| Species scientific names | Names and signification in langue dagara | Name in gourounsi | |
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| Alestes baremoze | Talankpol | Toothless | Barfilew |
| Alestes dentex | |||
| Brycinus imberi | Zourzièr | Red tail | Nanewsagè |
| Brycinus nurse | |||
| Brycinus macrolepidotus |
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| Hydrocynus forskali | Ba-gnimin | Dog fish | Zingo |
| Bagrus docmak | Dekor-nasaolou | Comparable to valiant single | Sossia |
| Chrysichthys auratus | Memboura | Prikes dangerously |
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| Chrysichthys walkeri |
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| Auchenoglanis occidentalis |
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| kokow |
| Citharinus citharus |
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| Bedeneguiew |
| Clarias anguillaris | Zu saala | Slips easily | Nawbio |
| Heterobranchus bidorsalis |
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| Coptodon zillii |
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| Hemichromis fasciatus |
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| Oreochromis niloticus |
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| Sarotherodon galileaus | Pinpela | Large tilapia |
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| Distichodus engycephalus | Kanka-vaar | Ficus leaves |
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| Distichodus brevipinnis |
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| Labeo coubie | Bindol | Fast in the water Large and retractile mouth Eats much | Boundaré |
| Labeo parvus | |||
| Labeo senegalensis |
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| Lates niloticus |
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| Malapterurus electricus | Mao-nou | Makes hand shiver |
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| Marcusenius cyprinoïdes |
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| Marcusenius senegalensis |
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| Mormyrus rume |
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| Petrocephalus bovei |
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| Hyperopisus bebe |
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| Schilbe intermedius | Tintira | Easily and painful picks | Guiguio |
| Schilbe mystus | Guiguio | ||
| Siluranodon auritus |
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| Polypterus endlicheri | Ba-wa | Aquatic snack | Dankassanè |
| Polypterus senegalus | Dankassanè | ||
| Synodontis clarias | Koko zourzier | Koko = Synodontis; Zourzier = red tail |
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| Synodontis membranaceus | Koko pla | White synodontis | Kokonayarow |
| Synodontis nigrita | Koko hihi | Hihi, onomatopoeia referring to the noise the fish makes out of water |
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| Synodontis obesus |
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| Synodontis ocellifer |
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| Synodontis schall |
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| Tetraodon lineatus | Vonon | Big stomach, blows like a ball |
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| Mastacembelus sp |
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