Gabon Endemic Freshwater Fish Checklist

Gabon

Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species

This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Gabon 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)

Alestes bartoni (Alestiidae)

Brachypetersius notospilus (Alestiidae)

Phenacogrammus gabonensis (Alestiidae)

Amphilius pulcher OC (Amphiliidae)

Aphyosemion abacinum (Aplocheilidae) Mékambo Dwarf Killifish

Aphyosemion alpha (Aplocheilidae)

Aphyosemion aureum (Aplocheilidae) Golden Killifish

Aphyosemion citrineipinnis (Aplocheilidae) Lemon-fin Killifish

Aphyosemion exigoideum (Aplocheilidae) False Jewel Killifish

Aphyosemion fulgens (Aplocheilidae) Orange Dwarf Killifish

Aphyosemion gabunense (Aplocheilidae) Gabon Killifish

Aphyosemion georgiae OC (Aplocheilidae) Georgia's Spotted Dwarf Killifish

Aphyosemion hanneloreae (Aplocheilidae) Hannelore's Killifish

Aphyosemion hera (Aplocheilidae)

Aphyosemion hofmanni (Aplocheilidae) Hofmann's Killifish

Aphyosemion joergenscheeli (Aplocheilidae)

Aphyosemion kouamense (Aplocheilidae)

Aphyosemion lamberti (Aplocheilidae) Lambert's Lyretail

Aphyosemion maculatum (Aplocheilidae) Speckled Killifish

Aphyosemion passaroi (Aplocheilidae)

Aphyosemion primigenium (Aplocheilidae) Douano Killifish

Aphyosemion rectogoense (Aplocheilidae) Silver-yellow Killifish

Aphyosemion tirbaki (Aplocheilidae)

Epiplatys berkenkampi (Aplocheilidae)

Epiplatys huberi (Aplocheilidae) Green-bellied Panchax

Chrysichthys ogooensis (Bagridae)

Chrysichthys thysi (Bagridae)

Chromidotilapia kingsleyae OC (Cichlidae)

Chromidotilapia melaniae (Cichlidae)

Chromidotilapia mrac (Cichlidae)

Chromidotilapia nana (Cichlidae)

Parananochromis axelrodi (Cichlidae)

Parananochromis gabonicus (Cichlidae)

Parananochromis ornatus (Cichlidae)

Congocharax gossei (Citharinidae)

Hemistichodus vaillanti (Citharinidae) Green-Bellied Panchax

Nannocharax maculicauda OC (Citharinidae)

Nannocharax ogoensis (Citharinidae)

Neolebias kerguennae (Citharinidae)

Clariallabes brevibarbis OC (Clariidae)

Barbus compiniei OC (Cyprinidae)

Barbus condei (Cyprinidae)

Barbus prionacanthus OC (Cyprinidae) Greater Black-striped Barb

Varicorhinus semireticulatus OC (Cyprinidae)

Malapterurus oguensis (Malapteruridae)

Synodontis albolineatus OC (Mochokidae)

Synodontis haugi OC (Mochokidae) Black Synodontis

Synodontis polyodon (Mochokidae)

Brienomyrus curvifrons OC (Mormyridae)

Brienomyrus longicaudatus (Mormyridae)

Paramormyrops gabonensis OC (Mormyridae)

Pollimyrus marchei (Mormyridae)

Stomatorhinus walkeri OC (Mormyridae)

Hypsopanchax catenatus (Poeciliidae) Chain Lampeye

Plataplochilus chalcopyrus (Poeciliidae) Flame Lampeye

Plataplochilus loemensis (Poeciliidae) Loeme Lampeye

Plataplochilus mimus (Poeciliidae) Mimic Lampeye

Plataplochilus pulcher (Poeciliidae)

Plataplochilus terveri (Poeciliidae) Terver's Lampeye

Additional endemic freshwater fish species that were not 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 59 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 17 species total 76 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Gabon.

Amphilius caudosignatus (Amphiliidae) 2007

Phractura stiassny (Amphiliidae) 2007

Chromidotilapia regani (Cichlidae)

Channallabes ogooensis (Clariidae) 2007

Atopodontus adriaensi (Mochokidae) 2008

Microsynodontis armatus (Mochokidae) 2004

Microsynodontis emarginata (Mochokidae) 2004

Microsynodontis hirsuta (Mochokidae) 2004

Microsynodontis laevigata (Mochokidae) 2004

Microsynodontis nasutus (Mochokidae) 2004

Microsynodontis notata (Mochokidae) 2004

Microsynodontis vigilis (Mochokidae) 2004