Assessment of Factors Affecting Fish Production and Marketing in Gambella Region, Ethiopia

Table 1

Commercially important fish species in the Gambella region [14].

No.	Genera	Scientific name	Local (anywa) name	Local (nuer) name	Common name (English)
1	Citharinus	C. citharus; C. latus	Abel	P1t-p1t
2	Malapterurus	M. electricus	Adaenga/Adinga	D``r/D`nvy	Electric fish
3	Clarias	C. gariepinus	Aguwella	P0t	Catfish
4	Mormyrus	M. kannume; M. niloticus	Dolo	Kusth	Elephant-snout fish
5	Mormyrops	M. anguilloides	Dolo	Nst-ri3l	Cornish Jack
6	Hippopotamyrus	H. harringtoni	Dolo/Auaeyt	Kusth
7	Lates	L. niloticus	Gur	C`l	Nile perch
8	Distichodus;	D. niloticus	Puro	Yaath
9	Bagrus	B. docmac; B. bajad	Udoora/Adwera	L1m
10	Polypterus	P. bichir	Uduwella/Udeela	Ju3th
11	Synodontis	S. frontosus; S. clarias, etc.	Ukok	Yivw/Xssk
12	Labeo	L. horie	Ukura	Luabu]y/Minydh7t
13	Barbus	Barbus spp.	Ukura	Luabu]y/Minydh7t
14	Auchenoglanis	A. occidentalis	Ukul	Tut-d66 l
15	Heterotis	H. niloticus	Uluak/Uloek	Lvk
16	Oreochromis	O. niloticus	Uredo	Ru3th	Nile tilapia
17	Sarotherodon	S. galilaeus	Uredo	Burjilv/Ru3th	Tilapia
18	Gymnarchus	G. niloticus	Wit/Uit	Ri3l	Aba
19	Hydrocynus	H. forskahlii	Weari	J7k-lvc	Tiger fish