List of ACTINOPTERYGII species in Kenya



This is a list of ACTINOPTERYGII in Kenya according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Haplochromis retrodens 10260 VU
Amphiprion allardi Allard's Anemonefish 188470 LC
Haplochromis prodromus 63542 DD
Chlidichthys bibulus 123482176 LC
Chromis axillaris Grey Chromis 188500 LC
Acanthopagrus catenula Bridled Seabream 47136868 DD
Odontanthias caudicinctus 117008482 LC
Labeo gregorii 182397 LC
Amphilius lujani 84355205 LC
Haplochromis martini 2196 CR
Haplochromis megalops 2197 VU
Pterygotrigla amaokai 114192573 DD
Scorpaenodes tribulosus 114178239 DD
Chromis dasygenys Blue-spotted Chromis 188610 LC
Chlidichthys johnvoelckeri Cerise Dottyback 123482315 LC
Chlidichthys pembae 123482318 LC
Chlorurus atrilunula Bluemoon Parrotfish 190699 LC
Chlorurus cyanescens Blue Humphead Parrotfish 190737 LC
Haplochromis bicolor 12616 VU
Plectranthias morgansi 117008727 DD
Halidesmus polytretus 123482474 DD
Scomberomorus plurilineatus Queen Mackerel 170348 DD
Haplochromis granti 18837 CR
Ptyochromis sp. nov. 'rainbow sheller' 18841 CR
Ptyochromis sp. nov. 'Rusinga oral sheller' 18839 CR
Diagramma centurio Sailfin Rubberlip 123439530 LC
Gnathophis heterolinea 199170 DD
Kenyaconger heemstrai 199174 DD
Paramonacanthus frenatus Wedgetail Filefish 79802886 LC
Peristedion weberi 114172439 LC
Suttonia suttoni 117017124 LC
Stenogobius kenyae Kenyan River Gogy 182822 LC
Plectorhinchus paulayi Zebra Sweetlip 123439665 LC
Opistognathus afer African jawfish 117017138 DD
Opistognathus margaretae Halfscaled jawfish 117017150 DD
Plectorhinchus plagiodesmus Barred Rubberlip 123439691 LC
Marcusenius devosi 182912 DD
Eugnathogobius indicus 117043928 DD
Sardinella neglecta East African Sardinella 98835195 LC
Haplochromis obtusidens 8957 DD
Oreochromis spilurus ssp. percivali Buffalo Springs Tilapia 183052 DD
Pterocaesio capricornis Capricorn Fusilier 20251407 DD
Haplochromis ishmaeli 11074 CR
Haplochromis pharyngomylus 11075 DD
Helcogramma ememes 179033 LC
Stephanolepis auratus Porky 79803225 LC
Hetereleotris caminata 117044064 LC
Hetereleotris kenyae 117044080 LC
Microphis fluviatilis Freshwater Pipefish 183152 DD
Anguilla mossambica African Longfin Eel 183155 LC
Awaous aeneofuscus Freshwater Goby 183160 LC
Hetereleotris nebulofasciata 117044088 LC
Arius africanus African Sea Catfish 183165 DD
Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus Pangani Barb 60309 LC
Barbus sp. nov. 'Pangani' 60322 VU
Mormyrus bernhardi Bernhard's Elephant-snout Fish 60320 DD
Aplocheilichthys sp. nov. 'Baringo' 60325 CR
Enteromius mimus Ewaso Nyiro Barb 60327 LC
Haplochromis nubilus 60340 VU
Haplochromis sp. nov. 'Chala' 60342 DD
Enteromius viktorianus Victoria Barb 60353 DD
Enteromius yongei Nzoia Barb 60358 LC
Hippopotamyrus grahami Graham's Stonebasher 60357 LC
Enteromius magdalenae Bunjako Barb 60360 LC
Labeo aff. mesops 60363 DD
Marcusenius victoriae Victoria Stonebasher 60365 LC
Xenoclarias eupogon Lake Victoria Deepwater Catfish 60380 CR
Enteromius turkanae Lake Turkana Barb 60383 LC
Siganus sutor Shoemaker spinefoot 117007332 LC
Rastrineobola argentea Silver Cyprinid 61257 LC
Hetereleotris zanzibarensis 117044203 LC
Haplochromis bloyeti 60412 DD
Ctenochromis aff. pectoralis 60417 VU
Labeo sp. nov. 'Baomo' 60424 VU
Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus Lake Rudolf Lampeye 60425 LC
Nothobranchius palmqvisti 60430 LC
Nothobranchius bojiensis Boji Plains Nothobranch 60431 VU
Nothobranchius interruptus Kikambala Nothobranch 60432 VU
Nothobranchius melanospilus Blackspotted Nothobranch 60435 LC
Nothobranchius robustus Red Victoria Nothobranch 60434 LC
Nothobranchius ugandensis Uganda Nothobranch 60433 LC
Paracheilinus attenuatus 187413 LC
Nothobranchius willerti Mnanzini Nothobranch 60441 VU
Nothobranchius elongatus Elongate Nothobranch 60442 VU
Pantanodon stuhlmanni Eastcoast Lampeye 60443 DD
Alcolapia alcalicus 60452 EN
Alcolapia grahami 60453 VU
Choerodon gymnogenys Purplelined wrasse 187471 DD
Haplochromis turkanae 60506 LC
Oreochromis esculentus Singidia Tilapia 15457 CR
Cociella heemstrai 114173026 LC
Oreochromis variabilis 15458 CR
Haplochromis rudolfianus 60517 LC
Haplochromis macconneli 60522 LC
Haplochromis obesus 185843 CR
Pseudojuloides argyreogaster Ring-cheek slender wrasse 187503 LC
Haplochromis maculipinna 60531 DD
Haplochromis guiarti 60532 CR
Haplochromis serranus 60533 DD
Haplochromis cavifrons 60534 DD
Haplochromis victorianus 60536 CR
Haplochromis spekii 60539 DD
Meiacanthus mossambicus Mozambique Fangblenny 48342164 LC
Haplochromis degeni 17586 LC
Oreochromis korogwe 60622 LC
Oreochromis jipe Jipe Tilapia 60628 CR
Oreochromis hunteri Lake Chala Tilapia 60634 CR
Haplochromis chilotes 60646 LC
Haplochromis chromogynos 60647 VU
Haplochromis sauvagei Rock Kribensis 60667 VU
Haplochromis pundamilia 60669 LC
Istiblennius steindachneri 48342281 LC
Halichoeres lapillus Jewelled wrasse 187691 LC
Haplochromis phytophagus 60721 DD
Haplochromis bayoni 60722 DD
Synodontis sp. nov. 'Lower Tana' 60737 DD
Brycinus ferox Large-toothed Lake Turkana Robber 60746 LC
Brycinus jacksonii Victoria Robber 60748 LC
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor ssp. victoriae Dwarf Victoria Mouthbrooder 60750 LC
Brycinus minutus Dwarf Lake Turkana Robber 60756 LC
Rhabdalestes leleupi 60767 CR
Marcusenius sp. nov. 'Turkwell' 60768 VU
Labeo sp. nov. 'Mzima' 60772 VU
Chiloglanis sp. nov. 'Northern Ewaso Nyiro' 60774 DD
Bodianus trilineatus Fourline hogfish 187753 LC
Marcusenius sp. nov. 'Malindi' 60775 VU
Chiloglanis deckenii Pangani Suckermouth 60800 LC
Pteragogus taeniops Cheekbar wrasse 187795 LC
Lates longispinis Rudolf Lates 60834 DD
Champsodon capensis Gaper 155084 LC
Haplochromis empodisma 185810 DD
Haplochromis obliquidens 9688 VU
Haplochromis fischeri 185824 VU
Haplochromis parvidens 185839 CR
Haplochromis cronus 185842 DD
Ctenochromis pectoralis Pangani Haplo 9722 EX
Enteromius profundus 169463 LC
Haplochromis humilior 185861 DD
Haplochromis pyrrhopteryx 185860 CR
Harpagochromis sp. nov. 'frogmouth' 9729 VU
Paraulopus maculatus 155143 DD
Callechelys bitaeniata 155187 LC
Spratellomorpha bianalis Two-finned Round Herring 44664 DD
Trimma volcana 118355622 LC
Ambassis natalensis 57505507 LC
Chaetodon dolosus African Butterflyfish 165654 LC
Haplochromis sp. nov. 'Amboseli' 61210 CR
Haplochromis michaeli 9725 CR
Parailia somalensis Somalia Glass Catfish 61222 DD
Aplocheilichthys sp. nov. 'Naivasha' 61225 EX
Labeobarbus rhinoceros Rhinofish 61229 DD
Mormyrus hildebrandti 61234 DD
Enteromius sexradiatus Kavirondo Barb 61239 DD
Chiloglanis somereni Someren's Suckermouth 61245 LC
Caesio xanthalytos Goldsash Fusilier 123424581 LC
Enteromius quadripunctatus Fourspotted Barb 61255 DD
Bagrus urostigma Somalia Catfish 61258 DD
Chaetodon blackburnii Brownburnie 165709 LC
Haplochromis maxillaris 12112 VU
Enteromius loveridgii 61273 DD
Pardiglanis tarabinii Giant Catfish 16217 DD
Neobola fluviatilis Athi Sardine 61279 LC
Labeo percivali Ewaso Nyiro Labeo 61280 VU
Enteromius zanzibaricus Zanzibar Barb 61287 LC
Synodontis manni Feather-barbelled Squeaker 61289 DD
Mormyrus tenuirostris Athi Elephant-snout Fish 61292 LC
Clariallabes petricola Victoria Snake Catfish 61294 DD
Chiloglanis sp. nov. 'Kerio' 61299 DD
Enteromius venustus Red Pangani Barb 61303 DD
Labeo trigliceps 61304 VU
Synodontis zanzibaricus Eastcoast Squeaker 61302 DD
Enteromius jacksoni Jackson's Barb 61311 LC
Hemichromis exsul 182143 LC
Enteromius nyanzae Nyanza Barb 61313 LC
Meganthias natalensis 117008255 LC
Anisochromis kenyae 123481988 LC
Haplochromis dentex 18312 CR
Oxyurichthys limophilus 118353792 DD
Haplochromis macrognathus 18319 CR
Haplochromis nigrescens 18323 DD
Haplochromis paraguiarti 18324 DD
Haplochromis prognathus 18327 DD
Cocotropus monacanthus 114155455 DD
Haplochromis acidens 18401 DD
Abudefduf sparoides False-eye Damsel 188401 LC

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)