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List of Freshwater Fishes for Zimbabwe

Number of freshwater fish species: 159

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

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Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Sparidae Acanthopagrus berda Picnic seabream  Riverbream native
Mastacembelidae Aethiomastacembelus vanderwaali Ocellated spiny eel  Ocellated spiny eel native
Amphiliidae Amphilius natalensis Natal mountain catfish  Natal mountain catfish native
Amphiliidae Amphilius uranoscopus Stargazer mountain catfish  Stargazer mountain catfish native
Anguillidae Anguilla bengalensis labiata African mottled eel  African mottled eel native
Anguillidae Anguilla bicolor bicolor Indonesian shortfin eel  Shortfin eel native
Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata Giant mottled eel  Madagascar mottled eel native
Anguillidae Anguilla mossambica African longfin eel  Longfin eel native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys hutereaui Meshscaled topminnow  Meshscaled topminnow native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys katangae Striped topminnow  Striped topminnow native
Cichlidae Astatotilapia calliptera Eastern happy  Eastern happy native
Gobiidae Awaous aeneofuscus Freshwater goby  Freshwater goby native
Bagridae Bagrus meridionalis Kampoyo   introduced
Cyprinidae Barbus afrohamiltoni Hamilton's barb  Hamilton's barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus afrovernayi Spottail barb  Spottail barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus altidorsalis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus annectens Broadstriped barb  Broadstriped barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus barnardi Blackback barb  Blackback barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus barotseensis Barbus barb  Barotse barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus bifrenatus Hyphen barb  Hyphen barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus brevidorsalis Dwarf barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus brevipinnis Shortfin barb  Shortfin barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus eutaenia Orangefin barb  Orangefin barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus fasciolatus African banded barb  Red barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus haasianus Sickle barb  Sicklefin barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus lineomaculatus Line-spotted barb  Linespotted barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus macrotaenia Broadband barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus manicensis Yellow barb  Yellow barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus mattozi Papermouth  Papermouth native
Cyprinidae Barbus multilineatus Copperstripe barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus paludinosus Straightfin barb  Straightfin barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus poechii Dashtail barb  Dashtail barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus radiatus aurantiacus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus radiatus radiatus Redeye barb  Beira barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus rohani   native
Cyprinidae Barbus rosae   native
Cyprinidae Barbus tangandensis Redsport barb  Redsport barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus thamalakanensis Thamalakane barb  Thamalakane barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus toppini East Coast barb  East Coast barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus trimaculatus Threespot barb  Threespot barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus unitaeniatus Slender barb  Longbeard barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus viviparus Bowstripe barb  Bowstripe barb native
Alestiidae Brycinus imberi Spot-tail   native
Alestiidae Brycinus lateralis Striped robber  Striped robber native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra   native
Cyprinidae Carassius auratus auratus Goldfish  Goldfish introduced
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark  Macipunde native
Cyprinidae Catla catla Catla   introduced
Cichlidae Chetia flaviventris Canary kurper  Canary largemouth native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis emarginatus Phongolo suckermouth  Pongola rock catlet native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis neumanni Neumann's suckermouth  Neumann's rock catlet native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis paratus Sawfin suckermouth  Sawfin rock catlet native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis pretoriae Shortspine suckermouth  Limpopo rock catlet native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis swierstrai Lowveld suckermouth  Lowveld rock catlet native
Clariidae Clariallabes platyprosopos Broadhead catfish  Broadhead catfish native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish  Sharptooth catfish native
Clariidae Clarias ngamensis Blunt-toothed African catfish  Blunttooth catfish native
Clariidae Clarias stappersii Blotched catfish  Blotched catfish native
Clariidae Clarias theodorae Snake catfish  Snake catfish native
Cyprinidae Coptostomabarbus wittei Upjaw barb  Upjaw barb native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma multispine Manyspined ctenopoma  Manyspined climbing perch native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp  Carp introduced
Citharinidae Distichodus mossambicus Nkupe   native
Citharinidae Distichodus schenga Chessa  Chessa native
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish  Mosquitofish introduced
Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris Tank goby  Tank goby native
Cichlidae Haplochromis smithii   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis elongatus Banded jewel cichlid   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish  Banded jewelfish native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax machadoi Dwarf citharine  Dwarf citharine native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax monardi   native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax multifasciatus Multibar citharine  Multibar citharine native
Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoe Kafue pike  African pike native
Clariidae Heterobranchus boulengeri   native
Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilis Vundu  Vundu native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus ansorgii Slender stonebasher  Slender stonebasher native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus Zambezi parrotfish  Zambezi parrotfish native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus forskahlii  Tigerfish native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish   native
Kneriidae Kneria auriculata Airbreathing shellear   native
Cyprinidae Labeo altivelis Rednose labeo  Manyame labeo native
Cyprinidae Labeo congoro Purple labeo  Purple labeo native
Cyprinidae Labeo cylindricus Redeye labeo  Redeye labeo native
Cyprinidae Labeo lunatus Upper Zambezi labeo  Upper Zambezi labeo native
Cyprinidae Labeo molybdinus Leaden labeo  Leaden labeo native
Cyprinidae Labeo rohita Rohu   introduced
Cyprinidae Labeo rosae  Rednose labeo native
Cyprinidae Labeo ruddi Silver labeo  Silver labeo native
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus aeneus Smallmouth yellowfish  Smallmouth yellowfish introduced
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus codringtonii Upper Zambezi yellowfish  Upper Zambezi yellowfish native
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus marequensis Largescale yellowfish  Largescale yellowfish native
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus natalensis Scaly   introduced
Centrarchidae Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish   introduced
Centrarchidae Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill  Bluegill sunfish introduced
Clupeidae Limnothrissa miodon Lake Tanganyika sardine  Lake Tanganyika sardine introduced
Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricus Electric catfish  Electric catfish native
Mormyridae Marcusenius macrolepidotus macrolepidotus Bulldog  Bulldog native
Mormyridae Marcusenius rhodesianus   native
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus frenatus Longtail spiny eel  Shorttail spiny eel native
Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides Indo-Pacific tarpon   native
Cyprinidae Mesobola brevianalis River sardine  River sardine native
Alestiidae Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra  Silver robber native
Anabantidae Microctenopoma intermedium  Blackspot climbing perch native
Poeciliidae Micropanchax johnstoni Johnston's topminnow  Johnston's topminnow native
Syngnathidae Microphis fluviatilis Freshwater pipefish  Freshwater pipefish native
Centrarchidae Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bass   not established
Centrarchidae Micropterus punctulatus Spotted bass   introduced
Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass  Largemouth bass introduced
Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloides Cornish jack  Cornish jack native
Mormyridae Mormyrus lacerda Western bottlenose mormyrid  Western bottlenose native
Mormyridae Mormyrus longirostris Eastern bottlenose mormyrid  Eastern bottlenose native
Citharinidae Nannocharax macropterus Broad-barred citharine  Broadbarred citharine native
Aplocheilidae Nothobranchius furzeri Turquoise killifish  Turquoise killifish native
Aplocheilidae Nothobranchius orthonotus Spotted killifish  Spotted killifish native
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout  Rainbow trout introduced
Cyprinidae Opsaridium zambezense Barred minnow  Barred minnow native
Cichlidae Oreochromis andersonii Three spotted tilapia  Njinji native
Cichlidae Oreochromis macrochir Longfin tilapia  Greenhead tilapia native
Cichlidae Oreochromis mortimeri Kariba tilapia  Kariba tilapia native
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia  Mozambique tilapia native
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus Nile tilapia   introduced
Cichlidae Oreochromis placidus placidus Black tilapia  Black tilapia native
Pantodontidae Pantodon buchholzi Freshwater butterflyfish   misidentification
Bagridae Parauchenoglanis ngamensis Zambezi grunter  Zambezi grunter native
Mormyridae Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma Churchill  Churchill native
Cichlidae Pharyngochromis acuticeps Zambezi bream   native
Cichlidae Pharyngochromis darlingi Zambezi happy  Zambezi happy native
Mormyridae Pollimyrus castelnaui Dwarf stonebasher  Dwarf stonebasher native
Pristidae Pristis microdon Largetooth sawfish  Chinyabanga native
Protopteridae Protopterus annectens brieni Southern lungfish  Ikana native
Cichlidae Pseudocrenilabrus philander philander Southern mouthbrooder  Southern mouthbrooder native
Alestiidae Rhabdalestes maunensis Okavango robber  Slender robber native
Alestiidae Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis Slender robber   native
Salmonidae Salmo trutta trutta Sea trout  Brown trout introduced
Salmonidae Salvelinus fontinalis Brook trout   introduced
Cichlidae Sargochromis carlottae Rainbow happy  Rainbow happy native
Cichlidae Sargochromis codringtonii Green happy  Green happy native
Cichlidae Sargochromis giardi Pink happy  Pink happy native
Schilbeidae Schilbe intermedius Silver catfish   native
Schilbeidae Schilbe mystus African butter catfish  Silver catfish native
Schilbeidae Schilbe yangambianus Yangambi butterbarbel   native
Cichlidae Serranochromis angusticeps Thinface cichlid  Thinface largemouth native
Cichlidae Serranochromis longimanus Longfin largemouth  Longfin largemouth native
Cichlidae Serranochromis macrocephalus Purpleface largemouth  Purpleface largemouth native
Cichlidae Serranochromis robustus jallae Nembwe   native
Cichlidae Serranochromis thumbergi Brownspot largemouth  Brownspot largemouth native
Mochokidae Synodontis leopardinus Leopard squeaker  Leopard squeaker native
Mochokidae Synodontis nebulosus Cloudy squeaker  Clouded squeaker native
Mochokidae Synodontis nigromaculatus Blackspotted squeaker  Spotted squeaker native
Mochokidae Synodontis njassae Malawi squeaker   native
Mochokidae Synodontis woosnami Upper Zambezi squeaker  Upper Zambezi squeaker native
Mochokidae Synodontis zambezensis Plain squeaker  Brown squeaker native
Cichlidae Tilapia jallae   native
Cichlidae Tilapia rendalli Redbreast tilapia  Redbreast tilapia native
Cichlidae Tilapia ruweti Okavango tilapia  Okavango tilapia native
Cichlidae Tilapia sparrmanii Banded tilapia  Banded tilapia native
Cyprinidae Tinca tinca Tench   introduced
Cyprinidae Varicorhinus pungweensis Pungwe chiselmouth  Pungwe chiselmouth native
Amphiliidae Zaireichthys rotundiceps Spotted sand catlet  Spotted sand catlet native
Page created by Jen, 21.10.03 last modified by Eli, 17.11.04


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