Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali

Nanourou Dembélé; Ramata Diop; Hamidou Kodio; Abdoulaye Sy; Siaka Dembélé; Youssouf Sanogo; Adama Konaté; Et Fassé Samaké

doi:doi:10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14

Research Article |

| Peer-Reviewed

Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali

Nanourou Dembélé

, Ramata Diop^*

, Hamidou Kodio

, Abdoulaye Sy

, Siaka Dembélé

, Youssouf Sanogo

, Adama Konaté

, Et Fassé Samaké

Published in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 14, Issue 4)

Received: 7 July 2025 Accepted: 21 July 2025 Published: 25 August 2025

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

Lake Sélingué is one of the main fish production areas in Mali. The fish are concentrated at the Carrière landing stage, in the Prefecture of, before being transported to urban centers. The purpose of this contribution is to establish the list of fresh fish landed at this landing stage, coming from the waters of Lake Sélingué. The study was spread over a period of 10 months with one outing per month. Landed fish were identified on site and then counted by species to determine specific diversity, frequency and groups based on occurrence. The results showed the presence of 56 species of fish distributed in 17 families and 35 genera. The Mormyridae family with 10 species is the best represented in the landing stage, followed by the Alestidae, Cichlidae, Cyprinidae and Mochokidae with 6 species each. Eight (8) species represented 71.92% of the catches, the most frequent of which were Chrysichthys auratus, Sarotherodon galilaeus and Coptodon zillii. Mochokus niloticus and Marcusenius cyprinoïdes are added to the list of fish recorded in the area of Lake Sélingué. The fish consisted of 50% constant species, 17.86% incidental species and 32.14% accidental species. The specific diversity index is 4.19 with a maximum diversity of 5.80. Given the great diversity of species, the Carrière landing stage could serve as a reference site for research and conservation of ichthyological diversity.

Published in	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 14, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14
Page(s)	163-172
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Fish, Diversity, Frequency, Occurrence, Sélingué Dam Lake, Mali

1. Introduction

Fish are an important source of animal protein and income for populations

[1]

. As such, many communities have become involved in fishing, which involves extracting fish and other aquatic organisms from inland waters

[2]

. In dammed lakes, fishing is one of the main activities of riverside communities and constitutes real threats to the survival of fish

[3, 4]

. In Mali, fish production is estimated at 133,940 tonnes in 2023

[5]

. There are three main fish production areas, the central Niger Delta and two dam lakes, namely, Lake Sélingué and Lake Manantali

[6]

. The Sélingué dam lake supplies fish to many urban centers in the country and is the subject of intensive fishing. According to many authors, species of high commercial value were landed there

[3, 6-8]

. Regarding the diversity of the ichthyological fauna of Lake Sélingué

[7]

reported 91 species of fish without highlighting the species from the main landing stage of Carrière which concentrates the majority of the production. The fish list of a landing stage refers to the species richness, species diversity and occurrence of the species in the watercourse that shelters the landing stage. These factors are indicators because species richness allows us to monitor the diversity of landed fish while species richness allows us to monitor the resilience of ecosystems in response to anthropogenic pressures

[9]

and occurrence determines the constancy of species

[10]

. The establishment of the list of fish at the Carrière landing stage located along Lake Sélingué will make it possible to monitor the evolution of the specific diversity of fresh fish sold. This study was initiated in order to inventory fish species and determine their occurrence in catches at the Carrière landing stage of Lake Sélingué.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Presentation of the Study Area

The Sélingué dam is located on the Sankarani River, a right-bank tributary of the Niger River, approximately 150 km southwest of the city of Bamako

[11]

. It is the only large dam in the upstream part of the Upper Niger Basin in Guinea and Mali

[12]

. The lake, 80 km long, covers an area of 409 km², with an average depth of 5 m and can contain up to 2.2 billion m³ of water

[8]

. Average annual rainfall varies from 1,200 to 1,400 mm, with average annual temperatures ranging from 23.78°C in January-February to 28.6°C in March-April. The quarry landing stage is located 3 km from the foot of the Selingue hydroelectric dam (Figure 1). It concentrates a good part of the catches around the lake to be transported to urban centers

[13]

. Fishing is a very flourishing activity along Lake Sélingué and is practiced all year round.

Download: Download full-size image

Figure 1. Location of the study area, source

[13]

2.2. Fish Species Identification

The data collected were gathered over 10 months between 2020 and 2021. Fishing is carried out using cast nets, gill nets and traps which are the most commonly used fishing gear

[13]

. The identification consisted of examining the fish caught and landed at the Carrière landing site using the determination key of

[14, 15]

then the fish were classified into family, genus and species.

2.3. Data Processing

The data collected made it possible to determine the species richness, the specific diversity index, the percentage of occurrence and the frequency of the species. Specific richness (S) is the number of species recorded in the landing stage.

The specific diversity index measures the distribution of abundance between the taxa (number) encountered in the landing stage. It is estimated by the formula

[16]

of, below:

H = -∑PiLog2 Pi où Pi = proportions of individuals of species i in all individuals of the population; i = index representing a species in the set of S species recorded in the community, i varying from 1 à S; S = specific richness, reflecting the quality of organization of the community. H = 0, for a single species, to Log2S when all species have the same abundance. The percentage of occurrence is the frequency of appearance of the species encountered in the landing stage. It is given by the formula F = (Fi*100)/Ft where Fi is the number of appearances of the species and Ft the number of exits. According to authors

[10]

, the species are constant when F is greater than or equal to 50%, accessory for F between 25 and 50% and accidental for species whose F is less than 25%.

3. Results

3.1. Fish Diversity

Fish identification work has resulted in the identification of 56 species, 35 genera, and 17 families. The Mormyridae family was the most represented with 10 species, followed by the Alestidae, Cichlidae, Cyprinidae and Mochokidae families with 6 species each, then the Schilbeidae family with 4 species, and Claroteidae. The other families were represented by 1 to 3 species (Table 1).

Table 1. Composition of fish communities found at the Carriere landing stage.

Family	Gender	Species	Common names	Local name
Alestidae Cockerell, 1990	Alestes Müller and Troschel, 1844	dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)	Voleur du Nil	Fono
	Brycinus Valenciennes, 1849	leuciscus (Günther, 1867)	Tétras à nageoire jaunes	Tineni
		macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1849	Grandes écailles argentées	Koolo
		nurse (Rüppel, 1832)	Infirmière tétra	N'zara kubilén
	Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1817	brevis (Günther, 1864)	Poisson tigre africain	Wulujègè
	Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1817	forskalii (Cuvier, 1819)	Poisson chien africain	Bala
Bagridae Bleeker, 1858	Bagrus Bosc, 1816	bajad (Forskal, 1775)	Bayad ou poisson-chat	Samudjè
Bagridae Bleeker, 1858	Bagrus Bosc, 1816	docmak (Forskal, 1775)	Poisson-chat	Samufing
Centropomidae Poey, 1868	Lates Cuvier, 1828	niloticus (Linnaeus, 1762)	Capitaine d’eau douce	Saalen
Cichlidae Heckel, 1840	Hemichromis Peters, 1858	bimaculatus Gill, 1862	Cichlidé joyou à deux tâches	Jonmuso N’tèben
	Hemichromis Peters, 1858	fasciatus Peters, 1852	Poisson-bijou à bandes	Kerebuga
	Oreochromis Günther, 1889	niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Tilapia du Nil	N’tèben fing
	Sarotherodon (Rüppel, 1852)	galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Tilapia de Galilée	N’tèben djè
	Coptodon Gervais, 1848	dageti Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971	Tilapia de Daget	Taka
	Coptodon Gervais, 1848	zillii (Gervais, 1848)	Poisson de Saint-Pierre	Taka n’tèben
Citharinidae (Günther, 1864)	Citharinus Cuvier, 1817	citharus Geoffroy Saint -Hilaire, 1809	Lute fish	Tala djè
Clariidae Bonaparte, 1846	Heterobranchus Valenciennes, 1840	bidorsalis (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1990)	Poisson-chat africain	Poliyobilen
	Heterobranchus Valenciennes, 1840	longifilis Valenciennes, 1840	Poisson-chat africain	Polyofing
	Clarias Scopoli, 1777	anguillaris (Linnaeus, 1758)	Silure du Sénégal	Manogo
Claroteidae Bleeker, 1862	Auchenoglanis Günther, 1865)	biscutatus (Geoffroy Saint -Hilaire, 1808)	Poisson-chat	Korokoto
	Chrysichthys Bleeker, 1816	auratus Geoffroy Saint -Hilaire, 1808	Poisson-chat du Nil doré	N’kérèbilen
	Chrysichthys Bleeker, 1816	nigrodigitatus (Lacépède, 1803)	Mâchoiron ou poisson-chat	N’kérèdjè
Cyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815	Barbus Cuvier and Cloquet, 1863	ablabes (Bleeker, 1863)	Barbu	Miri
	Barbus Cuvier and Cloquet, 1863	sp.	Barbu	Miri
	Garra Hamilton, 1822	waterloti (Pellegrin, 1935)	-	-
	Labeo Cuvier, 1817	senegalensis (Valenciennes, 1842)	Carpe africaine	Bama djè
		coubie Rüppell, 1832	Carpe noire africaine	Bama fing
		roseopunctatus Paugy, Guégan et Agnèse, 1989	Carpe rouge africaine	Bama bilen
Distichodontiae Günther, 1864	Distichodus Müller and Troschel, 1845	brevipinnis Günther, 1864	Kiki	Galiya
		engycephalus Günther, 1864	Perche	Kalesumè
		rostratus Günther, 1864	Mangeur d’herbes	Sonon Galiya
Gymnarchidae Cuvier, 1829	Gymnarchus Cuvier, 1829	niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)	Poisson cheval	So djègè
Malapteruridae Bleeker, 1858	Malapterurus Lacépède, 1803	electricus Gmelin, 1789	Poisson-chat électrique du Nil	N’tigi
Mochokidae Jordan, 1923	Synodontis Cuvier, 1817	batensoda Rüppell, 1832	Poisson-chat géant à l’envers	Konkon djè
		clarias (Linnaeus, 1758)	Synodontite à queue rouge	Goni djè
		nigrita Valenciennes, 1840	Faux poisson-chat à l’envers	Konkon fing
		membranaceus (Günther, 1864)	Poisson-chat d’eau douce	Sabi konkon
		schall (Bloch et Schneider, 1801)	Poisson-chat à l’envers	Konkon blèn
	Mochokus (Joannis, 1835)	niloticus (Joannis, 1835)	-	-
Mormyridae Bonaparte, 1831	Hippopotamyrus Pappenheim, 1906	Paugyi (Bigorne, 1985)	Lufulu, Mpimba	Nana
	Campylomormyrus Bleeker, 1874	tamandua Günther, 1864	Poisson-éléphant	Nana dadjan
	Hyperopisus Gill, 1862	bebe Lacépède, 1803	Poisson-éléphant d’eau douce	Wala
	Marcusenius Gill, 1862	senegalensis Steindachner, 1870	Poisson-éléphant d’eau douce	Nana dakuru
	Marcusenius Gill, 1862	Cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758)	-	-
	Mormyrops Müller, 1843	anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758)	Pimpreneau, anguielo, pougau, poun	Bungé
	Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758	hasselquistii (Valenciennes, 1849)	-	Nana
	Mormyrus Linnaeus, 1758	rume Valenciennes, 1846	Concorde	Nana dajan
	Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854	bane Lacépède, 1803)	-	Nana dakuru
	Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854	soudanensis (Bigorne et Paugy, 1990)	-	Nana dakuru
Osteoglossidae Cuvier, 1829)	Heterotis Müller, 1843	niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)	Arowana africain du Nil	Fana
Polypteridae Geoffroy Saint-Saint-Hilaire, 1802)	Polypterus Cuvier, 1829)	senegalus Cuvier, 1829)	Anguille-dinosaure ou poisson serpent	Saa djègè
Schilbeidae Bleeker, 1858	Parailia	pellucida (Boulenger, 1901)	-	-
	Schilbe Oken, 1817	intermedius Rüppell, 1832	Poisson -chat au beurre argenté	Ngari fing
	Schilbe Oken, 1817	mystus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Poisson -chat en verre africain	Ngari djè
	Siluranodon	auritus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827)	-	-
Tetraodontidae Bonaparte, 1832	Tetraodon (Linnaeus, 1758)	lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Tétraodon rayé	Dodo
17	35	56

Download: Download full-size image

Figure 2. Numerical distribution of species in the families encountered.

The families Mormyridae, Alestidae, Cichlidae, Cyprinidae, Mochokidae, Schilbeidae and Claroteidae represented 88% of the species captured and the other families 12% (Figure 2).

The calculated value of the species diversity index is 4.19 and that of the maximum diversity index is 5.80.

3.2. Distribution of Frequency

Based on the collected data, 8 species represented 71.92% of the total catches, namely Chrysichthys auratus, Sarotherodon galilaeus, Coptodon zillii, Auchenoglanis biscutatus, Brycinus leuciscus, Schilbe mystus, Bagrus bajad and Citharinus citharus (Table 2). The relative frequencies were 14.42% for Chrysichthys auratus followed by 14.30% for Sarotherodon galilaeus then 12.73% for Coptodon zillii, 9.14% for Auchenoglanis biscutatus, 6.48% for Brycinus leuciscus, 5.61% for Schilbe mystus, 5.00% for Bagrus bajad and 4.24% for Citharinus citharus. The other species presented frequencies between 0.03% and 3.39% (Table 3). Statistical analysis showed a significant difference between the frequencies of the species inventoried in the Carrière landing stage using the Chi2 test (p-value <0.00001).

Table 2. Distribution of numerical frequencies of species observed at the Carriere landing stage.

Species	Number	Frequency (%)
Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy -Saint-Hilaire, 1808)	494	14,42
Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)	490	14,31
Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848)	436	12,73
Auchenoglanis biscutatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1808)	313	9,14
Brycinus leuciscus (Günther, 1867)	222	6,48
Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758)	192	5,61
Bagrus bajad (Forskal, 1775)	171	5,00
Citharinus citharus Geoffroy Saint -Hilaire, 1809	145	4,23
Labeo senegalensiss Valenciennes, 1842	116	3,39
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacépède, 1803)	103	3,01
Synodontis schall (Bloch et Schneider, 1801)	76	2,22
Mormyrus rume (Valenciennes, 1846)	64	2,00
Clarias anguillaris (Linnaeus, 1758)	60	1,75
Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1849	50	1,46
Distichodus rostratus (Günther, 1864)	45	1,31
Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)	39	1,14
Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)	38	1,11
Coptodon dageti Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971	34	1,00
Hydrocynus brevis (Günther, 1864)	30	0,88
Bagrus docmak (Forskal, 1775)	30	0,88
Petrocephalus soudanensis (Bigorne et Paugy, 1990)	27	0,80
Distichodus brevipinnis (Günther, 1864)	24	0,70
Lates niloticuss (Linnaeus, 1762)	23	0,67
Synodontis membranaceus (Günther, 1864)	19	0,55
Hydrocynus forskalii (Cuvier, 1819)	18	0,53
Heterobranchus bidorsalis (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1990)	18	0,53
Petrocephalus bane (Lacépède, 1803)	18	0,50
Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758)	17	0,44
Labeo coubie (Rüppell, 1832)	15	0,38
Hemichromis fasciatus (Peters, 1852)	13	0,38
Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789)	13	0,32
Brycinus nurse (Rüppell, 1832)	11	0,32
Labeo roseopunctatus Paugy, Guégan et Agnèse, 1989	8	0,23
Campylomormyrus tamandua (Günther, 1864)	7	0,20
Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindacher, 1870)	7	0,20
Marcusenius cyprinoïdes (Linnaeus, 1758)	1	0,03
Parailia pellucida (Boulenger, 1901)	5	0,15
Polypterus senegalus (Cuvier, 1829)	4	0,12
Garra waterloti (Pellegrin, 1935)	3	0,09
Synodontis clarias (Linnaeus, 1758)	3	0,09
Mochokus niloticus (Joannis, 1835)	1	0,03
Synodontis batensoda (Rüppell, 1832)	3	0,09
Hyperopisus bebe (Lacépède, 1803)	3	0,09
Hemichromis bimaculatus (Gill, 1862)	2	0,06
Barbus sp.	2	0,06
Barbus ablabes (Bleeker, 1863)	2	0,06
Alestes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758)	1	0,03
Heterobranchus longifilis Valenciennes, 1840	1	0,03
Distichodus engycephalus (Günther, 1864)	1	0,03
Gymnarchus niloticus (Cuvier, 1829)	1	0,03
Synodontis nigrita (Valenciennes, 1840)	1	0,03
Mormyrus hasselquistii (Valenciennes, 1849)	1	0,03
Hippopotamyrus paugyi (Bigorne, 1985)	1	0,03
Schilbe intermedius (Rüppell, 1832)	1	0,03
Siluranodon auritus (Geoffroy -Saint-Hilaire, 1827)	1	0,03
Tetraodon lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)	1	0,03
56	3425	100

Table 3. The percentage of occurrence of fish species encountered at the Carrière landing stage.

Groups	Number	Proportion of groups
Constants	28	50,00
Accessories	10	17,86
Accidental	18	32,14
Total	56	100

3.3. Species Categories Based on Occurrence

The percentage of occurrence allowed us to group the fish into:

- constant fish in the catches represented by 28 species, or 50.00% (28/56), namely Sarotherodon galilaeus, Coptodon zillii, Auchenoglanis biscutatus, Synodontis schall, Clarias anguillaris, Citharinus citharus, Labeo senegalensis, Mormyrus rume, Brycinus macrolepidotus, Heterotis niloticus, Coptodon dageti, Lates niloticus, Chrysichthys auratus, Mormyrops anguilloides, Hemichromis fasciatus, Brycinus leuciscus, Bagrus bajad, Hydrocynus forskalii, Labeo coubie, Malapterurus electricus, Marcusenuis senegalensis, Schilbe mystus, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, Oreochromis niloticus, Synodontis membranaceus, Distichodus brevipinnis, Heterobranchus bidorsalis, Petrocephalus bane.

- by-catch fish in the catches consisting of 10 species, or 17.86% (10/56), represented by Campylomormyrus tamandua, Parailia pellicida, Synodontis clarias, Distichodus rostratus, Hydrocynus brevis, Bagrus docmak, Petrocephalus soudanensis, Brycinus nurse, Labeo roseopunctatus, Garra waterloti.

- accidental fish in the catches including 18 species, or 32.14% (18/56), represented by Hyperopisus bebe, Hemichromis bimaculatus, Barbus sp., Alestes dentex, Heterobranchus longifilis, Gymnarchus niloticus, Hippopotamyrus paugyi, Marcusenuis cyprinoides, Polypterus senegalus, Mochokus niloticus, Synodontis batensoda, Barbus ablabes, Distichodus engycephalus, Synodontis nigrita, Mormyrus hasselquistii, Schilbe intermedius, Siluranodon auritus, Tetraodon lineatus.

4. Discussion

The study showed that the fish harvested at the Carrière landing stage include 56 species spread across 35 genera and 17 families. These are fish belonging to the Nilo-Sudanian ichthyological region, the most represented families of which are Mormyridae, Cichlidae, Cyprinidae, Alestidae, Mochokidae. These results are consistent with the distribution of fish in the large West African basins

[17, 15]

The ichthyological fauna exploited at the Carrière landing stage is identical to that encountered on other rivers in the Niger River basin

[18, 19]

and the Senegal River basin

[20]

. This fauna is also close to that reported in other rivers in West Africa, in Benin

[21]

in Ivory Coast

[10, 22-24]

, in Niger

[1]

and in Burkina

[2, 25]

. The presence or absence of a species or family could be explained by the diversity of fishing gear used

[10]

. The most numerically abundant species in the catches were Chrysichthys auratus, Sarotherodon galilaeus, Coptodon zillii, Auchenoglanis biscutatus, Brycinus leuciscus, Schilbe mystus, Bagrus bajad and Citharinus citharus and could be the most vulnerable to the fishing gear used. For the first time, Mochokus niloticus was reported in the ichthyological fauna of Lake Sélingué.

Diversity is relatively high. Twenty-eight (28) exploited species, or 50% of catches, are constant. On the other hand, 32.14% of the species (18) are accidental in the captures including species with high market value such as Heterobranchus longifilis, Gymnarchus niloticus, Distichodus engycephalus, Hyperopisus bebe, Alestes dentex. Accidental species may be in sharp decline in the lake waters due to overfishing, unfavorable environmental conditions, or they may be in special habitats and escape fishing gear

[26]

Among the 91 species reported by authors

[7]

at Lake Sélingué, 53 species were recorded at the Carrière landing stage against 38 species not encountered. Apart from Alestes baremoze, Synodontis filamentosus, Synodontis sorex, the other species are small fish such as Micralestes elongatus, Chromidotilapia guntheri, Pellonula leonensis, Pellonula vorax, Barbus ssp.

Three species encountered during our study, namely, Mochokus niloticus, Marcusenius cyprinoïdes, Barbus sp, were not reported by authors

[7]

5. Conclusion

The Carriere landing stage boasts a rich fish fauna, with 56 exploited species belonging to 35 gener and 17 families, with a regular distribution of fish in the catches. Constant species in the catches represent 50%. Among the incidental species are high-value species. Chrysichtys auratus, Sarotherodon galilaeus, Coptodon zillii, Auchenoglanis bicustatus, Brycinus leuciscus, Schilbe mystus, Bagrus bajad and Citharinus citharus accounted for 71.92% of the catches. Two new species, Mochokus niloticus and Marcusenius cyprinoïdes, have been formally identified for the first time in the Sélingué Lake area. The Sélingué dam lake still constitutes an important area for supplying urban centers with fresh fish. Monitoring and control of fish landings should be strengthened to reduce fishing pressure. The Selingue Lake area could be considered an area of excellence for research and conservation of fish fauna in Mali.

Abbreviations

D.N.P	National Directorate of Fisheries
F.A.O	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by funding from the Competitive Fund for Research and Technological Innovation of Mali. The authors thank the Fund Secretariat as well as the fishing communities and the agents of the Local Fisheries Service for their assistance and collaboration.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

References

[1]	Assane, A. T. Issiaka, Y. Diversité ichtyologique d’un petit lac tropical: cas du lac Madarounfa, Niger. 2021, Rev. Ivoir. Sci. Technol. 37: 143-154. https://revist.net>Revist_37
[2]	FAO. Directives Techniques pour une Pêche Responsable - Pêches Continentales. 1998. 6. Rome. https://openknowledge.org>core>content
[3]	Montchowui, E., Chikou, A., Kogbeto, M.J., Laleye, P. Biodiversité et structure des communautés de poissons du lac Hlan au Bénin. 2008, Int.J. Biol.Chem. Sci. 2(2): 196-206. https://scispace.com>pdf>biodiversite-et-structure
[4]	Tanoh K.M., Berte, S., Konan N’zi. G., Bamba, M., Goore, B. G. Essetchi, K. P. Peuplement ichtyologique du complexe Brimé-Méné-Nounoua, Côte d’Ivoire (Afrique de l’Ouest).2013, Int. J. Chem.Sci., 7(6): 2248-2263. https://www.ajol.info>index.php>ijbcs>
[5]	DNP (Direction Nationale de la Pêche). Rapport annuel de la Direction Nationale de la production aquacole. 2024: 47 p. https://www.fao.org>fishery>fac>mli
[6]	Quensière, J. (éd.). La pêche dans le delta central du Niger: approche pluridisciplinaire d’un système de production halieutique. 1994, Karthala, ORSTOM, Paris, 495 p. https:www.documentation.ird.fr>hor>fdi:40722
[7]	Karembé, Y.D.Y., Sanogo, Y., Savané, I., Yakubu, I. Ichthyological diversity trend of Sélingué hydroelectric dam lake in Mali. 2019, African Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences: 85-98. https://ajees-assets.S3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com
[8]	Traoré, K. Reproduction et croissance pondérale de Hemichromis fasciatus dans le lac de barrage hydroélectrique de Sélingué au Mali. 2020. Thèse de doctorat en Sciences Biologiques Appliquées, Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies. https://www.fisheriesjournal.>partB
[9]	Tamdrari, H. Analyse de la diversité biologique des poissons démersaux du nord du golfe de Saint-Laurent. 2007, Programme de maîtrise en océanographie. Université u Québec à Rimouski, 87 p. https://semaphore.uqar.ca.eprint
[10]	Yao, A.A., Konan, K.M., Doumbia, L., Ouattara, A. Gourene, G. Diversité et Structure du Peuplement Ichtyologique du Bassin Inférieur du Fleuve Comoé (Côte d'Ivoire) (2019). Européen Scientifique Édition du journal Vol. 15, No. 6 ISSN: 1857 - 7881. https://eujournal.org>index.phq>esj>article>view
[11]	Ferry, L., Mietton, M., Fujiki, K., Laval, M., Coulibaly, N., Braquet, N., Martin, D. Faiblesse Sédimentation dans le barrage-réservoir de Sélingué (Mali-Guinée). Témoin de la stabilité des savanes sud-soudaniennes à l’échelle d’un grand bassin versant très peu anthropisé. 2018.G-Eau Working papiers No. 5a. Montpellier, France: 26 p. http://horizondocumentation.ird.fr>pleins_textes
[12]	Maché, G., Liénou, G., Bamba, F., Paturel, J. E., Adeag, O., Descroix, L., Mariko, A., Olivry, J.C., Sangaré, S., Ogilvie, A., Clanet, J. C. Le fleuve Niger et le changement climatique au cours des 100 Derrières années. In Proceedings of symposium JH02 held during IUGG2011 in Melbourne. Hydro-climatology: variability and change, Melbourne. 2011, IAHS Publications: 131-137. https://www.documentation.ird.fr>for>fdi:01005433
[13]	Sanogo, Y., Konaté, A., Dembélé, N., Traoré, K., Diop, R., Samaké, F. Sexe ratio et relation taille poids chez le Cichlidae Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1853) pêché dans le lac de Sélingué au Mali. 2022, Afrique Sciences; 20(4): 56-66. https://www.afriquescience.net>article>code=vol.20
[14]	Paugy, D., Lévêque, C., Teugels, G.G. Poissons d’eaux douces et saumâtres de l’Afrique de l’ouest. Collection Faune et flore tropicales. 2003a. MARC/MNHN/IRD, 40 (tome1), Paris, 457 p. https://horizone.documentation.ird.fr>fau_trop
[15]	Paugy, D., Lévêque, C., Teugels, G. G. Poissons d’eaux douces et saumâtres de l’Afrique de l’Ouest. Collection Faune et flore tropicales. 2003b. MARC/MNHN/IRD, 40 (tome2), Paris, 815 p. https://horizone.documentation.ird.fr>fau_trop
[16]	Shannon, C. et Weaver, W. La théorie mathématique de la communication. (1948), Bell System Technical Journal, 27, 379-423, 623-656. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-7305.1948.tb00917.x
[17]	Lévêque, C., Paugy, D., Teugels, G. Biologie et Ecologie des Poissons d'eau douce Africains. 1988, Paris: ORSTOM Coll.Trav. Et Doc: 303-324. https://www.documenttation.ird.fr
[18]	Sanogo, Y., Traoré, D., Samaké, F., Koné, A. Les communautés ichtyologiques de la rivière Baoulé dans le bassin du fleuve Niger au Mali. 2012, Tropicultura 30(2): 65-71. http://www.tropicaltura.org>index. author>samake-f
[19]	Sanogo, Y. Samaké, F., Koné, A., Traoré, D. Diversité du peuplement ichtyologique de la rivière Bagoé (Bassin du Niger, Mali).2015, Agronomie Africaine, 20(1): 47-56. https://www.ajol.info>index.phq>aga>article
[20]	Sanogo, Y., Konaté, A., Diop, R., Traoré, K., Dembélé, N., Sy, A., Samaké, F., Traoré, D. Composition et diversité ichtyologiques des rivières et du Lac Magui du haut bassin du fleuve Sénégal au Mali. 2023, Journal of Applied Biosciences, 186: 19627- 19638. https://cda-omvs.org>uploads>2025/01>1516
[21]	Hazoume, R.U.S., Chikou, A., Adite, A.A, Koudenoukpo, C., Bonou, C., Mensah, G.A. Composition et distribution des communautés ichtyologiques le long de la rivière Sô en relation avec les paramètres environnementaux. 2017, Afrique science; 13(6): 236-247. https://www.afriquescience.net>article>code=vol.13
[22]	Tanoh et kamelan. Ichtyofaune de la rivière Dodo (Côte d'ivoire, Afrique de l'ouest): mise à jour et influence des variables environnementales sur la répartition des espèces. 2013 Journal des biosciences appliquées 71(1): 5773. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jab.v71i1.98824
[23]	Adou, Y. E., Kassi, G. A, Mamadou, B., Yao, S. S., Essetchi PK, Valentin N. Premières données sur l’inventaire du peuplement ichtyologique d’un lac ouest Africain situé entre deux barrages hydroélectriques: Lac d’Ayamé 2 (Côte d’Ivoire). 2017, Journal of Applied Biosciences: 1997-5902. https://www.ajol.info>article>view
[24]	Kien, K. B., N’diaye, A., Aboua, B.R.D. Caractérisation de la diversité, de la structure de tailles et du stress écologique au niveau du peuplement des poisons sur le fleuve Bandama (Côte d’Ivoire, Afrique de l’Ouest). 2021, European Scientific Journal, 17(4): 260-281. httpss://www.eujournal.org>article>view
[25]	Sirima, O., Toguyeni, A., Kaboré-Zoungrana, C. Y. Faune piscicole du bassin de la Comoé et paramètres de croissance de quelques espèces d’intérêt économique. 2009, Int. J. Biol.Chem. Sci., 3: 95-106.
[26]	Minoungou, M., Ouédraogo, R., Oueda, A. Diversité piscicole et paramètres démographiques des principales espèces de poisson du réservoir de Samandeni, Burkina Faso. 2021, Tropicultura, 39(4): 1-17. https:popup.uliege.be>pdf

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Dembélé, N., Diop, R., Kodio, H., Sy, A., Dembélé, S., et al. (2025). Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 14(4), 163-172. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Dembélé, N.; Diop, R.; Kodio, H.; Sy, A.; Dembélé, S., et al. Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali. Agric. For. Fish. 2025, 14(4), 163-172. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Dembélé N, Diop R, Kodio H, Sy A, Dembélé S, et al. Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali. Agric For Fish. 2025;14(4):163-172. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14,
  author = {Nanourou Dembélé and Ramata Diop and Hamidou Kodio and Abdoulaye Sy and Siaka Dembélé and Youssouf Sanogo and Adama Konaté and Et Fassé Samaké},
  title = {Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali
},
  journal = {Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries},
  volume = {14},
  number = {4},
  pages = {163-172},
  doi = {10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.aff.20251404.14},
  abstract = {Lake Sélingué is one of the main fish production areas in Mali. The fish are concentrated at the Carrière landing stage, in the Prefecture of, before being transported to urban centers. The purpose of this contribution is to establish the list of fresh fish landed at this landing stage, coming from the waters of Lake Sélingué. The study was spread over a period of 10 months with one outing per month. Landed fish were identified on site and then counted by species to determine specific diversity, frequency and groups based on occurrence. The results showed the presence of 56 species of fish distributed in 17 families and 35 genera. The Mormyridae family with 10 species is the best represented in the landing stage, followed by the Alestidae, Cichlidae, Cyprinidae and Mochokidae with 6 species each. Eight (8) species represented 71.92% of the catches, the most frequent of which were Chrysichthys auratus, Sarotherodon galilaeus and Coptodon zillii. Mochokus niloticus and Marcusenius cyprinoïdes are added to the list of fish recorded in the area of Lake Sélingué. The fish consisted of 50% constant species, 17.86% incidental species and 32.14% accidental species. The specific diversity index is 4.19 with a maximum diversity of 5.80. Given the great diversity of species, the Carrière landing stage could serve as a reference site for research and conservation of ichthyological diversity.},
 year = {2025}
}

Copy | Download

TY - JOUR
T1 - Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali

AU - Nanourou Dembélé
AU - Ramata Diop
AU - Hamidou Kodio
AU - Abdoulaye Sy
AU - Siaka Dembélé
AU - Youssouf Sanogo
AU - Adama Konaté
AU - Et Fassé Samaké
Y1 - 2025/08/25
PY - 2025
N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14
DO - 10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14
T2 - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
JF - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
JO - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
SP - 163
EP - 172
PB - Science Publishing Group
SN - 2328-5648
UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14
AB - Lake Sélingué is one of the main fish production areas in Mali. The fish are concentrated at the Carrière landing stage, in the Prefecture of, before being transported to urban centers. The purpose of this contribution is to establish the list of fresh fish landed at this landing stage, coming from the waters of Lake Sélingué. The study was spread over a period of 10 months with one outing per month. Landed fish were identified on site and then counted by species to determine specific diversity, frequency and groups based on occurrence. The results showed the presence of 56 species of fish distributed in 17 families and 35 genera. The Mormyridae family with 10 species is the best represented in the landing stage, followed by the Alestidae, Cichlidae, Cyprinidae and Mochokidae with 6 species each. Eight (8) species represented 71.92% of the catches, the most frequent of which were Chrysichthys auratus, Sarotherodon galilaeus and Coptodon zillii. Mochokus niloticus and Marcusenius cyprinoïdes are added to the list of fish recorded in the area of Lake Sélingué. The fish consisted of 50% constant species, 17.86% incidental species and 32.14% accidental species. The specific diversity index is 4.19 with a maximum diversity of 5.80. Given the great diversity of species, the Carrière landing stage could serve as a reference site for research and conservation of ichthyological diversity.
VL - 14
IS - 4
ER -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Nanourou Dembélé

Biology of Science and Technology, University of Science, Technology and Engineering of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

Contact Email

http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8331-5326
Ramata Diop

Water and Forest, Rural Polytechnic Institute for Training and Applied Research, Koulikoro, Mali

Contact Email

http://orcid.org/0009-0001-8468-1071
Hamidou Kodio

Fisheries and Aquaculture Resources, Institute of Rural Economy, Mopti, Mali

http://orcid.org/0009-0003-0630-0901
Abdoulaye Sy

Water and Forest, Rural Polytechnic Institute for Training and Applied Research, Koulikoro, Mali

http://orcid.org/0009-0008-6062-6079
Siaka Dembélé

Water and Forest, Rural Polytechnic Institute for Training and Applied Research, Koulikoro, Mali

http://orcid.org/0009-0004-0830-6693
Youssouf Sanogo

Biology of Science and Technology, University of Science, Technology and Engineering of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6263-5581
Adama Konaté

Biology of Science and Technology, University of Science, Technology and Engineering of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9990-7801
Et Fassé Samaké

Biology, Institute of Applied Sciences, University of Science, Technology, and Engineering of Bamako, Bamako, Mali

http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3964-9614

Download PDF

Submit an Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Dembélé, N., Diop, R., Kodio, H., Sy, A., Dembélé, S., et al. (2025). Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 14(4), 163-172. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Dembélé, N.; Diop, R.; Kodio, H.; Sy, A.; Dembélé, S., et al. Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali. Agric. For. Fish. 2025, 14(4), 163-172. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Dembélé N, Diop R, Kodio H, Sy A, Dembélé S, et al. Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali. Agric For Fish. 2025;14(4):163-172. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14,
  author = {Nanourou Dembélé and Ramata Diop and Hamidou Kodio and Abdoulaye Sy and Siaka Dembélé and Youssouf Sanogo and Adama Konaté and Et Fassé Samaké},
  title = {Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali
},
  journal = {Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries},
  volume = {14},
  number = {4},
  pages = {163-172},
  doi = {10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.aff.20251404.14},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.aff.20251404.14},
  abstract = {Lake Sélingué is one of the main fish production areas in Mali. The fish are concentrated at the Carrière landing stage, in the Prefecture of, before being transported to urban centers. The purpose of this contribution is to establish the list of fresh fish landed at this landing stage, coming from the waters of Lake Sélingué. The study was spread over a period of 10 months with one outing per month. Landed fish were identified on site and then counted by species to determine specific diversity, frequency and groups based on occurrence. The results showed the presence of 56 species of fish distributed in 17 families and 35 genera. The Mormyridae family with 10 species is the best represented in the landing stage, followed by the Alestidae, Cichlidae, Cyprinidae and Mochokidae with 6 species each. Eight (8) species represented 71.92% of the catches, the most frequent of which were Chrysichthys auratus, Sarotherodon galilaeus and Coptodon zillii. Mochokus niloticus and Marcusenius cyprinoïdes are added to the list of fish recorded in the area of Lake Sélingué. The fish consisted of 50% constant species, 17.86% incidental species and 32.14% accidental species. The specific diversity index is 4.19 with a maximum diversity of 5.80. Given the great diversity of species, the Carrière landing stage could serve as a reference site for research and conservation of ichthyological diversity.},
 year = {2025}
}

Copy | Download

TY - JOUR
T1 - Diversity of Fresh Fish Sold at the Carriére Landing Stage Located Along Lake Sélingué in Mali

Copy | Download