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Freshwater Fish Species in Mono River [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Mono River

Rises near the Benin border, northeast of Sokod�, Togo, empties into the Bight of Benin near Ouidah, Benin


[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=77]
Species Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic level Status
Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus Mastacembelidae benthopelagic 34 TL 3.8 native
Amphilius atesuensis Amphiliidae demersal 7 TL 3.2 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
Aplocheilichthys luxophthalmus luxophthalmus Poeciliidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.3 native
Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7 TL 2.9 native
Awaous lateristriga Gobiidae demersal 27 TL 3.1 native
Barbus ablabes Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12 TL 2.5 native
Barbus atakorensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5 TL 2.9 native
Barbus callipterus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.0 native
Barbus chlorotaenia Cyprinidae benthopelagic 10 TL 3.0 native
Barbus macrops Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12 TL 3.0 native
Barbus sublineatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 9 TL 2.7 native
Brienomyrus brachyistius Mormyridae benthopelagic 16 TL 3.2 native
Brycinus imberi Alestiidae demersal 20 TL 3.3 native
Brycinus leuciscus Alestiidae pelagic 15 TL 3.0 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
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
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
Ctenopoma kingsleyae Anabantidae demersal 25 TL 3.0 native
Ctenopoma petherici Anabantidae benthopelagic 18 TL 3.2 native
Distichodus rostratus Citharinidae demersal 76 TL 2.0 native
Eleotris vittata Eleotridae demersal 27 TL 4.0 native
Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 6 TL 3.1 native
Epiplatys sexfasciatus Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 8 TL 3.6 native
Epiplatys spilargyreius Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 5 TL 3.1 native
Foerschichthys flavipinnis Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 native
Fundulosoma thierryi Aplocheilidae benthopelagic 4 TL 3.0 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
Heterobranchus longifilis Clariidae demersal 183 TL 3.7 native
Heterotis niloticus Osteoglossidae demersal 120 TL 3.0 introduced
Hippopotamyrus pictus Mormyridae demersal 37 TL 3.1 native
Hydrocynus forskalii Alestiidae pelagic 96 TL 4.0 native
Labeo coubie Cyprinidae benthopelagic 92 TL 2.0 native
Labeo parvus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 47 TL 2.4 native
Labeo senegalensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 65 TL 2.7 native
Lates niloticus Centropomidae demersal 193 TL 3.8 native
Malapterurus electricus Malapteruridae benthopelagic 149 TL 4.5 native
Marcusenius brucii Mormyridae demersal 22 TL 3.2 native
Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis Mormyridae demersal 40 TL 3.1 native
Mormyrops anguilloides Mormyridae demersal 150 TL 4.0 native
Mormyrus hasselquistii Mormyridae demersal 59 TL 3.6 native
Mormyrus rume rume Mormyridae demersal 107 TL 2.5 native
Nematogobius maindroni Gobiidae demersal 8 TL 3.2 native
Parachanna obscura Channidae demersal 42 TL 3.4 native
Parailia pellucida Schilbeidae demersal 15 TL 3.5 native
Petrocephalus bovei bovei Mormyridae demersal 14 TL 3.1 native
Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus Mormyridae demersal 11 TL 3.1 native
Phractura ansorgii Amphiliidae demersal 9 TL 3.2 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
Polypterus senegalus senegalus Polypteridae demersal 51 TL 3.5 native
Protopterus annectens annectens Protopteridae demersal 100 TL 3.8 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 mystus Schilbeidae demersal 40 TL 3.3 native
Synodontis obesus Mochokidae benthopelagic 38 TL 3.1 native
Synodontis schall Mochokidae benthopelagic 49 TL 2.9 native
Tilapia dageti Cichlidae demersal 40 TL 2.3 native
Tilapia guineensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 35 TL 2.8 native
Tilapia zillii Cichlidae demersal 49 TL 2.0 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.




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