Nigeria

Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species

This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Nigeria 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)

Alestopetersius smykalai (Alestiidae) Blue Diamond Tetra

Arnoldichthys spilopterus (Alestiidae) Niger Tetra

Ctenopoma argentoventer (Anabantidae) Silver-bellied Climbing Perch

Ctenopoma nebulosum (Anabantidae) Fog Bushfish

Aphyosemion deltaense (Aplocheilidae) Delta Killifish

Epiplatys biafranus (Aplocheilidae) Biafra Panchax

Epiplatys longiventralis OC (Aplocheilidae) Banded Panchax

Fundulopanchax arnoldi (Aplocheilidae) Arnold's Lyretail

Fundulopanchax powelli (Aplocheilidae) Black Aphyosemion

Nothobranchius kiyawensis (Aplocheilidae) Kiyawa Nothobranch

Parauchenoglanis akiri (Bagridae)

Parauchenoglanis buettikoferi (Bagridae)

Thysochromis annectens (Cichlidae)

Neolebias axelrodi (Citharinidae)

Neolebias powelli (Citharinidae) Domino Neolebias

Barbus aboinensis OC (Cyprinidae) Aboina Barb

Barbus clauseni OC (Cyprinidae)

Garra trewavasai (Cyprinidae)

Dormitator pleurops (Eleotridae)

Synodontis guttatus OC (Mochokidae)

Synodontis robbianus OC (Mochokidae) Russet Synodontis