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Aquarium fish native to Chad

27 aquarium species occur naturally in Chad (Africa), all of them freshwater. Fish with full care profiles are listed first. Where a species also occurs elsewhere, its profile lists its full natural range.

  • African bonytongue (Heterotis niloticus)African bonytongueHeterotis niloticus
  • African knifefish (Xenomystus nigri)African knifefishXenomystus nigri
  • Electric catfish (Malapterurus electricus)Electric catfishMalapterurus electricus
  • Freshwater butterflyfish (Pantodon buchholzi)Freshwater butterflyfishPantodon buchholzi
  • Globe fish (Tetraodon lineatus)Globe fishTetraodon lineatus
  • Gray bichir (Polypterus senegalus senegalus)Gray bichirPolypterus senegalus senegalus
  • Oneline tetra (Nannaethiops unitaeniatus)Oneline tetraNannaethiops unitaeniatus
  • Redbelly tilapiaTilapia zillii
  • Widehead catfish (Clarotes laticeps)Widehead catfishClarotes laticeps
  • Parachanna obscuraParachanna obscura
  • Petrocephalus bovei boveiPetrocephalus bovei bovei
  • African carp (Labeo coubie)African carpLabeo coubie
  • Banded jewelfish (Hemichromis fasciatus)Banded jewelfishHemichromis fasciatus
  • Blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus)Blue tilapiaOreochromis aureus
  • Congo ctenopoma (Microctenopoma congicum)Congo ctenopomaMicroctenopoma congicum
  • Elephant Fish (Pollimyrus isidori isidori)Elephant FishPollimyrus isidori isidori
  • Faya / Okpukpu / Suwun (Petrocephalus bane bane)Faya / Okpukpu / SuwunPetrocephalus bane bane
  • Glass schilbid (Parailia pellucida)Glass schilbidParailia pellucida
  • Kafue pike (Hepsetus odoe)Kafue pikeHepsetus odoe
  • Mango tilapia (Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus)Mango tilapiaSarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus
  • Moon fish (Citharinus citharus citharus)Moon fishCitharinus citharus citharus
  • Nile bichir (Polypterus bichir bichir)Nile bichirPolypterus bichir bichir
  • Norman's lampeye (Poropanchax normani)Norman's lampeyePoropanchax normani
  • Nurse tetra (Brycinus nurse)Nurse tetraBrycinus nurse
  • Reticulate (arowana) knifefish (Papyrocranus afer)Reticulate (arowana) knifefishPapyrocranus afer
  • Sharptooth tetra (Micralestes acutidens)Sharptooth tetraMicralestes acutidens
  • Upsidedown catfish (Synodontis batensoda)Upsidedown catfishSynodontis batensoda
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