Commercially Important Catfish Species in Africa
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February 19, 2019Common Aquaculture Ponds in Nigeria
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COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT FISH SPECIES IN AFRICA
| Country | English name | Scientific name |
| Algeria | Common carp
Chinese carp |
Cyprinus carpio
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis |
| Angola | Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus |
| Benin | Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus |
| Cameroon | Nile tilapia
African catfish
Common carp |
Oreochromis niloticus
Clarias gariepinus
Cyprinus carpio |
| Cote d’Ivoire | Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus |
| Egypt
|
Nile tilapia
Blue tilapia
African catfish
Common carp
Sliver carp
Black carp
Bighead carp
Flathead grey mullet
Thinlip mullet
Bluespot mullet
Giant prawn |
Oreochromis niloticus
Oreochromis aureus
Clarias gariepinus
Cyprinus carpio
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Mylopharyngodon piceus
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Mugil cephalus
Liza ramada
Valamugil seheli
Macrobrachium rosenbergii |
| Equatorial Guinea | Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus |
| Ethiopia | Nile tilapia
African catfish |
Oreochromis niloticus
Clarias gariepinus |
| Gambia | Nile tilapia
African catfish |
Oreochromis niloticus
Clarias gariepinus |
| Ghana | Nile tilapia
Red belly tilapaia
Mango tilapia
Banded jewel fish
African bony tongue
African catfishes |
Oreochromis niloticus
Tilapia zilli
Sarotherodon galilaeus
Hemichromis fasciatus
Heterotis niloticus
Clarias gariepinus
Heterobranchus bidorsalis |
| Kenya | Rainbow trout
Common carp
Largemouth bass
African catfish
Nile tilapia |
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Cyprinus carpio
Micropterus salmoides
Clarias gariepinus
Orechromis niloticus |
| Lesotho | Rainbow trout
Common carp |
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Cyprinus carpio |
| Liberia | Sampa
Nile tilapia
African catfish
Mango tilapia Red belly tilapia |
Heterobranchus longifilis
Oreochromis niloticus
Clarias gariepinus
Sarotherodon galilaeus Tilapia zilli |
| Libya | Common carp
Bighead carp
Grass carp
Silver carp
European seabass
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Gilthead seabream
Nile tilapia
Red tilapia |
Cyprinus carpio
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Ctenopharyngodon idellus
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Dicentrarchus labrax
Thunnus thynnus thynnus
Sparus aurata
Oreochromis niloticus
Oreochromis mossambicus |
| Madagascar | Nile tilapia
Commom carp
Goldfish
Giant tiger prawn
Topical marine seaweed |
Oreochromis niloticus
Cyprinus carpio
Carassius auratus
Penaeus monodon
Eucheuma striatum |
| Malawi | African catfish
Tilapia karongae
Tilapia shiranus
Redbreast tilapia
Rainbow trout |
Clarias gariepinus
Orechromis karongae
Oreochromis shiranus
Tilapia rendalli
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
| Mali | Nile perch
African bonytongue |
Lates niloticus
Heterotis niloticus |
| Mauritius | Red drum
Sea bream
Rabbit fish
Cordonnier
Cobia |
Sciaenops ocellata
Pagrus major
Siganus canaliculatus
Singanus sutor
Rachycentron canadum |
| Morocco | Meagre
Gilthead seabream
European seabass
Flat European oyster
Kuruma prawn
Gasar cupped oyster |
Argyrosomus regius
Sparus aurata
Dicentrarchus labrax
Ostrea edulis
Penaeus japonicas
Crassostrea angulata |
| Mozambique | Mozambique tilapia
Indian white prawn
Giant tiger prawn |
Oreochromis mossambicus
Penaeus indicus
Penaeus monodon |
| Nigeria | African catfishes
Hybrid catfish
Nile tilapia
Redbelly tilapia
Red tilapia |
Clarias gariepinus
Heterobranchus longifilis
Clarias gariepinus(male)+Heterobranchus longifilis(female)=Heteroclarias
Clarias gariepinus(female)+Heterobranchus longifilis(male)=Clariabranchus
Oreochromis niloticus
Tilapia zilli
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
| Rwanda | Nile tilapia
Redbreast tilapia
Greenhead tilapia
Common carp
African catfish
Sliver carp |
Oreochromis niloticus
Tilapia rendalli
Tilapia macrochir
Cyprinus carpio
Clarias lazera
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |
| Senegal | Nile tilapia
Blackchin tilapia |
Oreochromis niloticus
Sarotherodon melanotheron |
| Seychelles | Black pearl oyster
Winged oyster
Brown marbled grouper
Red emperor snapper
Mangrove snapper
Snub-nosed pompano |
Pinctada margaritifera
Pteria colymbus
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
Lutjanus Sebae
Lutjanus griseus
Trachinotus blochii |
| Sierra Leone | Nile tilapia
African catfishes
|
Oreochromis niloticus
Clarias gariepinus
Heterobranchus longifilis |
| South Africa | African catfish
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Mozambique tilapia
Common carp
Marron crayfish
Parlemoen abalone
Mussels Brown mussel
Black mussel
Oysters Cape rock oyster
Pacific oyster
Yellow-tailed kingfish
Cape salmon/African weakfish
Seaweed Hudson
Ornamental fishes Saddleback clownfish
Maroon clownfish |
Clarias gariepinus
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmo trutta
Oreochromis mossambicus
Cyprinus carpio
Cherax tenuimanus
Haliotis midae
Perna perna
Choromytilus meridionalis
Striostrea margaritacea
Crassostrea gigas
Seriola lalandii
Atractoscion aequidens
Gracilaria verrucosa
Amphiprion polymnus
Premnas biaculeatus |
| South Sudan | Nile perch
Nile tilapia
Binny carp
Elephant-snout fish
Bagrid catfish
Tigerfish |
Lates niloticus
Oreochromis niloticus
Barbus binny
Mormyrus kanumme
Bagrid bayad
Panthera tigris |
| Sudan | Nile tilapia
Common carp
Grass carp |
Oreochromis niloticus
Cyprinus carpio
Ctenopharyngodon idella |
| Tanzania | Nile tilapia
African catfish
Mullet
Milkfish |
Oreochromis niloticus
Clarias gariepinus
Mugil cephalus
Chanos chanos |
| Togo | Nile tilapia
African catfish |
Oreochromis niloticus
Clarias gariepinus |
| Tunisia | European seabass
Northern bluefin tuna
Gilthead seabream
Chinese/ common carp Nile tilapia
Zender
Silver carp
Largemouth black-bass |
Dicentrarchus labrax
Thynnus thynnus
Sparus aurata
Cyprinus carpio
Oreocheromis niloticus
Stizostedin lucioperca
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Micropterus salmoides |
| Uganda | Nile tilapia
African catfish
Common carp
Red belly tilapia
Blue spotted tilapia
Red swamp crawfish |
Oreochromis niloticus
Clarias gariepinus
Cyprinus carpio
Tilapia zilli
Oreochromis leucostictus
Procambarus clarkii |
| Zambia | Redbreast tilapia
Three spotted tilapia
Longfin tilapia
Nile tilapia
Common carp |
Tilapia rendalli
Oreochromis andersonii
Oreochromis macrochi
Oreochromis niloticus
Cyprinus carpio |
| Zimbabwe | Nile tilapia
Rainbow trout |
Oreochromis niloticus
Oncorhynchus mykiss |
