| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Alestes baremoze
|
native | Silversides | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Alestes dentex
|
native | Characin | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Alestopetersius leopoldianus
|
misidentification | | |
| Siluriformes |
Amphiliidae |
Amphilius jacksonii
|
native | Marbled mountain catfish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Aplocheilichthys bukobanus
|
native | Bukoba lampeye | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Aplocheilichthys centralis
|
native | Cental east african lampeye | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Aplocheilichthys eduardensis
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Aplocheilichthys meyburgi
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Aplocheilichthys vanderbilti
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Aplocheilichthys vitschumbaensis
|
native | Bitschumbi lampeye | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Astatoreochromis alluaudi
|
native | Alluaud's haplo | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Astatotilapia bloyeti
|
native | Bloyet's haplo | Entonga |
| Siluriformes |
Bagridae |
Bagrus bajad
|
native | Bayad | Lanya |
| Siluriformes |
Bagridae |
Bagrus degeni
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Bagridae |
Bagrus docmak
|
native | Semutundu | Mboli |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus alluaudi
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus altianalis
|
native | Ripon barbel | Kisinja |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus apleurogramma
|
native | East african red finned barb | Enzuguri |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus cercops
|
native | Luambwa barb | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus claudinae
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus huloti
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus jacksoni
|
native | Jackson's barb | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus kerstenii
|
native | Redspot barb | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus magdalenae
|
native | Bunjako barb | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus neumayeri
|
native | Neumayer's barb | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus paludinosus
|
native | Straightfin barb | Enzuguri |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus pellegrini
|
native | Pellegrin's barb | Enzuguri |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus perince
|
native | | Enzuguri |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus profundus
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus somereni
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus trispilopleura
|
misidentification | | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Brycinus jacksonii
|
native | Victoria robber | Nsoga |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Brycinus macrolepidotus
|
native | True big-scale tetra | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Brycinus sadleri
|
native | Sadler's robber | Nsoga |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Chelaethiops congicus
|
native | | |
| Characiformes |
Citharinidae |
Citharinus latus
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clariallabes petricola
|
native | Victoria snake catfish | |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias alluaudi
|
native | Alluaud's catfish | Emale |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias gariepinus
|
native | North African catfish | Eyisombi |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias hilli
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias liocephalus
|
native | Smoothhead catfish | Emale |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias werneri
|
native | Werner's catfish | Emale |
| Perciformes |
Anabantidae |
Ctenopoma muriei
|
native | Ocellated labyrinth fish | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Cyprinus carpio carpio
|
introduced | Common carp | |
| Esociformes |
Esocidae |
Esox lucius
|
introduced | Northern pike | |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Gnathonemus longibarbis
|
native | Longnose stonebasher | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis acidens
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis aelocephalus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis aeneocolor
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis akika
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis albertianus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis altigenis
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis ampullarostratus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis angustifrons
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis annectidens
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis apogonoides
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis arcanus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis argenteus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis artaxerxes
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis avium
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis barbarae
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis bartoni
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis bayoni
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis beadlei
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis bicolor
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis boops
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis brownae
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis bullatus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis cassius
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis cavifrons
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis chilotes
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis chlorochrous
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis chromogynos
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis cinctus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis cinereus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis cnester
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis commutabilis
|
native | Kachira Blue | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis crassilabris
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis crocopeplus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis cronus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis cryptodon
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis cryptogramma
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis decticostoma
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis degeni
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis dentex
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis dichrourus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis diplotaenia
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis dolichorhynchus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis dolorosus
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis eduardianus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis eduardii
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis elegans
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis empodisma
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis engystoma
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis erythrocephalus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis estor
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis eutaenia
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis exspectatus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis flavipinnis
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis fuscus
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis fusiformis
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis gilberti
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis gowersii
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis granti
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis guiarti
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis heusinkveldi
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis hiatus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis humilior
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis iris
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis ishmaeli
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis labiatus
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis labriformis
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis lacrimosus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis laparogramma
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis latifasciatus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis limax
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis lividus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis loati
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis longirostris
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis macrognathus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis macrops
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis macropsoides
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis maculipinna
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis mahagiensis
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis malacophagus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis mandibularis
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis martini
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis maxillaris
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis megalops
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis melanopterus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis melanopus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis melichrous
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis mentatus
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis mento
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis michaeli
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis microdon
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis mylergates
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis mylodon
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis nanoserranus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis nigrescens
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis nigricans
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis nigripinnis
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis niloticus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis nubilus
|
native | Blue Victoria mouthbrooder | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis nyanzae
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis nyererei
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis obesus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis obliquidens
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis obtusidens
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis oligolepis
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis oregosoma
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis orthostoma
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis pachycephalus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis pallidus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis pappenheimi
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis paradoxus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis paraguiarti
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis paraplagiostoma
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis paropius
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis parorthostoma
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis parvidens
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis pellegrini
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis percoides
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis perrieri
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis petronius
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis pharyngalis
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis pharyngomylus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis phytophagus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis piceatus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis pitmani
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis plagiodon
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis plagiostoma
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis plutonius
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis prodromus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis prognathus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis pseudopellegrini
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis ptistes
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis retrodens
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis riponianus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis sauvagei
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis saxicola
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis schubotzi
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis schubotziellus
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis serranus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis serridens
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis simotes
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis simpsoni
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis spekii
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis squamipinnis
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis squamulatus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis sulphureus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis taurinus
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis teegelaari
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis teunisrasi
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis theliodon
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis thuragnathus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis tridens
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis tyrianthinus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis velifer
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis venator
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis vicarius
|
native | | Entonga |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis victoriae
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis victorianus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis welcommei
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis worthingtoni
|
endemic | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis xenognathus
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis xenostoma
|
native | | |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Hippopotamyrus grahami
|
native | Graham's stonebasher | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Hypsopanchax modestus
|
native | Ruwenzori lampeye | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Labeo coubie
|
native | African carp | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Labeo fuelleborni
|
native | Fuelleborn's labeo | Eningo |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Labeo horie
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Labeo victorianus
|
native | Ningu | Ningu |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Lacustricola pumilus
|
native | Tanganyika lampeye | |
| Perciformes |
Latidae |
Lates macrophthalmus
|
native | Albert lates | |
| Perciformes |
Latidae |
Lates niloticus
|
native | Nile perch | Mputa |
| Siluriformes |
Malapteruridae |
Malapterurus electricus
|
native | Electric catfish | |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Marcusenius rheni
|
native | | |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Marcusenius victoriae
|
native | Victoria stonebasher | |
| Synbranchiformes |
Mastacembelidae |
Mastacembelus frenatus
|
native | Longtail spiny eel | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Mesobola bredoi
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Anabantidae |
Microctenopoma damasi
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Micropanchax loati
|
native | Nile killifish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Micropanchax pelagicus
|
native | | |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Mormyrops anguilloides
|
native | Cornish jack | |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Mormyrus caschive
|
native | | Entanana |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Mormyrus kannume
|
native | Elephant-snout fish | Entanana |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Mormyrus macrocephalus
|
native | | |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Mormyrus niloticus
|
native | | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Nothobranchiidae |
Nothobranchius robustus
|
native | Red Victoria nothobranch | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Nothobranchiidae |
Nothobranchius taeniopygus
|
native | Striped nothobranch | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Nothobranchiidae |
Nothobranchius ugandensis
|
native | Uganda nothobranch | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis aureus
|
not established | Blue tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis esculentus
|
native | Singida tilapia | Ngege |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis leucostictus
|
native | | Ngege |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
introduced | Mozambique tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus
|
native | Tilapia | Ihere |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus
|
native | Nile tilapia | Uganda |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis spilurus spilurus
|
introduced | Sabaki tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis urolepis hornorum
|
native | Wami tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis variabilis
|
native | Victoria tilapia | Ngege |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma
|
native | Churchill | |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Poecilia reticulata
|
introduced | Guppy | |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Pollimyrus nigricans
|
native | Dark stonebasher | |
| Polypteriformes |
Polypteridae |
Polypterus senegalus senegalus
|
native | Gray bichir | Mtonta |
| Lepidosireniformes |
Protopteridae |
Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus
|
native | Marbled lungfish | Kambale mamba |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor multicolor
|
native | Egyptian mouth-brooder | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae
|
native | Dwarf Victoria mouthbrooder | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Rastrineobola argentea
|
native | Silver cyprinid | Dagaa |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus
|
native | Mango tilapia | |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Synodontis afrofischeri
|
native | Fischer's Victoria squeaker | |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Synodontis frontosa
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Synodontis khartoumensis
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Synodontis macrops
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Synodontis victoriae
|
native | Lake Victoria squeaker | Nkolongo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Thoracochromis wingatii
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Tilapia rendalli
|
introduced | Redbreast tilapia | Ngege |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Tilapia zillii
|
native | Redbelly tilapia | Ngege |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Varicorhinus ruwenzorii
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Xenoclarias eupogon
|
native | Lake Victoria deepwater catfish | |