Table 6 Relative abundance of finfish assemblage by family in the river

1

Cichlidae

Oreochromis niloticus

14.10

Sarotherondon galileaus galileaus

6.80

Coptodon zillii

10.40

Red Tilapia

0.60

Coptodon marie

0.60

2

Distichontidae

Distichodus rostratus

1.80

3

Latidae

Lates niloticus

0.80

4

Claroteidae

Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus

21.00

5

Alestidae

Alestes baremoze

12.40

Brycynus macrolepidotus

4.70

Hydrocynus forskalii

12.70

6

Schilbeidae

Schilbe mystus

6.70

Schilbe uranoscopus

0.10

7

Hepsetidae

Hepsetus akawo

1.20

8

Mormyridae

Mormyrus rume rume

1.80

Mormyrups anguilloides

0.40

9

Mochokidae

Synodontis budgetti

3.40

10

Clariidae

Clarias macromystax

0.20

11

Kneriidae

Cromeria occidentalis

0.30

11 families

19 species

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