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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Tunisia
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Table 1: 29 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 0 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 3 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 32 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 29 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser sturionative Sturgeon  
Clupeiformes Alosidae Alosa algeriensisnative North African shad  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Anaecypris punicanative   
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel Hancha 
Cyprinodontiformes Aphaniidae Aphanius fasciatusnative Mediterranean banded killifish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatotilapia desfontainiinative   
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina boyerinative Big-scale sand smelt  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon auratusnative Golden grey mullet Majoul 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon labrosusnative Thicklip grey mullet Kahlayoum 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon ramadanative Thinlip grey mullet Bitoum 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon saliensnative Leaping mullet  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliinative Redbelly tilapia  
Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae Ctenopharyngodon idellaintroduced Grass carp  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpiointroduced Common carp  
Eupercaria/misc Moronidae Dicentrarchus labraxnative European seabass Karus 
Esociformes Esocidae Esox luciusintroduced Northern pike  
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Gobius paganellusnative Rock goby  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Luciobarbus callensisnative Algerian barb  
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoidesintroduced Largemouth black bass  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil cephalusnative Flathead grey mullet Bouri 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicusintroduced Mozambique tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticusintroduced Nile tilapia  
Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae Platichthys flesusnative European flounder  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Pseudophoxinus callensisnative   
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Sander luciopercaintroduced Pike-perch  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Sarmarutilus rubiliointroduced   
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Scardinius erythrophthalmusintroduced Rudd  
Siluriformes Siluridae Silurus glanisintroduced Wels catfish  
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Syngnathus abasternative Black-striped pipefish  
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