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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Sudan (North)
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Table 1: 130 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: 2 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 134 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 130 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes baremozenative Silversides Kawara baladi 
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes dentexnative Characin Kawwara baladi 
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Andersonia lepturanative   
Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae Aphaniops disparnative Arabian pupfish  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Auchenoglanis biscutatusnative  Zammar 
Siluriformes Claroteidae Auchenoglanis occidentalisnative Bubu Humar el hut 
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus bajadnative Bayad Bayad 
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus docmaknative Semutundu Abu shanad 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Brevimyrus nigernative  Um shiffa 
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotusnative True big-scale tetra Kawwara safsaf 
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus nursenative Nurse tetra Kawwara himila 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Chelaethiops bibienative Lake Turkana sardine Bibie 
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis niloticusnative   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys auratusnative Golden Nile catfish Abu rial 
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys rueppellinative   
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus citharusnative Moon fish Betkoya 
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus latusnative  Betkoya 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias alluaudinative Alluaud's catfish Tukpe 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias anguillarisnative Mudfish Garmut 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusnative North African catfish Abu shanab 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias liocephalusnative Smoothhead catfish Tukpe 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias wernerinative Werner's catfish Abu shanab 
Siluriformes Claroteidae Clarotes laticepsnative Widehead catfish Abu misaika 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliinative Redbelly tilapia Bulti 
Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae Ctenopharyngodon idellaintroduced Grass carp  
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma murieinative Ocellated labyrinth fish Nakpaia 
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma pethericinative  Nakpaia 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Cyphomyrus pethericinative  Ras el hagar 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus brevipinnisnative  Khraish 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus engycephalusnative Perch Khraish 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus nefaschnative  Khraish 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus rostratusnative Grass-eater Khraish 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius anemanative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius macropsnative Blackstripe barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius neglectusnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius perincenative  Pedi 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius pumilusnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius stigmatopygusnative  Pedi 
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys bifasciatusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae Epiplatys spilargyreiusnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia affinisintroduced Mosquitofish Gambusie 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra blanfordiinative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra jamilaendemic   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra napatanative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra sannarensisendemic   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra vinciguerraenative   
Osteoglossiformes Gymnarchidae Gymnarchus niloticusnative Aba Weer 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatusnative Banded jewelfish Mbagui 
Siluriformes Clariidae Heterobranchus bidorsalisnative African catfish Ngaru 
Siluriformes Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilisnative Sampa Surta 
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