| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Alestes baremoze
|
native | Silversides | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Alestes dentex
|
native | Characin | |
| Clupeiformes |
Clupeidae |
Alosa alosa
|
native | Allis shad | |
| Anguilliformes |
Anguillidae |
Anguilla anguilla
|
native | European eel | |
| Siluriformes |
Ariidae |
Arius latiscutatus
|
native | Rough-head sea catfish | |
| Siluriformes |
Ariidae |
Arius parkii
|
native | Guinean sea catfish | |
| Atheriniformes |
Atherinidae |
Atherina boyeri
|
native | Big-scale sand smelt | |
| Siluriformes |
Claroteidae |
Auchenoglanis occidentalis
|
native | Bubu | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus bynni occidentalis
|
native | Niger barb | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus pobeguini
|
native | | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Brycinus leuciscus
|
native | | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Brycinus macrolepidotus
|
native | True big-scale tetra | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Brycinus nurse
|
native | Nurse tetra | |
| Siluriformes |
Claroteidae |
Chrysichthys auratus
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Claroteidae |
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus
|
native | Bagrid catfish | |
| Characiformes |
Citharinidae |
Citharinus citharus citharus
|
native | Moon fish | |
| Characiformes |
Citharinidae |
Citharinus latus
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias anguillaris
|
native | Mudfish | |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias gariepinus
|
native | North African catfish | |
| Siluriformes |
Claroteidae |
Clarotes laticeps
|
native | Widehead catfish | |
| Perciformes |
Anabantidae |
Ctenopoma kingsleyae
|
native | Tailspot ctenopoma | |
| Anguilliformes |
Ophichthidae |
Dalophis boulengeri
|
native | | |
| Characiformes |
Citharinidae |
Distichodus rostratus
|
native | Grass-eater | |
| Clupeiformes |
Clupeidae |
Ethmalosa fimbriata
|
native | Bonga shad | Awatt |
| Perciformes |
Gobiidae |
Gobius paganellus
|
native | Rock goby | |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Gymnarchidae |
Gymnarchus niloticus
|
native | Aba | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Hemichromis bimaculatus
|
native | Jewelfish | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Hemichromis fasciatus
|
native | Banded jewelfish | |
| Pleuronectiformes |
Soleidae |
Heteromycteris proboscideus
|
native | True sole | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Hydrocynus brevis
|
native | Tiger-fish | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Hydrocynus forskahlii
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Labeo senegalensis
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Latidae |
Lates niloticus
|
native | Nile perch | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza aurata
|
native | Golden grey mullet | Tagaoua |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza dumerili
|
native | Grooved mullet | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza falcipinnis
|
native | Sicklefin mullet | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Liza grandisquamis
|
native | Largescaled mullet | Zoule |
| Elopiformes |
Megalopidae |
Megalops atlanticus
|
native | Tarpon | |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Mormyrus rume rume
|
native | Mormyrids | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil bananensis
|
native | Banana mullet | |
| Mugiliformes |
Mugilidae |
Mugil cephalus
|
native | Flathead mullet | Zoulé |
| Characiformes |
Citharinidae |
Nannocharax ansorgii
|
native | | |
| Characiformes |
Citharinidae |
Paradistichodus dimidiatus
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Schilbeidae |
Parailia pellucida
|
native | Glass schilbid | |
| Clupeiformes |
Clupeidae |
Pellonula leonensis
|
native | Smalltoothed pellonula | |
| Polypteriformes |
Polypteridae |
Polypterus senegalus senegalus
|
native | Gray bichir | |
| Perciformes |
Haemulidae |
Pomadasys jubelini
|
native | Sompat grunt | Ayir |
| Pristiformes |
Pristidae |
Pristis pectinata
|
native | Smalltooth sawfish | Diassan |
| Pristiformes |
Pristidae |
Pristis pristis
|
native | Common sawfish | |
| Perciformes |
Sciaenidae |
Pseudotolithus typus
|
native | Longneck croaker | |
| Perciformes |
Sciaenidae |
Pteroscion peli
|
questionable | Boe drum | |
| Clupeiformes |
Clupeidae |
Sardina pilchardus
|
native | European pilchard | Sardina |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus
|
native | Mango tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Sarotherodon melanotheron heudelotii
|
native | Mango fish | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron
|
native | Blackchin tilapia | |
| Siluriformes |
Schilbeidae |
Schilbe mystus
|
native | African butter catfish | |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Synodontis membranacea
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Synodontis nigrita
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Synodontis schall
|
native | Wahrindi | |
| Tetraodontiformes |
Tetraodontidae |
Tetraodon lineatus
|
native | Globe fish | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Tilapia guineensis
|
questionable | Guinean tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Tilapia rendalli
|
questionable | Redbreast tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Tilapia zillii
|
native | Redbelly tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Sciaenidae |
Umbrina ronchus
|
native | Fusca drum | |