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Table 1: 150 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 5 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 7 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 162 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 162 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius mattozinative Papermouth Papermouth 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius miolepisnative Zigzag barb Zigzag barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius multilineatusnative Copperstripe barb Koperstreep-ghieliemientjie 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius paludinosusnative Straightfin barb Lynvin-ghieliemientjie 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius poechiinative Dashtail barb Streepstert-ghieliemientjie 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius radiatusnative Redeye barb Beira-ghieliemientjie 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius thamalakanensisnative Thamalakane barb Thamalakane-ghieliemientjie 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius trimaculatusnative Threespot barb Threespot barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius unitaeniatusnative Slender barb Langbaard-ghieliemientjie 
Siluriformes Ariidae Galeichthys felicepsnative White barbel Wit seebaber 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Hemichromis angolensisnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Hemichromis elongatusnative Banded jewel cichlid Liulyungu 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatusnative Banded jewelfish Balk-juweelvis 
Characiformes Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoemisidentification   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Heteromormyrus ansorgiinative Slender stonebasher Slank klipstamper 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Heteromormyrus longilateralisnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Heteromormyrus szaboiendemic   
Characiformes Alestidae Hydrocynus vittatusnative Tiger fish Tiervis 
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Hypsopanchax jubbiquestionable Southern deepbody Southern deepbody 
Gonorynchiformes Kneriidae Kneria maydellinative Cunene kneria Kunene kneria 
Gonorynchiformes Kneriidae Kneria polliquestionable Western shellear Northern kneria 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo ansorgiinative Cunene labeo Kunene labeo 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo capensisnative Orange river mudfish Orange river mudfsih 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo cylindricusnative Redeye labeo Rooioog-labeo 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo lunatusnative Upper Zambezi labeo Bo-Zambezi-labeo 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo ruddinative Silver labeo Silver labeo 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeo umbratusnative Moggel Moggel 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeobarbus aeneusnative Smallmouth yellowfish Smallmouth yellowfish 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeobarbus codringtoniinative Upper Zambezi yellowfish Bo-Zambezi-geelvis 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Labeobarbus kimberleyensisnative Largemouth yellowfish Largemouth yellowfish 
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Lacustricola chobensisnative   
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Lacustricola hutereauinative Meshscaled topminnow Tralie-lampogie 
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Lacustricola katangaenative Striped topminnow Streep-lampogie 
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Lacustricola macrurusnative Big tailed lampeye  
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Lacustricola moeruensisnative Moero lampeye  
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Lacustricola pygmaeusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius altisambesinative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius desertusnative   
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius macrolepidotusnative Bulldog Boelhond 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Marcusenius multisquamatusnative   
Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus frenatusnative Longtail spiny eel Langstertstekelpaling 
Synbranchiformes Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus vanderwaalinative Ocellated spiny eel Bont stekelpaling 
Characiformes Alestidae Micralestes acutidensnative Sharptooth tetra Silwer rower 
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Microctenopoma intermediumnative  Blackspot climbing perch 
Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Micropanchax johnstoninative Johnston's topminnow Johnston se lampogie 
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoidesintroduced Largemouth black bass Largemouth bass 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Mormyrus lacerdanative Western bottlenose mormyrid Westelike bottelneus 
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil cephalusnative Flathead grey mullet Platkopharder 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Namaquacypris hospesnative Namaquab barb Namaquab barb 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Nannocharax machadoinative Dwarf citharine Dwerg-sitarien 
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