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Fish Species in Lake Rukwa Basin Part of the western East Africa rift system. No outlet. Water level of the lake fluctuates strongly | |||||
| [No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=53] | |||||
| Species | Family | Habitat | Length (cm) | Trophic level | Status |
| Alestes sadleri | Alestiidae | pelagic | 14 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Amphilius jacksonii | Amphiliidae | demersal | 15 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Amphilius uranoscopus | Amphiliidae | demersal | 20 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys centralis | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys fuelleborni | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.1 | endemic |
| Aplocheilichthys matthesi | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Aplocheilichthys moeruensis | Poeciliidae | benthopelagic | 4 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Auchenoglanis occidentalis | Bagridae | demersal | 86 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Barbus apleurogramma | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 2.9 | native |
| Barbus brachygramma | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus jacksoni | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 15 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus lineomaculatus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 11 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus oligogrammus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 9 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus paludinosus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 19 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Barbus pellegrini | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 15 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Barbus radiatus radiatus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 15 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Brienomyrus longianalis | Mormyridae | benthopelagic | 20 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Brycinus imberi | Alestiidae | demersal | 20 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Caecomastacembelus frenatus | Mastacembelidae | demersal | 49 TL | 3.9 | native |
| Chelaethiops rukwaensis | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 13 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Chiloglanis kalambo | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 5 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Chiloglanis mbozi | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Clarias alluaudi | Clariidae | demersal | 43 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Clarias gariepinus | Clariidae | benthopelagic | 170 TL | 4.4 | native |
| Clarias liocephalus | Clariidae | demersal | 32 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Dinotopterus cunningtoni | Clariidae | demersal | 214 TL | 4.0 | native |
| Haplochromis fuelleborni | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 12 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Heterobranchus longifilis | Clariidae | demersal | 183 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus | Mormyridae | demersal | 38 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Hydrocynus vittatus | Alestiidae | demersal | 117 TL | 4.5 | native |
| Labeo cylindricus | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 49 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Labeo fuelleborni | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 43 TL | 2.4 | native |
| Labeotropheus fuelleborni | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 37 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Leptoglanis rotundiceps | Amphiliidae | demersal | 7 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Mesobola spinifer | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 7 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Nothobranchius taeniopygus | Aplocheilidae | benthopelagic | 6 TL | 3.1 | native |
| Oreochromis esculentus | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 61 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Oreochromis rukwaensis | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 41 TL | 2.0 | native |
| Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma | Mormyridae | demersal | 17 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Polypterus ornatipinnis | Polypteridae | demersal | 60 TL | 3.5 | native |
| Protopterus amphibius | Protopteridae | demersal | 45 TL | 3.2 | native |
| Protopterus annectens brieni | Protopteridae | demersal | 90 TL | 3.8 | native |
| Pseudocrenilabrus philander philander | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 13 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Raiamas moorii | Cyprinidae | benthopelagic | 22 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Schilbe intermedius | Schilbeidae | pelagic | 61 TL | 3.7 | native |
| Schilbe mystus | Schilbeidae | demersal | 40 TL | 3.3 | native |
| Synodontis afrofischeri | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 22 TL | 3.4 | native |
| Synodontis fuelleborni | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 20 TL | 2.8 | native |
| Synodontis ricardoae | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 8 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Synodontis rukwaensis | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 29 TL | 3.0 | native |
| Synodontis zambesiensis | Mochokidae | benthopelagic | 53 TL | 2.7 | native |
| Tilapia rendalli | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 45 TL | 2.2 | native |
| Tilapia sparrmanii | Cichlidae | benthopelagic | 24 TL | 2.7 | native |
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