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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Uganda
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Table 1: 292 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 3 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 5 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 300 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 292 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes baremozenative Silversides Angara 
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes dentexnative Characin  
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius jacksoniinative Marbled mountain catfish  
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius lujaninative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatoreochromis alluaudinative Alluaud's haplo  
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus bajadnative Bayad La nya 
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus degeninative   
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus docmaknative Semutundu Ganda 
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus jacksoniinative Victoria robber Nsoga 
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotusnative True big-scale tetra  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus nursenative Nurse tetra  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus sadlerinative Sadler's robber Nsoga 
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus citharusnative Moon fish Aporo 
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus latusnative   
Siluriformes Clariidae Clariallabes petricolanative Victoria snake catfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias alluaudinative Alluaud's catfish Karakogere 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusnative North African catfish Betekay 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias hillinative   
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias liocephalusnative Smoothhead catfish Nsonzi 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias wernerinative Werner's catfish Emale 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon rendalliintroduced Redbreast tilapia Ngege 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon zilliinative Redbelly tilapia Ngege 
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma murieinative Ocellated labyrinth fish Kizinzi 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Cyphomyrus grahaminative Graham's stonebasher Dono 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpiointroduced Common carp  
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus nefaschnative  Wachone 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Engraulicypris bredoinative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius albertinative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius apleurogrammanative East African red finned barb Enzuguri 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius jacksoninative Jackson's barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius kersteniinative Redspot barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius magdalenaenative Bunjako barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius neumayerinative Neumayer's barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius paludinosusnative Straightfin barb Enzuguri 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius pellegrininative Pellegrin's barb Enzuguri 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius perincenative  Enzuguri 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius profundusnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius radiatusnative Redeye barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius yongeinative Nzoia barb  
Esociformes Esocidae Esox luciusintroduced Northern pike  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra dembeensisnative Dembea stone lapper  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Garra hindiinative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Gnathonemus longibarbisnative Longnose stonebasher Ekumbi 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Haplochromis acidensnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Haplochromis aelocephalusnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Haplochromis aeneocolornative  Entonga 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Haplochromis akikaendemic   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Haplochromis albertianusnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Haplochromis altigenisnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Haplochromis ampullarostratusendemic   
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