Freshwater Fish Species in Saloum [West Africa]

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. To return to mongabay use one of the following links:
Mongabay.com | Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index | Index of Ecosystems

All Content Below is Copyright Fishbase.org

Fish Species in Saloum Includes the Sine-Saloum Estuary which is located about 10 km south of Dakar, Senegal, at the mouth of the Saloum River
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=14]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Arius parkii

Ariidae

demersal

75 TL

4.1

native

Bostrychus africanus

Eleotridae

demersal

21 TL

3.9

native

Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

2.4

native

Citharichthys stampflii

Paralichthyidae

demersal

16 TL

3.9

native

Ethmalosa fimbriata

Clupeidae

pelagic

45 TL

2.5

native

Eucinostomus melanopterus

Gerreidae

demersal

30 TL

3.4

native

Hemichromis fasciatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.5

native

Liza falcipinnis

Mugilidae

demersal

46 TL

2.3

native

Pellonula leonensis

Clupeidae

pelagic

10 TL

3.5

native

Periophthalmus barbarus

Gobiidae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Pomadasys jubelini

Haemulidae

demersal

60 TL

3.3

native

Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron

Cichlidae

demersal

31 TL

2.5

native

Tilapia guineensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

2.8

native

Back to Search

Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 20.09.02.