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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Mauritania
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Table 1: 47 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 6 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 1 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 54 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table : 54 .
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes baremozequestionable Silversides  
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes dentexnative Characin  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguillanative European eel  
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina boyerinative Big-scale sand smelt  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Auchenoglanis occidentalisnative Bubu  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus leuciscusnative   
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotusnative True big-scale tetra  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus nursenative Nurse tetra  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon auratusnative Golden grey mullet Tagaoua 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon dumerilinative Grooved mullet  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys auratusnative Golden Nile catfish  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys nigrodigitatusnative Belly up  
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus citharusnative Moon fish  
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus latusnative   
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias anguillarisnative Mudfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusquestionable North African catfish  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Clarotes laticepsnative Widehead catfish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon guineensisquestionable Guinean tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon rendalliquestionable Redbreast tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliinative Redbelly tilapia  
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma kingsleyaequestionable Tailspot ctenopoma  
Anguilliformes Ophichthidae Dalophis boulengerinative   
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus rostratusnative Grass-eater  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius desertimisidentification   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius macropsnative Blackstripe barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius pobeguininative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Gobius paganellusnative Rock goby  
Osteoglossiformes Gymnarchidae Gymnarchus niloticusnative Aba  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatusnative Banded jewelfish  
Pleuronectiformes Soleidae Heteromycteris proboscideusnative True sole  
Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus brevisnative Tiger-fish  
Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus forskahliinative Elongate tigerfish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo senegalensisnative   
Carangaria/misc Latidae Lates niloticusnative Nile perch  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus rumenative Mormyrids  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil bananensisnative Banana mullet  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil cephalusnative Flathead grey mullet Zoulé 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Nannocharax ansorgiinative   
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Neochelon falcipinnisnative Sicklefin mullet  
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Parachelon grandisquamisnative Largescaled mullet Zoule 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Paradistichodus dimidiatusnative   
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Parailia pellucidanative Glass schilbid  
Eupercaria/misc Haemulidae Pomadasys jubelininative Sompat grunt Ayir 
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Pseudotolithus typusnative Longneck croaker  
Eupercaria/misc Sciaenidae Pteroscion peliquestionable Boe drum  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Rubricatochromis bimaculatusnative Jewelfish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeusnative Mango tilapia  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon melanotheronnative Blackchin tilapia  
Siluriformes Schilbeidae Schilbe mystusnative African butter catfish  
Siluriformes Mochokidae Synodontis membranaceusnative   
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