Species in the Zambezi

     n= 217 (Complete)
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Species Name Family Habitat Length (cm) Trophic Level Status
Acanthopagrus berda Goldsilk seabream Sparidae demersal 90.0 TL 3.5 native
Acanthopagrus vagus Wandering seabream Sparidae demersal 60.0 SL 3.3 native
Acentrogobius nebulosus Shadow goby Gobiidae reef-associated 18.0 SL 3.5 native
Ambassis ambassis Commerson's glassy Ambassidae demersal 15.0 SL 3.7 native
Ambassis gymnocephalus Bald glassy Ambassidae demersal 16.0 TL 3.9 native
Ambassis natalensis Slender glassy Ambassidae demersal 10.0 SL 3.4 native
Amphilius natalensis Natal mountain catfish Amphiliidae demersal 12.5 SL 3.2 native
Amphilius uranoscopus Stargazer mountain catfish Amphiliidae demersal 19.5 TL 2.9 native
Anguilla bicolor Indonesian shortfin eel Anguillidae demersal 123.0 TL 3.5 native
Anguilla labiata African mottled eel Anguillidae demersal 175.0 TL 3.8 native
Anguilla marmorata Giant mottled eel Anguillidae demersal 200.0 TL 3.8 native
Anguilla mossambica African longfin eel Anguillidae demersal 150.0 TL 3.3 native
Astatotilapia calliptera Eastern happy Cichlidae benthopelagic 15.0 SL 3.0 native
Awaous aeneofuscus Freshwater goby Gobiidae benthopelagic 26.0 SL 2.1 native
Brachysomophis crocodilinus Crocodile snake eel Ophichthidae reef-associated 120.0 TL 4.1 native
Brycinus imberi Spot-tail Alestidae demersal 19.8 TL 3.3 native
Brycinus lateralis Stripped robber Alestidae pelagic 14.0 SL 3.5 native
Carassius auratus Goldfish Cyprinidae benthopelagic 48.0 TL 2.8 introduced
Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark Carcharhinidae reef-associated 400.0 TL 4.3 native
Chelonodontops laticeps Bluespotted blaasop Tetraodontidae demersal 20.0 TL 3.4 native
Chiloglanis emarginatus Phongolo suckermouth Mochokidae benthopelagic 6.5 SL 3.2 native
Chiloglanis fasciatus Okavango suckermouth Mochokidae benthopelagic 6.4 TL 3.0 native
Chiloglanis neumanni Neumann's suckermouth Mochokidae benthopelagic 6.5 SL 2.8 native
Chiloglanis pretoriae Shortspine suckermouth Mochokidae benthopelagic 6.5 SL 3.2 native
Clariallabes platyprosopos Broadhead catfish Clariidae demersal 29.5 TL 4.2 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 stappersii Blotched catfish Clariidae demersal 41.0 SL 4.5 native
Clarias submarginatus Clariidae demersal 16.0 TL 3.3 questionable
Clarias theodorae Snake catfish Clariidae demersal 35.0 SL 3.5 native
Clypeobarbus bellcrossi Gorgeous barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 9.0 TL 2.9 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
Ctenopoma muriei Ocellated labyrinth fish Anabantidae benthopelagic 7.0 SL 3.0 misidentification
Cyphomyrus cubangoensis Mormyridae benthopelagic 12.4 SL 3.1 native
Cyphomyrus discorhynchus Zambesi parrotfish Mormyridae demersal 31.0 SL 3.2 native
Cyprinus carpio Common carp Cyprinidae benthopelagic 120.0 TL 3.4 introduced
Distichodus mossambicus Nkupe Distichodontidae pelagic 57.0 SL 3.2 native
Distichodus schenga Chessa Distichodontidae pelagic 50.0 SL 2.1 native
Elops machnata Tenpounder Elopidae pelagic-neritic 118.0 FL 4.0 native
Engraulicypris brevianalis River sardine Danionidae benthopelagic 7.5 SL 3.2 native
Enteromius afrohamiltoni Hamilton's barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 17.5 SL 3.2 native
Enteromius afrovernayi Spottail barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5.7 TL 3.5 native
Enteromius annectens Broadstriped barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.5 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius ansorgii Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8.2 TL 3.0 questionable
Enteromius atkinsoni Dash-dot barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 3.2 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius barnardi Blackback barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.0 SL 2.6 native
Enteromius barotseensis Barbus barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5.0 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius bifrenatus Hyphen barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.0 SL 2.6 native
Enteromius breviceps Shorthead barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.7 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius brevidorsalis Dwarf barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4.6 TL 3.0 native
Enteromius caudosignatus Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4.9 SL 3.0 questionable
Enteromius chiumbeensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8.0 TL 3.0 native
Enteromius choloensis Cyprinidae benthopelagic 17.5 SL 2.9 native
Enteromius dorsolineatus Cunene barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.5 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius eutaenia Orangefin barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 14.0 SL 3.2 native
Enteromius fasciolatus African banded barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 6.0 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius haasianus Sickle barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 3.2 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius kerstenii Redspot barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 9.0 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius kessleri Gillbar barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.7 TL 3.0 native
Enteromius lineomaculatus Line-spotted barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 8.6 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius lujae Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4.1 TL 3.0 native
Enteromius macrotaenia Broadband barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4.0 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius manicensis Yellow barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 15.0 SL 2.9 native
Enteromius mattozi Papermouth Cyprinidae benthopelagic 40.0 SL 3.3 native
Enteromius miolepis Zigzag barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 12.5 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius multilineatus Copperstripe barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4.5 SL 3.0 native
Enteromius neefi Sidespot barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.0 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 rohani Cyprinidae benthopelagic 14.4 TL 3.0 error
Enteromius thamalakanensis Thamalakane barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 5.0 TL 2.6 native
Enteromius toppini East Coast barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 4.0 SL 2.8 native
Enteromius trimaculatus Threespot barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 15.0 SL 3.2 native
Enteromius unitaeniatus Slender barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 14.0 SL 3.3 native
Enteromius viviparus Bowstripe barb Cyprinidae benthopelagic 7.0 SL 2.9 native
Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish Poeciliidae benthopelagic 7.0 TL 3.1 introduced
Glossogobius callidus Gobiidae benthopelagic 12.0 TL 3.5 native
Glossogobius giuris Tank goby Gobiidae benthopelagic 50.0 SL 3.7 native
Hemichromis angolensis Cichlidae benthopelagic 10.9 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
Hemigrammopetersius barnardi Barnard's robber Alestidae pelagic 7.0 SL 3.4 native
Hepsetus cuvieri Southern African Pike Hepsetidae demersal 37.0 SL 3.0 native
Hepsetus odoe Hepsetidae demersal 44.2 SL 4.1 misidentification
Heterobranchus longifilis Sampa Clariidae demersal 150.0 SL 3.7 native
Heteromormyrus ansorgii Slender stonebasher Mormyridae demersal 15.0 SL 3.2 native
Heteromormyrus szaboi Mormyridae demersal 14.6 SL 3.2 endemic
Hilsa kelee Kelee shad Dorosomatidae pelagic-neritic 35.0 TL 2.8 native
Hydrocynus forskahlii Elongate tigerfish Alestidae pelagic 78.0 SL 4.0 misidentification
Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish Alestidae demersal 105.0 FL 3.7 native
Hypsopanchax jubbi Southern deepbody Procatopodidae benthopelagic 5.0 TL 3.2 native
Kneria angolensis Kneriidae benthopelagic 9.0 TL 2.0 questionable
Kneria auriculata Airbreathing shellear Kneriidae benthopelagic 7.0 SL 2.1 native
Kneria polli Western shellear Kneriidae benthopelagic 7.0 SL 2.0 native
Labeo altivelis Rednose labeo Cyprinidae benthopelagic 49.0 TL 2.0 native
Labeo congoro Purple labeo Cyprinidae benthopelagic 41.5 SL 2.2 native
Labeo cylindricus Redeye labeo Cyprinidae benthopelagic 25.0 SL 2.0 native
Labeo fuelleborni Fuelleborn's labeo Cyprinidae benthopelagic 43.0 TL 2.2 misidentification
Labeo lunatus Upper Zambezi labeo Cyprinidae benthopelagic 40.0 SL 2.0 native
Labeo molybdinus Leaden labeo Cyprinidae benthopelagic 38.0 SL 2.2 native
Labeobarbus codringtonii Upper Zambezi yellowfish Cyprinidae benthopelagic 39.0 TL 3.7 native
Labeobarbus marequensis Largescale yellowfish Cyprinidae benthopelagic 47.0 TL 3.2 native
Labeobarbus pungweensis Pungwe chiselmouth Cyprinidae benthopelagic 18.0 SL 3.2 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
Leiognathus equula Common ponyfish Leiognathidae demersal 28.0 TL 3.0 native
Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill Centrarchidae benthopelagic 41.0 TL 3.2 introduced
Limnothrissa miodon Lake Tanganyika sardine Dorosomatidae pelagic 17.0 SL 3.1 introduced
Malapterurus shirensis Malapteruridae benthopelagic 37.2 SL 3.5 native
Marcusenius altisambesi Mormyridae demersal 19.5 SL 3.1 native
Marcusenius angolensis Mormyridae demersal 13.5 TL 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
Mastacembelus shiranus Malawi spinyeel Mastacembelidae benthopelagic 26.0 TL 4.0 native
Mastacembelus vanderwaali Ocellated spiny eel Mastacembelidae benthopelagic 15.1 TL 3.5 native
Megalops cyprinoides Indo-Pacific tarpon Megalopidae benthopelagic 150.0 TL 3.5 native
Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra Alestidae pelagic 9.0 SL 2.9 native
Micralestes humilis Alestidae pelagic 10.6 TL 3.1 native
Microctenopoma intermedium Anabantidae benthopelagic 6.2 TL 3.2 native
Microctenopoma nanum Dwarf ctenopoma Anabantidae benthopelagic 6.7 SL 3.3 misidentification
Micropanchax johnstoni Johnston's topminnow Procatopodidae benthopelagic 8.5 TL 3.2 native
Microphis brachyurus Short-tailed pipefish Syngnathidae demersal 22.0 SL 3.3 native
Microphis fluviatilis Freshwater pipefish Syngnathidae demersal 21.0 TL 3.4 native
Micropterus salmoides Largemouth black bass Centrarchidae benthopelagic 97.0 TL 3.8 introduced
Mormyrops anguilloides Cornish jack Mormyridae demersal 150.0 TL 3.8 native
Mormyrus lacerda Western bottlenose mormyrid Mormyridae demersal 50.0 TL 3.7 native
Mormyrus longirostris Eastern bottlenose mormyrid Mormyridae demersal 75.0 SL 3.3 native
Mugilogobius mertoni Chequered mangrove goby Gobiidae benthopelagic 6.0 SL 3.5 native
Nannocharax dageti Distichodontidae benthopelagic 4.4 SL 3.1 native
Nannocharax lineostriatus Distichodontidae pelagic 3.0 SL 3.1 native
Nannocharax machadoi Dwarf citharine Distichodontidae pelagic 4.0 SL 3.0 native
Nannocharax macropterus Broad-barred citharine Distichodontidae pelagic 6.0 SL 3.2 misidentification
Nannocharax multifasciatus Multibar citharine Distichodontidae pelagic 6.0 TL 2.8 native
Nannocharax wittei Distichodontidae pelagic 4.8 TL 3.1 native
Neolebias lozii Banded neolebias Distichodontidae pelagic 1.8 SL 3.5 endemic
Nothobranchius boklundi Nothobranchiidae pelagic 4.4 SL 3.2 endemic
Nothobranchius capriviensis Caprivi Nothobranchius Nothobranchiidae pelagic 5.0 SL 3.2 endemic
Nothobranchius kafuensis Kafue killifish Nothobranchiidae benthopelagic 6.0 TL 3.2 endemic
Nothobranchius orthonotus Spotted killifish Nothobranchiidae benthopelagic 10.0 TL 3.3 native
Nothobranchius rachovii Bluefin notho Nothobranchiidae benthopelagic 6.0 TL 3.2 native
Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout Salmonidae benthopelagic 122.0 TL 4.1 introduced
Opsaridium tweddleorum Dwarf sanjika Danionidae demersal 11.0 SL 3.3 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
Oreochromis mortimeri Kariba tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 48.0 TL 2.2 endemic
Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 39.0 SL 2.2 native
Oreochromis placidus Black tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 35.5 TL 2.2 native
Oreochromis shiranus Shire tilapia Cichlidae benthopelagic 39.0 SL 2.0 native
Pantodon buchholzi Freshwater butterflyfish Pantodontidae pelagic 11.9 TL 3.6 misidentification
Parakneria fortuita Cubango kneria Kneriidae benthopelagic 5.7 SL 2.0 native
Parakneria mossambica Gorongoza kneria Kneriidae benthopelagic 6.0 SL 2.0 questionable
Paramormyrops jacksoni Ghost stonebasher Mormyridae demersal 5.2 TL 3.1 endemic
Parauchenoglanis ngamensis Zambezi grunter Claroteidae demersal 38.0 SL 3.6 native
Periophthalmus argentilineatus Barred mudskipper Oxudercidae reef-associated 19.0 TL 3.3 native
Petrocephalus catostoma Churchill Mormyridae demersal 15.0 FL 3.4 native
Petrocephalus longicapitis Mormyridae demersal 11.0 SL 3.2 native
Petrocephalus okavangensis Mormyridae demersal 9.5 SL 3.2 native
Petrocephalus petersi Mormyridae demersal 7.3 SL 3.2 native
Petrocephalus simus Mormyridae demersal 12.0 TL 3.2 native
Petrocephalus wesselsi Southern Churchill Mormyridae pelagic 11.4 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
Planiliza alata Diamond mullet Mugilidae benthopelagic 75.0 TL 2.3 native
Plicofollis dussumieri Blacktip sea catfish Ariidae demersal 85.0 TL 4.0 native
Poecilia reticulata Guppy Poeciliidae benthopelagic 6.0 SL 3.2 introduced
Pollimyrus castelnaui Dwarf stonebasher Mormyridae demersal 7.0 SL 3.2 native
Pollimyrus marianne Mormyridae benthopelagic 7.3 SL 3.2 endemic
Pristis microdon Largetooth sawfish Pristidae demersal 700.0 TL 3.8 native
Protopterus amphibius Gilled lungfish Protopteridae demersal 44.3 TL 3.4 native
Protopterus annectens West African lungfish Protopteridae demersal 100.0 TL 3.6 native
Pseudocrenilabrus philander Southern mouthbrooder Cichlidae benthopelagic 13.0 TL 3.7 native
Rhabdalestes maunensis Okavango robber Alestidae pelagic 8.5 TL 3.3 native
Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis Slender robber Alestidae pelagic 5.7 SL 3.1 questionable
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
Sargochromis mortimeri Mortimer's happy Cichlidae demersal 27.7 SL 3.0 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
Schilbe yangambianus Yangambi butterbarbel Schilbeidae demersal 25.0 SL 2.9 native
Serranochromis altus Humpback largemouth Cichlidae demersal 56.0 TL 4.2 native
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 robustus Yellow-belly bream Cichlidae demersal 56.0 TL 4.1 introduced
Serranochromis thumbergi Brownspot largemouth Cichlidae demersal 33.0 TL 3.7 native
Sillago sihama Silver sillago Sillaginidae reef-associated 31.0 SL 3.3 native
Stenogobius kenyae Africa rivergoby Gobiidae demersal 12.0 TL 3.6 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 macrostoma Largemouth squeaker Mochokidae benthopelagic 9.2 SL 2.9 native
Synodontis nebulosus Cloudy squeaker Mochokidae benthopelagic 15.0 SL 2.5 native
Synodontis nigromaculatus Blackspotted squeaker Mochokidae benthopelagic 38.5 TL 3.3 native
Synodontis thamalakanensis Mochokidae demersal 17.5 SL 2.9 native
Synodontis vanderwaali Mochokidae benthopelagic 16.0 SL 2.9 native
Synodontis woosnami Upper Zambezi squeaker Mochokidae benthopelagic 20.5 SL 2.4 native
Synodontis zambezensis Plain squeaker Mochokidae benthopelagic 43.0 SL 2.7 native
Terapon jarbua Jarbua terapon Terapontidae demersal 36.0 TL 3.9 native
Thrissina vitrirostris Orangemouth anchovy Engraulidae pelagic-neritic 22.0 TL 3.4 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
Xiphophorus hellerii Green swordtail Poeciliidae benthopelagic 16.0 TL 3.2 introduced
Zaireichthys conspicuus Blotched sand catlet Amphiliidae benthopelagic 3.5 SL 3.0 endemic
Zaireichthys dorae Chobe sand catlet Amphiliidae demersal 2.7 SL 3.0 misidentification
Zaireichthys kafuensis Amphiliidae benthopelagic 2.4 SL 3.0 endemic
Zaireichthys monomotapa Eastern sand catlet Amphiliidae benthopelagic 4.1 SL 3.0 native
Zaireichthys pallidus Pale sand catlet Amphiliidae benthopelagic 2.5 SL 3.0 native
Zaireichthys rotundiceps Spotted sand catlet Amphiliidae demersal 3.8 SL 3.4 questionable
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