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List of Freshwater Fishes for Kenya

Number of freshwater fish species: 355

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.
Tropical Freshwater Fish | Biotope aquaria | Country Index

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Family Scientific Name FB Name Name Status
Sparidae Acanthopagrus berda Picnic seabream   native
Gobiidae Acentrogobius simplex Bagamoyo goby  Bagamoyo goby native
Cichlidae Alcolapia alcalicus Natron tilapia  Lake Natron tilapia native
Cichlidae Alcolapia grahami  Lake Magadi tilapia native
Alestiidae Alestes baremoze Silversides  Delete native
Alestiidae Alestes dentex Characin  Delete native
Alestiidae Alestopetersius leopoldianus   misidentification
Ambassidae Ambassis gymnocephalus Bald glassy  Dodosi native
Amphiliidae Amphilius jacksonii Marbled mountain catfish  Mumi native
Amphiliidae Amphilius uranoscopus Stargazer mountain catfish  Stargazer mountain catfish native
Amphiliidae Andersonia leptura  Whiptailed Nile catfish native
Anguillidae Anguilla bengalensis labiata African mottled eel  Fiyoka native
Anguillidae Anguilla bicolor bicolor Indonesian shortfin eel  Mkunga native
Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata Giant mottled eel   native
Anguillidae Anguilla mossambica African longfin eel  Mkunga native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys antinorii Black lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys bukobanus Bukoba lampeye  Mande native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys jeanneli Omo lampeye  Omo lampeye native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis Kongoro lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys maculatus Spotted lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys meyburgi   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus Lake Rudolf lampeye  Turkana lampeye native
Ariidae Arius africanus African sea catfish  African sea catfish native
Ariidae Arius dussumieri Blacktip sea catfish  Shupanga sea catfish native
Cichlidae Astatoreochromis alluaudi Alluaud's haplo  Hamaga native
Bagridae Auchenoglanis occidentalis Bubu  Bulubulich native
Gobiidae Awaous aeneofuscus Freshwater goby  Freshwater goby native
Bagridae Bagrus bajad Bayad  Lisi native
Bagridae Bagrus degeni   native
Bagridae Bagrus docmak Semutundu  Sew native
Bagridae Bagrus orientalis   native
Bagridae Bagrus urostigma Somalia catfish  Somalia catfish native
Cyprinidae Barbus acuticeps   native
Cyprinidae Barbus altianalis Ripon barbel  Adel native
Cyprinidae Barbus amboseli   native
Cyprinidae Barbus apleurogramma East african red finned barb  Adel native
Cyprinidae Barbus bynni bynni  Nile barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus cercops Luambwa barb  Luambwa barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus innocens Inconspicious barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus intermedius australis  Baringo barb endemic
Cyprinidae Barbus intermedius intermedius  Ethiopia barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus jacksoni Jackson's barb  Jackson's barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus kerstenii Redspot barb  Kersten's barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus laticeps   native
Cyprinidae Barbus lineomaculatus Line-spotted barb  Line-spotted barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus loveridgii  Loveridge's barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus magdalenae Bunjako barb  Bunjako barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus mariae Rhinofish  Domo native
Cyprinidae Barbus mimus Ewaso Nyiro barb  Ewaso Nyiro barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus neumayeri Neumayer's barb  Neumayer's barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus nyanzae Nyanza barb  Adel native
Cyprinidae Barbus oxyrhynchus Pangani barb  Domo native
Cyprinidae Barbus paludinosus Straightfin barb  Straightfin barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus profundus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus quadripunctatus Fourspotted barb  Fourspotted barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus radiatus radiatus Redeye barb  Beira barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus sexradiatus Kavirondo barb  Kavirondo barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus stigmatopygus  Midspot barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus toppini East Coast barb  Shaa native
Cyprinidae Barbus trispilopleura   misidentification
Cyprinidae Barbus turkanae Lake Turkana barb  Lake Turkana barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus venustus Red Pangani barb  Red Pangani barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus viktorianus Victoria barb  Victoria barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus yongei Nzoia barb  Adel native
Cyprinidae Barbus zanzibaricus Zanzibar barb  Kihalahala native
Triacanthodidae Bathyphylax omen   native
Alestiidae Brycinus affinis Redfin robber  Nkwakwa native
Alestiidae Brycinus ferox Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber  Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber native
Alestiidae Brycinus imberi Spot-tail   native
Alestiidae Brycinus jacksonii Victoria robber  Osoga native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra  Large scaled robber native
Alestiidae Brycinus minutus Dwarf Lake Turkana robber  Dwarf Lake Turkana robber native
Alestiidae Brycinus nurse Nurse tetra  Nurse tetra native
Alestiidae Brycinus sadleri Sadler's robber  Osoga native
Eleotridae Butis butis Duckbill sleeper  Pointed head gudgeon native
Cyprinidae Carassius carassius Crucian carp  Crucian carp introduced
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark  Bull shark native
Chanidae Chanos chanos Milkfish  Milkfish native
Cyprinidae Chelaethiops bibie Lake Turkana sardine  Lake Turkana sardine native
Cyprinidae Chelaethiops congicus   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis brevibarbis Short barbelled suckermouth  Short barbelled suckermouth native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis deckenii Pangani suckermouth  Pangani suckermouth native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis somereni Someren's suckermouth  Someren's suckermouth native
Bagridae Chrysichthys auratus auratus  Golden Nile catfish native
Citharinidae Citharinus citharus intermedius  Lake Turkana citharine native
Clariidae Clariallabes petricola Victoria snake catfish  Victoria snake catfish native
Clariidae Clarias alluaudi Alluaud's catfish  Oludhe native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish  Mumi native
Clariidae Clarias liocephalus Smoothhead catfish  Nduri native
Clariidae Clarias werneri Werner's catfish  Werner's catfish native
Bagridae Clarotes laticeps Widehead catfish  Mpumi native
Cichlidae Ctenochromis pectoralis Pangani haplo  Lake Chala haplo native
Cyprinidae Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp  Grass carp introduced
Anabantidae Ctenopoma muriei Ocellated labyrinth fish  Sia native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp  Common carp introduced
Citharinidae Distichodus niloticus  Nile distichodus native
Eleotridae Eleotris fusca Dusky sleeper  Vumbika native
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish   introduced
Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki Eastern mosquitofish  Eastern mosquito fish introduced
Cyprinidae Garra dembeensis Dembea stone lapper  Ningu native
Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris Tank goby  Chokole native
Mormyridae Gnathonemus longibarbis Longnose stonebasher  Obobo native
Gymnarchidae Gymnarchus niloticus Aba  Lowarayame native
Cichlidae Haplochromis acidens   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis altigenis   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis apogonoides   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis arcanus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis argenteus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis barbarae   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis bartoni   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis bayoni   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis bloyeti Bloyet's haplo  Bloyet's haplo native
Cichlidae Haplochromis boops   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis brownae   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis cassius   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis cavifrons   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis chilotes   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis chlorochrous   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis chromogynos   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis cinctus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis cinereus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis cnester   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis crassilabris   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis crocopeplus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis cronus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis cryptodon   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis cryptogramma   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis decticostoma   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis dentex   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis dichrourus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis diplotaenia   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis dolichorhynchus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis empodisma   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis erythrocephalus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis estor   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis eutaenia   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis flavipinnis   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis fusiformis   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis gilberti   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis gowersii   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis granti   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis guiarti   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis heusinkveldi   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis hiatus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis humilior   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis iris   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis ishmaeli   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis labriformis   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis lacrimosus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis laparogramma   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis lividus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis longirostris   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis macconneli  McConnel's haplo native
Cichlidae Haplochromis macrognathus   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis macrops   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis maculipinna   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis mandibularis   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis martini   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis maxillaris   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis megalops   native