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| List of Freshwater Fishes for Tanzania, United Rep. of n=792 | ||||
| Family | Scientific Name | FB Name | Name | Status |
| Sparidae | Acanthopagrus berda | Picnic seabream | Kungu | native |
| Cyprinidae | Acapoeta tanganicae | Mbaraga | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Aethiomastacembelus cunningtoni | Gamba nioka | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Aethiomastacembelus ellipsifer | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Aethiomastacembelus flavidus | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Aethiomastacembelus platysoma | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Aethiomastacembelus shiranus | Malawi spinyeel | native |
| Alestiidae | Alestes affinis | Redfin robber | Gingi | native |
| Alestiidae | Alestes grandisquamis | Pinkfin Alestes | native |
| Alestiidae | Alestes jacksonii | Mtera | native |
| Alestiidae | Alestes liebrechtsii | native |
| Alestiidae | Alestes macrophthalmus | Torpedo robber | native |
| Alestiidae | Alestes rhodopleura | Kologo | native |
| Alestiidae | Alestes sadleri | Sadler's robber | Osoga | native |
| Alestiidae | Alestes stuhlmanni | Kasa | native |
| Alestiidae | Alestopetersius leopoldianus | misidentification |
| Cichlidae | Altolamprologus calvus | native |
| Cichlidae | Altolamprologus compressiceps | native |
| Ambassidae | Ambassis gymnocephalus | Bald glassy | native |
| Ambassidae | Ambassis urotaenia | Banded-tail glassy perchlet | native |
| Amphiliidae | Amphilius jacksonii | native |
| Amphiliidae | Amphilius kivuensis | native |
| Amphiliidae | Amphilius uranoscopus | Stargazer mountain catfish | Stargazer mountain catlet | native |
| Anguillidae | Anguilla bengalensis labiata | African mottled eel | Mkonge | native |
| Anguillidae | Anguilla bicolor bicolor | Indonesian shortfin eel | Mkunga | native |
| Anguillidae | Anguilla mossambica | African longfin eel | Mkunga | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys atripinnis | endemic |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys bukobanus | Bukoba lampeye | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys centralis | Cental east african lampeye | Cental east african lampeye | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys eduardensis | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys fuelleborni | Lake Rukwa lampeye | Lake Rukwa lampeye | endemic |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys johnstoni | Johnston's topminnow | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis | Kongoro lampeye | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys loati | Nile killifish | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys maculatus lacustris | Kibiti Lampeye | endemic |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys maculatus maculatus | Spotted lampeye | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys matthesi | Saisi lampeye | Saisi lampeye | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys meyburgi | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys moeruensis | Moero lampeye | Moero lampeye | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys omoculatus | Ruaha lampeye | endemic |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys pumilus | Tanganyika lampeye | native |
| Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys usanguensis | Usangu lampeye | endemic |
| Cichlidae | Aristochromis christyi | native |
| Ariidae | Arius africanus | African sea catfish | Fumi | native |
| Ariidae | Arius dussumieri | Blacktip sea catfish | Fumi | native |
| Ariidae | Arius madagascariensis | Madagascar sea catfish | Fumi | native |
| Cichlidae | Asprotilapia leptura | native |
| Cichlidae | Astatoreochromis alluaudi | Alluaud's haplo | native |
| Cichlidae | Astatoreochromis straeleni | Bluelip haplo | native |
| Cichlidae | Astatoreochromis vanderhorsti | native |
| Cichlidae | Astatotilapia calliptera | Eastern happy | Kolokoto | native |
| Mochokidae | Atopochilus vogti | native |
| Bagridae | Auchenoglanis occidentalis | Bubu | Kafieke | native |
| Cichlidae | Aulonocara brevinidus | native |
| Cichlidae | Aulonocara gertrudae | native |
| Cichlidae | Aulonocara guentheri | native |
| Cichlidae | Aulonocara nyassae | Emperor cichlid | native |
| Cichlidae | Aulonocranus dewindti | native |
| Gobiidae | Awaous aeneofuscus | Freshwater goby | Freshwater goby | native |
| Gobiidae | Awaous lateristriga | West African freshwater goby | native |
| Bagridae | Bagrus degeni | native |
| Bagridae | Bagrus docmak | Semutundu | Kibogobogo | native |
| Bagridae | Bagrus meridionalis | Kampoyo | Kampango | native |
| Bagridae | Bagrus orientalis | Katoga | native |
| Cichlidae | Baileychromis centropomoides | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus acuticeps | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus altianalis altianalis | Ripon barbel | Kasinja | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus altianalis radcliffii | Kuyu | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus apleurogramma | East african red finned barb | East african red finned barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus arcislongae | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus atkinsoni | Dash-dot barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus brachygramma | Linespotted ufipa barb | Linespotted ufipa barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus caudovittatus | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus eurystomus | Kadyakolo | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus innocens | Inconspicious barb | Inconspicious barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus jacksoni | Jackson's barb | Jackson's barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus johnstonii | Ngumbo | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus kerstenii kerstenii | Redspot barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus laticeps | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus lineomaculatus | Line-spotted barb | Linespotted barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus litamba | Tamba | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus luikae | Luika barb | Luika barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus macrolepis | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus magdalenae | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus neumayeri | Neumayer's barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus nyanzae | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus oligogrammus | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus olivaceus | Olivegreen ufipa barb | Olivegreen ufipa barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus oxyrhynchus | Pangani barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus pagenstecheri | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus paludinosus | Straightfin barb | Dagaa | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus pellegrini | Pellegrin's barb | Pellegrin's barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus platyrhinus | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus pseudotoppini | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus quadripunctatus | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus radiatus profundus | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus radiatus radiatus | Redeye barb | Dagaa | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus salmo | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus serengetiensis | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus sexradiatus | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus somereni | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus toppini | East Coast barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus trimaculatus | Threespot barb | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus trispilopleura | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus tropidolepis | Biriki | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus usambarae | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus viktorianus | native |
| Cyprinidae | Barbus viviparus | Bowstripe barb | native |
| Bagridae | Bathybagrus tetranema | native |
| Cichlidae | Bathybates fasciatus | native |
| Cichlidae | Bathybates ferox | native |
| Cichlidae | Bathybates graueri | native |
| Cichlidae | Bathybates hornii | native |
| Cichlidae | Bathybates leo | native |
| Cichlidae | Bathybates minor | native |
| Cichlidae | Bathybates vittatus | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias atribranchus | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias euryodon | Pwefu | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias filicibarbis | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias foveolatus | Chimwamapumba | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias gigas | Bombe | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias ilesi | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias jacksoni | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias longibarbis | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias loweae | Nkomo | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias nyasensis | Sapuwa | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias rotundifrons | Nkomo | native |
| Clariidae | Bathyclarias worthingtoni | Nkopora | native |
| Cichlidae | Benthochromis melanoides | native |
| Cichlidae | Benthochromis tricoti | native |
| Cichlidae | Boulengerochromis microlepis | Giant cichlid | Kuhe | native |
| Mormyridae | Brienomyrus longianalis | Mpanda | native |
| Alestiidae | Brycinus imberi | Spot-tail | Bembe | native |
| Alestiidae | Brycinus macrolepidotus | True big-scale tetra | native |
| Alestiidae | Bryconaethiops boulengeri | native |
| Alestiidae | Bryconaethiops macrops | native |
| Cichlidae | Buccochromis heterotaenia | native |
| Cichlidae | Buccochromis lepturus | Slender tail hap | native |
| Cichlidae | Buccochromis nototaenia | Stripeback hap | native |
| Cichlidae | Buccochromis rhoadesii | native |
| Cichlidae | Buccochromis spectabilis | native |
| Eleotridae | Butis koilomatodon | Mud sleeper | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Caecomastacembelus albomaculatus | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Caecomastacembelus frenatus | Longtail spiny eel | East african spiny eel | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Caecomastacembelus micropectus | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Caecomastacembelus moorii | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Caecomastacembelus ophidium | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Caecomastacembelus plagiostomus | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Caecomastacembelus tanganicae | native |
| Mastacembelidae | Caecomastacembelus zebratus | native |
| Cichlidae | Callochromis macrops | native |
| Cichlidae | Callochromis melanostigma | native |
| Cichlidae | Callochromis pleurospilus | native |
| Cichlidae | Callochromis stappersii | native |
| Cichlidae | Caprichromis orthognathus | native |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | Bull shark | native |
| Cichlidae | Cardiopharynx schoutedeni | native |
| Cichlidae | Chalinochromis brichardi | Bifrenatus | native |
| Cichlidae | Chalinochromis popelini | native |
| Cichlidae | Champsochromis caeruleus | native |
| Chanidae | Chanos chanos | Milkfish | Mwatiko | native |
| Cichlidae | Cheilochromis euchilus | Malawi thick lip | native |
| Cyprinidae | Chelaethiops congicus | native |
| Cyprinidae | Chelaethiops minutus | native |
| Cyprinidae | Chelaethiops rukwaensis | Lake Rukwa sardine | Dagaa | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis brevibarbis | Short barbelled suckermouth | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis deckenii | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis kalambo | Kalambo suckermouth | Kalambo suckermouth | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis lukugae | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis mbozi | Mbozi suckermouth | Mbozi suckermouth | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis neumanni | Neumann's suckermouth | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis pojeri | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis rukwaensis | Lake Rukwa suckermouth | Lake Rukwa suckermouth | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis ruziziensis | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis somereni | native |
| Mochokidae | Chiloglanis trilobatus | Three-lobed suckermouth | Three-lobed suckermouth | native |
| Bagridae | Chrysichthys brachynema | Kibonde | Kibonde | native |
| Bagridae | Chrysichthys grandis | Kukumai | Kukumai | native |
| Bagridae | Chrysichthys graueri | native |
| Bagridae | Chrysichthys platycephalus | native |
| Bagridae | Chrysichthys sianenna | Kanimba | native |
| Bagridae | Chrysichthys stappersii | native |
| Citharinidae | Citharinus congicus | Mbarami | native |
| Citharinidae | Citharinus gibbosus | Imbaza | native |
| Citharinidae | Citharinus latus | native |
| Clariidae | Clariallabes petricola | native |
| Clariidae | Clarias alluaudi | Alluaud's catfish | Kambale | native |
| Clariidae | Clarias gariepinus | North African catfish | Kambale | native |
| Clariidae | Clarias liocephalus | Smoothhead catfish | Kambale | native |
| Clariidae |