Species in the Turkana
Species in the Turkana

     n= 70 (Incomplete)
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Species Name Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic Level Status
Afronemacheilus abyssinicus Nemacheilidae benthopelagic 5.1 SL 2.8 misidentification
Afronemacheilus kaffa Nemacheilidae benthopelagic 5.5 SL 2.8 endemic
Alestes baremoze Silversides Alestidae benthopelagic 43.0 TL 3.0 native
Alestes dentex Characin Alestidae pelagic 55.0 TL 2.9 native
Andersonia leptura Amphiliidae demersal 4.6 SL 3.0 native
Auchenoglanis biscutatus Auchenoglanididae demersal 54.0 SL 3.1 native
Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bubu Auchenoglanididae demersal 70.0 SL 2.9 native
Bagrus bajad Bayad Bagridae demersal 112.0 FL 4.0 native
Bagrus docmak Semutundu Bagridae benthopelagic 127.0 TL 4.1 native
Brachyalestes ferox Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber Alestidae pelagic 8.1 SL 3.2 endemic
Brachyalestes minutus Dwarf Lake Turkana robber Alestidae pelagic 3.3 SL 3.1 endemic
Brachyalestes nurse Nurse tetra Alestidae pelagic 25.4 TL 2.5 native
Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra Alestidae pelagic 53.0 SL 2.8 native
Chelaethiops bibie Lake Turkana sardine Danionidae demersal 5.5 TL 2.3 native
Chiloglanis kerioensis Mochokidae benthopelagic 4.0 SL 3.1 endemic
Chrysichthys auratus Golden Nile catfish Claroteidae demersal 57.0 TL 3.7 misidentification
Chrysichthys turkana Claroteidae demersal 9.3 SL 3.2 endemic
Citharinus citharus Moon fish Citharinidae demersal 58.0 SL 2.0 native
Clarias gariepinus North African catfish Clariidae benthopelagic 170.0 TL 3.8 native
Coptodon zillii Redbelly tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 40.0 SL 2.5 introduced
Distichodus nefasch Distichodontidae pelagic 83.0 TL 2.0 native
Enteromius neumayeri Neumayer's barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11.8 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius paludinosus Straightfin barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 15.0 SL 2.9 native
Enteromius stigmatopygus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 2.8 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius turkanae Lake Turkana barb Cyprinidae pelagic 4.2 SL 3.0 endemic
Eremodon cochleari Pantanodontidae benthopelagic 2.3 SL 3.0 native
Eremodon jeanneli Omo lampeye Pantanodontidae benthopelagic 3.5 TL 3.1 endemic
Eremodon kifuani Pantanodontidae benthopelagic 2.0 SL 3.0 native
Garra chebera Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.5 SL 2.2 endemic
Garra dembeensis Dembea stone lapper Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11.0 SL 2.0 native
Garra makiensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 13.5 SL 2.0 native
Gymnarchus niloticus Aba Gymnarchidae demersal 167.0 SL 3.7 native
Haplochromis macconneli Cichlidae benthopelagic 7.7 SL 3.3 native
Haplochromis rudolfianus Cichlidae benthopelagic 5.8 SL 3.2 native
Haplochromis turkanae Turkana haplo Cichlidae benthopelagic 8.6 SL 3.5 native
Heterobranchus longifilis Sampa Clariidae demersal 150.0 SL 3.7 native
Heterotis niloticus African bonytongue Arapaimidae pelagic 100.0 SL 2.7 native
Hydrocynus forskahlii Elongate tigerfish Alestidae pelagic 78.0 SL 4.0 native
Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish Alestidae demersal 105.0 FL 3.7 native
Hyperopisus bebe Mormyridae demersal 51.0 SL 3.6 native
Labeo cylindricus Redeye labeo Cyprinidae benthopelagic 25.0 SL 2.0 native
Labeo horie Cyprinidae benthopelagic 57.0 TL 2.1 native
Labeo niloticus Nile labeo Cyprinidae benthopelagic 63.0 TL 2.5 native
Labeobarbus bynni Niger barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 82.0 TL 3.1 native
Labeobarbus intermedius Cyprinidae benthopelagic 48.9 SL 3.2 native
Lates longispinis Rudolf lates Latidae demersal 57.0 TL 4.1 endemic
Lates niloticus Nile perch Latidae demersal 200.0 TL 4.5 native
Leptocypris niloticus Danionidae demersal 10.8 TL 3.3 native
Malapterurus electricus Electric catfish Malapteruridae benthopelagic 122.0 SL 2.9 native
Malapterurus minjiriya Malapteruridae benthopelagic 51.0 SL 3.5 native
Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra Alestidae pelagic 9.0 SL 2.9 misidentification
Micralestes elongatus Elongated Turkana robber Alestidae pelagic 6.0 TL 3.3 native
Micropanchax rudolfianus Lake Rudolf lampeye Procatopodidae benthopelagic 3.0 TL 3.1 endemic
Mochokus niloticus Mochokidae demersal 6.5 TL 2.9 native
Mormyrus kannume Elephant-snout fish Mormyridae demersal 100.0 SL 3.2 native
Neobola bottegoi Danionidae benthopelagic 7.3 TL 3.2 native
Neobola stellae Danionidae benthopelagic 2.3 TL 3.0 endemic
Oreochromis niloticus Nile tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 60.0 SL 2.0 native
Polypterus bichir Nile bichir Polypteridae demersal 74.0 TL 4.5 native
Polypterus senegalus Gray bichir Polypteridae demersal 70.0 SL 3.5 native
Protopterus aethiopicus Marbled lungfish Protopteridae demersal 200.0 TL 4.4 native
Raiamas senegalensis Senegal minnow Danionidae benthopelagic 24.5 TL 3.4 native
Rubricatochromis exsul Turkana jewel cichlid Cichlidae benthopelagic 10.0 SL 3.4 endemic
Rubricatochromis letourneuxi Jewel fish Cichlidae benthopelagic 11.9 SL 3.0 native
Sarotherodon galilaeus Mango tilapia Cichlidae demersal 39.5 TL 2.8 native
Schilbe intermedius Silver catfish Schilbeidae pelagic 50.0 SL 3.6 misidentification
Schilbe uranoscopus Schilbeidae demersal 36.0 SL 3.4 native
Synodontis frontosus Mochokidae benthopelagic 34.2 TL 2.8 native
Synodontis schall Wahrindi Mochokidae benthopelagic 40.0 TL 2.9 native
Tetraodon lineatus Globe fish Tetraodontidae demersal 43.0 TL 3.6 native
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