Republic of the Congo
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in the Republic of the Congo is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.
OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range ( these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)
Nannopetersius lamberti (Alestiidae)
Amphilius lamani (Amphiliidae)
Phractura gladysae OC (Amphiliidae)
Trachyglanis sanghensis (Amphiliidae)
Aphyosemion buytaerti (Aplocheilidae)
Aphyosemion caudofasciatum (Aplocheilidae) Tail Stripe Killifish
Aphyosemion chauchei (Aplocheilidae)
Aphyosemion lefiniense (Aplocheilidae) Lefini Killifish
Aphyosemion schluppi (Aplocheilidae)
Aphyosemion seegersi (Aplocheilidae) Seegers's Jewel Killifish
Aphyosemion thysi (Aplocheilidae)
Aphyosemion wachtersi OC (Aplocheilidae)
Aphyosemion zygaima (Aplocheilidae) Mindouli Killifish
Epiplatys phoeniceps (Aplocheilidae) Phoenix Panchax
Auchenoglanis grandis (Bagridae)
Chrysichthys dageti OC (Bagridae)
Chromidotilapia elongata (Cichlidae)
Distichodus langi (Citharinidae)
Nannocharax altus OC (Citharinidae)
Barbus carens (Cyprinidae)
Barbus catenarius (Cyprinidae)
Barbus diamouanganai (Cyprinidae)
Barbus erythrozonus (Cyprinidae)
Barbus kuiluensis (Cyprinidae)
Barbus nigroluteus (Cyprinidae)
Barbus rouxi (Cyprinidae)
Barbus stauchi OC (Cyprinidae)
Barbus syntrechalepis (Cyprinidae)
Puntius okae (Cyprinidae)
Malapterurus monsembeensis (Malapteruridae)
Synodontis longispinis (Mochokidae)Additional endemic freshwater fish species that were described too recently to be included in FishBase 2004 are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 31 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 6 species total 37 species of freshwater fishes known solely from the Republic of the Congo.
Amphilius dimonikensis (Amphiliidae) 2007
Amphilius mamonekenensis (Amphiliidae) 2007
Tetracamphilius pectinatus (Amphiliidae) 2003
Channallabes sanghaensis (Clariidae) 2007
Distichodus teugelsi (Distichodontidae) 2008
Aphyosemion plagitaenium (Nothobranchiidae) 2004