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Table 1: 310 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 16 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 7 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 333 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 2: 16 species possibly present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis nigerquestionable   
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis polypogonquestionable   
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias submarginatusquestionable   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Clypeobarbus pleuropholisquestionable  Krokiri-ikpokpo 
Gonorynchiformes Kneriidae Cromeria occidentalisquestionable  Adaudau 
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Dagetichthys lakdoensisquestionable   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Fundulopanchax spoorenbergiquestionable  Deba-ogoin 
Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus nigromarginatusquestionable  Doje 
Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus sexdecimspinusquestionable   
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Microctenopoma congicumquestionable Congo ctenopoma Kam-aitan 
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Microctenopoma lineatumquestionable  Karawa kawi 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrops engystomaquestionable   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrops oudotiquestionable  Milligi 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Paramormyrops kingsleyaequestionable   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Pelvicachromis subocellatusquestionable   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Tylochromis jentinkiquestionable   
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