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Fish Species of Nigeria
Native and commonly occurring fish across 1 ocean region - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.
163
Total Species
11
Threatened
23
Edible
1
Ocean Region
Nile tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Noble lampfish
Lampanyctus nobilis
LC
🌊 Marine
North African catfish
Clarias gariepinus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Ocean sunfish
Mola mola
VU
🌊 Marine
Oilfish
Ruvettus pretiosus
LC
🌊 Marine
Orange filefish
Aluterus schoepfii
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific blackchin
Scopelengys tristis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific hatchet fish
Argyropelecus affinis
LC
🌊 Marine
Pacific portholefish
Diplophos taenia
LC
🌊 Marine
Pale threadtail snipe eel
Nemichthys curvirostris
LC
🌊 Marine
Pearly lanternfish
Myctophum nitidulum
LC
🌊 Marine
Queen triggerfish
Balistes vetula
NT
🌊 Marine
Rainbow krib
Pelvicachromis pulcher
LC
💧 Freshwater
Rainbow runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
LC
🌊 Marine
Reinhardt's lantern fish
Hygophum reinhardtii
LC
🌊 Marine
Rendezvous fish
Polymetme corythaeola
LC
🌊 Marine
Richardson's snaggletooth
Astronesthes richardsoni
LC
🌊 Marine
Roho labeo
Labeo rohita
LC
💧 Freshwater
Roudi escolar
Promethichthys prometheus
LC
🌊 Marine
Round sardinella
Sardinella aurita
LC
🌊 Marine
Round scad
Decapterus punctatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Sand tiger shark
Carcharias taurus
CR
🌊 Marine
Scaleless dragonfish
Bathophilus nigerrimus
LC
🌊 Marine
Shining Snaggletooth
Borostomias elucens
LC
🌊 Marine
Short fin pearleye
Scopelarchus analis
LC
🌊 Marine
Short-headed lantern fish
Diaphus brachycephalus
LC
🌊 Marine
Shortnose greeneye
Chlorophthalmus agassizi
LC
🌊 Marine
Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
LC
🌊 Marine
Sladen's hatchet fish
Argyropelecus sladeni
LC
🌊 Marine
Slender lanternfish
Lampanyctus tenuiformis
LC
🌊 Marine
Slender snipe eel
Nemichthys scolopaceus
LC
🌊 Marine
Slim betta
Betta bellica
LC
💧 Freshwater
Smallfin lanternfish
Benthosema suborbitale
LC
🌊 Marine
Smallscale smooth-head
Bathytroctes microlepis
LC
🌊 Marine
Smalltooth dragonfish
Pachystomias microdon
LC
🌊 Marine
Smooth dreamer
Chaenophryne draco
LC
🌊 Marine
Smooth puffer
Lagocephalus laevigatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Snake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
LC
🌊 Marine
Snyderidia Canina
Snyderidia canina
LC
🌊 Marine
Soft lanternfish
Diaphus mollis
LC
🌊 Marine
Soft leafvent angler
Haplophryne mollis
LC
🌊 Marine
Softhead grenadier
Malacocephalus laevis
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotlight lanternfish
Diaphus lucidus
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotted soapfish
Rypticus subbifrenatus
LC
🌊 Marine
Spotted tinselfish
Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi
LC
🌊 Marine
Spurcheek lanternfish
Bolinichthys photothorax
LC
🌊 Marine
Stareye lightfish
Pollichthys mauli
LC
🌊 Marine
Stout sawpalate
Serrivomer beanii
LC
🌊 Marine