Freshwater Fish Species in Sassandra River [West Africa]

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Fish Species in Sassandra River Rises as the Tienba in the highlands between Odienn� and Boundiali, northwestern C�te d'Ivoire and becomes the Sassandra 58 km east-northeast of Touba at its confluence with the F�r�dougouba River from eastern Guinea (Ref. 28192).
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=86]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Aethiomastacembelus nigromarginatus

Mastacembelidae

benthopelagic

34 TL

3.8

native

Alestes baremoze

Alestiidae

benthopelagic

43 TL

2.8

native

Amphilius atesuensis

Amphiliidae

demersal

7 TL

3.2

native

Aphyosemion maeseni

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Aphyosemion walkeri

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.4

native

Aplocheilichthys nimbaensis

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.2

native

Aplocheilichthys normani

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.4

native

Aplocheilichthys pfaffi

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.1

native

Aplocheilichthys rancureli

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.2

native

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Aplocheilichthys terofali

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.1

native

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

Bagridae

demersal

86 TL

2.9

native

Awaous lateristriga

Gobiidae

demersal

27 TL

3.1

native

Barbus ablabes

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.5

native

Barbus baudoni

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Barbus bigornei

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.1

native

Barbus boboi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Barbus bynni waldroni

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

40 TL

3.2

native

Barbus eburneensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Barbus macinensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Barbus macrops

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

native

Barbus pobeguini

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.0

native

Barbus punctitaeniatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Barbus sublineatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.7

native

Barbus trispilos

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Barbus wurtzi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

3.0

native

Brycinus imberi

Alestiidae

demersal

20 TL

3.3

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

Caecomastacembelus flavomarginatus

Mastacembelidae

demersal

31 TL

3.8

native

Chiloglanis occidentalis

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.1

native

Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

2.4

native

Chrysichthys maurus

Bagridae

demersal

63 TL

3.4

native

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

Bagridae

demersal

80 TL

2.6

native

Citharinus eburneensis

Citharinidae

demersal

22 TL

3.0

native

Clarias buettikoferi

Clariidae

demersal

20 TL

3.2

native

Clarias laeviceps laeviceps

Clariidae

demersal

32 TL

3.1

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

Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Epiplatys dageti dageti

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Epiplatys olbrechtsi olbrechtsi

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.4

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

Hippopotamyrus pictus

Mormyridae

demersal

37 TL

3.1

native

Hydrocynus forskalii

Alestiidae

pelagic

96 TL

4.0

native

Kribia nana

Eleotridae

demersal

5 TL

3.3

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 furcidens

Mormyridae

demersal

35 TL

3.1

native

Marcusenius senegalensis senegalensis

Mormyridae

demersal

40 TL

3.1

native

Marcusenius ussheri

Mormyridae

demersal

38 TL

3.1

native

Micralestes occidentalis

Alestiidae

pelagic

8 TL

3.1

native

Mormyrops anguilloides

Mormyridae

demersal

150 TL

4.0

native

Mormyrops breviceps

Mormyridae

demersal

80 TL

3.1

native

Mormyrus rume rume

Mormyridae

demersal

107 TL

2.5

native

Nannocharax fasciatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

9 TL

3.5

native

Neolebias unifasciatus

Citharinidae

pelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Parachanna obscura

Channidae

demersal

42 TL

3.4

native

Pellonula leonensis

Clupeidae

pelagic

10 TL

3.5

native

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

Mormyridae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Petrocephalus pellegrini

Mormyridae

demersal

12 TL

3.1

native

Pollimyrus isidori

Mormyridae

demersal

11 TL

2.6

native

Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri

Polypteridae

demersal

92 TL

3.8

native

Raiamas nigeriensis

Cyprinidae

demersal

13 TL

3.0

native

Raiamas senegalensis

Cyprinidae

demersal

25 TL

3.0

native

Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus

Cichlidae

demersal

41 TL

2.1

native

Schilbe intermedius

Schilbeidae

pelagic

61 TL

3.7

native

Schilbe mandibularis

Schilbeidae

demersal

50 TL

3.4

native

Schilbe mystus

Schilbeidae

demersal

40 TL

3.3

native

Synodontis bastiani

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.1

native

Synodontis koensis

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Synodontis punctifer

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

3.0

native

Synodontis schall

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.9

native

Synodontis velifer

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

3.4

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

Tylochromis jentinki

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

33 TL

3.0

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 27.02.02.