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List of Freshwater Fishes for Angola

Number of freshwater fish species: 254

The tables below were generated from Fishbase.org - A project to provide indexing and links for all known species as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity. All links below take you to pages on the fishbase.org site.
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Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Alestiidae Alestes ansorgii   native
Alestiidae Alestes humilis   native
Amphiliidae Amphilius lentiginosus  Kakolokotu native
Bagridae Anaspidoglanis macrostoma Flatnose catfish   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion australe Lyretail panchax   native
Aplocheilidae Aphyosemion escherichi Escherich's killi   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys hutereaui Meshscaled topminnow  Kakenga matako native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys katangae Striped topminnow  Kakenga matako native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys luluae Lulua River lampeye  Lutemba native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys macrurus Big tailed lampeye  Kanga native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys mediolateralis  Kakenga matako endemic
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys myaposae Natal topminnow  Kakenga matako native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys nigrolateralis  Lumbungo endemic
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys spilauchen Banded lampeye   native
Ariidae Arius latiscutatus Rough-head sea catfish  Bagre native
Ariidae Arius parkii Guinean sea catfish  Bagre native
Ariidae Arius polystaphylodon Mozambique sea catfish   native
Gobiidae Awaous lateristriga West African freshwater goby   native
Cyprinidae Barbus afrovernayi Spottail barb  Senge native
Cyprinidae Barbus ansorgii   native
Cyprinidae Barbus argenteus Rosefin barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus barnardi Blackback barb  Mukenga native
Cyprinidae Barbus barotseensis Barbus barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bifrenatus Hyphen barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus breviceps Shorthead barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus brevidorsalis Dwarf barb  Lwasa native
Cyprinidae Barbus brevilateralis  Lutemba native
Cyprinidae Barbus caudosignatus  Sese native
Cyprinidae Barbus chicapaensis  Lumbungo native
Cyprinidae Barbus collarti   native
Cyprinidae Barbus dorsolineatus Cunene barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus ensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus eutaenia Orangefin barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus evansi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus fasciolatus African banded barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus girardi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus greenwoodi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus gulielmi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus haasianus Sickle barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus holotaenia Spotscale barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus hulstaerti Butterfly barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus jubbi  Muka native
Cyprinidae Barbus kerstenii Redspot barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus kessleri Gillbar barb  Lumbungo native
Cyprinidae Barbus lineomaculatus Line-spotted barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus lucius   native
Cyprinidae Barbus machadoi  Lumbungo native
Cyprinidae Barbus mattozi Papermouth   native
Cyprinidae Barbus mediosquamatus  Lumbungo native
Cyprinidae Barbus miolepis Zigzag barb  Lumbungo native
Cyprinidae Barbus mocoensis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus multilineatus Copperstripe barb  Lisangisangi native
Cyprinidae Barbus musumbi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus nanningsi  Dimoma native
Cyprinidae Barbus paludinosus Straightfin barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus petchkovskyi  Sese native
Cyprinidae Barbus poechii Dashtail barb  Mungumba native
Cyprinidae Barbus radiatus aurantiacus  Lumbungo native
Cyprinidae Barbus rhinophorus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus rocadasi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus roussellei   native
Cyprinidae Barbus roylii   native
Cyprinidae Barbus thamalakanensis Thamalakane barb  Ngonga native
Cyprinidae Barbus trimaculatus Threespot barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus trispilomimus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus unitaeniatus Slender barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus wellmani   native
Eleotridae Bostrychus africanus   native
Alestiidae Brycinus imberi Spot-tail   native
Alestiidae Brycinus kingsleyae   native
Alestiidae Brycinus lateralis Striped robber  Mungumba native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra   native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus alces  Lundembe native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus cassaicus  Luseya native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus curvirostris   native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus elephas  Sosha native
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus luapulaensis  Sosha questionable
Mormyridae Campylomormyrus tshokwe  Sosha native
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark   native
Clariidae Channallabes apus Eel catfish  Kaliholela native
Cichlidae Chetia gracilis Slender happy   native
Cichlidae Chetia welwitschi Angolan happy  Tshomba native
Cichlidae Chilochromis duponti   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis angolensis   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis fasciatus Okavango suckermouth   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis lukugae  Kuya liwe native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis neumanni Neumann's suckermouth   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis sardinhai   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys ansorgii   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys bocagii   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys furcatus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus Bagrid catfish   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys walkeri   native
Paralichthyidae Citharichthys stampflii Smooth flounder  Carta native
Clariidae Clariallabes heterocephalus  Kambangaji native
Clariidae Clarias angolensis   native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish  Mburi native
Clariidae Clarias ngamensis Blunt-toothed African catfish  Mburi native
Clariidae Clarias nigromarmoratus  Kabofo native
Clariidae Clarias stappersii Blotched catfish  Kambangaji native
Clariidae Clarias theodorae Snake catfish  Kambangaji native
Citharinidae Congocharax spilotaenia   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma machadoi  Kafudji native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma multispine Manyspined ctenopoma   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma nigropannosum Twospot climbing perch   native
Eleotridae Dormitator lebretonis   native
Amphiliidae Doumea angolensis   native
Citharinidae Dundocharax bidentatus   native
Eleotridae Eleotris senegalensis   native
Eleotridae Eleotris vittata   native
Syngnathidae Enneacampus ansorgii   native
Aplocheilidae Epiplatys singa   native
Polypteridae Erpetoichthys calabaricus Reedfish   native
Clupeidae Ethmalosa fimbriata Bonga shad  Quilucha native
Mormyridae Gnathonemus barbatus   native
Gobiidae Gobius paganellus Rock goby   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis humilis   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis lucullae   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis multiocellatus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis schwetzi   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis angolensis   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis bimaculatus Jewelfish   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis elongatus Banded jewel cichlid   native
Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish  Kanzema native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax angolensis  Kambangaji native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax lineostriatus  Kambangaji native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax machadoi Dwarf citharine  Namukidji native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax multifasciatus Multibar citharine   native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax wittei  Mukiki native
Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoe Kafue pike  Kasangi native
Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilis Vundu  Lenda native
Mormyridae Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus   native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus ansorgii Slender stonebasher   native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus Zambezi parrotfish   native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus pappenheimi   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish  Kasangi native
Kneriidae Kneria angolensis   native
Kneriidae Kneria ansorgii   native
Kneriidae Kneria maydelli Cunene kneria   native
Kneriidae Kneria polli Western shellear   native
Kneriidae Kneria sjolandersi   native
Cyprinidae Labeo annectens  Kasulu native
Cyprinidae Labeo ansorgii Cunene labeo   native
Cyprinidae Labeo lukulae Red-spot mudsucker  Kasulu native
Cyprinidae Labeo lunatus Upper Zambezi labeo   native
Cyprinidae Labeo macrostoma  Mubumba native
Cyprinidae Labeo nasus   native
Cyprinidae Labeo rocadasi   native
Cyprinidae Labeo ruddi Silver labeo   native
Cyprinidae Labeo simpsoni   native
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus codringtonii Upper Zambezi yellowfish   native
Lutjanidae Lutjanus dentatus African brown snapper  Xicaca native
Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricus Electric catfish  Nganji native
Mormyridae Marcusenius cuangoanus   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius dundoensis  Lundembe native
Mormyridae Marcusenius macrolepidotus angolensis  Ndembe native
Mormyridae Marcusenius moorii  Lundembe native
Mormyridae Marcusenius ntemensis   native
Mastacembelidae Mastacemeblus ansorgii   native
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Tarpon  Peixe-prata native
Cyprinidae Mesobola brevianalis River sardine   native
Alestiidae Micralestes acutidens Sharptooth tetra  Lubongo native
Alestiidae Micralestes argyrotaenia   native
Alestiidae Micralestes humilis   native
Poeciliidae Micropanchax johnstoni Johnston's topminnow  Kakenga matako native
Syngnathidae Microphis brachyurus aculeatus