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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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Family Species Author Info Occurrence Common names Abundance Max length Maturity Remark Photo
Alestidae Alestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835) Fr native  Angara (Nyoro)  43.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;40.00 cm TL female  Known from Lake Albert (Ref. 4903), Albert Nile (Ref. 4903) and Murchison Nile (Ref. 4903). 
Alestidae Alestes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native    55.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Occurs in Lake Albert and Murchinson Nile (Ref. 4903).  
Amphiliidae Amphilius jacksonii Boulenger, 1912 Fr native  common (usually seen) 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Amphilius jacksonii: 'Hima River, eastern foot-hills of Ruwenzori, 3500 feet, flowing into Lake George (Ruisamba)' (Ref. 104653). Known from Lake George drainage (Ref. 4903, 51677, 78218, 103388, 104653) and Lake Edward drainage (Ref. 103388). 
Amphiliidae Amphilius lujani Thomson & Page, 2015 Fr native    11.95 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Amphilius lujani: 'Uganda, Manafwa River at Bumwangu, Lake Kyogo drainage, Nile basin, 00°56'26.2"N, 34°16'49.2"E' (Ref. 103388). Known from Lake Kyoga drainage (Ref. 103388).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Astatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin, 1904 Fr native   19.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake George (Ref. 126033), Lake Edward (Ref. 126033), Lake Kyoga (Ref. 126033), Lake Victoria (Ref. 126033), Lake Nabugabo (Ref. 126033) and Lake Nakavali (Ref. 126033). 
Bagridae Bagrus bajad (Fabricius, 1775) Fr native  La nya (Nyoro), Lanya (Alur), Oreko (Alur)  112 cm FL male/unsexed  Common in the deeper waters of Lake Albert, but also occurring inshore (Ref. 4903). Also found in Kasenyi (Ref. 51686). 
Bagridae Bagrus degeni Boulenger, 1906 Fr native    55.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 1568, 51686). Also Ref. 52118. 
Bagridae Bagrus docmak (Fabricius, 1775) Fr, Fi native  Ganda (Ganda), Oreko (Gungu), Omukora (Nyankore), Semutundu (Ruuli), Semutundu (Chiga), Ssemutundu (Chiga), Cat-fish (English), Mboli (Kenyi), Omukocho (Konzo), Obanga (Lango), Semutundu (Nyoro)   127 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in lakes George (Ref. 51938), Victoria (widespread), Edward (in shallow water; also in the Kazinga channel), Albert (inshore and in open water) and Kyoga (in open waters; possibly no longer present Ref. 58618), Semliki River, Victoria Nile, Murchinson and Albert Niles (Ref. 4903). Most commonly caught species in Lake Edward (Ref. 51885). Catch percentages in Lake Edward increased from 20% in 1950 to 55% in 1990 (Ref. 51885). Used as a predator in aquaculture projects (Ref. 38089). Reported from Lake Nabugabo (Ref. 4903) but possibly no longer present (Ref. 56070). 
Alestidae Brycinus jacksonii (Boulenger, 1912) Fr native  Nsoga (Not specified)   27.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from Lakes Victoria and Nabugabo, the Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903) and Malawa River (Ref. 4903, 104653).  
Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850 Fr native    53.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Present in Lake Albert, Albert and Murchinson Niles and Aswa River (Ref. 4903).  
Alestidae Brycinus nurse (Rüppell, 1832) Fr native    25.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Albert and Aswa River (Ref. 4903). 
Alestidae Brycinus sadleri (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native  Nsoga (Not specified)   13.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported from the Lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Nabugabo; also in Victoria Nile and Aswa River (Ref. 4903). 
Citharinidae Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) Fr native  Aporo (Alur), Mpoi (Gungu), Mpoi (Nyoro)   58.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Albert, Albert Nile and Murchinson Nile (Ref. 4903). 
Citharinidae Citharinus latus Müller & Troschel, 1844 Fr native   84.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Clariidae Clariallabes petricola Greenwood, 1956 Fr native    8.50 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from Victoria Nile below Owen-Falls (Ref. 4903, 26960, 104773) and from the northern part of Lake Victoria (Ref. 26960, 104734).  
Clariidae Clarias alluaudi Boulenger, 1906 Fr native  Nsonzi (Kenyi), Karakogere (Nyoro), Emale (Chiga), Eyisombi (Konzo)   23.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Kioga, Lake Nabugabo and the Malawa River (Ref. 248).  
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) Fr native  Betekay (Tigrigna), Eyisombi (Konzo), Male (Not specified)   170 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Nabugabo, Kachira, Nakavali and Kijanebalola, from affluent rivers of Lake Victoria, from the Victoria Nile and from the Aswa River (Ref. 4903).  
Clariidae Clarias hilli Fowler, 1936 Fr native   19.60 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in the Lake Albert system (Ref. 78218). Also Ref. 248.  No picture yet.
Clariidae Clarias liocephalus Boulenger, 1898 Fr, Fi native  Nsonzi (Kenyi), Emale (Chiga), Eyisombi (Konzo)   32.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Clarias phillipsi: 'Lake Chahafi' (Ref. 97614). Known from Lake Chahafi and Lake Mutanda (Ref. 248, 97614). 
Clariidae Clarias werneri Boulenger, 1906 Fr native  Emale (Chiga)   23.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in Lake Victoria, Lake Kioga and Lake Mpologoma (Ref. 248). Also Ref. 2988, 49807.  
Cichlidae Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) Fr introduced  Ngege (Swahili)  45.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Fr, Aq native  Ngege (Swahili), Engege (Chiga), Erihere (Konzo), Isiswe (Konzo)  40.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Introduced in Lake Victoria to feed on macrophytes which were not being utilized by any commercially important fish (Ref. 7270). Also Ref. 74657. 
Anabantidae Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native  Kizinzi (Kenyi)   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;7.00 cm SL female  Found in Lakes Victoria, Kioga and Edward (Ref. 4903) and in the Katonga River (Ref. 85068). Also Ref. 31439. 
Mormyridae Cyphomyrus grahami (Norman, 1928) Fr native  Ndongre (Kenyi), Dono (Lango), Kamtontoru (Nyoro)   25.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Present in Lake Victoria and affluent rivers, and in Lake Kyoga (Ref. 4903).  
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 Fr, Aq introduced   120 cm TL male/unsexed   
Distichodontidae Distichodus nefasch (Bonnaterre, 1788) Fr native  Wachone (Nyoro)   83.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Albert (Ref. 4903, 49805) and Murchinson Nile (Ref. 4903).  No picture yet.
Danionidae Engraulicypris bredoi Poll, 1945 Fr native   4.50 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Enteromius alberti (Poll, 1939) Fr native   7.43 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from river systems of Lake Edward basin (Ref. 127947), including Kazinga Channel (Ref. 127947) and Lake George (Ref. 127947); also known from Malawa River in Lake Victoria basin (Ref. 4903, 27628, 104796, 127947). 
Cyprinidae Enteromius apleurogramma (Boulenger, 1911) Fr native  Enzuguri (Chiga), Enzunguli (Konzo)   5.40 cm SL male/unsexed 3.8 SL Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 2801, 4903, 27628, 104790), Lake Edward (Ref. 2801, 4903, 27628, 104790) and Aswa River (Ref. 4903, 27628). 
Cyprinidae Enteromius jacksoni (Günther, 1889) Fr native    11.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Present in Lake Victoria basin (Ref. 2988, 4903) and Malawa River (Ref. 4903).  
Cyprinidae Enteromius kerstenii (Peters, 1868) Fr native    9.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 2801, 4903, 55624, 104790), Lake Kyoga (Ref. 4903, 27628, 104790), Lake Victoria (Ref. 2801, 4903, 104790), Lake Bunyoni and Lake Mutanda (Ref. 4903, 104790). 
Cyprinidae Enteromius magdalenae (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native    6.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lakes Nabugabo and Victoria (Ref. 4903).   No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Enteromius neumayeri (Fischer, 1884) Fr native    11.80 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Victoria and affluent streams, Malawa River, Mpanga River, Hima River, Kirima and Mongiro Rivers (Semliki River drainage) (Ref. 4903, 104790) and Lake Albert basin (Ref. 4903, 27628, 104790). Also Ref. 2801. 
Cyprinidae Enteromius paludinosus (Peters, 1852) Fr native  Enzuguri (Chiga), Enzunguli (Konzo)   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Lakes Victoria and Kyoga, and affluent rivers (Ref. 4903). 
Cyprinidae Enteromius pellegrini (Poll, 1939) Fr native  Enzuguri (Chiga), Enzunguli (Konzo)  11.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Occurs in Lake Édouard (Ref. 27628). 
Cyprinidae Enteromius perince (Rüppell, 1835) Fr native  Enzuguri (Chiga), Enzunguli (Konzo)  8.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Albert (Ref. 4903) and Aswa River (Ref. 4903). Reports from Lake Edward system (Ref. 4903, 55624) are misidentifications for Enteromius alberti or E. cf. mimus (Ref. 127947).  No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Enteromius profundus (Greenwood, 1970) Fr native    6.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Caught off Dwaji Island (Ref. 105016). Also Ref. 52331.  
Cyprinidae Enteromius radiatus (Peters, 1853) Fr native    12.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Victoria and affluent rivers (Ref. 4903, 104790), Lake Nabugabo (Ref. 4903) and Aswa River (Ref. 4903, 104790, 105015) 
Cyprinidae Enteromius yongei (Whitehead, 1960) Fr native    5.60 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from the Malawa River (Ref. 4903) and from the Aswa River, 20 miles north of Soroti (Ref. 105002). 
Esocidae Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758 Fr, Aq introduced   137 cm FL male/unsexed ;150 cm TL female   
Cyprinidae Garra dembeensis (Rüppell, 1835) Fr native    11.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Victoria and Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903). 
Cyprinidae Garra hindii (Boulenger, 1905) Fr native   7.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Mormyridae Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf, 1888) Fr native  Ekumbi (Kenyi), Mpumbi (Lango), Nkoiro (Nyoro), Nkoiro (Lango)   36.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 1878, 4903), Lake Kyoga and Lake Nabugabo (Ref. 4903). 
Cichlidae Haplochromis acidens Greenwood, 1967 Fr native   12.80 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis aelocephalus Greenwood, 1959 Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis aeneocolor Greenwood, 1973 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  7.50 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis akika Lippitsch, 2003 Fr endemic    7.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of holotype of H. akika: 'Uganda, Lake George, "close inshore, near reeds, in a bay of Akika Island" ' (Ref. 52072). Known from Lake George (Ref. 52072).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis albertianus Regan, 1929 Fr native   10.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis altigenis Regan, 1922 Fr native   20.20 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis ampullarostratus Schraml, 2004 Fr endemic    7.20 cm SL male/unsexed ;6.80 cm SL female  Type locality of the holotype of H. ampullarostratus: 'Lake Kachira, Uganda, Lulagala' (Ref. 52362). Known only from Lake Kachira (Ref. 52362). 
Cichlidae Haplochromis angustifrons Boulenger, 1914 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  9.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis annectidens Trewavas, 1933 Fr native   6.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis apogonoides Greenwood, 1967 Fr native   13.20 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis aquila Vranken, Van Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022 Fr endemic   12.29 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis aquila: 'Uganda: Lake Edward, Kayanja offshore; 0°05'31.2" S, 29°45'30.3" E' (Ref. 126312). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis arcanus Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   14.20 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis argenteus Regan, 1922 Fr native   20.20 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis artaxerxes Greenwood, 1962 Fr native   14.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis aureus Vranken, Van Steenberge, Mbalassa & Snoeks, 2023 Fr native   11.65 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis aureus: 'Lake Edward, pelagic catch, open water near border: 0°16'34.5"S 29°42'44.0"E' (Ref. 128938). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 128938).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis avium Regan, 1929 Fr native   5.20 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis barbarae Greenwood, 1967 Fr native   10.60 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis bartoni Greenwood, 1962 Fr native   19.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis bayoni (Boulenger, 1909) Fr native   15.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis beadlei Trewavas, 1933 Fr native   11.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis bicolor Boulenger, 1906 Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis boops Greenwood, 1967 Fr native   19.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis brownae Greenwood, 1962 Fr native   10.40 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis bullatus Trewavas, 1938 Fr native   6.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis cassius Greenwood & Barel, 1978 Fr native   9.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis cavifrons (Hilgendorf, 1888) Fr native   19.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis chilotes (Boulenger, 1911) Fr native   14.80 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis chlorochrous Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   12.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis chromogynos Greenwood, 1959 Fr native   11.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis cinctus Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   8.80 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis cinereus (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native   8.10 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis cnester Witte & Witte-Maas, 1981 Fr native   8.10 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis commutabilis Schraml, 2004 Fr endemic    10.40 cm SL male/unsexed ;8.50 cm SL female  Type locality of the holotype of H. commutabilis: 'Lake Kachira, Uganda, Lulagala' (Ref. 52362). Known only from Lake Kachira (Ref. 52362). 
Cichlidae Haplochromis concilians Vranken, Van Steenberge & Snoeks, 2020 Fr endemic   8.31 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis concilians: 'Kayanja offshore, Lake Edward: 0°05''34.8"S, 29°45'28.8"E' (Ref. 126074). Endemic to Lake Edward (Ref. 126074).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis crassilabris Boulenger, 1906 Fr native   15.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis crocopeplus Greenwood & Barel, 1978 Fr native   10.10 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis cronus Greenwood, 1959 Fr native   13.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis cryptodon Greenwood, 1959 Fr native   13.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis cryptogramma Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   9.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis curvidens Vranken, Van Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022 Fr endemic   11.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis curvidens: 'Uganda: Lake Edward; 0°24'16.0" S, 29°46'24.8" E' (Ref. 126312). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis decticostoma Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   22.90 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis degeni (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native   15.40 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis dentex Regan, 1922 Fr native   15.90 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis dichrourus Regan, 1922 Fr native   18.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis diplotaenia Regan & Trewavas, 1928 Fr native   11.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis dolichorhynchus Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   11.90 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis dolorosus Trewavas, 1933 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  12.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Chambura River flowing into Kazinga Channel in Uganda (Ref. 26282).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis eduardianus (Boulenger, 1914) Fr native   7.90 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis eduardii Regan, 1921 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  14.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis elegans Trewavas, 1933 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  7.30 cm male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis empodisma Greenwood, 1960 Fr native   11.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis engystoma Trewavas, 1933 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  8.60 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis erutus Vranken, Van Steenberge & Snoeks, 2020 Fr native   8.34 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis erutus: 'Kagoro fishing ground, open water, Lake Edward: 0°12'50.1" S, 29°49'19.7" E' (Ref. 126074). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126074).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis erythrocephalus Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   7.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis estor Regan, 1929 Fr native   17.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis eutaenia Regan & Trewavas, 1928 Fr native   10.50 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis exspectatus Schraml, 2004 Fr endemic    8.50 cm SL male/unsexed ;8.10 cm SL female  Type locality of the holotype of H. exspectatus: 'Lake Kijanebalola, Uganda, südlich von Rakai' (Ref. 52362). Only known from Lake Kijanebalola (Ref. 52362). 
Cichlidae Haplochromis falcatus Vranken, Van Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022 Fr native   13.71 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis falcatus: 'Uganda: Lake Edward, Kayanja offshore; 0°05'31.2" S, 29°45'30.3" E' (Ref. 126312). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis flavipinnis (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native   15.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis fuscus Regan, 1925 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  9.50 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis fusiformis Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   11.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis gilberti Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis glaucus Vranken, Van Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022 Fr native   15.83 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis glaucus: 'Uganda: Lake Edward, Kayanja offshore; 0°05'34.8" S, 29°45'28.8" E' (Ref. 126312). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis gowersii Trewavas, 1928 Fr native   22.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis gracilifur Vranken, Van Steenberge & Snoeks, 2019 Fr endemic   10.28 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis gracilifur: 'Kayanja offshore, Lake Edward: 0°05'34.8"S 29°45'28.8"E' (Ref. 127594). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 127594).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis granti Boulenger, 1906 Fr native   12.20 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis guiarti (Pellegrin, 1904) Fr native   17.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis heusinkveldi Witte & Witte-Maas, 1987 Fr native   7.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis hiatus Hoogerhoud & Witte, 1981 Fr native   11.20 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis humilior (Boulenger, 1911) Fr native   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis iris Hoogerhoud & Witte, 1981 Fr native   11.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis ishmaeli Boulenger, 1906 Fr native   13.60 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis katonga Schraml & Tichy, 2010 Fr endemic    6.87 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis katonga: 'Katonga River at the village of Kabagole, Uganda, (0°11'53.74"N; 30°53'33.98"E)' (Ref. 85068). Known from Katonga River (Ref. 85068).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis kimondo Vranken, Van Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022 Fr native   17.13 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis kimondo: 'Uganda: Lake Edward, Kayanja offshore; 0°05'34.8" S, 29°45'28.8" E' (Ref. 126312). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis labiatus Trewavas, 1933 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  10.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126507). Also Ref. 4983. 
Cichlidae Haplochromis labriformis (Nichols & La Monte, 1938) Fr native   6.20 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis lacrimosus (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native   9.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis laparogramma Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   8.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis latifasciatus Regan, 1929 Fr native   11.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis latifrons Vranken, Van Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022 Fr endemic   15.82 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis latifrons: 'Uganda: Lake Edward; 0°24'16.0" S, 29°46'24.8" E' (Ref. 126312). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis limax Trewavas, 1933 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  8.40 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis lividus Greenwood, 1956 Fr native   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis loati Greenwood, 1971 Fr native   5.20 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis lobatus Vranken, Van Steenberge, Kayenbergh & Snoeks, 2020 Fr endemic   12.36 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis lobatus: 'Mouth of Kazinga Channel, Lake Edward 0°12'32.4"S 29°53'06.0"E' (Ref. 126507). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126507).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis longirostris (Hilgendorf, 1888) Fr native   14.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis macrognathus Regan, 1922 Fr native   17.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis macrops (Boulenger, 1911) Fr native   9.10 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis macropsoides Greenwood, 1973 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  7.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis maculipinna (Pellegrin, 1913) Fr native   16.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis mahagiensis David & Poll, 1937 Fr native   8.50 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis malacophagus Poll & Damas, 1939 Fr native   12.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis mandibularis Greenwood, 1962 Fr native   17.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis martini (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native   10.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis maxillaris Trewavas, 1928 Fr native   16.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis megalops Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   8.10 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis melanopterus Trewavas, 1928 Fr native   12.70 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis melanopus Regan, 1922 Fr native   10.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis melichrous Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   10.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis mentatus Regan, 1925 Fr endemic  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  11.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis mentatus: 'Lake Edward, Central Africa' (Ref. 126325). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312) and Lake George (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis mento Regan, 1922 Fr native   17.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis michaeli Trewavas, 1928 Fr native   14.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis microdon (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native   14.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis molossus Vranken, Van Steenberge & Snoeks, 2019 Fr native   10.94 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis molossus: 'Mukutu Kihinga, rocky offshore of Mweya, Lake Edward: 0°11'31.2"S 29°52'26.4"E' (Ref. 127594). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 127594) and Lake George (Ref. 127594).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis mylergates Greenwood & Barel, 1978 Fr native   13.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis mylodon Greenwood, 1973 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  11.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis nanoserranus Greenwood & Barel, 1978 Fr native   7.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis nigrescens (Pellegrin, 1909) Fr native   11.50 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis nigricans (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native   9.40 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Entebbe (Ref. 27668). 
Cichlidae Haplochromis nigripinnis Regan, 1921 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  6.80 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis niloticus Greenwood, 1960 Fr native   10.20 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis nubilus (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)   9.30 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of lectotype of H. nubilus: 'Uganda, Lake Victoria, near Entebbe' (Ref. 52072). Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 52072). Reported from the Victoria Nile (Ref. 98462). Also Ref. 1568, 2989. 
Cichlidae Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus (Hilgendorf, 1888) Fr native   11.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis nyanzae Greenwood, 1962 Fr native   17.10 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis nyererei Witte-Maas & Witte, 1985 Fr native   7.70 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis obesus (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native   17.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis obliquidens (Hilgendorf, 1888) Fr native   8.90 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis obtusidens Trewavas, 1928 Fr native   11.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis oligolepis Lippitsch, 2003 Fr endemic    8.25 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of holotype of H. oligolepis: 'Uganda, Lake Victoria, near Entebbe' (Ref. 52072). Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 52072).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis oregosoma Greenwood, 1973 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  7.30 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis orthostoma Regan, 1922 Fr native   9.10 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis pachycephalus Greenwood, 1967 Fr native   23.20 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis pallidus (Boulenger, 1911) Fr native   7.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis pappenheimi (Boulenger, 1914) Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  8.75 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the lectotype of Tilapia pappenheimi: 'Albert-Eduard-See', i.e. former name of Lake Edward (Ref. 49843, 128938; lectotype by Ref. 128451). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 128938). Published information from Lake George and the Kazinga Channel (Ref. 128451) most likely refers to Haplochromis pelagicus (Ref. 128938).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis paradoxus (Lippitsch & Kaufman, 2003) Fr native   7.45 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype Pyxichromis paradoxus: 'directly off Katwe fish landing, Katwe Town, Lake Edward' (Ref. 51927). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 51927, 127594).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis paraguiarti Greenwood, 1967 Fr native   15.60 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis paraplagiostoma Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   9.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis pardus Vranken, Van Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022 Fr endemic   9.61 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis pardus: 'Uganda: Lake Edward, Mukutu Kihinga, rocky offshore of Mweya; 0°11'31.2" S, 29°52'26.4" E' (Ref. 126312). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis paropius Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   8.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis parorthostoma Greenwood, 1967 Fr native   11.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis parvidens (Boulenger, 1911) Fr native   16.30 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis pelagicus Vranken, Van Steenberge, Mbalassa & Snoeks, 2023 Fr native   10.16 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis pelagicus: 'Lake Edward, pelagic catch, open water near border: 0°16'34.5"S 29°42'44.0"E' (Ref. 128938). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 128938), Lake George (Ref. 128451, 128938) and Kazinga Channel (Ref. 128938).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis pellegrini Regan, 1922 Fr native   10.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis percoides Boulenger, 1906 Fr native   9.30 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis perrieri (Pellegrin, 1909) Fr native   6.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis pharyngalis Poll & Damas, 1939 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  10.24 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis petronius: 'from Kashaka Crater, Lake George' (Ref. 128451). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 128436), Kazinga Channel (Ref. 128436) and Lake George (Ref. 4983, 128436, 128451). 
Cichlidae Haplochromis pharyngomylus Regan, 1929 Fr native   12.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis phytophagus Greenwood, 1966 Fr native   8.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis piceatus Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   9.00 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis pitmani Fowler, 1936 Fr native   5.50 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis plagiodon Regan & Trewavas, 1928 Fr native   8.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis plagiostoma Regan, 1922 Fr native   14.70 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis planus Vranken, Van Steenberge & Snoeks, 2020 Fr endemic   8.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis planus: 'Rwenshama, rocky shore, Lake Edward: 0°24'05.7" S, 29°46'35.1" E' (Ref. 126074). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126074).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis plutonius Greenwood & Barel, 1978 Fr native   9.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis prodromus Trewavas, 1935 Fr native   13.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis prognathus (Pellegrin, 1904) Fr native   14.10 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis pseudopellegrini Greenwood, 1967 Fr native   15.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis ptistes Greenwood & Barel, 1978 Fr native   10.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus Witte & Witte-Maas, 1987 Fr native   7.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis quasimodo Vranken, Van Steenberge, Heyle, Decru & Snoeks, 2022 Fr native   16.49 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis quasimodo: 'Uganda: Lake Edward; 0°21'31.7" S, 29°43'17.7" E; deep catch, open water about 30 m deep' (Ref. 126312). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis relictidens Vranken, Van Steenberge & Snoeks, 2019 Fr native   11.29 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis relictidens: 'Mouth of Kazinga Channel, hard substrate, Lake Edward: 0°12'14.4"S 29°52'37.2"E' (Ref. 127594). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 127594) and Lake George (Ref. 127594).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis retrodens (Hilgendorf, 1888) Fr native   14.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis rex Vranken, Van Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022 Fr native   15.48 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis rex: 'Uganda: Lake Edward; 0°24'16.0" S, 29°46'24.8" E' (Ref. 126312). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis riponianus (Boulenger, 1911) Fr native   10.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis sauvagei (Pfeffer, 1896) Fr native   10.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis saxicola Greenwood, 1960 Fr native   12.30 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis schubotzi Boulenger, 1914 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  12.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis schubotziellus Greenwood, 1973 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  7.90 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis serranus (Pfeffer, 1896) Fr native   20.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis serridens Regan, 1925 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  8.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis simba Vranken, Van Steenberge, Heylen, Decru & Snoeks, 2022 Fr native   10.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis simba: 'Uganda: Lake Edward; 0°24'16.0" S, 29°46'24.8" E' (Ref. 126312). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis simotes (Boulenger, 1911) Fr native   8.66 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Victoria Nile near Jinja in Kakindu and Ripon Falls.  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis simpsoni Greenwood, 1965 Fr native   11.40 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis spekii (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native   22.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis squamipinnis Regan, 1921 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  20.20 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 126312), Kazinga Channel (Ref. 126312) and Lake George (Ref. 126312). Introduced into Lake Kachira, Lake Victoria drainaga (Ref. 126312). 
Cichlidae Haplochromis squamulatus Regan, 1922 Fr native   19.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis sulphureus Greenwood & Barel, 1978 Fr native   10.90 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis taurinus Trewavas, 1933 Fr endemic  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  14.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Haplochromis taurinus: 'Lake Edward' (Ref. 55985, 127594). Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 55985), Kazinga Channel (Ref. 127594) and Lake George (Ref. 127594)..  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis teegelaari Greenwood & Barel, 1978 Fr native   10.10 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis teunisrasi Witte & Witte-Maas, 1981 Fr native   9.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis theliodon Greenwood, 1960 Fr native   9.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis thuragnathus Greenwood, 1967 Fr native   20.00 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis tridens Regan & Trewavas, 1928 Fr native   11.90 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis tyrianthinus Greenwood & Gee, 1969 Fr native   10.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis vanoijeni de Zeeuw & Witte, 2010 Fr native    8.88 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 85523).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis velifer Trewavas, 1933 Fr native   10.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis venator Greenwood, 1965 Fr native   17.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis vicarius Trewavas, 1933 Fr native  Entonga (Chiga), Entonga (Konzo)  11.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis victoriae (Greenwood, 1956) Fr native   7.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis victorianus (Pellegrin, 1904) Fr native   16.60 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis welcommei Greenwood, 1966 Fr native   10.50 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis worthingtoni Regan, 1929 Fr endemic   14.10 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Kioga. Found in Lake Nawampasa (Ref. 12255).  No picture yet.
Cichlidae Haplochromis xenognathus Greenwood, 1957 Fr native   11.30 cm SL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Haplochromis xenostoma Regan, 1922 Fr native   20.30 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Alestidae Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier, 1819) Fr native  Ngasia (Alur), Ngassa (Gungu), Ngassa (Nyoro)   78.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Albert, Murchinson Nile and Albert Nile (Ref. 4903). 
Alestidae Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 Fr native  Wagassa (Nyoro)   105 cm FL male/unsexed ;74.00 cm FL female  Known from Lake Albert, Murchinson Nile and Albert Nile (Ref. 4903). 
Cyprinidae Labeo coubie Rüppell, 1832 Fr native  Kwangurameli (Nyoro)   75.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Present in Lake Albert and the Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903, 49805). 
Cyprinidae Labeo forskalii Rüppell, 1835 Fr native  Omoruma (Nyankore)   36.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Edward, Agoye River and West Nile (Ref. 4903). 
Cyprinidae Labeo horie Heckel, 1847 Fr native  Posso (Alur), Posso (Gungu), Karuka (Nyoro)  57.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Labeo victorianus Boulenger, 1901 Fr native  Apok (Lango), Nsuku (Nyoro), Ningu (Swahili)   41.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga and the Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903).  
Cyprinidae Labeo werneri Lohberger, 1929 Fr native    31.30 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality is 'Sese Islands, south coast of Uganda, near Entebbe' according to Ref. 9389, but same reference suggests that this type locality is erroneous.   No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus alluaudi (Pellegrin, 1909) Fr native   19.80 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger, 1900) Fr native  Kisinja (Not specified), Enzuguri (Chiga), Enzunguli (Konzo)   90.00 cm TL male/unsexed 36 Reported from Lake Edward, Lake George, Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga (Ref. 4903).  
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus huloti (Banister, 1976) Fr native   28.20 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus ruwenzorii (Pellegrin, 1909) Fr native   23.10 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus somereni (Boulenger, 1911) Fr native    40.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Sebwe (Ref. 4903, 83445, 104986), Tokwe, Kirimia (Ref. 4903, 83445) and Mubuku (Ref. 83445) Rivers in the Ruwenzori area.  
Procatopodidae Laciris pelagica (Worthington, 1932) Fr native    8.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Edward (Ref. 3788, 59344). Also Ref. 27139.  No picture yet.
Procatopodidae Lacustricola bukobanus (Ahl, 1924) Fr native    5.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Aplocheilichthys meyburgi: 'Ostafrika, Uganda, Victoria-See, Bucht etwa 2.5 km sö. Kampala' (Ref. 106097). Type locality of the holotype of Micropanchax ericae: 'Ostafrika, Uganda, Victoria-See, 8 Meilen sö. Kampala' (Ref. 106097). Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 31267, 47311, 106097), Lake Kioga (Ref. 47311), Lake George (Ref. 47311), Lake Edward (Ref. 47311), Lake Albert (Ref. 31267, 47311), Lake Nakavali (Ref. 47311) and Lake Wamala (Ref. 31267, 47311). Also Ref. 27139. 
Procatopodidae Lacustricola centralis (Seegers, 1996) Fr native   3.26 cm TL male/unsexed  27 km W of Mbarara; also 13 km E of Masindi (Ref. 31267). 
Procatopodidae Lacustricola kassenjiensis (Ahl, 1924) Fr native  Kasenye lampeye (English), Lake Albert lampeye (English)   3.50 cm TL male/unsexed ;3.00 cm TL female  Known from Lake Albert (Ref. 4903, 47311). Also Ref. 27139.  No picture yet.
Procatopodidae Lacustricola vitschumbaensis (Ahl, 1924) Fr native    5.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Kazinga Channel (Ref. 47905, 56140) near Mweya (Ref. 31267). Also in Lake Edward and its affluent rivers (Ref. 4903, 47311, 47905, 56140), including Niansimbi Hot Springs (Ref. 4903, 47311). Also the shore regions of northern Lake Victoria (Ref. 4903, 47311, 42005). Possibly present in Lake Kyoga drainage (Ref. 47311). Also Ref. 3788, 27139, 31267. 
Latidae Lates macrophthalmus Worthington, 1929 Fr native   29.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Latidae Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Fi native  Mputa (Not specified)  200 cm TL male/unsexed  Introduced to Lake Victoria to feed on abundant but unexploited small size haplochromines, to convert them into larger table fish (Ref. 7270). Introduction to Lake Victoria virtually eliminated numerous unique cichlids in the area and has been the subject of many debates (Ref. 1739).Used to be present also in satellite lakes Bisina (stocked in the early 1970s) and Nawampasa (following extensive flooding), but surveys in 2009 and 2010 did not uncover any specimens (Ref. 125996). 
Danionidae Leptocypris niloticus (Joannis, 1835) Fr native    9.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Albert (Ref. 4903). 
Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789) Fr native  Adinga (Alur), Ntera (Nyoro)  122 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Albert Nile (Ref. 44050). 
Mormyridae Marcusenius cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   33.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from the Albert Nile and the Aswa River (White Nile basin) (Ref. 4903).  No picture yet.
Mormyridae Marcusenius rheni (Fowler, 1936) Fr native    20.80 cm TL male/unsexed  Type locality of holotype of M. rheni: 'Lake Victoria at Kitala, Uganda' (Ref. 42005). Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 42005).  
Mormyridae Marcusenius victoriae (Worthington, 1929) Fr native    26.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Reported from Lake Victoria, Lake Kioga and the Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903).  
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus frenatus Boulenger, 1901 Fr native    40.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Nabugabo, from Victoria Nile and from Aswa River (Ref. 4903).  
Anabantidae Microctenopoma damasi (Poll & Damas, 1939) Fr native   7.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Procatopodidae Micropanchax loati (Boulenger, 1901) Fr native    4.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Kyoga, Victoria Nile (Ref. 3788) and Lake Victoria drainages (Ref. 3788, 47311). Also Ref. 27139. 
Mormyridae Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   150 cm TL male/unsexed   
Mormyridae Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758 Fr native  Kasuruban (Chiga), Entanana (Konzo), Kasuruban (Konzo)  100.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Mormyridae Mormyrus kannume Fabricius, 1775 Fr native  Ntanant (Nyankore), Kasulubana (Nyoro), Kasuruban (Chiga), Entanana (Konzo), Kasuruban (Konzo), Kasulu (Not specified), Kasamene (Nyoro)   100.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Present in Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert, Lake George (Ref. 4903) and Lake Edward (Ref. 4903, 55624). In range Ref. 4537. 
Mormyridae Mormyrus macrocephalus Worthington, 1929 Fr endemic    42.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Present in Lake Kyoga, Lake Kwania, the Victoria Nile, dams in the Teso district (Ref. 4903) and the Aswa River (Ref. 4903, 105002). Reported from Lake Victoria near Jinja (Ref. 12526), but not established in the lake (Ref. 4903).   No picture yet.
Mormyridae Mormyrus niloticus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Fr native   46.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius albertinensis Nagy, Watters & Bellstedt, 2020 Fr endemic    5.04 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Nothobranchius albertinensis: 'Uganda: Albert Nile drainage: shallow remnant pools in seasonal riverbed, 20 km north of Pakwach, 02°36'19"N 31°23'04"E' (Ref. 123150). Known from ephemeral pools and marshes of Albert Nile drainage and small river systems into north-eastern part of Lake Albert (Ref. 123150).  No picture yet.
Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius elucens Nagy, 2021 Fr endemic   3.91 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Nothobranchius elucens: 'Uganda: upper Nile drainage: Achwa drainage: ephemeral swamp in the Aringa system, about 2.6 km south of Madi Opei township, 3.575556 N, 33.079167 E' (Ref. 123810). Known from Achwa drainage, upper Nile system (Ref. 123810).  No picture yet.
Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius robustus Ahl, 1935 Fr native    5.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Lake Victoria basin (Ref. 26661, 59344, 97257), the Lake Albert system (Ref. 26661, 59344, 97257) and the Katonga River (Ref. 59344). Also Ref. 3788, 27139, 97568. 
Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius taiti Nagy, 2019 Fr native    Type locality of Nothobranchius taiti, ephemeral swamps of the Apapi River System, upper Nile drainage (Ref. 128031).  No picture yet.
Nothobranchiidae Nothobranchius ugandensis Wildekamp, 1994 Fr native    5.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Nothobranchius ugandensis: 'Southern Uganda: temporary pool at right side of the road Tororo to Jinja, 1 km west of Busesa, 7 km east of Iganga' (Ref. 26661). Known from drainage systems of Lake Albert and Lake Kioga (Ref. 26661, 59344, 97257), and Lake Victoria (Ref. 59344, 97257). Also Ref. 27139. 
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) Fr introduced   122 cm TL male/unsexed   
Cichlidae Oreochromis esculentus (Graham, 1928) Fr native  Ngege (Swahili), Carp (English), Nsalia (Kenyi), Anagu (Lango), Mnage (Not specified), Mnege (Not specified), Binage (Nyoro)  50.00 cm SL male/unsexed 25.5 TL Reported from Lake Victoria (Ref. 2, 3, 52016), Lake Kyoga (Ref. 2, 3, 4903, 12252, 12468, 27292, 32718, 34290, 54357, 54860, 54979, 55020, 56136, 56137, 59157, 74387)(possibly no longer present, Ref. 58618), Lake Kwania (Ref. 2, 3, 12468, 27292, 34290), Lake Manywa (Ref. 54860), Lake Kijanebalola (Ref. 4903, 54860, 54979), Lake Kayugi, Lake Kayanja, Lake Kachira, Lake Mburo (Ref. 54860), Lake Bunyoni (Ref. 4903, 59157), Lake Nabugabo (Ref. 2, 3, 4903, 12468, 27292, 34290, 54357, 54979)(possibly no longer present, Ref. 56070), the Malawa River (Ref. 2) and the Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903, 12468, 54979, 55020) above the Murchinson Falls (Ref. 2, 27292, 34290). 
Cichlidae Oreochromis leucostictus (Trewavas, 1933) Fr native  Ngege (Swahili), Kinyamuroro (Nyankore)  36.30 cm SL male/unsexed 30 TL Reported as native from Lake George (Ref. 2, 21, 87, 164, 2060, 6316, 12227, 12657, 13046, 34290, 39939, 51885, 54836, 55985, 56123, 56137, 56140, 59157), where it is almost completely limited to habitats inshore (Ref. 364), and Lake Albert (Ref. 1739, 2060, 54836, 56123), where it occurs in inshore areas and in lagoons (Ref. 4903). Also known from Lake Edward (probably native)(Ref. 2060, 51885, 54836, 56123, 56137), where it occurs in bays, on exposed shorelines and at the mouths of rivers (Ref. 4903), from lakes Kachira, Mburo (Ref. 54860) and Isungo (Ref. 2), Kazinga Channel (Ref. 55985, 56140), and the rivers Mongedo (Ref. 2060), Ntotoro (Semliki tributary) and Mongello (Ref. 2). Known from tributaries of the Aswa River, where it is not certain whether it occurs naturally or has been introduced (Ref. 2). Introduced to Lakes Kyoga (Ref. 2, 4903, 13046, 56137, 58618), Nabugabo (Ref. 54860, 56070), Wamala (Ref. 4903, 56137), Salisbury (Ref. 56137) and Victoria (Ref. 4903, 51899), and from Lake Albert (Ref. 2, 56137) to dams near Teso (Ref. 2, 164, 56137). 
Cichlidae Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) Fr introduced   39.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Also Ref. 36683. 
Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr, Fi, Aq native  Uganda (Swahili), Oro (Alur), Zogora (Alur), Zogoro (Alur), Nsogora (Gungu), Nsogora (Gungu), Ihere (Nyankore), Mahere (Nyankore), Mahere (Nyankore), Matole (Nyankore), Kihorno (Nyoro), Ngege (Nyoro), Ngege (Nyoro), Ngege (Swahili) abundant (always seen in some numbers) 60.00 cm SL male/unsexed 22 TL Present in the upper Nile basin: native in at least Albert and Edward; introduced to Lakes Victoria and Kyoga where it contributed to the collapse of the native fisheries. Forms a basis of the fisheries of both lakes. Also Ref. 12228. 
Cichlidae Oreochromis spilurus (Günther, 1894) Fr introduced   19.20 cm SL male/unsexed ;16.30 cm female   
Cichlidae Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native  Ngege (Swahili)  30.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from Lake Kyoga and the Victoria Nile above the Murchinson Falls (Ref. 34290). 
Mormyridae Petrocephalus catostoma (Günther, 1866) Fr native    15.00 cm FL male/unsexed  Present in Lake Victoria, Lake Nabugabo and Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903). 
Mormyridae Petrocephalus degeni Boulenger, 1906 Fr endemic   8.12 cm SL male/unsexed  Type locality of the holotype of Petrocephalus degeni: 'the mouth of the Katonga River' (Ref. 91771). Known from Katonga River (Ref. 1568, 91771).  No picture yet.
Procatopodidae Platypanchax modestus (Pappenheim, 1914) Fr native   6.00 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Semliki River above the falls (Ref. 59344). Also known from the Rwimi River, 44 km west of Fort Portaland from 12 km west of Fort Portal (Ref. 31267). Also Ref. 3788, 27139. 
Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 Fr introduced  Guppie (French)  5.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;6.00 cm SL female   
Mormyridae Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger, 1906) Fr native    10.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Lakes Victoria, Nabugabo and Kioga (Ref. 4903). Also Kiruni River (Semliki valley) (Ref. 4903).  
Polypteridae Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829 Fr native  Bichir (English), Otell (Alur), Mtonta (Gungu)   70.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Polypterus senegalus senegalus is known from Albert Nile River (Ref. 4903, 49805), Lake Albert (Ref. 1878, 4903, 36900, 49843) and Victoria Nile River below Murchison Falls (Ref. 4903, 49805). 
Protopteridae Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel, 1851 Fr, Fi native  Lung-fish (English), Kambale mamba (Swahili), Lut (Alur), Emamba (Chiga), Ehondwe (Konzo), Lut (Lango), Mamba (Nyoro), Mamba (Swahili) abundant (always seen in some numbers) 200 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lakes Victoria, Nabugabo, Albert, Edward and George, the Victoria and Albert Niles (Ref. 4903, Ref. 49805), also from Lake Kyoga (Ref. 34290). Also Ref. 4537, Ref. 36900, Ref. 39939, Ref. 49843. 
Cichlidae Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor (Schöller, 1903) Fr native   8.00 cm TL male/unsexed   
Danionidae Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870) Fr native    24.50 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from the Aswa River (White Nile basin)(Ref. 4903). 
Danionidae Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin, 1904) Fr native  Dagaa (Swahili), Mukene (Not specified)   8.00 cm TL male/unsexed 3.6 SL Reported from Lake Victoria (Ref. 4903, 41271, 42005) and its satellite lakes Nabugabo (Ref. 4903, 125996) and Kayanja/Kayanga (Ref. 125996), and from Lake Kyoga (Ref. 4903, 125996) and its satellite lakes Bisina, Nawampasa, Gigati, Omuno and Meito (Ref. 125996). Also present in the Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903, 12526). Also Ref. 2988, 31439. 
Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native   39.50 cm TL male/unsexed   
Schilbeidae Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832 Fr native  Karakogere (Nyoro), Nzere (Not specified)   50.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Present in lakes Kioga, Nabugabo, Albert and Victoria, and the drainages of the rivers Aswa, Hohwa and Semliki (Ref. 43912). 
Schilbeidae Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fr native    35.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from the Semliki River (Ref. 43912). 
Mochokidae Synodontis afrofischeri Hilgendorf, 1888 Fr native    17.70 cm SL male/unsexed  Reported from Lakes Victoria, Nabugabo and Kyoga, from affluent rivers of Lake Victoria and from the Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903).  
Mochokidae Synodontis frontosus Vaillant, 1895 Fr native  Kwoke (Nyoro)   34.20 cm TL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Albert (Ref. 4903, 49805, 87720), Albert Nile (Ref. 4903, 87720) and Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903, 82238, 87720). 
Mochokidae Synodontis khartoumensis Abu Gideiri, 1967 Fr native   21.00 cm TL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Mochokidae Synodontis macrops Greenwood, 1963 Fr native   17.30 cm TL male/unsexed   
Mochokidae Synodontis schall (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Fr native  Kamuduli (Alur), Wahrindi (Nyoro)   37.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Albert, the Albert and Murchinson Niles and Semliki River (Ref. 4903). 
Mochokidae Synodontis victoriae Boulenger, 1906 Fr native  Nkolongo (Not specified)   35.00 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 1568, 4903, 82238), Lake Kyoga (Ref. 4903, 34290, 78218, 82238) and the Victoria Nile (Ref. 4903, 78218). 
Cichlidae Thoracochromis wingatii (Boulenger, 1902) Fr native   5.30 cm SL male/unsexed    No picture yet.
Clariidae Xenoclarias eupogon (Norman, 1928) Fr native    20.90 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Lake Victoria (Ref. 4903, 104726). 
Amphiliidae Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905) Fr native    3.79 cm SL male/unsexed  Known from Rwimi River (Ref. 51287). 
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