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List of Freshwater Fishes for Zambia

Number of freshwater fish species: 389

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
Cyprinidae Acapoeta tanganicae   native
Mastacembelidae Aethiomastacembelus vanderwaali Ocellated spiny eel   native
Alestiidae Alestes carmesinus   native
Alestiidae Alestes grandisquamis Pinkfin Alestes  Chikama native
Alestiidae Alestes macrophthalmus Torpedo robber  Manse native
Alestiidae Alestes peringueyi   native
Cichlidae Altolamprologus calvus   native
Cichlidae Altolamprologus compressiceps   native
Amphiliidae Amphilius cryptobullatus   native
Amphiliidae Amphilius platychir Mountain barbel   questionable
Amphiliidae Amphilius uranoscopus Stargazer mountain catfish   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys hutereaui Meshscaled topminnow   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys katangae Striped topminnow   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys matthesi Saisi lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Aplocheilichthys moeruensis Moero lampeye   native
Cichlidae Astatotilapia calliptera Eastern happy   native
Cichlidae Aulonocranus dewindti   native
Cichlidae Baileychromis centropomoides   native
Cyprinidae Barbus afrohamiltoni Hamilton's barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus afrovernayi Spottail barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus altidorsalis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus barnardi Blackback barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus barotseensis Barbus barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bellcrossi Gorgeous barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus bifrenatus Hyphen barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus brevidorsalis Dwarf barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus dorsolineatus Cunene barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus eutaenia Orangefin barb  Kasepa native
Cyprinidae Barbus fasciolatus African banded barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus haasianus Sickle barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus kerstenii Redspot barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus lineomaculatus Line-spotted barb  Spotted barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus lornae   native
Cyprinidae Barbus mattozi Papermouth   native
Cyprinidae Barbus miolepis Zigzag barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus multilineatus Copperstripe barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus myersi   native
Cyprinidae Barbus neefi Sidespot barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus owenae   native
Cyprinidae Barbus paludinosus Straightfin barb  Kasenga native
Cyprinidae Barbus pellegrini Pellegrin's barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus poechii Dashtail barb  Dashtail barb native
Cyprinidae Barbus radiatus aurantiacus   native
Cyprinidae Barbus radiatus radiatus Redeye barb  Mimbulwe native
Cyprinidae Barbus rohani   native
Cyprinidae Barbus rosae   native
Cyprinidae Barbus stappersii  Lupeshe native
Cyprinidae Barbus tangandensis Redsport barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus thamalakanensis Thamalakane barb   native
Cyprinidae Barbus trachypterus  Pifu native
Cyprinidae Barbus trimaculatus Threespot barb  Mushipa native
Cyprinidae Barbus tropidolepis   native
Cyprinidae Barbus unitaeniatus Slender barb  Mimbulwe 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
Cichlidae Benthochromis melanoides   native
Cichlidae Benthochromis tricoti   native
Cichlidae Boulengerochromis microlepis Giant cichlid   introduced
Mormyridae Brienomyrus longianalis   native
Alestiidae Brycinus imberi Spot-tail  Imene native
Alestiidae Brycinus lateralis Striped robber  Nchenga native
Alestiidae Brycinus macrolepidotus True big-scale tetra   native
Alestiidae Brycinus rhodopleura   native
Alestiidae Brycinus sadleri Sadler's robber   native
Cichlidae Callochromis macrops   native
Cichlidae Callochromis pleurospilus   native
Cichlidae Cardiopharynx schoutedeni   native
Cichlidae Chalinochromis brichardi   native
Cichlidae Chalinochromis popelini   native
Cyprinidae Chelaethiops minutus   native
Cichlidae Chetia mola   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis elisabethianus   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis macropterus   native
Mochokidae Chiloglanis neumanni Neumann's suckermouth   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys brachynema Kibonde   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys grandis Kukumai   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys graueri   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys mabusi  Mfusu native
Bagridae Chrysichthys platycephalus   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys sharpii Shovelnose catfish  Kabombola native
Bagridae Chrysichthys sianenna   native
Bagridae Chrysichthys stappersii   native
Citharinidae Citharinus gibbosus   native
Clariidae Clariallabes platyprosopos Broadhead catfish  Minga native
Clariidae Clarias alluaudi Alluaud's catfish   native
Clariidae Clarias buthupogon  Bomba native
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus North African catfish  Mulonge native
Clariidae Clarias liocephalus Smoothhead catfish   native
Clariidae Clarias ngamensis Blunt-toothed African catfish  Akabukula native
Clariidae Clarias stappersii Blotched catfish  Chineke native
Clariidae Clarias submarginatus   questionable
Clariidae Clarias theodorae Snake catfish  Mulonfi native
Clariidae Clarias werneri Werner's catfish   native
Cyprinidae Coptostomabarbus wittei Upjaw barb   native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma multispine Manyspined ctenopoma  Nkomo native
Anabantidae Ctenopoma muriei Ocellated labyrinth fish   native
Cichlidae Cunningtonia longiventralis   native
Cichlidae Cyathopharynx furcifer Featherfin cichlid   native
Cichlidae Cyphotilapia frontosa Humphead cichlid  Changongo native
Cichlidae Cyphotilapia gibberosa   native
Cichlidae Cyprichromis leptosoma   native
Cichlidae Cyprichromis zonatus   native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio Common carp   introduced
Clariidae Dinotopterus cunningtoni   native
Citharinidae Distichodus maculatus Spotted citharinid  Lubala native
Citharinidae Distichodus mossambicus Nkupe  Nkupe native
Citharinidae Distichodus schenga Chessa  Chessa native
Amphiliidae Doumea alula   native
Cichlidae Ectodus descampsii   native
Cichlidae Eretmodus cyanostictus Tanganyika Clown   native
Mochokidae Euchilichthys royauxi  Ngansha native
Cichlidae Gnathochromis permaxillaris   native
Cichlidae Gnathochromis pfefferi   native
Mormyridae Gnathonemus longibarbis Longnose stonebasher   native
Mormyridae Gnathonemus petersii Elephantnose fish  Kalimulimo native
Cichlidae Grammatotria lemairii   native
Cichlidae Greenwoodochromis bellcrossi   native
Cichlidae Greenwoodochromis christyi   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis burtoni   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis horei   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis moeruensis   native
Cichlidae Haplochromis stappersii   native
Cichlidae Haplotaxodon microlepis   native
Cichlidae Haplotaxodon trifasciatus   native
Cichlidae Hemibates stenosoma  Mpande native
Cichlidae Hemichromis fasciatus Banded jewelfish   native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax machadoi Dwarf citharine   native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax minutus   native
Citharinidae Hemigrammocharax multifasciatus Multibar citharine   native
Alestiidae Hemigrammopetersius barnardi Barnard's robber   native
Hepsetidae Hepsetus odoe Kafue pike  Mibombo native
Clariidae Heterobranchus boulengeri  Katondwa native
Clariidae Heterobranchus longifilis Vundu  Sampa native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus ansorgii Slender stonebasher   native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus Zambezi parrotfish  Chimpumwe native
Mormyridae Hippopotamyrus smithersi   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus forskahlii   native
Alestiidae Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish  Manda native
Poeciliidae Hypsopanchax jubbi Southern deepbody   native
Cichlidae Interochromis loocki   native
Cichlidae Julidochromis dickfeldi   endemic
Cichlidae Julidochromis marlieri   native
Cichlidae Julidochromis ornatus Golden julie   native
Cichlidae Julidochromis regani Convict julie   native
Kneriidae Kneria auriculata Airbreathing shellear   native
Kneriidae Kneria paucisquamata   native
Kneriidae Kneria polli Western shellear   native
Cyprinidae Labeo altivelis Rednose labeo  Mpumbu native
Cyprinidae Labeo annectens   native
Cyprinidae Labeo congoro Purple labeo  Purple labeo native
Cyprinidae Labeo cylindricus Redeye labeo  Kalongwe native
Cyprinidae Labeo degeni   native
Cyprinidae Labeo molybdinus Leaden labeo   native
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus codringtonii Upper Zambezi yellowfish   native
Cyprinidae Labeobarbus marequensis Largescale yellowfish   native
Poeciliidae Lacustricola pumilus Tanganyika lampeye   native
Poeciliidae Lamprichthys tanganicanus Tanganyika killifish   native
Cichlidae Lamprologus callipterus   native
Cichlidae Lamprologus laparogramma   native
Cichlidae Lamprologus lemairii   native
Cichlidae Lamprologus ocellatus   native
Cichlidae Lamprologus ornatipinnis   native
Latidae Lates angustifrons Tanganyika lates  Gomba native
Latidae Lates mariae Bigeye lates  Pamba native
Latidae Lates microlepis Forktail lates  Nyunvi native
Latidae Lates stappersii Sleek lates  Nvolo native
Cichlidae Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus   native
Cichlidae Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni   native
Cichlidae Lepidiolamprologus elongatus   native
Cichlidae Lepidiolamprologus kendalli   native
Cichlidae Lepidiolamprologus nkambae   native
Cichlidae Lepidiolamprologus profundicola   native
Centrarchidae Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish   introduced
Cichlidae Lestradea stappersii   native
Cichlidae Limnochromis abeelei   native
Cichlidae Limnochromis auritus Spangled cichlid   native
Cichlidae Limnochromis staneri   native
Clupeidae Limnothrissa miodon Lake Tanganyika sardine  Kapenta native
Cichlidae Limnotilapia dardennii   native
Cichlidae Lobochilotes labiatus   native
Bagridae Lophiobagrus aquilus   native
Bagridae Lophiobagrus asperispinis   native
Bagridae Lophiobagrus brevispinis   native
Bagridae Lophiobagrus cyclurus African bullhead   native
Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricus Electric catfish  Nkunta native
Malapteruridae Malapterurus tanganyikaensis   native
Mormyridae Marcusenius macrolepidotus macrolepidotus Bulldog  Lububu native
Mastacembelidae Mastacembelus albomaculatus   native