| Order | Family | Species | Status | FB name | Name |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Alestes dentex | native | Characin | |
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius atesuensis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius kakrimensis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius platychir | native | Mountain barbel | |
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius rheophilus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Andersonia leptura | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Anomalochromis thomasi | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion guineense | native | Guinean killi | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion jeanpoli | native | Jeanpol's killi | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion maeseni | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Aphyosemion viride | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys kabae | endemic | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys normani | native | Norman's lampeye | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys pfaffi | native | Pfaff's lampeye | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys spilauchen | native | Banded lampeye | |
| Siluriformes | Ariidae | Arius gigas | native | Giant sea catfish | |
| Siluriformes | Ariidae | Arius latiscutatus | native | Rough-head sea catfish | Konkoé |
| Siluriformes | Ariidae | Arius parkii | native | Guinean sea catfish | Konkoé wolossoé |
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Auchenoglanis biscutatus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Auchenoglanis occidentalis | native | Bubu | |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Awaous lateristriga | native | West African freshwater goby | |
| Siluriformes | Bagridae | Bagrus docmak | native | Semutundu | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus ablabes | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus aliciae | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus anema | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus anniae | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus baudoni | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus bigornei | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus bynni occidentalis | native | Niger barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus cadenati | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus dialonensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus ditinensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus eburneensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus foutensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus gruveli | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus guineensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus huguenyi | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus inaequalis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus lauzannei | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus leonensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus macinensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus macrops | native | Blackstripe barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus nigeriensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus niokoloensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus perince | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus petitjeani | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus pobeguini | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus raimbaulti | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus sacratus | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus salessei | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus stigmatopygus | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus sublineatus | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus tiekoroi | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus trispilos | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus wurtzi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Eleotridae | Bostrychus africanus | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Brienomyrus brachyistius | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Brienomyrus longianalis | native | ||
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus carolinae | native | ||
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus leuciscus | native | ||
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus longipinnis | native | Longfin tetra | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus macrolepidotus | native | True big-scale tetra | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus nurse | native | Nurse tetra | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Callopanchax toddi | native | ||
| Carcharhiniformes | Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | native | Bull shark | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Chelaethiops bibie | native | Lake Turkana sardine | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis batesii | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis lamottei | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis niloticus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis occidentalis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys auratus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys johnelsi | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys levequei | endemic | ||
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys maurus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | native | Bagrid catfish | |
| Pleuronectiformes | Paralichthyidae | Citharichthys stampflii | native | Smooth flounder | |
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinops distichodoides thomasi | native | ||
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus citharus citharus | native | Moon fish | |
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Citharinus latus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias albopunctatus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias buettikoferi | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias gariepinus | native | North African catfish | |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias laeviceps dialonensis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias salae | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Clarotes laticeps | native | Widehead catfish | |
| Gonorynchiformes | Kneriidae | Cromeria occidentalis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | native | Tailspot ctenopoma | |
| Perciformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma petherici | native | ||
| Anguilliformes | Ophichthidae | Dalophis boulengeri | native | ||
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Distichodus engycephalus | native | Perch | |
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Distichodus rostratus | native | Grass-eater | |
| Perciformes | Eleotridae | Dormitator lebretonis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Doumea chappuisi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris daganensis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris senegalensis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris vittata | native | ||
| Elopiformes | Elopidae | Elops senegalensis | native | Senegalese ladyfish | Kéni |
| Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Enneacampus kaupi | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys barmoiensis | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys fasciolatus | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys guineensis | endemic | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys hildegardae | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys lamottei | native | Redspotted panchax | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys njalaensis | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys olbrechtsi olbrechtsi | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Epiplatys spilargyreius | native | ||
| Clupeiformes | Clupeidae | Ethmalosa fimbriata | native | Bonga shad | Bonga |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Garra waterloti | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Gobiocichla wonderi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Gobioides sagitta | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Hemichromis bimaculatus | native | Jewelfish | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Hemichromis elongatus | native | Banded jewel cichlid | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Hemichromis fasciatus | native | Banded jewelfish | |
| Characiformes | Hepsetidae | Hepsetus odoe | native | Kafue pike | |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus bidorsalis | native | African catfish | |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus isopterus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus longifilis | native | Vundu | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Hippopotamyrus paugyi | native | ||
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus forskahlii | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Hyperopisus bebe bebe | native | ||
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Ichthyborus quadrilineatus | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Isichthys henryi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Eleotridae | Kribia kribensis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Eleotridae | Kribia nana | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo parvus | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo roseopunctatus | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo rouaneti | endemic | ||
| Clupeiformes | Clupeidae | Laeviscutella dekimpei | native | Roundbelly pellonuline | |
| Perciformes | Latidae | Lates niloticus | native | Nile perch | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Leptocypris guineensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Leptocypris konkoureensis | endemic | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Leptocypris niloticus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Lutjanidae | Lutjanus endecacanthus | native | Guinea snapper | |
| Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus barbatus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus electricus | native | Electric catfish | |
| Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus stiassnyae | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Malapteruridae | Malapterurus teugelsi | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius cyprinoides | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius mento | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius thomasi | native | ||
| Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus flavomarginatus | native | ||
| Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus kakrimensis | native | ||
| Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus liberiensis | native | ||
| Elopiformes | Megalopidae | Megalops atlanticus | native | Tarpon | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes occidentalis | native | ||
| Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Microphis brachyurus aculeatus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Microsynodontis polli | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Mochokus brevis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Mochokus niloticus | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops anguilloides | native | Cornish jack | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops caballus | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrus tapirus | native | ||
| Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Mugil cephalus | native | Flathead mullet | |
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Nannocharax ansorgii | native | ||
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Nannocharax fasciatus | native | ||
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Nannocharax lineomaculatus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Nematogobius maindroni | native | ||
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Neolebias unifasciatus | native | ||
| Clupeiformes | Clupeidae | Odaxothrissa ansorgii | native | Ansorge's fangtooth pellonuline | |
| Synbranchiformes | Synbranchidae | Ophisternon afrum | native | Guinea swamp eel | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis niloticus niloticus | native | Nile tilapia | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Notopteridae | Papyrocranus afer | native | Reticulate knifefish | |
| Perciformes | Channidae | Parachanna obscura | native | Snake-head | |
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Paradistichodus dimidiatus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Paramphilius teugelsi | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Paramphilius trichomycteroides | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Pareutropius buffei | native | ||
| Clupeiformes | Clupeidae | Pellonula leonensis | native | Smalltoothed pellonula | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pelmatochromis buettikoferi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pelvicachromis humilis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pelvicachromis roloffi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pelvicachromis signatus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Periophthalmus barbarus | native | Atlantic mudskipper | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus bovei bovei | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus levequei | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus pellegrini | native | ||
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus tenuicauda | native | ||
| Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus ansorgii | native | Guinean bichir | Sadjegé |
| Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus palmas buettikoferi | native | ||
| Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus palmas palmas | native | Shortfin bichir | |
| Polypteriformes | Polypteridae | Polypterus senegalus senegalus | native | Gray bichir | |
| Perciformes | Haemulidae | Pomadasys jubelini | native | Sompat grunt | Kési kési |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Porogobius schlegelii | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Procatopus lamberti | endemic | Lambert's lampeye | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Procatopus nimbaensis | native | Mt. Nimba lampeye | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Procatopus schioetzi | native | Schiötz' lampeye | |
| Lepidosireniformes | Protopteridae | Protopterus annectens annectens | native | West African lungfish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Aplocheilidae | Pseudepiplatys annulatus | native | Banded panchax | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Raiamas levequei | endemic | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Raiamas nigeriensis | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Raiamas senegalensis | native | Silver fish | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Raiamas steindachneri | native | ||
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Rhabdalestes septentrionalis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon caudomarginatus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus | native | Mango tilapia | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii | native | Mango fish | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron | native | Blackchin tilapia | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Sarotherodon occidentalis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe micropogon | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe mystus | native | African butter catfish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Scriptaphyosemion banforense | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Scriptaphyosemion cauveti | native | Kindia killi | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Scriptaphyosemion geryi | native | Gérys killi | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Scriptaphyosemion guignardi | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Scriptaphyosemion roloffi | native | ||
| Clupeiformes | Clupeidae | Sierrathrissa leonensis | native | West African pygmy herring | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis annectens | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis ansorgii | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis budgetti | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis courteti | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis dekimpei | endemic | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis filamentosa | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis gobroni | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis kogonensis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis levequei | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis ocellifer | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis omias | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis resupinata | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis schall | native | Wahrindi | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis sorex | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis thysi | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis tourei | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis vermiculata | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis violacea | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis waterloti | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis xiphias | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tilapia brevimanus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tilapia buttikoferi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tilapia guineensis | native | Guinean tilapia | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tilapia louka | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tilapia rheophila | endemic | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tilapia zillii | native | Redbelly tilapia | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis intermedius | native | Faragbon | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis jentinki | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis leonensis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tylochromis sudanensis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Yongeichthys thomasi | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Zaireichthys camerunensis | native |