An updated ichthyofaunal checklist for the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon with notes on nomenclatural changes and the conservation status of species Author Oladipo, Segun Olayinka Department of Zoology, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria & Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington DC, USA Author Everett, Amaya Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington DC, USA Author Atofarati, Olabisi Tawakalit Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington DC, USA Author Smith, Kennedy K. Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington DC, USA Author Nneji, Ifeanyi C. Department of Marine Ecology, Shantou University, China Author Adelakun, Kehinde Moruf Federal College of Wildlife Management, New Bussa, Niger State, Nigeria Author Nneji, Lotanna Micah Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington DC, USA text Zootaxa 2025 2025-06-06 5646 1 38 62 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5646.1.2 journal article 310933 10.11646/zootaxa.5646.1.2 5483b853-5c2f-4b30-8d72-9920e7eba559 1175-5326 15818464 1EC4390D-E88A-4041-BE08-AF19C1AEE7AD

TABLE 3. Fish Species Richness Patterns Across West African Lagoon Systems.

Country	Name of the Lagoon	Species	Family	Reference
Senegal	Somone	29	19	Diankha (2018)
Côte d’Ivoire	Aghien	80	27	Konan et al. (2019)
	Grand Lahou	47	25	Coulibaly et al. (2016)
Togo	Lake Togo	40	24	Assou et al. (2018)
Benin	Lake Nokoué	51	34	Lalèyè et al. (2003)
Ghana	Keta	18	13	Lamptey and Ofori-Danson (2014)
	Kakum Estuary	18	12	Okyere et al. (2012)
	Winneba, Saltpond and Cape Coast	56	30	Aggrey-Fynn & Sackey-Mensah, (2012)
Nigeria	Lagos Lagoon	113	52	This study