Species in the Kwando

     n= 73 (Incomplete)
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Species Name Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic Level Status
Brycinus lateralis Stripped robber Alestidae pelagic 14.0 SL 3.5 native
Chiloglanis fasciatus Okavango suckermouth Mochokidae benthopelagic 6.4 TL 3.0 native
Clarias gariepinus North African catfish Clariidae benthopelagic 170.0 TL 3.8 native
Clarias liocephalus Smoothhead catfish Clariidae demersal 32.0 TL 3.3 native
Clarias ngamensis Blunt-toothed African catfish Clariidae demersal 73.0 TL 4.3 native
Clarias submarginatus Clariidae demersal 16.0 TL 3.3 questionable
Clarias theodorae Snake catfish Clariidae demersal 35.0 SL 3.5 native
Coptodon rendalli Redbreast tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 45.0 TL 2.3 native
Coptostomabarbus wittei Upjaw barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4.0 SL 2.7 native
Ctenopoma multispine Manyspined ctenopoma Anabantidae benthopelagic 13.5 SL 3.8 native
Cyphomyrus cubangoensis Mormyridae benthopelagic 12.4 SL 3.1 native
Cyphomyrus discorhynchus Zambesi parrotfish Mormyridae demersal 31.0 SL 3.2 native
Enteromius afrovernayi Spottail barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5.7 TL 3.5 native
Enteromius barnardi Blackback barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.0 SL 2.6 native
Enteromius bifrenatus Hyphen barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.0 SL 2.6 native
Enteromius fasciolatus African banded barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 6.0 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius mattozi Papermouth Cyprinidae benthopelagic 40.0 SL 3.3 native
Enteromius multilineatus Copperstripe barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4.5 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius paludinosus Straightfin barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 15.0 SL 2.9 native
Enteromius poechii Dashtail barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 11.0 SL 3.3 native
Enteromius radiatus Redeye barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12.0 SL 2.8 native
Enteromius thamalakanensis Thamalakane barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5.0 TL 2.6 native
Enteromius unitaeniatus Slender barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 14.0 SL 3.3 native
Hemichromis elongatus Banded jewel cichlid Cichlidae benthopelagic 18.7 SL 3.7 native
Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish Cichlidae benthopelagic 21.0 SL 3.2 native
Hepsetus cuvieri Southern African Pike Hepsetidae demersal 37.0 SL 3.0 native
Hepsetus odoe Hepsetidae demersal 44.2 SL 4.1 misidentification
Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish Alestidae demersal 105.0 FL 3.7 native
Labeo lunatus Upper Zambezi labeo Cyprinidae benthopelagic 40.0 SL 2.0 native
Lacustricola chobensis Procatopodidae pelagic 2.4 SL 3.0 native
Lacustricola hutereaui Meshscaled topminnow Procatopodidae benthopelagic 3.5 TL 3.0 native
Lacustricola katangae Striped topminnow Procatopodidae benthopelagic 5.0 TL 3.3 native
Lacustricola pygmaeus Procatopodidae pelagic 2.1 SL 3.0 native
Marcusenius altisambesi Mormyridae demersal 19.5 SL 3.1 native
Marcusenius macrolepidotus Bulldog Mormyridae demersal 32.0 TL 3.2 native
Mastacembelus frenatus Longtail spiny eel Mastacembelidae demersal 40.0 SL 3.9 native
Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra Alestidae pelagic 9.0 SL 2.9 native
Microctenopoma intermedium Anabantidae benthopelagic 6.2 TL 3.2 native
Micropanchax johnstoni Johnston's topminnow Procatopodidae benthopelagic 8.5 TL 3.2 native
Mormyrus lacerda Western bottlenose mormyrid Mormyridae demersal 50.0 TL 3.7 native
Nannocharax machadoi Dwarf citharine Distichodontidae pelagic 4.0 SL 3.0 native
Nannocharax multifasciatus Multibar citharine Distichodontidae pelagic 6.0 TL 2.8 native
Opsaridium zambezense Barred minnow Danionidae benthopelagic 12.0 SL 3.4 native
Oreochromis andersonii Three spotted tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 61.0 TL 2.0 native
Oreochromis macrochir Longfin tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 43.0 TL 2.2 native
Parauchenoglanis ngamensis Zambezi grunter Claroteidae demersal 38.0 SL 3.6 native
Petrocephalus catostoma Churchill Mormyridae demersal 15.0 FL 3.4 misidentification
Petrocephalus longicapitis Mormyridae demersal 11.0 SL 3.2 native
Pharyngochromis acuticeps Zambezi bream Cichlidae benthopelagic 12.0 TL 3.3 native
Pharyngochromis darlingi Zambezi happy Cichlidae demersal 22.0 TL 3.2 native
Pollimyrus cuandoensis Mormyridae benthopelagic 6.5 SL 3.2 endemic
Pseudocrenilabrus philander Southern mouthbrooder Cichlidae benthopelagic 13.0 TL 3.7 native
Rhabdalestes maunensis Okavango robber Alestidae pelagic 8.5 TL 3.3 native
Sargochromis carlottae Rainbow happy Cichlidae demersal 34.5 SL 3.6 native
Sargochromis codringtonii Green happy Cichlidae demersal 39.0 TL 3.1 native
Sargochromis giardi Pink happy Cichlidae benthopelagic 48.0 TL 3.5 native
Sargochromis greenwoodi Greenwood's happy Cichlidae demersal 30.0 SL 3.7 native
Schilbe intermedius Silver catfish Schilbeidae pelagic 50.0 SL 3.6 native
Schilbe mystus African butter catfish Schilbeidae demersal 35.0 SL 3.5 misidentification
Serranochromis angusticeps Thinface cichlid Cichlidae demersal 41.0 SL 4.5 native
Serranochromis jallae Nembwe Cichlidae demersal 39.6 SL 4.1 native
Serranochromis longimanus Longfin largemouth Cichlidae demersal 30.0 SL 3.9 native
Serranochromis macrocephalus Purpleface largemouth Cichlidae demersal 35.0 SL 4.2 native
Serranochromis thumbergi Brownspot largemouth Cichlidae demersal 33.0 TL 3.7 native
Synodontis leopardinus Leopard squeaker Mochokidae benthopelagic 19.6 SL 3.7 native
Synodontis macrostigma Largespot squeaker Mochokidae benthopelagic 17.1 TL 3.5 native
Synodontis nigromaculatus Blackspotted squeaker Mochokidae benthopelagic 38.5 TL 3.3 native
Synodontis woosnami Upper Zambezi squeaker Mochokidae benthopelagic 20.5 SL 2.4 native
Tilapia ruweti Okavango tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 10.4 TL 2.4 native
Tilapia sparrmanii Banded tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 23.5 TL 2.7 native
Zaireichthys conspicuus Blotched sand catlet Amphiliidae benthopelagic 3.5 SL 3.0 native
Zaireichthys dorae Chobe sand catlet Amphiliidae demersal 2.7 SL 3.0 misidentification
Zaireichthys pallidus Pale sand catlet Amphiliidae benthopelagic 2.5 SL 3.0 native
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