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List of Freshwater Fishes for Ethiopia

Number of freshwater fish species: 95

The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index

All Content Below is Copyright Fishbase.org
Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Alestiidae Alestes baremoze Silversides   native
Alestiidae Alestes dentex Characin   native
Amphiliidae Amphilius lampei   native
Amphiliidae Andersonia leptura   native
Cyprinodontidae Aphanius dispar dispar   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys antinorii Black lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys jeanneli Omo lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus Lake Rudolf lampeye   native
Gobiidae Awaous aeneofuscus Freshwater goby   native
Bagridae Bagrus bajad Bayad   native
Bagridae Bagrus docmak Semutundu   native
Cyprinidae Barbus acutirostris   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus arambourgi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus brevicephalus   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus crassibarbis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus dainellii   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus ethiopicus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus gorgorensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus gorguari   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus humilis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus intermedius intermedius   native
Cyprinidae Barbus longissimus   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus macrophtalmus   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus megastoma   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus microterolepis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus nedgia   native
Cyprinidae Barbus osseensis   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus paludinosus Straightfin barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus platydorsus   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus pleurogramma   native
Cyprinidae Barbus surkis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus tanapelagius   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus trispilopleura   questionable
Cyprinidae Barbus truttiformis   endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus tsanensis   endemic
Alestiidae Brycinus affinis Redfin robber   native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra   native
Cyprinidae Carassius carassius Crucian carp  Bilcha introduced
Cyprinidae Chelaethiops bibie Lake Turkana sardine   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis modjensis   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys auratus auratus   native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish  Ambaza native
Cyprinidae Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp   introduced
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp  Tikure introduced
Cichlidae Danakilia franchettii   endemic
Esocidae Esox lucius Northern pike   introduced
Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki Eastern mosquitofish   introduced
Cyprinidae Garra dembeensis Dembea stone lapper   native
Cyprinidae Garra ethelwynnae   native
Cyprinidae Garra ignestii   native
Cyprinidae Garra makiensis   native
Cyprinidae Garra quadrimaculata   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis macconneli   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis rudolfianus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis turkanae Turkana haplo   native
Arapaimidae Heterotis niloticus Heterotis   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus forskahlii   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish   native
Cyprinidae Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver carp   introduced
Citharinidae Ichthyborus besse besse   native
Cyprinidae Labeo bottegi   native
Cyprinidae Labeo boulengeri   native
Cyprinidae Labeo coubie African carp   native
Cyprinidae Labeo forskalii   native
Cyprinidae Labeo horie   native
Cyprinidae Labeo niloticus   native
Cyprinidae Labeo pellegrini   native
Latidae Lates longispinis Rudolf lates   native
Latidae Lates niloticus Nile perch   native
Cyprinodontidae Lebias stiassnyae Lake Afdera killifish  Lake Afdera killifish native
Cyprinidae Leptocypris niloticus   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius annamariae   native
Balitoridae Nemacheilus abyssinicus   native
Cyprinidae Neobola bottegoi   native
Cyprinidae Neobola stellae   native
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus cancellatus   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus filoa   endemic
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia  Koroso native
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus tana   endemic
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus vulcani   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis spilurus niger Athi River tilapia   native
Cichlidae Oreochromis spilurus spilurus Sabaki tilapia   native
Mormyridae Pollimyrus isidori isidori Elephant Fish   native
Polypteridae Polypterus bichir bichir Nile bichir   native
Polypteridae Polypterus senegalus senegalus Gray bichir   native
Cyprinidae Raiamas senegalensis Silver fish   native
Salmonidae Salmo trutta trutta Sea trout   introduced
Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus Mango tilapia   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe uranoscopus   native
Mochokidae Synodontis frontosus   native
Mochokidae Synodontis schall Wahrindi   native
Cichlidae Tilapia zillii Redbelly tilapia   introduced
Cyprinidae Varicorhinus beso   native
Page created by Jen, 21.10.03 last modified by Eli, 17.11.04


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Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2006

The copy for fish.mongabay.com was written in 1994-1995. Therefore some information such as scientific names may be out of date. For this, I apologize. Feel free to send corrections to me.