Africa · Fish by region
Fish of Congo & Central Africa
The vast Congo Basin and the Lower-Guinea rivers of Gabon and the Congos.
1,163 species across 13 families
The Congo (Zaïre) Basin and the equatorial Lower Guinea drainages: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Central African Republic and northern Angola. The world's second-largest river basin and the heart of African tetra (Alestidae), Synodontis and dwarf-cichlid diversity.
1,163 of 1,163 species
Cichlids · 387
- Altolamprologus calvus · Nkamba Bay Calvus
- Altolamprologus compressiceps · Compressiceps
- Astatoreochromis alluaudi · Alluaud's haplo
- Astatoreochromis straeleni · Bluelip Haplo
- Astatoreochromis vanderhorsti
- Astatotilapia burtoni · Burton's mouthbrooder
- Astatotilapia stappersii
- Aulonocranus dewindti
- Baileychromis centropomoides
- Bathybates fasciatus
- Bathybates ferox
- Bathybates graueri
- Bathybates hornii
- Bathybates leo
- Bathybates minor
- Bathybates vittatus
- Benitochromis batesii
- Benitochromis nigrodorsalis
- Benitochromis riomuniensis
- Benthochromis horii
- Benthochromis melanoides
- Benthochromis tricoti · Tricot's deepwater cichlid
- Boulengerochromis microlepis · Giant Cichlid
- Callochromis macrops · Big-eyed Mouthbrooder
- Callochromis melanostigma
- Callochromis pleurospilus
- Cardiopharynx schoutedeni
- Chetia welwitschi
- Chilochromis duponti
- Chromidotilapia elongata
- Chromidotilapia guntheri · Günther's mouthbrooder
- Chromidotilapia kingsleyae
- Chromidotilapia mamonekenei
- Chromidotilapia regani
- Chromidotilapia schoutedeni
- Congochromis dimidiatus
- Congochromis pugnatus
- Congochromis robustus
- Congochromis sabinae
- Congochromis squamiceps
- Congolapia bilineata
- Congolapia crassa
- Congolapia louna
- Coptodon congica
- Coptodon guineensis · Guinean tilapia
- Coptodon nyongana
- Coptodon rendalli · Redbreast tilapia
- Coptodon tholloni
- Coptodon zillii · Banded tilapia
- Ctenochromis oligacanthus
- Ctenochromis polli
- Cunningtonia longiventralis
- Cyathopharynx foae
- Cyathopharynx furcifer · Featherfin Cichlid
- Cyathopharynx sp. 'blue flush'
- Cyathopharynx sp. 'green flush'
- Cyathopharynx sp. 'neon streak'
- Cyclopharynx fwae
- Cyclopharynx schwetzi
- Cyphotilapia frontosa · Frontosa
- Cyphotilapia gibberosa · Frontosa
- Cyprichromis leptosoma · Sardine cichlid
- Cyprichromis microlepidotus · Blue safari
- Cyprichromis pavo
- Cyprichromis sp. "Leptosoma Jumbo" · Leptosoma Jumbo
- Divandu albimarginatus
- Ectodus descampsii
- Eretmodus cyanostictus · Tanganyika clown
- Eretmodus marksmithi
- Gnathochromis permaxillaris
- Gnathochromis pfefferi
- Grammatotria lemairii
- Greenwoodochromis abeelei
- Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi
- Greenwoodochromis christyi
- Greenwoodochromis staneri
- Haplochromis adolphifrederici
- Haplochromis angustifrons
- Haplochromis aquila
- Haplochromis astatodon
- Haplochromis avium
- Haplochromis concilians
- Haplochromis crebridens
- Haplochromis curvidens
- Haplochromis eduardianus
- Haplochromis eduardii
- Haplochromis elegans
- Haplochromis engystoma
- Haplochromis erutus
- Haplochromis erythromaculatus
- Haplochromis falcatus
- Haplochromis fuscus
- Haplochromis glaucus
- Haplochromis gracilifur
- Haplochromis gracilior
- Haplochromis graueri
- Haplochromis insidiae
- Haplochromis kamiranzovu
- Haplochromis kimondo
- Haplochromis labiatus
- Haplochromis lanceolatus
- Haplochromis latifrons
- Haplochromis limax
- Haplochromis loati
- Haplochromis lobatus
- Haplochromis mahagiensis
- Haplochromis mentatus
- Haplochromis microchrysomelas
- Haplochromis molossus
- Haplochromis mylodon
- Haplochromis nigripinnis
- Haplochromis nigroides
- Haplochromis occultidens
- Haplochromis olivaceus
- Haplochromis pappenheimi
- Haplochromis paradoxus
- Haplochromis pardus
- Haplochromis paucidens
- Haplochromis petronius
- Haplochromis pharyngalis
- Haplochromis planus
- Haplochromis quasimodo
- Haplochromis relictidens
- Haplochromis rex
- Haplochromis rubescens
- Haplochromis scheffersi
- Haplochromis schubotzi
- Haplochromis schubotziellus
- Haplochromis serridens
- Haplochromis simba
- Haplochromis snoeksi
- Haplochromis squamipinnis
- Haplochromis taurinus
- Haplochromis toddi
- Haplochromis vicarius
- Haplochromis vittatus
- Haplotaxodon microlepis
- Hemibates stenosoma
- Hemichromis angolensis
- Hemichromis elongatus · Spot jewel
- Hemichromis fasciatus
- Heterochromis multidens
- Interochromis loocki
- Julidochromis brichardi
- Julidochromis dickfeldi · Brown julie
- Julidochromis marlieri · Marlier's julie
- Julidochromis ornatus · Golden julie
- Julidochromis popelini
- Julidochromis regani · Convict julie
- Julidochromis transcriptus · Masked julie
- Lamprologus congoensis
- Lamprologus lethops
- Lamprologus markerti
- Lamprologus mocquardi
- Lamprologus teugelsi
- Lamprologus tigripictilis
- Lamprologus tumbanus
- Lamprologus werneri
- Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus · Umunzamba
- Lepidiolamprologus elongatus · Elongate lamprologus
- Lepidiolamprologus hecqui · Hecq's shelldweller
- Lepidiolamprologus meeli
- Lepidiolamprologus mimicus
- Lepidiolamprologus profundicola
- Lestradea perspicax
- Lestradea stappersii
- Limnochromis auritus · Spangled Cichlid
- Limnotilapia dardennii
- Lobochilotes labiatus
- Nanochromis consortus
- Nanochromis minor
- Nanochromis nudiceps
- Nanochromis parilus · Congo dwarf cichlid
- Nanochromis splendens
- Nanochromis teugelsi · Teugels's dwarf cichlid
- Nanochromis transvestitus
- Nanochromis wickleri
- Neolamprologus bifasciatus
- Neolamprologus brevis · Brevis shell-dweller
- Neolamprologus brichardi · Princess of Burundi
- Neolamprologus buescheri · Striped Lamprologus
- Neolamprologus callipterus · Nnjekeca
- Neolamprologus calliurus · Magara shell-dweller
- Neolamprologus caudopunctatus · Caudopunctatus cichlid
- Neolamprologus crassus
- Neolamprologus cunningtoni · Cunnington's cichlid
- Neolamprologus fasciatus · Banded Lamprologus
- Neolamprologus finalimus
- Neolamprologus furcifer
- Neolamprologus gracilis · Graceful fairy cichlid
- Neolamprologus helianthus · sunflower cichlid
- Neolamprologus kungweensis · ocellated shell-dweller
- Neolamprologus leleupi · Lemon cichlid
- Neolamprologus leloupi
- Neolamprologus lemairii · Lemaire's lamprologus
- Neolamprologus longicaudatus · long-tailed lamprologus
- Neolamprologus marunguensis · White tip cichlid
- Neolamprologus modestus · Umundigwa
- Neolamprologus mondabu
- Neolamprologus multifasciatus · Multifasciatus shell-dweller
- Neolamprologus mustax · Mustax cichlid
- Neolamprologus niger · Black Lamprologus
- Neolamprologus nigriventris
- Neolamprologus obscurus
- Neolamprologus ocellatus · Ocellated shell-dweller
- Neolamprologus olivaceous · Olivaceous cichlid
- Neolamprologus ornatipinnis · Ornate-finned shell cichlid
- Neolamprologus pectoralis
- Neolamprologus petricola
- Neolamprologus pleuromaculatus
- Neolamprologus prochilus
- Neolamprologus pulcher · Daffodil cichlid
- Neolamprologus savoryi · Savoryi princess cichlid
- Neolamprologus sexfasciatus · Six-bar cichlid
- Neolamprologus signatus · Signatus shell dweller
- Neolamprologus similis · Similis shell-dweller
- Neolamprologus speciosus · black ocellatus
- Neolamprologus splendens · Splendens cichlid
- Neolamprologus stappersi · Pearly shell-dweller
- Neolamprologus tetracanthus · fourspine cichlid
- Neolamprologus toae
- Neolamprologus tretocephalus · Five-bar cichlid
- Neolamprologus variostigma
- Neolamprologus ventralis
- Neolamprologus wauthioni
- Ophthalmotilapia heterodonta
- Ophthalmotilapia nasuta · Nasuta featherfin
- Ophthalmotilapia sp. 'whitecap'
- Ophthalmotilapia ventralis · Featherfin
- Oreochromis andersonii · Threespot Tilapia
- Oreochromis angolensis
- Oreochromis lepidurus
- Oreochromis leucostictus · Blue-spotted Tilapia
- Oreochromis macrochir
- Oreochromis mweruensis
- Oreochromis niloticus · Nile mouthbreeder
- Oreochromis salinicola
- Oreochromis schwebischi
- Oreochromis tanganicae · Tanganyika Tilapia
- Oreochromis upembae
- Orthochromis gecki
- Orthochromis katumbii
- Orthochromis polyacanthus
- Orthochromis stormsi
- Paracyprichromis brieni
- Paracyprichromis nigripinnis · Blue neon cichlid
- Parananochromis axelrodi
- Parananochromis brevirostris
- Parananochromis caudifasciatus
- Parananochromis gabonicus
- Parananochromis longirostris
- Parananochromis ornatus
- Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus
- Pelmatochromis ocellifer
- Pelmatolapia cabrae
- Pelvicachromis kribensis
- Pelvicachromis subocellatus · Eyespot krib
- Perissodus elaviae
- Perissodus microlepis
- Perissodus multidentatus
- Perissodus paradoxus
- Perissodus straeleni
- Petrochromis ephippium · Moshi Yellow
- Petrochromis famula
- Petrochromis fasciolatus
- Petrochromis macrognathus
- Petrochromis orthognathus
- Petrochromis polyodon · Tanganyika grinder
- Petrochromis trewavasae · Threadfin Petrochromis
- Pharyngochromis acuticeps
- Pharyngochromis darlingi
- Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor · Egyptian mouthbrooder
- Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi · Blue African mouthbrooder
- Pseudocrenilabrus philander
- Pseudosimochromis babaulti
- Pseudosimochromis curvifrons
- Pseudosimochromis marginatus
- Pterochromis congicus
- Reganochromis calliurus
- Rubricatochromis cerasogaster
- Rubricatochromis guttatus · Jewel cichlid
- Rubricatochromis stellifer · Blood-red jewel cichlid
- Sargochromis carlottae
- Sargochromis codringtonii · Dusky Bream
- Sargochromis giardi · Pink bream
- Sargochromis greenwoodi · Greenwood's happy
- Sargochromis mellandi
- Sarotherodon galilaeus
- Sarotherodon melanotheron · Blackchin tilapia
- Sarotherodon mvogoi
- Sarotherodon nigripinnis
- Schwetzochromis neodon
- Serranochromis altus · Humpback largemouth
- Serranochromis alvum
- Serranochromis angusticeps · Thinface largemouth
- Serranochromis cacuchi · Cacuchi largemouth bream
- Serranochromis cuanza · Black-finned largemouth bream
- Serranochromis jallae
- Serranochromis longimanus
- Serranochromis macrocephalus
- Serranochromis spei
- Serranochromis stappersi
- Serranochromis swartzi · Red-flanked largemouth bream
- Serranochromis thumbergi · Brownspot largemouth
- Shuja horei
- Simochromis diagramma
- Spathodus erythrodon · Goby cichlid
- Spathodus marlieri · Tanganyika clown goby
- Steatocranus casuarius · Buffalohead cichlid
- Steatocranus gibbiceps
- Steatocranus glaber
- Steatocranus mpozoensis
- Steatocranus rouxi
- Steatocranus tinanti · Slender buffalo head cichlid
- Tangachromis dhanisi
- Tanganicodus irsacae · spotfin goby cichlid
- Teleogramma brichardi · Brichard's slender cichlid
- Teleogramma depressa
- Teleogramma gracile
- Teleogramma monogramma
- Teleogramma obamaorum
- Telmatochromis bifrenatus · Two-banded cichlid
- Telmatochromis brachygnathus
- Telmatochromis dhonti · Dhont's Telmatochromis
- Telmatochromis temporalis · Temporalis cichlid
- Telmatochromis vittatus · Striped Telmatochromis
- Thoracochromis bakongo
- Thoracochromis brauschi
- Thoracochromis buysi
- Thoracochromis callichromus
- Thoracochromis demeusii
- Thoracochromis fasciatus
- Thoracochromis moeruensis
- Thoracochromis stigmatogenys
- Tilapia ruweti
- Tilapia sparrmanii · Banded tilapia
- Trematocara caparti
- Trematocara kufferathi
- Trematocara macrostoma
- Trematocara marginatum
- Trematocara nigrifrons
- Trematocara stigmaticum
- Trematocara unimaculatum
- Trematocara variabile
- Trematocara zebra
- Trematochromis benthicola
- Triglachromis otostigma
- Tropheus annectens
- Tropheus brichardi · Namansi fiery
- Tropheus duboisi · White-spotted cichlid
- Tropheus moorii · Blunthead cichlid
- Tropheus sp. black · Kaiser I
- Tropheus sp. crescentic
- Tropheus sp. limespot
- Tropheus sp. lukuga
- Tropheus sp. red
- Tylochromis bangwelensis
- Tylochromis elongatus
- Tylochromis labrodon
- Tylochromis lateralis
- Tylochromis microdon
- Tylochromis mylodon
- Tylochromis polylepis
- Tylochromis praecox
- Tylochromis pulcher
- Tylochromis robertsi
- Tylochromis variabilis
- Variabilichromis moorii · Moore's lamprologus
- Xenochromis hecqui
- Xenotilapia bathyphila · Deepwater xenotilapia
- Xenotilapia boulengeri
- Xenotilapia burtoni
- Xenotilapia caudafasciata
- Xenotilapia flavipinnis · Yellow Sand Cichlid
- Xenotilapia leptura
- Xenotilapia longispinis · Long-spined Sand Cichlid
- Xenotilapia melanogenys
- Xenotilapia nasus
- Xenotilapia nigrolabiata
- Xenotilapia ochrogenys
- Xenotilapia ornatipinnis
- Xenotilapia papilio · Tanganyikan butterfly cichlid
- Xenotilapia rotundiventralis
- Xenotilapia sima
- Xenotilapia sp. "Kilesa" · Enantiopus sp. "Kilesa"
- Xenotilapia spiloptera
- Xenotilapia tenuidentata
Arowanas & Oddballs · 148
- Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
- Brienomyrus brachyistius · Baby whale fish
- Campylomormyrus alces · Stanley Falls elephantfish
- Campylomormyrus bredoi
- Campylomormyrus cassaicus · Donkey-faced elephantnose
- Campylomormyrus christyi
- Campylomormyrus curvirostris · Matadi elephantfish
- Campylomormyrus elephas · Elephant trunk mormyrid
- Campylomormyrus luapulaensis · Kabunda elephantfish
- Campylomormyrus mirus · Elephantnose
- Campylomormyrus numenius
- Campylomormyrus orycteropus · Pweto elephantfish
- Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus · Double-trunk elephant nose
- Campylomormyrus tamandua · Worm-jawed mormyrid
- Campylomormyrus tshokwe
- Cryptomyrus ogoouensis
- Cryptomyrus ona
- Cyphomyrus aelsbroecki
- Cyphomyrus discorhynchus · Zambezi parrotfish
- Cyphomyrus lufirae
- Cyphomyrus macrops
- Cyphomyrus psittacus
- Cyphomyrus weeksii · Weeks' mormyrid
- Cyphomyrus wilverthi
- Genyomyrus donnyi
- Gnathonemus barbatus
- Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus · elephantnose
- Gnathonemus longibarbis
- Gnathonemus marqueti
- Gnathonemus petersii · Peter's elephantnose
- Heteromormyrus ansorgii · Slender stonebasher
- Heteromormyrus pappenheimi
- Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus
- Heteromormyrus tavernei
- Hippopotamyrus longilateralis · Slender stonebasher
- Hyperopisus bebe · Bebe mormyrid
- Isichthys henryi
- Ivindomyrus marchei
- Ivindomyrus opdenboschi
- Marcusenius altisambesi · Bulldog
- Marcusenius angolensis
- Marcusenius bentleyi
- Marcusenius cuangoanus · Zovo mormyrid
- Marcusenius desertus
- Marcusenius dundoensis · Dundo mormyrid
- Marcusenius friteli
- Marcusenius fuscus
- Marcusenius ghesquierei · Busira mormyrid
- Marcusenius greshoffii
- Marcusenius intermedius
- Marcusenius kaninginii
- Marcusenius kutuensis
- Marcusenius leopoldianus
- Marcusenius macrolepidotus · Bulldog
- Marcusenius macrophthalmus
- Marcusenius mento
- Marcusenius monteiri
- Marcusenius moorii · Elephantnose
- Marcusenius multisquamatus
- Marcusenius ntemensis
- Marcusenius schilthuisiae · Kutu mormyrid
- Marcusenius stanleyanus
- Marcusenius verheyenorum
- Marcusenius wamuinii
- Mormyrops anguilloides · Cornish jack
- Mormyrops attenuatus
- Mormyrops boulengeri · Trumpet-nose mormyrid
- Mormyrops curtus · Boma mormyrid
- Mormyrops engystoma · Engystoma bottlenose mormyrid
- Mormyrops furcidens
- Mormyrops intermedius
- Mormyrops lineolatus · elephantfish
- Mormyrops mariae
- Mormyrops masuianus
- Mormyrops microstoma · New Antwerp mormyrid
- Mormyrops nigricans
- Mormyrops parvus
- Mormyrops sirenoides
- Mormyrops tubirostris
- Mormyrops zanclirostris · Pool elephantfish
- Mormyrus caballus · Elephant-snout fish
- Mormyrus cyaneus · Lower Congo River mormyrid
- Mormyrus ehrenbergii · Eastern bottlenose mormyrid
- Mormyrus iriodes · Inga mormyrid
- Mormyrus kannume · Elephant-snout fish
- Mormyrus lacerda · Western bottlenose mormyrid
- Mormyrus longirostris · Dolphin mormyrid
- Mormyrus niloticus · Elephant-snout fish
- Mormyrus ovis
- Mormyrus rume · Elephant-snout fish
- Mormyrus thomasi
- Myomyrus macrodon
- Myomyrus macrops
- Myomyrus pharao
- Pantodon buchholzi · African butterflyfish
- Papyrocranus congoensis · Congo black knife
- Paramormyrops batesii
- Paramormyrops curvifrons · Ivindo mormyrid
- Paramormyrops gabonensis
- Paramormyrops hopkinsi · Ivindo electric fish
- Paramormyrops jacksoni
- Paramormyrops kingsleyae
- Paramormyrops longicaudatus · Longtailed mormyrid
- Paramormyrops ntotom
- Paramormyrops retrodorsalis · Bima elephantfish
- Paramormyrops sphekodes
- Petrocephalus arnegardi
- Petrocephalus balayi
- Petrocephalus ballayi · Elephantfish
- Petrocephalus binotatus
- Petrocephalus boboto
- Petrocephalus christyi
- Petrocephalus congicus
- Petrocephalus cunganus
- Petrocephalus grandoculis
- Petrocephalus haullevillii
- Petrocephalus hutereaui
- Petrocephalus leo
- Petrocephalus longicapitis
- Petrocephalus magnitrunci
- Petrocephalus magnoculis
- Petrocephalus mbossou
- Petrocephalus microphthalmus
- Petrocephalus odzalaensis
- Petrocephalus okavangensis
- Petrocephalus pulsivertens
- Petrocephalus sauvagii
- Petrocephalus schoutedeni
- Petrocephalus simus
- Petrocephalus valentini
- Petrocephalus zakoni
- Pollimyrus castelnaui · Dwarf stonebasher
- Pollimyrus cuandoensis
- Pollimyrus guttatus · Cameroon mormyrid
- Pollimyrus isidori · speckled stonebasher
- Pollimyrus macroterops
- Pollimyrus marianne · Zambezi dwarf stonebasher
- Pollimyrus nigripinnis
- Pollimyrus pulverulentus · Coquilhatville mormyrid
- Stomatorhinus corneti
- Stomatorhinus fuliginosus
- Stomatorhinus kununguensis
- Stomatorhinus microps
- Stomatorhinus patrizii
- Stomatorhinus polli
- Stomatorhinus schoutedeni
- Stomatorhinus walkeri
- Xenomystus nigri · African knifefish
Barbs · 179
- Barboides gracilis
- Caecobarbus geertsii · Congo blind barb
- Clypeobarbus bellcrossi · Gorgeous barb
- Clypeobarbus bomokandi
- Clypeobarbus breviclipeus
- Clypeobarbus congicus
- Clypeobarbus pleuropholis
- Clypeobarbus pseudognathodon
- Clypeobarbus schoutedeni
- Coptostomabarbus bellcrossi · Upjaw barb
- Coptostomabarbus wittei · Upjaw barb
- Enteromius ablabes · Spottail barb
- Enteromius afrovernayi
- Enteromius alberti
- Enteromius amanpoae
- Enteromius ansorgii · East African red finned barb
- Enteromius apleurogramma · East African red-finned barb
- Enteromius argenteus · Silver barb
- Enteromius atromaculatus
- Enteromius barnardi · Blackback barb
- Enteromius barotseensis · Barotse barb
- Enteromius baudoni
- Enteromius bifrenatus · Hyphen barb
- Enteromius brachygramma
- Enteromius brazzai
- Enteromius breviceps · Shorthead barb
- Enteromius brevidorsalis · Dwarf barb
- Enteromius brevilateralis · Shortfin barb
- Enteromius brichardi · Brichard's barb
- Enteromius callipterus · Goldeneye barb
- Enteromius camptacanthus · African redfinned barb
- Enteromius candens · Blacknose Butterfly Barb
- Enteromius carens
- Enteromius castrasibutum
- Enteromius catenarius
- Enteromius caudosignatus
- Enteromius cerinus
- Enteromius chicapaensis
- Enteromius chiumbeensis
- Enteromius citrinus
- Enteromius collarti
- Enteromius condei
- Enteromius deguidei
- Enteromius diamouanganai
- Enteromius dorsolineatus · Cunene barb
- Enteromius erythrozonus
- Enteromius eutaenia · Orangefin barb
- Enteromius evansi
- Enteromius fasciolatus · African banded barb
- Enteromius greenwoodi
- Enteromius guirali
- Enteromius haasianus · Sickle barb
- Enteromius holotaenia · Spotscale barb
- Enteromius hulstaerti
- Enteromius humeralis · Inconspicuous barb
- Enteromius jae · Jae barb
- Enteromius janssensi
- Enteromius kamolondoensis
- Enteromius kerstenii
- Enteromius kessleri · Gillbar barb
- Enteromius kuiluensis
- Enteromius lamani
- Enteromius lineomaculatus · Line-spotted Barb
- Enteromius lufukiensis
- Enteromius lujae
- Enteromius lukindae
- Enteromius lukusiensis
- Enteromius luluae
- Enteromius machadoi
- Enteromius macrops
- Enteromius marmoratus
- Enteromius martorelli
- Enteromius matthesi
- Enteromius mattozi · Papermouth barb
- Enteromius mediosquamatus
- Enteromius miolepis · Zigzag barb
- Enteromius mocoensis
- Enteromius motebensis
- Enteromius multilineatus · Copperstripe barb
- Enteromius musumbi · Sidespot barb
- Enteromius neefi · Sidespot barb
- Enteromius nigrifilis
- Enteromius nigroluteus
- Enteromius okae
- Enteromius paludinosus · Straightfin barb
- Enteromius papilio · Dashtail barb
- Enteromius pellegrini
- Enteromius petchkovskyi
- Enteromius pinnimaculatus
- Enteromius potamogalis
- Enteromius prionacanthus
- Enteromius pygmaeus
- Enteromius radari
- Enteromius radiatus · Radiation barb
- Enteromius rouxi
- Enteromius rubrostigma
- Enteromius ruforum
- Enteromius stanleyi
- Enteromius stauchi
- Enteromius stigmasemion
- Enteromius syntrechalepis
- Enteromius taeniopleura
- Enteromius tetrastigma
- Enteromius thamalakanensis
- Enteromius thespesios
- Enteromius thysi
- Enteromius tomiensis
- Enteromius trimaculatus · Threespot barb
- Enteromius trinotatus
- Enteromius trispilomimus
- Enteromius unitaeniatus · Slender barb
- Enteromius urostigma
- Enteromius validus
- Enteromius vanderysti
- Enteromius walshae
- Enteromius wellmani
- Garra congoensis
- Garra ornata
- Labeo cyclorhynchus · Harlequin sharkminnow
- Labeobarbus altianalis · Ripon barbel
- Labeobarbus altipinnis
- Labeobarbus ansorgii
- Labeobarbus aspius
- Labeobarbus axelrodi
- Labeobarbus boulengeri
- Labeobarbus brauni
- Labeobarbus cardozoi
- Labeobarbus caudovittatus
- Labeobarbus clarkeae
- Labeobarbus codringtonii · Upper Zambezi yellowfish
- Labeobarbus compiniei
- Labeobarbus dartevellei
- Labeobarbus ensifer
- Labeobarbus ensis
- Labeobarbus fasolt
- Labeobarbus gestetneri
- Labeobarbus girardi
- Labeobarbus gulielmi
- Labeobarbus huloti
- Labeobarbus humphri
- Labeobarbus iphthimostoma
- Labeobarbus iturii
- Labeobarbus jubbi
- Labeobarbus lobogenysoides
- Labeobarbus longidorsalis
- Labeobarbus longifilis
- Labeobarbus lucius
- Labeobarbus lufupensis
- Labeobarbus macroceps
- Labeobarbus macrolepidotus
- Labeobarbus malacanthus
- Labeobarbus marequensis · Largescale yellowfish
- Labeobarbus mawambiensis
- Labeobarbus mirabilis
- Labeobarbus nanningsi
- Labeobarbus nzadimalawu
- Labeobarbus nzadinkisi
- Labeobarbus pellegrini
- Labeobarbus platyrhinus
- Labeobarbus pojeri
- Labeobarbus progenys
- Labeobarbus rhinophorus
- Labeobarbus robertsi
- Labeobarbus rocadasi
- Labeobarbus rosae
- Labeobarbus roylii
- Labeobarbus sandersi
- Labeobarbus semireticulatus
- Labeobarbus stappersii · Congo yellowfish
- Labeobarbus steindachneri
- Labeobarbus stenostoma
- Labeobarbus tornieri
- Labeobarbus trachypterus
- Labeobarbus upembensis
- Labeobarbus urotaenia
- Labeobarbus varicostoma
- Labeobarbus werneri
- Labeobarbus wittei
- Raiamas christyi · Coppernose barb
Bichirs & Ropefish · 8
- Polypterus congicus · Giant bichir
- Polypterus delhezi · Barred bichir
- Polypterus mokelembembe · Mokele-mbembe bichir
- Polypterus ornatipinnis · Ornate bichir
- Polypterus polli · Poll's bichir
- Polypterus retropinnis · West African bichir
- Polypterus senegalus · Senegal bichir
- Polypterus weeksii · Mottled bichir
Catfish · 74
- Amarginops ornatus · Ornate bagrid
- Amphilius brevis
- Amphilius caudosignatus
- Amphilius dimonikensis
- Amphilius frieli
- Amphilius kivuensis
- Auchenoglanis occidentalis · Giraffe Catfish
- Bagrus bajad · Bajad catfish
- Bagrus caeruleus
- Bagrus docmak · Semutundu
- Bagrus lubosicus
- Channallabes alvarezi
- Channallabes apus · Eel catfish
- Channallabes longicaudatus
- Channallabes ogooensis
- Channallabes sanghaensis
- Channallabes teugelsi
- Chiloglanis angolensis
- Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis
- Chiloglanis cameronensis
- Chiloglanis carnosus
- Chiloglanis congicus · Congo suckermouth catfish
- Chiloglanis elisabethianus
- Chiloglanis fasciatus · Okavango suckermouth
- Chiloglanis lufirae
- Chiloglanis lukugae
- Chiloglanis marlieri
- Chiloglanis micropogon
- Chiloglanis microps
- Chiloglanis mongoensis
- Chiloglanis neumanni · Neumann's suckermouth catfish
- Clarias albopunctatus
- Clarias alluaudi · Alluaud's walking catfish
- Clarias angolensis · Angola walking catfish
- Clarias buthupogon
- Clarias camerunensis
- Clarias dhonti
- Clarias dumerilii
- Clarias gabonensis · Gaboon walking catfish
- Clarias gariepinus · African sharptooth catfish
- Clarias hilli
- Clarias jaensis
- Clarias liocephalus
- Euchilichthys guentheri
- Lophiobagrus brevispinis
- Lophiobagrus cyclurus · African bullhead
- Malapterurus electricus · Electric catfish
- Microsynodontis batesii
- Microsynodontis christyi
- Notoglanidium macrostoma
- Parauchenoglanis monkei
- Pareutropius debauwi · African glass catfish
- Phyllonemus typus · Spatula-barbeled catfish
- Synodontis acanthomias
- Synodontis alberti · Albert's squeaker
- Synodontis angelicus · Angel squeaker
- Synodontis brichardi · Brichard's squeaker
- Synodontis budgetti · Budgett's synodontis
- Synodontis congicus
- Synodontis contractus · Bugeye squeaker
- Synodontis decorus · Clown catfish
- Synodontis flavitaeniatus · Orangestriped squeaker
- Synodontis granulosus · Granulated synodontis
- Synodontis longirostris
- Synodontis lucipinnis · Dwarf petricola catfish
- Synodontis multipunctatus · Cuckoo catfish
- Synodontis nigriventris · Upside-down catfish
- Synodontis notatus · One-spot squeaker
- Synodontis petricola · Dwarf Lake Synodontis
- Synodontis pleurops · Congo squeaker
- Synodontis robertsi
- Synodontis schoutedeni · Yellow marbled synodontis
- Synodontis soloni
- Synodontis violaceus
Eels · 34
- Mastacembelus albomaculatus
- Mastacembelus aviceps
- Mastacembelus brachyrhinus
- Mastacembelus brichardi
- Mastacembelus catchpolei
- Mastacembelus congicus · Congo spiny eel
- Mastacembelus cryptacanthus · West African spiny eel
- Mastacembelus cunningtoni
- Mastacembelus decorsei
- Mastacembelus ellipsifer
- Mastacembelus flavidus
- Mastacembelus flavomarginatus
- Mastacembelus frenatus · Longtail spiny eel
- Mastacembelus goro
- Mastacembelus greshoffi · Greshoff's spiny eel
- Mastacembelus latens
- Mastacembelus marchei
- Mastacembelus micropectus
- Mastacembelus moorii · Moori spiny eel
- Mastacembelus niger · Mukongo
- Mastacembelus ophidium
- Mastacembelus paucispinis
- Mastacembelus plagiostomus
- Mastacembelus platysoma
- Mastacembelus polli
- Mastacembelus reygeli
- Mastacembelus robertsi
- Mastacembelus shiloangoensis
- Mastacembelus simbi
- Mastacembelus tanganicae
- Mastacembelus traversi
- Mastacembelus trispinosus
- Mastacembelus ubangipaucispinis
- Mastacembelus zebratus
Gobies & Gudgeons · 3
- Dormitator lebretonis · African fat sleeper
- Parasicydium bandama
- Periophthalmus barbarus · Atlantic mudskipper
Gouramis · 22
- Ctenopoma acutirostre · Leopard Bushfish
- Ctenopoma ashbysmithi
- Ctenopoma gabonense
- Ctenopoma kingsleyae · Tailspot ctenopoma
- Ctenopoma maculatum
- Ctenopoma multispine · Manyspined ctenopoma
- Ctenopoma muriei · Ocellated labyrinth fish
- Ctenopoma nigropannosum · Twospot climbing perch
- Ctenopoma ocellatum · Eyespot ctenopoma
- Ctenopoma pellegrini · Pellegrin's Ctenopoma
- Ctenopoma weeksii · Mottled Ctenopoma
- Microctenopoma ansorgii · Ornate ctenopoma
- Microctenopoma congicum · Congo Ctenopoma
- Microctenopoma damasi · Helmikiipijäkala
- Microctenopoma fasciolatum · Banded ctenopoma
- Microctenopoma intermedium · Blackspot climbing perch
- Microctenopoma lineatum
- Microctenopoma milleri
- Microctenopoma nanum · Dwarf ctenopoma
- Microctenopoma nigricans
- Microctenopoma ocellifer
- Microctenopoma uelense
Killifish · 133
- Aapticheilichthys websteri · Webster's lampeye
- Aphyosemion abacinum
- Aphyosemion ahli · Ahl's lyretail
- Aphyosemion alpha
- Aphyosemion aureum · Golden aphyosemion
- Aphyosemion australe · Cape Lopez lyretail
- Aphyosemion bualanum · Bouala Lyretail
- Aphyosemion buytaerti · Buytaert's killifish
- Aphyosemion cameronense · Cameroon aphyosemion
- Aphyosemion castaneum
- Aphyosemion chauchei
- Aphyosemion christyi · Christy's aphyosemion
- Aphyosemion coeleste
- Aphyosemion cognatum · Red-spotted killi
- Aphyosemion cyanostictum · Gabon jewelfish
- Aphyosemion dargei
- Aphyosemion decorsei · Decorse's Lyretail
- Aphyosemion ecucuense
- Aphyosemion elberti · Red-Barred Lyretail
- Aphyosemion elegans · Elegant killifish
- Aphyosemion erythron
- Aphyosemion escherichi
- Aphyosemion etsamense
- Aphyosemion exigoideum · False jewel killi
- Aphyosemion exiguum · Jewel killi
- Aphyosemion gabunense · Gabon killi
- Aphyosemion georgiae
- Aphyosemion halleri
- Aphyosemion hera
- Aphyosemion herzogi · Herzog's killi
- Aphyosemion hofmanni
- Aphyosemion izyarae
- Aphyosemion joergenscheeli
- Aphyosemion kouamense
- Aphyosemion labarrei · Labarre's aphyosemion
- Aphyosemion lefiniense
- Aphyosemion louessense
- Aphyosemion maculatum
- Aphyosemion mimbon
- Aphyosemion ocellatum
- Aphyosemion ogoense · Ogowe killifish
- Aphyosemion plagitaenium
- Aphyosemion pseudoelegans
- Aphyosemion punctatum
- Aphyosemion pyrophore
- Aphyosemion rectogoense
- Aphyosemion schioetzi
- Aphyosemion splendopleure · Splendor-fin aphyosemion
- Aphyosemion striatum · Red-striped killifish
- Aphyosemion teugelsi
- Aphyosemion thysi
- Aphyosemion tirbaki
- Aphyosemion wachtersi
- Aphyosemion wildekampi
- Aphyosemion zygaima
- Aplocheilichthys spilauchen · Banded lampeye
- Congopanchax brichardi · Brichard's lampeye
- Congopanchax myersi · Myers' lampeye
- Diapteron fulgens
- Diapteron seegersi
- Epiplatys bifasciatus · Two-striped panchax
- Epiplatys boulengeri · Boulenger's panchax
- Epiplatys chevalieri · Chevalier's panchax
- Epiplatys duboisi · Dubois' panchax
- Epiplatys grahami · Graham's panchax
- Epiplatys huberi
- Epiplatys infrafasciatus · Six-banded panchax
- Epiplatys mesogramma
- Epiplatys neumanni
- Epiplatys sangmelinensis
- Epiplatys sexfasciatus · Six-banded panchax
- Epiplatys singa · Singa panchax
- Epiplatys spilargyreius
- Episemion callipteron
- Episemion krystallinoron
- Fenerbahce devosi
- Fenerbahce formosus
- Fundulopanchax avichang
- Fundulopanchax oeseri · Oeser's killifish
- Hylopanchax leki
- Hylopanchax moke
- Hylopanchax multisquamatus
- Hylopanchax ndeko
- Hylopanchax paucisquamatus
- Hylopanchax silvestris · Forest lampeye
- Hylopanchax stictopleuron
- Hylopanchax thysi
- Hypsopanchax catenatus · Chain lampeye
- Hypsopanchax jobaerti
- Hypsopanchax jubbi
- Hypsopanchax platysternus
- Hypsopanchax stiassnyae
- Hypsopanchax zebra · Zebra lampeye
- Laciris pelagica
- Lacustricola bukobanus · Bukoba lampeye
- Lacustricola chobensis
- Lacustricola gemma · Gemstone lampeye
- Lacustricola hutereaui
- Lacustricola johnstoni · Johnston's topminnow
- Lacustricola kassenjiensis
- Lacustricola katangae · Striped topminnow
- Lacustricola lualabaensis · Lualaba lampeye
- Lacustricola moeruensis
- Lacustricola nitida
- Lacustricola petnehazyi
- Lacustricola pygmaeus · Pygmy lampeye
- Lacustricola vitschumbaensis · Bitschumbi lampeye
- Lamprichthys tanganicanus · Tanganyika lampeye
- Micropanchax fuelleborni
- Micropanchax johnstoni · Johnston's lampeye
- Micropanchax macrurus · Big-tailed lampeye
- Micropanchax nigrolateralis
- Nothobranchius brieni · Brien's notho
- Nothobranchius hassoni
- Nothobranchius malaissei · Malaisse's notho
- Nothobranchius polli · Poll's notho
- Nothobranchius symoensi · Symoens' notho
- Plataplochilus cabindae
- Plataplochilus chalcopyrus · Flame lampeye
- Plataplochilus eliasi
- Plataplochilus loemensis · Loeme lampeye
- Plataplochilus miltotaenia · Red-striped lampeye
- Plataplochilus mimus
- Plataplochilus ngaensis
- Plataplochilus pulcher · Beautiful lampeye
- Plataplochilus terveri
- Platypanchax modestus · Ruwenzori lampeye
- Poropanchax pepo
- Poropanchax scheeli
- Poropanchax stigmatopygus · Anus Spot Lampeye Killifish
- Procatopus similis · Variable lampeye
- Pronothobranchius kiyawensis
- Raddaella batesii
Piranhas & Pacus · 82
- Belonophago hutsebouti
- Belonophago tinanti
- Citharinus congicus · Congo citharinid
- Citharinus gibbosus · Lake Tanganyika citharine
- Citharinus macrolepis
- Congocharax olbrechtsi
- Distichodus affinis · Silver distichodus
- Distichodus antonii
- Distichodus atroventralis
- Distichodus decemmaculatus · Dwarf distichodus
- Distichodus fasciolatus · Sharktail distichodus
- Distichodus hypostomatus
- Distichodus ingae
- Distichodus kasaiensis
- Distichodus langi
- Distichodus lusosso · Longsnout distichodus
- Distichodus maculatus · Spotted citharinid
- Distichodus mbiniensis
- Distichodus microps
- Distichodus noboli · Noboli distichodus
- Distichodus notospilus · Longsnout distichodus
- Distichodus polli
- Distichodus sexfasciatus · Six-banded distichodus
- Distichodus sp. "Lefini"
- Distichodus teugelsi · Green dwarf distichodus
- Dundocharax bidentatus
- Eugnathichthys eetveldii
- Eugnathichthys macroterolepis
- Eugnathichthys virgatus
- Hepsetus cuvieri · Kafue pike characin
- Hepsetus kingsleyae · African pike characin
- Hepsetus lineatus · African pike characin
- Hepsetus microlepis · African pike characin
- Ichthyborus ornatus · Ornate fin nipper
- Mesoborus crocodilus · Crocodile tetra
- Microstomatichthyoborus bashforddeani
- Microstomatichthyoborus katangae
- Monostichodus elongatus
- Monostichodus lootensi
- Monostichodus mesmaekersi
- Nannaethiops unitaeniatus · One-striped African characin
- Nannocharax altus
- Nannocharax angolensis
- Nannocharax brevis
- Nannocharax dageti
- Nannocharax elongatus
- Nannocharax fasciatus · Barred nannocharax
- Nannocharax fasciolaris
- Nannocharax gracilis · Slender African characin
- Nannocharax hadros
- Nannocharax hastatus
- Nannocharax hollyi
- Nannocharax lineostriatus
- Nannocharax luapulae
- Nannocharax machadoi
- Nannocharax macropterus · Broad-barred citharine
- Nannocharax maculicauda
- Nannocharax minutus
- Nannocharax monardi
- Nannocharax multifasciatus
- Nannocharax ogoensis
- Nannocharax parvus · African broad-band darter
- Nannocharax procatopus
- Nannocharax pteron
- Nannocharax rubensteini
- Nannocharax schoutedeni
- Nannocharax taenia
- Nannocharax uniocellatus
- Nannocharax wittei
- Neolebias ansorgii · Ansorge's neolebias
- Neolebias gossei
- Neolebias gracilis
- Neolebias kerguennae
- Neolebias philippei
- Neolebias spilotaenia
- Neolebias trilineatus · Three-lined pygmy characin
- Neolebias unifasciatus · One-banded Neolebias
- Paraphago rostratus
- Phago boulengeri · Spotted phago
- Phago intermedius
- Xenocharax crassus
- Xenocharax spilurus
Pufferfish · 4
- Tetraodon duboisi · Dubois's puffer
- Tetraodon mbu · Mbu puffer
- Tetraodon miurus · Potato puffer
- Tetraodon schoutedeni · Congo puffer
Oddballs & Brackish · 2
- Enneacampus ansorgii · Ansorge's pipefish
- Phractolaemus ansorgii · Hingemouth
Tetras · 87
- Alestes ansorgii · Ansorge's Tetra
- Alestes inferus
- Alestes liebrechtsii
- Alestes macrophthalmus · Bigeye tetra
- Alestion rapax
- Alestopetersius bifasciatus · African Blue Tetra
- Alestopetersius bleheri · Bleher's Tetra
- Alestopetersius brichardi · Brichard's Tetra
- Alestopetersius caudalis · Yellowtail Tetra
- Alestopetersius compressus
- Alestopetersius conspectus
- Alestopetersius hilgendorfi
- Alestopetersius leopoldianus · Leopold's Tetra
- Alestopetersius nigropterus · African Rainbow Tetra
- Alestopetersius tumbensis
- Bathyaethiops atercrinis
- Bathyaethiops breuseghemi
- Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus · African Moon Tetra
- Bathyaethiops flammeus · Red-back moon tetra
- Bathyaethiops greeni · Green Moonfish Tetra
- Brachyalestes abeli
- Brachyalestes bimaculatus · Two-spot Alestes
- Brachyalestes comptus
- Brachyalestes epuluensis
- Brachyalestes fwaensis
- Brachyalestes humilis · Angolan Tetra
- Brachyalestes imberi · Spot-tail
- Brachyalestes jackiae
- Brachyalestes kingsleyae · Kingsley's Tetra
- Brachyalestes lateralis · Striped Robber
- Brachyalestes nurse · Nurse Tetra
- Brachyalestes opisthotaenia
- Brachyalestes peringueyi
- Brachyalestes taeniurus · Striped Alestes
- Brachypetersius altus · African Spottail Tetra
- Brachypetersius cadwaladeri
- Brachypetersius gabonensis
- Brachypetersius huloti · Lomboma Tetra
- Brachypetersius pseudonummifer
- Brycinus carmesinus
- Brycinus grandisquamis · Large-scaled Tetra
- Brycinus macrolepidotus · True big-scale tetra
- Brycinus poptae · Blue Spot African Tetra
- Brycinus rhodopleura · Inkorogo
- Brycinus schoutedeni · Schouteden's African Tetra
- Bryconaethiops boulengeri · Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra
- Bryconaethiops macrops
- Bryconaethiops microstoma
- Bryconaethiops yseuxi
- Bryconalestes bartoni
- Bryconalestes intermedius
- Bryconalestes longipinnis · Long-finned tetra
- Bryconalestes tessmanni
- Bryconalestes tholloni
- Clavocharax notospilus
- Clupeocharax schoutedeni
- Hemigrammopetersius major
- Hemigrammopetersius urotaenia · Limeback Tetra
- Hydrocynus forskahlii · Elongate Tigerfish
- Hydrocynus goliath · Goliath tigerfish
- Hydrocynus vittatus · Tigerfish
- Micralestes acutidens · Sharptooth Tetra
- Micralestes ambiguus
- Micralestes argyrotaenia · Silver Tetra
- Micralestes congicus
- Micralestes fodori
- Micralestes holargyreus
- Micralestes humilis
- Micralestes lualabae · African Tetra
- Micralestes occidentalis · Western Characin
- Micralestes schelly
- Micralestes stormsi
- Micralestes vittatus
- Nannopetersius ansorgii
- Nannopetersius lamberti
- Nannopetersius mutambuei
- Phenacogrammus aurantiacus · Orange Congo Tetra
- Phenacogrammus concolor
- Phenacogrammus deheyni
- Phenacogrammus flexus
- Phenacogrammus interruptus · Congo tetra
- Phenacogrammus polli · Poll's Congo Tetra
- Rhabdalestes aeratis
- Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis
- Rhabdalestes maunensis · Okavango Robber
- Rhabdalestes yokai
- Tricuspidalestes caeruleus
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