List of Freshwater Fishes for Chad

Number of freshwater fish species: 142 The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
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Order	Family	Species	Status	FB name	Name
Characiformes	Alestidae	Alestes baremoze	native	Silversides	Van
Characiformes	Alestidae	Alestes dentex	native	Characin	Van
Siluriformes	Amphiliidae	Andersonia leptura	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys hutereaui	native	Meshscaled topminnow
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys kingii	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys normani	native	Norman's lampeye
Cyprinodontiformes	Poeciliidae	Aplocheilichthys pfaffi	native	Pfaff's lampeye
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Astatotilapia bloyeti	native	Bloyet's haplo
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Auchenoglanis biscutatus	native		Sohon
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Bagrus bajad	native	Bayad	Abou'chanap
Siluriformes	Bagridae	Bagrus docmak	native	Semutundu	Deïng
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus anema	native		Djaraï
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus apleurogramma	native	East african red finned barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus batesii	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus baudoni	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus bynni occidentalis	native	Niger barb	Bahiding
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus callipterus	native	Clipper barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus chlorotaenia	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus leonensis	native		Dale-madaga
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus macinensis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus macrops	native	Blackstripe barb
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus nigeriensis	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus perince	native		Beger
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus punctitaeniatus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus stigmatopygus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Barbus yeiensis	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Brienomyrus niger	native		Kabring
Characiformes	Alestidae	Brycinus macrolepidotus	native	True big-scale tetra	Adjamdjor
Characiformes	Alestidae	Brycinus nurse	native	Nurse tetra	Haï
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Campylomormyrus tamandua	native	Wormjawed mormyrid	Gulwa
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Chelaethiops bibie	native	Lake Turkana sardine
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Chiloglanis batesii	native
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Chrysichthys auratus	native		Kor
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Citharinops distichodoides distichodoides	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Citharinus citharus citharus	native	Moon fish
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Citharinus latus	native		Walgan
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias albopunctatus	native
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias anguillaris	native	Mudfish	Vering
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Clarias gariepinus	native	North African catfish	Balbout
Siluriformes	Claroteidae	Clarotes laticeps	native	Widehead catfish	Bingbing
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Clypeobarbus pleuropholis	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Congochromis dimidiatus	native
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma houyi	native
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma muriei	native	Ocellated labyrinth fish	Kamdagar
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Ctenopoma petherici	native		Kamdagar
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus altus	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus brevipinnis	native		Bagan
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus engycephalus	native	Perch
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus niloticus	native		Bagan-djoborso
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Distichodus rostratus	native	Grass-eater
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Epiplatys spilargyreius	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Garra dembeensis	native	Dembea stone lapper
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Garra lancrenonensis	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Gnathonemus petersii	native	Elephantnose fish
Osteoglossiformes	Gymnarchidae	Gymnarchus niloticus	native	Aba
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Hemichromis fasciatus	native	Banded jewelfish	Dworing
Characiformes	Hepsetidae	Hepsetus odoe	native	Kafue pike	Kurmisia
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Heterobranchus bidorsalis	native	African catfish	Buhun
Siluriformes	Clariidae	Heterobranchus longifilis	native	Vundu
Osteoglossiformes	Arapaimidae	Heterotis niloticus	native	Heterotis	N'golô
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Hippopotamyrus harringtoni	native		Kabre
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Hippopotamyrus pictus	native		Kabring
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus brevis	native	Tiger-fish	Hiding Madara
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus forskahlii	native		Hiding Azolo
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus somonorum	native		Hiding Donbow
Characiformes	Alestidae	Hydrocynus vittatus	native	Tiger fish	Hiding
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Hyperopisus bebe bebe	native		Zeing
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Hyperopisus bebe occidentalis	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Ichthyborus besse besse	native		Kurmisia
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo coubie	native	African carp	Teing
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo parvus	native		Guhul-seng
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Labeo senegalensis	native		Guhul
Perciformes	Latidae	Lates niloticus	native	Nile perch	Amukal
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Leptocypris niloticus	native
Siluriformes	Malapteruridae	Malapterurus electricus	native	Electric catfish	Nding
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Marcusenius cyprinoides	native		Kabring
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Marcusenius senegalensis gracilis	native	Trunkfish	Kabring
Synbranchiformes	Mastacembelidae	Mastacembelus decorsei	native
Synbranchiformes	Mastacembelidae	Mastacembelus loennbergii	native		Mamadîîl
Characiformes	Alestidae	Micralestes acutidens	native	Sharptooth tetra
Characiformes	Alestidae	Micralestes elongatus	native	Elongated Turkana robber
Characiformes	Alestidae	Micralestes humilis	native
Characiformes	Alestidae	Micralestes stormsi	native
Perciformes	Anabantidae	Microctenopoma congicum	native	Congo ctenopoma
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Mochokus brevis	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrops anguilloides	native	Cornish jack	Rîn
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrops engystoma	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrus hasselquistii	native	Elephant snout	Allômur
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrus rume rume	native	Mormyrids	N'djon
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Mormyrus thomasi	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Nannocharax ansorgii	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Nannocharax fasciatus	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Nannocharax occidentalis	native
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Neolebias unifasciatus	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Nothobranchius kiyawensis	native
Cyprinodontiformes	Nothobranchiidae	Nothobranchius rubroreticulatus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Opsaridium ubangiense	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Oreochromis aureus	native	Blue tilapia	Biering-pill
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Oreochromis niloticus niloticus	native	Nile tilapia	Biering-pill
Osteoglossiformes	Pantodontidae	Pantodon buchholzi	native	Freshwater butterflyfish
Perciformes	Channidae	Parachanna obscura	native	Snake-head	Dôgol
Characiformes	Citharinidae	Paradistichodus dimidiatus	native
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Parailia pellucida	native	Glass schilbid	Lengre lengre
Clupeiformes	Clupeidae	Pellonula leonensis	native	Smalltoothed pellonula
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus bane bane	native		Siel
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus bovei bovei	native		Siel
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Petrocephalus soudanensis	native
Osteoglossiformes	Mormyridae	Pollimyrus isidori isidori	native	Elephant Fish	Siel
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus bichir bichir	native	Nile bichir	Am'korkor
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus bichir lapradei	native	Bichir	Am korkor
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri	native	Saddled bichir	Gong mofol
Polypteriformes	Polypteridae	Polypterus senegalus senegalus	native	Gray bichir	Gong kekerte
Lepidosireniformes	Protopteridae	Protopterus annectens annectens	native	West African lungfish	Aléwa
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Pterochromis congicus	native
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Raiamas senegalensis	native	Silver fish	Kâ
Cypriniformes	Cyprinidae	Raiamas shariensis	native
Characiformes	Alestidae	Rhabdalestes septentrionalis	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Sarotherodon galilaeus borkuanus	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus	native	Mango tilapia	Biering-seing
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Schilbe intermedius	native	Silver catfish
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Schilbe mystus	native	African butter catfish	Doring
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Schilbe uranoscopus	native
Siluriformes	Schilbeidae	Siluranodon auritus	native		Balii
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis batensoda	native	Upsidedown catfish	Al
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis clarias	native	Mandi	Mengelte
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis courteti	native		Mamkadumde
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis euptera	native	Featherfin squeaker	Bandëling
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis filamentosa	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis frontosa	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis gambiensis	native		Yeing
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis membranacea	native		Kom
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis nigrita	native		Djaraï
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis ocellifer	native
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis schall	native	Wahrindi	Yeing
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis sorex	native		Lër
Siluriformes	Mochokidae	Synodontis violacea	native
Tetraodontiformes	Tetraodontidae	Tetraodon lineatus	native	Globe fish	Bwol
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Tilapia dageti	native
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Tilapia rendalli	native	Redbreast tilapia
Perciformes	Cichlidae	Tilapia zillii	native	Redbelly tilapia	Guring
Osteoglossiformes	Notopteridae	Xenomystus nigri	native	African knifefish	Mamafirgo

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