Freshwater Fish Species in Lake Kivu [Rwanda and Zaire]

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Fish Species in Lake Kivu border between Rwanda and Zaire
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=30]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Amphilius uranoscopus

Amphiliidae

demersal

20 TL

2.9

native

Barbus altianalis altianalis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

90 TL

3.4

native

Barbus apleurogramma

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Barbus kerstenii kerstenii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Barbus pellegrini

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Chiloglanis batesii

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Clarias gariepinus

Clariidae

benthopelagic

170 TL

4.4

native

Clarias liocephalus

Clariidae

demersal

32 TL

3.3

native

Haplochromis adolphifrederici

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.6

native

Haplochromis astatodon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

native

Haplochromis crebridens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

native

Haplochromis gracilior

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

native

Haplochromis graueri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.1

native

Haplochromis insidiae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Haplochromis kamiranzovu

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.2

native

Haplochromis microchrysomelas

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Haplochromis nigroides

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.7

native

Haplochromis occultidens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

native

Haplochromis olivaceus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.1

native

Haplochromis paucidens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.4

native

Haplochromis rubescens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Haplochromis scheffersi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Haplochromis vittatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

3.1

native

Limnothrissa miodon

Clupeidae

pelagic

21 TL

3.0

introduced

Oreochromis leucostictus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

2.3

introduced

Oreochromis macrochir macrochir

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

53 TL

2.0

introduced

Oreochromis mweruensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

2.0

native

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

74 TL

2.0

introduced

Raiamas moorii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

3.0

native

Tilapia rendalli

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

45 TL

2.2

introduced

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 20.09.02.