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Table 1: 854 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 21 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 18 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 893 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 854 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Cichliformes Cichlidae Abactochromis labrosusnative   
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus berdanative Goldsilk seabream Kungu 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Acapoeta tanganicaenative  Mbaraga 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Acentrogobius nebulosusnative Shadow goby  
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes macrophthalmusnative Torpedo robber  
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes stuhlmanniiendemic  Ngacha 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Alticorpus geoffreyinative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Alticorpus macrocleithrumnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Alticorpus mentalenative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Altolamprologus calvusnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Altolamprologus compressicepsnative   
Ovalentaria/misc Ambassidae Ambassis gymnocephalusnative Bald glassy  
Ovalentaria/misc Ambassidae Ambassis urotaenianative Banded-tail glassy perchlet  
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius chaleiendemic   
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius crassusendemic   
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius jacksoniinative Marbled mountain catfish  
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius kivuensisnative   
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius krefftiinative   
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius lujaninative   
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius pedunculusnative   
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius uranoscopusnative Stargazer mountain catfish Stargazer mountain catlet 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla bicolornative Indonesian shortfin eel Mkunga 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla labiatanative African mottled eel Mkunga 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla mossambicanative African longfin eel Mkunga 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Aristochromis christyinative   
Siluriformes Ariidae Arius africanusnative African sea catfish Fumi 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatoreochromis alluaudinative Alluaud's haplo  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatoreochromis straeleniendemic Bluelip haplo  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatotilapia bloyetiendemic Bloyet's haplo  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatotilapia burtoninative  Kitchetche 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatotilapia callipteranative Eastern happy Kolokoto 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatotilapia stappersiinative   
Siluriformes Mochokidae Atopochilus vogtinative   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Auchenoglanis occidentalisnative Bubu Kavungwa 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Aulonocara brevinidusnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Aulonocara gertrudaenative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Aulonocara guentherinative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Aulonocara nyassaenative Emperor cichlid  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Aulonocranus dewindtinative   
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous aeneofuscusnative Freshwater goby Freshwater goby 
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus degeninative   
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus docmaknative Semutundu Semutundu 
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus meridionalisnative Kampoyo Ntungamba 
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus orientalisnative  Katoga 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Baileychromis centropomoidesnative   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Bathybagrus grandisnative Kukumai Kukumai 
Siluriformes Claroteidae Bathybagrus grauerinative   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Bathybagrus platycephalusnative   
Siluriformes Claroteidae Bathybagrus sianennanative  Kanimba 
Siluriformes Claroteidae Bathybagrus stappersiinative   
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