboyiensis | Clariidae | demersal | 24 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Clarias anguillaris | Clariidae | demersal | 100 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Clarias buthupogon | Clariidae | demersal | 110 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Clarias camerunensis | Clariidae | demersal | 47 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Clarias ebriensis | Clariidae | demersal | 32 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Clarias gariepinus | Clariidae | benthopelagic | 170 TL | 4.4 | native |
| Clarias macromystax | Clariidae | demersal | 32 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Ctenopoma kingsleyae | Anabantidae | demersal | 25 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Ctenopoma petherici | Anabantidae | benthopelagic | 18 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Denticeps clupeoides | Denticipitidae | pelagic | 15 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Distichodus rostratus | Citharinidae | demersal | 76 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Dormitator lebretonis | Eleotridae | demersal | 13 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Eleotris vittata | Eleotridae | demersal | 27 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Epiplatys grahami | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Epiplatys sexfasciatus | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 8 TL | 3.6 | native |
| Epiplatys spilargyreius | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Erpetoichthys calabaricus | Polypteridae | demersal | 90 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Foerschichthys flavipinnis | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Gobioides sagitta | Gobiidae | demersal | 50 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Gymnallabes typus | Clariidae | demersal | 23 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Gymnarchus niloticus | Gymnarchidae | demersal | 204 TL | 3.7 | 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 |
| Heterotis niloticus | Osteoglossidae | demersal | 120 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Hippopotamyrus psittacus | Mormyridae | demersal | 30 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Hydrocynus forskalii | Alestiidae | pelagic | 96 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Hydrocynus vittatus | Alestiidae | demersal | 117 TL | 4.5 | native |
| Hyperopisus bebe bebe | Mormyridae | demersal | 63 TL | 3.6 | native |
| Kribia nana | Eleotridae | demersal | 5 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Labeo parvus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 47 TL | 2.4 | native |
| Labeo senegalensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 65 TL | 2.7 | native |
| Laeviscutella dekimpei | Clupeidae | pelagic | 5 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Lates niloticus | Centropomidae | demersal | 193 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Malapterurus electricus | Malapteruridae | benthopelagic | 149 TL | 4.5 | native |
| Marcusenius mento | Mormyridae | demersal | 32 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis | Mormyridae | demersal | 40 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Marcusenius ussheri | Mormyridae | demersal | 38 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Micralestes elongatus | Alestiidae | pelagic | 6 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Mormyrops anguilloides | Mormyridae | demersal | 150 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Mormyrus rume rume | Mormyridae | demersal | 107 TL | 2.5 | native |
| Nannocharax fasciatus | Citharinidae | pelagic | 9 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Neolebias unifasciatus | Citharinidae | pelagic | 6 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Pantodon buchholzi | Pantodontidae | pelagic | 10 TL | 3.6 | native |
| Papyrocranus afer | Notopteridae | demersal | 80 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Parachanna africana | Channidae | benthopelagic | 32 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Parachanna obscura | Channidae | demersal | 42 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Parailia pellucida | Schilbeidae | demersal | 15 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Parauchenoglanis fasciatus | Bagridae | demersal | 15 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Pareutropius buffei | Schilbeidae | demersal | 9 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Pellonula leonensis | Clupeidae | pelagic | 10 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Pellonula vorax | Clupeidae | pelagic | 15 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Petrocephalus bovei bovei | Mormyridae | demersal | 14 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus | Mormyridae | demersal | 11 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Phago loricatus | Citharinidae | demersal | 21 TL | 4.5 | native |
| Phractolaemus ansorgii | Phractolaemidae | benthopelagic | 19 TL | native |
| Phractura clauseni | Amphiliidae | demersal | 10 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Pollimyrus adspersus | Mormyridae | demersal | 11 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Pollimyrus isidori | Mormyridae | demersal | 11 TL | 2.6 | native |
| Polycentropsis abbreviata | Nandidae | benthopelagic | 8 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 |
| Protopterus annectens annectens | Protopteridae | demersal | 100 TL | 3.8 | 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 melanotheron melanotheron | Cichlidae | demersal | 31 TL | 2.5 | native |
| Schilbe intermedius | Schilbeidae | pelagic | 61 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Schilbe micropogon | Schilbeidae | demersal | 26 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Schilbe mystus | Schilbeidae | demersal | 40 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Synodontis gambiensis | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 35 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Synodontis melanopterus | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 18 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Synodontis schall | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 49 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Synodontis sorex | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 38 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Thysochromis ansorgii | Cichlidae | demersal | 11 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Tilapia guineensis | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 35 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Tilapia mariae | Cichlidae | demersal | 40 TL | 2.3 | native |
| Tilapia zillii | Cichlidae | demersal | 49 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Xenomystus nigri | Notopteridae | demersal | 20 TL | 3.3 | native |
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