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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Somalia
n = 58
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Table 1: 56 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 2 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 0 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 58 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 56 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Rhinopristiformes Pristidae Anoxypristis cuspidatanative Pointed sawfish  
Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae Aphaniops disparnative Arabian pupfish  
Siluriformes Ariidae Arius brunelliinative   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Auchenoglanis occidentalisnative Bubu  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous aeneofuscusnative Freshwater goby  
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus docmaknative Semutundu  
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus urostigmanative Somalia catfish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbopsis devecchiiendemic Somalian blind barb  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus affinisnative Redfin robber  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotusnative True big-scale tetra  
Gonorynchiformes Chanidae Chanos chanosnative Milkfish Ilweyn 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusnative North African catfish  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Clarotes bidorsalisendemic   
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Crenimugil buchananinative Bluetail mullet Caanood 
Acanthuriformes Leiognathidae Deveximentum ruconiusnative Deep pugnose ponyfish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius zanzibaricusnative Zanzibar barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra andruzziiendemic Somalian cavefish  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Glossogobius giurisnative Tank goby  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Gobius scortecciinative   
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Irvineia orientalisnative   
Centrarchiformes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestrisnative Rock flagtail  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo botteginative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo mesopsnative Tana labeo  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeobarbus gananensisnative   
Eupercaria/misc Monodactylidae Monodactylus argenteusnative Silver moony Soor-yaxaas 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrops citerniiendemic   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus casalisendemic   
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil cephalusnative Flathead grey mullet Caanood 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Neobola bottegoinative   
Ovalentaria/misc Pomacentridae Neopomacentrus taeniurusnative Freshwater demoiselle  
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius fasciatusendemic   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius jubbinative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius microlepisnative Small scaled nothobranch  
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius patriziinative Blue notho  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis spilurusnative Sabaki tilapia  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Osteomugil cunnesiusnative Longarm mullet Caanood 
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Parailia somalensisnative Somalia glass catfish  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Pardiglanis tarabiniinative Somalian giant catfish Giant catfish 
Myliobatiformes Dasyatidae Pastinachus sephennative Cowtail stingray Shafane cordaal 
Clupeiformes Pristigasteridae Pellona ditchelanative Indian pellona Aarijoog 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Petrocephalus gliroidesnative   
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Pisodonophis boronative Rice-paddy eel  
Rhinopristiformes Pristidae Pristis pectinatanative Smalltooth sawfish Libaax-miinshaar 
Rhinopristiformes Pristidae Pristis zijsronnative Longcomb sawfish  
Ceratodontiformes Protopteridae Protopterus amphibiusnative Gilled lungfish  
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Schilbe intermediusnative Silver catfish  
Eupercaria/misc Sillaginidae Sillago sihamanative Silver sillago Caanood 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Stenogobius gymnopomusnative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Stenogobius kenyaenative Africa rivergoby  
Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis frontosusnative   
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