Sénégal - List of fishes

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african long-finned tetra

Bryconalestes longipinnis

10 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

It sometimes lives in brackish water. It easily accommodates to life in aquariums, but unfortunately its captive breeding is still impossible.

north African catfish

Clarias gariepinus

90 cm

solitary

carnivorous

It has a body allowing it to breathe oxygen from the air and is able to survive in the mud. With its pectoral fins, sturdy and with large thorns, it may leave the water at night in search of prey or of a nesting site. It is used intensively in pisciculture under the name "Claresse". In some countries, it is an invasive species.

blue tilapia

Oreochromis aureus

16 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Polypterus endlicherii

Polypteridae

50 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Polypterus senegalus

Polypteridae

30 cm

solitary

carnivorous

emerald green lampeye

Poropanchax luxophthalmus

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Poropanchax normani (ex. Aplocheilichthys)

Procatopodidae

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

west african lungfish

Protopterus annectens

80 cm

solitary

carnivorous

It has special organs that allow it to breathe out of the water. In the dry season it silts up, gets surrounded by a cocoon made of mucus and reduces its biological activity to a minimum. It can remain in the state for more than a year. It belongs to the same class as the terrestrial vertebrates.

freshwater puffer fish

Tetraodon lineatus

40 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Sénégal - List of fishes

african long-finned tetra

north African catfish

blue tilapia

Polypterus endlicherii

Polypterus senegalus

emerald green lampeye

Poropanchax normani (ex. Aplocheilichthys)

west african lungfish

freshwater puffer fish

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