Africa · Fish by region
Fish of Southern Africa
The Zambezi, Okavango, Limpopo and Cape rivers south of the equator.
790 species across 13 families
The great southern drainages — Zambezi, Okavango, Cunene, Limpopo and the Cape rivers — across South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, southern Angola, Eswatini and Lesotho.
790 of 790 species
Cichlids · 452
- Abactochromis labrosus
- Altolamprologus calvus · Nkamba Bay Calvus
- Altolamprologus compressiceps · Compressiceps
- Altolamprologus sp. "Compressiceps Shell" · Compressiceps Shell
- Aristochromis christyi · Malawi hawk
- Astatoreochromis straeleni · Bluelip Haplo
- Astatoreochromis vanderhorsti
- Astatotilapia burtoni · Burton's mouthbrooder
- Astatotilapia calliptera · Eastern happy
- Astatotilapia stappersii
- Astatotilapia swynnertoni
- Aulonocara brevinidus
- Aulonocara saulosi · Greenface aulonocara
- Aulonocara sp. "Chitande Type Mozambique" · Mozambique chitande peacock
- Aulonocara sp. "Chitande Type North" · Northern chitande peacock
- Aulonocara sp. "Lwanda" · Red Top peacock
- Aulonocara sp. "Trematocranus Masinje" · Masinje cave peacock
- Aulonocara steveni
- Aulonocara stuartgranti · Grant's peacock
- Aulonocranus dewindti
- Baileychromis centropomoides
- Bathybates fasciatus
- Bathybates ferox
- Bathybates graueri
- Bathybates hornii
- Bathybates leo
- Bathybates minor
- Bathybates vittatus
- Benthochromis horii
- Benthochromis melanoides
- Benthochromis tricoti · Tricot's deepwater cichlid
- Boulengerochromis microlepis · Giant Cichlid
- Buccochromis heterotaenia
- Buccochromis nototaenia · Stripeback Hap
- Buccochromis rhoadesii · Yellow Lepturus Cichlid
- Buccochromis spectabilis
- Callochromis macrops · Big-eyed Mouthbrooder
- Callochromis pleurospilus
- Caprichromis orthognathus · Binga
- Cardiopharynx schoutedeni
- Champsochromis caeruleus · Malawi trout
- Champsochromis spilorhynchus · Spilo
- Cheilochromis euchilus · Malawi Thicklip
- Chetia flaviventris · Canary kurper
- Chetia welwitschi
- Chilochromis duponti
- Chilotilapia rhoadesii
- Chindongo elongatus · Elongate mbuna
- Chindongo socolofi · Powder blue cichlid
- Chindongo sp. "Elongatus Mozambique Brown" · Pseudotropheus sp. "Elongatus Mozambique Brown"
- Chindongo sp. "Elongatus Spot" · Pseudotropheus sp. "Elongatus Spot"
- Chindongo sp. "Fuscus Dwarf" · Pseudotropheus sp. "Fuscus Dwarf"
- Chindongo sp. "Minutus Mozambique" · Pseudotropheus sp. "Minutus Mozambique"
- Copadichromis atripinnis
- Copadichromis borleyi · Redfin
- Copadichromis chrysonotus
- Copadichromis cyaneus
- Copadichromis cyanocephalus · Blue-headed utaka
- Copadichromis geertsi · Virginalis Blotch
- Copadichromis jacksoni · Jackson's utaka
- Copadichromis likomae
- Copadichromis melas · Midnight mloto
- Copadichromis mloto
- Copadichromis parvus · Dwarf utaka
- Copadichromis pleurostigma · Utaka
- Copadichromis pleurostigmoides · Utaka
- Copadichromis quadrimaculatus · Four-spot utaka
- Copadichromis sp. "Chizumuluensis Londo"
- Copadichromis sp. "Kawanga No-spot"
- Copadichromis sp. "Tumbi Two Spot"
- Copadichromis trewavasae · Mloto Likoma
- Copadichromis trimaculatus · Three-spot utaka
- Copadichromis verduyni · Verduyn's utaka
- Copadichromis virginalis · Lake Malawi Utaka
- Coptodon guineensis · Guinean tilapia
- Coptodon rendalli · Redbreast tilapia
- Coptodon tholloni
- Corematodus shiranus · Happy
- Ctenopharynx intermedius
- Ctenopharynx nitidus
- Ctenopharynx pictus
- Cunningtonia longiventralis
- Cyathochromis obliquidens
- Cyathopharynx foae
- Cyathopharynx furcifer · Featherfin Cichlid
- Cyathopharynx sp. 'neon streak'
- Cynotilapia afra · Afra cichlid
- Cynotilapia chilundu
- Cynotilapia zebroides · Cobue afra
- Cyphotilapia gibberosa · Frontosa
- Cyprichromis coloratus
- Cyprichromis leptosoma · Sardine cichlid
- Cyprichromis pavo
- Cyprichromis sp. "Leptosoma Jumbo" · Leptosoma Jumbo
- Cyprichromis zonatus
- Cyrtocara moorii · Blue dolphin
- Dimidiochromis compressiceps · Malawi Eyebiter
- Dimidiochromis dimidiatus
- Dimidiochromis kiwinge · Kiwinga Hap
- Dimidiochromis strigatus · Haplo Sunset
- Diplotaxodon apogon
- Diplotaxodon argenteus
- Diplotaxodon greenwoodi
- Diplotaxodon limnothrissa
- Diplotaxodon macrops
- Docimodus evelynae
- Docimodus johnstoni
- Ectodus descampsii
- Eretmodus cyanostictus · Tanganyika clown
- Fossorochromis rostratus · Rostratus
- Genyochromis mento
- Gephyrochromis moorii
- Gephyrochromis sp. "Patricki Minos"
- Gephyrochromis sp. "Sand"
- Gephyrochromis sp. "Zebroides"
- Gnathochromis permaxillaris
- Gnathochromis pfefferi
- Grammatotria lemairii
- Greenwoodochromis abeelei
- Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi
- Greenwoodochromis christyi
- Greenwoodochromis staneri
- Haplotaxodon microlepis
- Hemibates stenosoma
- Hemichromis angolensis
- Hemichromis elongatus · Spot jewel
- Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia
- Hemitilapia oxyrhyncha · Giant Haplochromis
- Interochromis loocki
- Iodotropheus sp. "Londo"
- Julidochromis brichardi
- Julidochromis dickfeldi · Brown julie
- Julidochromis marlieri · Marlier's julie
- Julidochromis ornatus · Golden julie
- Julidochromis regani · Convict julie
- Labeotropheus fuelleborni · Blue mbuna
- Labeotropheus trewavasae · Red Top Trevawasae
- Labidochromis caeruleus · Electric yellow
- Labidochromis heterodon
- Labidochromis ianthinus · Violet labidochromis
- Labidochromis mbenjii
- Labidochromis mylodon
- Labidochromis pallidus
- Labidochromis sp. "Caeruleus Chilucha"
- Labidochromis sp. "Chisumulae Mbweca"
- Labidochromis sp. "Hongi" · Hongi
- Labidochromis sp. "Lividus Nkhungu"
- Labidochromis sp. "Textilis Blue"
- Labidochromis sp. "Textilis Cobalt"
- Labidochromis textilis
- Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus · Umunzamba
- Lepidiolamprologus elongatus · Elongate lamprologus
- Lepidiolamprologus hecqui · Hecq's shelldweller
- Lepidiolamprologus kendalli · Kendall's lamprologus
- Lepidiolamprologus meeli
- Lepidiolamprologus mimicus
- Lepidiolamprologus profundicola
- Lestradea perspicax
- Lestradea stappersii
- Lethrinops albus
- Lethrinops altus
- Lethrinops argenteus
- Lethrinops furcifer · Greenface sandsifter
- Lethrinops gossei
- Lethrinops leptodon
- Lethrinops lethrinus · Scarlet Fin Lethrinus
- Lethrinops longimanus
- Lethrinops longipinnis
- Lethrinops lunaris
- Lethrinops marginatus
- Lethrinops micrentodon
- Lethrinops microdon
- Lethrinops sp. "Nyassae"
- Lethrinops turneri
- Lichnochromis acuticeps · Malawi gar
- Limnochromis auritus · Spangled Cichlid
- Limnotilapia dardennii
- Lobochilotes labiatus
- Lufubuchromis relictus
- Maylandia aurora · Metriaclima aurora
- Maylandia chrysomallos · Metriaclima chrysomallos
- Maylandia estheare · Metriaclima estheare
- Maylandia estherae · Red zebra
- Maylandia fainzilberi · Maison Reef zebra
- Maylandia glaucos · Aurora Blue
- Maylandia lanisticola · Malawi shell dweller
- Maylandia livingstonii · Metriaclima livingstonii
- Maylandia mossambica · Metriaclima mossambica
- Maylandia nigrodorsalis · Metriaclima nigrodorsalis
- Maylandia phaeos · Metriaclima phaeos
- Maylandia pulpican · Kingsizei cichlid
- Maylandia pyrsonotos · Red top zebra classic
- Maylandia sp. "Aggressive Bars" · Metriaclima sp. "Aggressive Bars"
- Maylandia sp. "Daktari" · Metriaclima sp. "Daktari"
- Maylandia sp. "Estherae Blueface" · Metriaclima sp. "Estherae Blueface"
- Maylandia sp. "Flameback" · Metriaclima sp. "Flameback"
- Maylandia sp. "Mbweca" · Metriaclima sp. "Mbweca"
- Maylandia staufferi · Msobo
- Maylandia zebra · Zebra mbuna
- Mchenga thinos
- Melanochromis auratus · Golden mbuna
- Melanochromis baliodigma
- Melanochromis dialeptos
- Melanochromis loriae · Parallel Striped Mbuna
- Melanochromis melanopterus
- Melanochromis mossambiquensis
- Melanochromis sp. "Parallelus Mbweca"
- Mylochromis anaphyrmus
- Mylochromis epichorialis
- Mylochromis ericotaenia
- Mylochromis formosus
- Mylochromis gracilis · Haplochromis torpedo stripe
- Mylochromis guentheri
- Mylochromis incola · Golden mola hap
- Mylochromis lateristriga
- Mylochromis melanotaenia
- Mylochromis sp. "Balteatus Mozambique"
- Mylochromis sp. "Lateristriga Makanjila"
- Mylochromis sphaerodon
- Mylochromis spilostichus
- Naevochromis chrysogaster
- 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 cancellatus · grid-pattern lamprologus
- Neolamprologus caudopunctatus · Caudopunctatus cichlid
- Neolamprologus christyi
- Neolamprologus cunningtoni · Cunnington's cichlid
- Neolamprologus cylindricus · Cylindricus cichlid
- Neolamprologus fasciatus · Banded Lamprologus
- Neolamprologus furcifer
- Neolamprologus gracilis · Graceful fairy cichlid
- Neolamprologus laparogramma
- Neolamprologus leleupi · Lemon cichlid
- Neolamprologus lemairii · Lemaire's lamprologus
- Neolamprologus marunguensis · White tip cichlid
- Neolamprologus modestus · Umundigwa
- Neolamprologus mondabu
- Neolamprologus multifasciatus · Multifasciatus shell-dweller
- Neolamprologus mustax · Mustax cichlid
- Neolamprologus obscurus
- Neolamprologus ocellatus · Ocellated shell-dweller
- Neolamprologus ornatipinnis · Ornate-finned shell cichlid
- Neolamprologus petricola
- Neolamprologus prochilus
- Neolamprologus pulcher · Daffodil cichlid
- Neolamprologus savoryi · Savoryi princess cichlid
- Neolamprologus signatus · Signatus shell dweller
- Neolamprologus tetracanthus · fourspine cichlid
- Neolamprologus ventralis
- Neolamprologus wauthioni
- Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus · Fuscotaeniatus Hap
- Nimbochromis livingstonii · Livingston's cichlid
- Nimbochromis polystigma · Hyena Cichlid
- Nimbochromis venustus · Venustus
- Nyassachromis boadzulu
- Nyassachromis leuciscus · Small green utaka
- Nyassachromis microcephalus
- Nyassachromis prostoma
- Nyassachromis purpurans
- Ophthalmotilapia nasuta · Nasuta featherfin
- Ophthalmotilapia ventralis · Featherfin
- Oreochromis andersonii · Threespot Tilapia
- Oreochromis angolensis
- Oreochromis karongae · Chambo
- Oreochromis lepidurus
- Oreochromis lidole · Lidole
- Oreochromis macrochir
- Oreochromis mortimeri · Kariba Tilapia
- Oreochromis mossambicus · Mozambique cichlid
- Oreochromis mweruensis
- Oreochromis placidus · Black tilapia
- Oreochromis saka
- Oreochromis schwebischi
- Oreochromis shiranus · Shiranus Tilapia
- Oreochromis squamipinnis · Chambo
- Oreochromis tanganicae · Tanganyika Tilapia
- Orthochromis indermauri
- Orthochromis kalungwishiensis
- Orthochromis katumbii
- Orthochromis polyacanthus
- Otopharynx brooksi
- Otopharynx decorus
- Otopharynx heterodon · Royal Blue Hap
- Otopharynx lithobates · Sulphur-head Hap
- Otopharynx ovatus
- Otopharynx sp. "Auromarginatus Goldhead"
- Palaeoplex palimpsest
- Pallidochromis tokolosh
- Paracyprichromis brieni
- Paracyprichromis nigripinnis · Blue neon cichlid
- Pelmatolapia cabrae
- Perissodus elaviae
- Perissodus microlepis
- Perissodus multidentatus
- Perissodus paradoxus
- Perissodus straeleni
- Petrochromis ephippium · Moshi Yellow
- Petrochromis famula
- Petrochromis fasciolatus
- Petrochromis macrognathus
- Petrochromis polyodon · Tanganyika grinder
- Petrochromis trewavasae · Threadfin Petrochromis
- Petrotilapia flaviventris
- Petrotilapia genalutea
- Petrotilapia palingnathos
- Petrotilapia sp. "Nigra Tumbi"
- Petrotilapia sp. "Yellow Chin"
- Pharyngochromis acuticeps
- Pharyngochromis darlingi
- Placidochromis argyrogaster
- Placidochromis chilolae
- Placidochromis electra · Deep water hap
- Placidochromis johnstoni
- Placidochromis milomo · Super VC-10
- Placidochromis sp. "Electra Mozambique"
- Placidochromis sp. "Phenochilus Metangula"
- Protomelas annectens
- Protomelas fenestratus · Fenestratus
- Protomelas insignis
- Protomelas kirkii · Kambuzi
- Protomelas krampus
- Protomelas labridens
- Protomelas marginatus
- Protomelas ornatus · Ornate hap
- Protomelas similis
- Protomelas sp. "Spilonotus Likoma"
- Protomelas sp. "Steveni Imperial" · Steveni Imperial
- Protomelas spilonotus · Blue and yellow hap
- Protomelas spilopterus
- Protomelas taeniolatus · Spindle hap
- Pseudocrenilabrus philander
- Pseudosimochromis babaulti
- Pseudosimochromis curvifrons
- Pseudosimochromis marginatus
- Pseudotropheus crabro · Bumblebee cichlid
- Pseudotropheus johannii · Bluegray mbuna
- Pseudotropheus purpuratus
- Pseudotropheus sp. "Kingsizei Tumbi"
- Pseudotropheus sp. "Lucerna Blue Mozambique"
- Pseudotropheus sp. "Lucerna Blue Tanzania"
- Pseudotropheus sp. "Polit Tumbi"
- Pseudotropheus sp. "Socolofi Nkolongwe"
- Pseudotropheus sp. "Variable Eastern"
- Pseudotropheus sp. "Variable Mozambique"
- Pseudotropheus sp. "Williamsi Makanjila"
- Pseudotropheus tursiops
- Reganochromis calliurus
- Rhamphochromis esox
- Rhamphochromis ferox
- Rhamphochromis longiceps · Malawi Barracuda
- Rhamphochromis macrophthalmus
- Rubricatochromis stellifer · Blood-red jewel cichlid
- Sargochromis carlottae
- Sargochromis codringtonii · Dusky Bream
- Sargochromis giardi · Pink bream
- Sargochromis greenwoodi · Greenwood's happy
- Sargochromis mellandi
- Sargochromis mortimeri
- Sarotherodon melanotheron · Blackchin tilapia
- Sciaenochromis ahli · Ahli cichlid
- Sciaenochromis fryeri · Electric blue hap
- Sciaenochromis psammophilus · Electric Blue Kande
- Sciaenochromis sp. "Spot Bicuspid"
- 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 meridianus · Lowveld largemouth
- Serranochromis robustus
- Serranochromis stappersi
- Serranochromis swartzi · Red-flanked largemouth bream
- Serranochromis thumbergi · Brownspot largemouth
- Shuja horei
- Simochromis diagramma
- Spathodus erythrodon · Goby cichlid
- Stigmatochromis pholidophorus
- Taeniochromis holotaenia
- Taeniolethrinops laticeps
- Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis
- Tangachromis dhanisi
- Tanganicodus irsacae · spotfin goby cichlid
- Telmatochromis bifrenatus · Two-banded cichlid
- Telmatochromis brachygnathus
- Telmatochromis dhonti · Dhont's Telmatochromis
- Telmatochromis temporalis · Temporalis cichlid
- Telmatochromis vittatus · Striped Telmatochromis
- Thoracochromis buysi
- Thoracochromis moeruensis
- Tilapia guinasana · Guinas tilapia
- Tilapia ruweti
- Tilapia sparrmanii · Banded tilapia
- Tramitichromis brevis
- Tramitichromis intermedius
- Tramitichromis sp. "Maculae"
- Trematocara caparti
- Trematocara kufferathi
- Trematocara macrostoma
- Trematocara marginatum
- Trematocara nigrifrons
- Trematocara stigmaticum
- Trematocara unimaculatum
- Trematocara variabile
- Trematochromis benthicola
- Trematocranus placodon · Snail-crusher Hap
- Triglachromis otostigma
- Tropheops gracilior
- Tropheops macrophthalmus · Golden Yellow Tropheops
- Tropheops romandi
- Tropheops sp. "Chilumba Type" · Chilumba-type tropheops
- Tropheops sp. "Elongatus Metangula"
- Tropheops sp. "Goldbreast"
- Tropheops sp. "Gome Yellow"
- Tropheops sp. "Lumessi Blue" · Lumessi Blue tropheops
- Tropheops sp. "Mauve Yellow" · Mauve yellow tropheops
- Tropheops sp. "Membe"
- Tropheops sp. "Red Fin" · Red-fin tropheops
- Tropheops sp. "Yellow Chin" · Yellow-chin tropheops
- Tropheops sp. "Yellow Gular"
- Tropheus brichardi · Namansi fiery
- Tropheus kasabae
- Tropheus moorii · Blunthead cichlid
- Tropheus sp. crescentic
- Tropheus sp. red
- Tylochromis bangwelensis
- Tylochromis mylodon
- Tylochromis polylepis
- Tylochromis variabilis
- Tyrannochromis macrostoma · Big-mouth Hap
- Tyrannochromis nigriventer
- Variabilichromis moorii · Moore's lamprologus
- Xenochromis hecqui
- Xenotilapia bathyphila · Deepwater xenotilapia
- Xenotilapia boulengeri
- Xenotilapia caudafasciata
- Xenotilapia flavipinnis · Yellow Sand Cichlid
- Xenotilapia leptura
- Xenotilapia longispinis · Long-spined Sand Cichlid
- Xenotilapia melanogenys
- Xenotilapia nigrolabiata
- Xenotilapia ornatipinnis
- Xenotilapia rotundiventralis
- Xenotilapia sima
- Xenotilapia spiloptera
- Xenotilapia tenuidentata
Arowanas & Oddballs · 58
- Campylomormyrus alces · Stanley Falls elephantfish
- Campylomormyrus bredoi
- Campylomormyrus cassaicus · Donkey-faced elephantnose
- Campylomormyrus curvirostris · Matadi elephantfish
- Campylomormyrus elephas · Elephant trunk mormyrid
- Campylomormyrus luapulaensis · Kabunda elephantfish
- Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus · Double-trunk elephant nose
- Campylomormyrus tshokwe
- Cyphomyrus discorhynchus · Zambezi parrotfish
- Cyphomyrus psittacus
- Gnathonemus barbatus
- Gnathonemus petersii · Peter's elephantnose
- Heteromormyrus ansorgii · Slender stonebasher
- Heteromormyrus pappenheimi
- Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus
- Hippopotamyrus longilateralis · Slender stonebasher
- Hippopotamyrus szaboi
- Isichthys henryi
- Marcusenius altisambesi · Bulldog
- Marcusenius angolensis
- Marcusenius caudisquamatus · Mhlatuze mormyrid
- Marcusenius cuangoanus · Zovo mormyrid
- Marcusenius desertus
- Marcusenius dundoensis · Dundo mormyrid
- Marcusenius krameri
- Marcusenius livingstonii · Livingston's bulldog
- Marcusenius lucombesi
- Marcusenius macrolepidotus · Bulldog
- Marcusenius monteiri
- Marcusenius moorii · Elephantnose
- Marcusenius multisquamatus
- Marcusenius pongolensis · Southern bulldog
- Marcusenius stanleyanus
- Mormyrops anguilloides · Cornish jack
- Mormyrops attenuatus
- Mormyrus ehrenbergii · Eastern bottlenose mormyrid
- Mormyrus lacerda · Western bottlenose mormyrid
- Mormyrus longirostris · Dolphin mormyrid
- Mormyrus macupe · Elephant-snout fish
- Myomyrus macrodon
- Pantodon buchholzi · African butterflyfish
- Paramormyrops jacksoni
- Petrocephalus catostoma · Churchill
- Petrocephalus christyi
- Petrocephalus cunganus
- Petrocephalus frieli
- Petrocephalus longianalis
- Petrocephalus longicapitis
- Petrocephalus magnitrunci
- Petrocephalus magnoculis
- Petrocephalus microphthalmus
- Petrocephalus okavangensis
- Petrocephalus petersi
- Petrocephalus simus
- Petrocephalus wesselsi · Southern Churchill
- Pollimyrus castelnaui · Dwarf stonebasher
- Pollimyrus cuandoensis
- Pollimyrus marianne · Zambezi dwarf stonebasher
Barbs · 122
- Cheilobarbus capensis · Cape whitefish
- Cheilobarbus serra · Sawfin
- Clypeobarbus bellcrossi · Gorgeous barb
- Coptostomabarbus wittei · Upjaw barb
- Enteromius afrohamiltoni · Hamilton's barb
- Enteromius afrovernayi
- Enteromius amatolicus
- Enteromius annectens · Broadstriped barb
- Enteromius anoplus · Chubbyhead barb
- Enteromius ansorgii · East African red finned barb
- Enteromius argenteus · Silver barb
- Enteromius barnardi · Blackback barb
- Enteromius barotseensis · Barotse barb
- Enteromius bifrenatus · Hyphen barb
- Enteromius breviceps · Shorthead barb
- Enteromius brevilateralis · Shortfin barb
- Enteromius brevipinnis
- Enteromius carens
- Enteromius caudosignatus
- Enteromius cernuus · Cunene barb
- Enteromius chicapaensis
- Enteromius chiumbeensis
- Enteromius collarti
- Enteromius dorsolineatus · Cunene barb
- Enteromius eutaenia · Orangefin barb
- Enteromius evansi
- Enteromius fasciolatus · African banded barb
- Enteromius greenwoodi
- Enteromius guirali
- Enteromius gurneyi · Redtail barb
- Enteromius holotaenia · Spotscale barb
- Enteromius jae · Jae barb
- Enteromius karkensis
- Enteromius kerstenii
- Enteromius kessleri · Gillbar barb
- Enteromius lineomaculatus · Line-spotted Barb
- Enteromius litamba
- Enteromius lornae
- Enteromius lujae
- Enteromius machadoi
- Enteromius macrotaenia · Broadband barb
- Enteromius mandelai · Eastern Cape chubbyhead barb
- Enteromius manicensis · Yellow barb
- 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 niggie
- Enteromius oraniensis · Orange River chubbyhead
- Enteromius owenae
- Enteromius pallidus · Goldie barb
- Enteromius paludinosus · Straightfin barb
- Enteromius petchkovskyi
- Enteromius radiatus · Radiation barb
- Enteromius taeniopleura
- Enteromius thamalakanensis
- Enteromius thespesios
- Enteromius toppini · East Coast barb
- Enteromius treurensis
- Enteromius trimaculatus · Threespot barb
- Enteromius unitaeniatus · Slender barb
- Enteromius viviparus · Bowstripe barb
- Enteromius wellmani
- Enteromius zanzibaricus · Zanzibar barb
- Labeobarbus aeneus · Smallmouth yellowfish
- Labeobarbus ansorgii
- Labeobarbus aspius
- Labeobarbus boulengeri
- Labeobarbus cardozoi
- Labeobarbus caudovittatus
- Labeobarbus clarkeae
- Labeobarbus codringtonii · Upper Zambezi yellowfish
- Labeobarbus ensifer
- Labeobarbus ensis
- Labeobarbus girardi
- Labeobarbus gulielmi
- Labeobarbus johnstonii · Johnston's yellowfish
- Labeobarbus jubbi
- Labeobarbus kimberleyensis · Largemouth yellowfish
- Labeobarbus kylei
- Labeobarbus latirostris
- Labeobarbus lucius
- Labeobarbus lufupensis
- Labeobarbus macrolepidotus
- Labeobarbus marequensis · Largescale yellowfish
- Labeobarbus nanningsi
- Labeobarbus natalensis · Natal yellowfish
- Labeobarbus nelspruitensis · Incomati chiselmouth
- Labeobarbus polylepis · Smallscale yellowfish
- Labeobarbus pungweensis · Pungwe chiselmouth
- Labeobarbus rhinophorus
- Labeobarbus rocadasi
- Labeobarbus rosae
- Labeobarbus roylii
- Labeobarbus sandersi
- Labeobarbus seeberi · Clanwilliam yellowfish
- Labeobarbus stappersii · Congo yellowfish
- Labeobarbus steindachneri
- Labeobarbus stenostoma
- Labeobarbus trachypterus
- Labeobarbus varicostoma
- Labeobarbus xyrocheilus · Razorlip chiselmouth
- Opsaridium peringueyi
- Oreodaimon quathlambae · Maluti minnow
- Pseudobarbus afer · Eastern Cape redfin
- Pseudobarbus agulhas · Agulhas redfin
- Pseudobarbus asper · Smallscale redfin
- Pseudobarbus burchelli · Burchell's redfin
- Pseudobarbus burgi · Berg redfin
- Pseudobarbus kubhekai · Umzimkhulu redfin
- Pseudobarbus outeniqua · Forest redfin
- Pseudobarbus phlegethon · Doring River redfin
- Pseudobarbus senticeps · Giant redfin
- Pseudobarbus skeltoni
- Pseudobarbus swartzi · Gamtoos redfin
- Pseudobarbus tenuis · Slender redfin
- Pseudobarbus verloreni · Verlorenvlei redfin
- Raiamas christyi · Coppernose barb
Bichirs & Ropefish · 1
- Polypterus ornatipinnis · Ornate bichir
Catfish · 36
- Amphilius cryptobullatus
- Amphilius engelbrechti
- Amphilius frieli
- Amphilius jacksonii · Marbled mountain catfish
- Auchenoglanis occidentalis · Giraffe Catfish
- Bagrus docmak · Semutundu
- Bagrus meridionalis · Kampango
- Bagrus orientalis
- Channallabes apus · Eel catfish
- Chiloglanis angolensis
- Chiloglanis anoterus · Pennant-tailed suckermouth
- Chiloglanis bifurcus · Incomati rock catlet
- Chiloglanis elisabethianus
- Chiloglanis emarginatus · Phongolo suckermouth
- Chiloglanis fasciatus · Okavango suckermouth
- Chiloglanis kalambo
- Chiloglanis lukugae
- Chiloglanis macropterus
- Chiloglanis micropogon
- Chiloglanis neumanni · Neumann's suckermouth catfish
- Clarias angolensis · Angola walking catfish
- Clarias camerunensis
- Clarias cavernicola · Cave catfish
- Clarias dumerilii
- Clarias gabonensis · Gaboon walking catfish
- Clarias gariepinus · African sharptooth catfish
- Clarias liocephalus
- Euchilichthys guentheri
- Lophiobagrus brevispinis
- Lophiobagrus cyclurus · African bullhead
- Phyllonemus typus · Spatula-barbeled catfish
- Synodontis granulosus · Granulated synodontis
- Synodontis lucipinnis · Dwarf petricola catfish
- Synodontis multipunctatus · Cuckoo catfish
- Synodontis njassae · Malawi squeaker
- Synodontis petricola · Dwarf Lake Synodontis
Eels · 18
- Anguilla labiata · African mottled eel
- Anguilla marmorata · Giant mottled eel
- Anguilla mossambica · African longfin eel
- Mastacembelus apectoralis
- Mastacembelus congicus · Congo spiny eel
- Mastacembelus cunningtoni
- Mastacembelus ellipsifer
- Mastacembelus flavidus
- Mastacembelus micropectus
- Mastacembelus moorii · Moori spiny eel
- Mastacembelus ophidium
- Mastacembelus plagiostomus
- Mastacembelus platysoma
- Mastacembelus polli
- Mastacembelus shiranus · Malawi spiny eel
- Mastacembelus tanganicae
- Mastacembelus vanderwaali · Ocellated spiny eel
- Mastacembelus zebratus
Gobies & Gudgeons · 12
- Bathygobius cotticeps · Cheekscaled frill-goby
- Bathygobius fuscus · Dusky frillgoby
- Butis koilomatodon · Pitted sleeper
- Eleotris fusca · Dusky sleeper
- Eleotris melanosoma · Broadhead sleeper
- Glossogobius callidus · River goby
- Glossogobius giuris · Tank goby
- Hypseleotris cyprinoides · Tropical carp-gudgeon
- Oligolepis goni · Teardrop goby
- Ophiocara porocephalum · Northern mud sleeper
- Periophthalmus barbarus · Atlantic mudskipper
- Redigobius balteatus · Girdled goby
Gouramis · 9
- Ctenopoma multispine · Manyspined ctenopoma
- Ctenopoma muriei · Ocellated labyrinth fish
- Ctenopoma nigropannosum · Twospot climbing perch
- Microctenopoma ansorgii · Ornate ctenopoma
- Microctenopoma congicum · Congo Ctenopoma
- Microctenopoma intermedium · Blackspot climbing perch
- Microctenopoma ocellifer
- Sandelia bainsii · Rocky kurper
- Sandelia capensis · Cape kurper
Killifish · 35
- Aphyosemion australe · Cape Lopez lyretail
- Aphyosemion escherichi
- Aplocheilichthys spilauchen · Banded lampeye
- Epiplatys singa · Singa panchax
- Hypsopanchax jubbi
- Lacustricola chobensis
- Lacustricola hutereaui
- Lacustricola johnstoni · Johnston's topminnow
- Lacustricola katangae · Striped topminnow
- Lacustricola matthesi · Saisi lampeye
- Lacustricola moeruensis
- Lacustricola pygmaeus · Pygmy lampeye
- Lamprichthys tanganicanus · Tanganyika lampeye
- Micropanchax fuelleborni
- Micropanchax johnstoni · Johnston's lampeye
- Micropanchax macrurus · Big-tailed lampeye
- Micropanchax myaposae
- Micropanchax nigrolateralis
- Nothobranchius boklundi · Boklund's notho
- Nothobranchius capriviensis
- Nothobranchius furzeri · Turquoise killifish
- Nothobranchius hengstleri
- Nothobranchius kadleci · Gorongosa Killifish
- Nothobranchius kafuensis · Kafue notho
- Nothobranchius krysanovi
- Nothobranchius makondorum
- Nothobranchius milvertzi
- Nothobranchius niassa
- Nothobranchius oestergaardi
- Nothobranchius orthonotus · Spotted-tail notho
- Nothobranchius pienaari
- Nothobranchius rachovii · Rachow's notho
- Nothobranchius symoensi · Symoens' notho
- Plataplochilus cabindae
- Plataplochilus loemensis · Loeme lampeye
Piranhas & Pacus · 24
- Citharinus gibbosus · Lake Tanganyika citharine
- Distichodus atroventralis
- Distichodus fasciolatus · Sharktail distichodus
- Distichodus maculatus · Spotted citharinid
- Distichodus mossambicus · Mozambique distichodus
- Distichodus notospilus · Longsnout distichodus
- Distichodus schenga
- Dundocharax bidentatus
- Hepsetus cuvieri · Kafue pike characin
- Nannocharax angolensis
- Nannocharax dageti
- Nannocharax elongatus
- Nannocharax fasciolaris
- Nannocharax hadros
- Nannocharax lineostriatus
- Nannocharax luapulae
- Nannocharax machadoi
- Nannocharax macropterus · Broad-barred citharine
- Nannocharax minutus
- Nannocharax monardi
- Nannocharax multifasciatus
- Nannocharax procatopus
- Nannocharax wittei
- Neolebias lozii
Pufferfish · 1
- Tetraodon mbu · Mbu puffer
Oddballs & Brackish · 3
- Enneacampus ansorgii · Ansorge's pipefish
- Hippichthys heptagonus · Belly pipefish
- Scatophagus tetracanthus · African scat
Tetras · 19
- Alestes ansorgii · Ansorge's Tetra
- Alestes macrophthalmus · Bigeye tetra
- Brachyalestes humilis · Angolan Tetra
- Brachyalestes imberi · Spot-tail
- Brachyalestes kingsleyae · Kingsley's Tetra
- Brachyalestes lateralis · Striped Robber
- Brachyalestes peringueyi
- Brycinus grandisquamis · Large-scaled Tetra
- Brycinus rhodopleura · Inkorogo
- Bryconaethiops boulengeri · Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra
- Hydrocynus goliath · Goliath tigerfish
- Hydrocynus vittatus · Tigerfish
- Micralestes acutidens · Sharptooth Tetra
- Micralestes argyrotaenia · Silver Tetra
- Micralestes humilis
- Nannopetersius ansorgii
- Rhabdalestes barnardi · Barnard's Robber
- Rhabdalestes maunensis · Okavango Robber
- Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis · Slender Robber
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