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Table 1: 87 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 2 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 1 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 90 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 87 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus lateralisnative Stripped robber  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotusnative True big-scale tetra  
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis fasciatusnative Okavango suckermouth  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusnative North African catfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias ngamensisnative Blunt-toothed African catfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias stappersiinative Blotched catfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias theodoraenative Snake catfish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon rendallinative Redbreast tilapia  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Coptostomabarbus witteinative Upjaw barb  
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma multispinenative Manyspined ctenopoma  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Cyphomyrus cubangoensisnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Cyphomyrus discorhynchusnative Zambesi parrotfish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpiointroduced Common carp  
Cypriniformes Danionidae Engraulicypris brevianalisnative River sardine  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius afrovernayinative Spottail barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius barnardinative Blackback barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius bifrenatusnative Hyphen barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius eutaenianative Orangefin barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius fasciolatusnative African banded barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius haasianusnative Sickle barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius miolepisnative Zigzag barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius multilineatusnative Copperstripe barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius paludinosusnative Straightfin barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius poechiinative Dashtail barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius radiatusnative Redeye barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius thamalakanensisnative Thamalakane barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius trimaculatusnative Threespot barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius unitaeniatusnative Slender barb  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Hemichromis angolensisnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Hemichromis elongatusnative Banded jewel cichlid  
Characiformes Hepsetidae Hepsetus cuvierinative Southern African Pike  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Heteromormyrus ansorgiinative Slender stonebasher  
Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus vittatusnative Tiger fish  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo cylindricusnative Redeye labeo  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo lunatusnative Upper Zambezi labeo  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo molybdinusnative Leaden labeo  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo rosaenative   
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Lacustricola chobensisnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Lacustricola hutereauinative Meshscaled topminnow  
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Lacustricola katangaenative Striped topminnow  
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Lacustricola pygmaeusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius altisambesinative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius macrolepidotusnative Bulldog  
Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus frenatusnative Longtail spiny eel  
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes acutidensnative Sharptooth tetra  
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Microctenopoma intermediumnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Micropanchax johnstoninative Johnston's topminnow  
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoidesintroduced Largemouth black bass  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus lacerdanative Western bottlenose mormyrid  
Characiformes Distichodontidae Nannocharax machadoinative Dwarf citharine  
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