Freshwater Fish Species in Lake Victoria [East central Africa]

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Fish Species in Lake Victoria About 4 million years old; 2,760 km3 volume of water; about 270 endemic fish species; many fish depleted or extirpated after introduction of Nile perch. World's second larges freshwater lake (area) (Ref. 30553).
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=209]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Alestes jacksonii

Alestiidae

pelagic

33 TL

2.6

native

Alestes sadleri

Alestiidae

pelagic

14 TL

3.2

native

Alestopetersius leopoldianus

Alestiidae

pelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Aplocheilichthys bukobanus

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.2

native

Aplocheilichthys eduardensis

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.2

native

Aplocheilichthys loati

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.3

native

Aplocheilichthys meyburgi

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

4 TL

3.3

native

Aplocheilichthys pumilus

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Astatoreochromis alluaudi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

3.6

native

Bagrus degeni

Bagridae

demersal

49 TL

3.7

native

Bagrus docmak

Bagridae

benthopelagic

135 TL

3.3

native

Barbus acuticeps

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

41 TL

3.2

native

Barbus altianalis altianalis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

90 TL

3.4

native

Barbus altianalis radcliffii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

110 TL

3.4

native

Barbus apleurogramma

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

2.9

native

Barbus cercops

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.4

native

Barbus jacksoni

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Barbus kerstenii kerstenii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Barbus magdalenae

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Barbus neumayeri

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.0

native

Barbus nyanzae

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Barbus paludinosus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.8

native

Barbus radiatus profundus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.2

native

Barbus radiatus radiatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.8

native

Barbus sexradiatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.0

native

Barbus trispilopleura

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

2.9

native

Barbus viktorianus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.9

native

Brycinus macrolepidotus

Alestiidae

pelagic

65 TL

2.3

native

Brycinus nurse

Alestiidae

pelagic

25 TL

2.4

native

Caecomastacembelus frenatus

Mastacembelidae

demersal

49 TL

3.9

native

Chiloglanis somereni

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

2.7

native

Clariallabes petricola

Clariidae

demersal

11 TL

3.0

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

Clarias werneri

Clariidae

demersal

29 TL

3.2

native

Ctenopoma muriei muriei

Anabantidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Garra dembeensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.0

native

Gnathonemus longibarbis

Mormyridae

demersal

44 TL

3.1

native

Haplochromis acidens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

endemic

Haplochromis aelocephalus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.3

endemic

Haplochromis altigenis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis apogonoides

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.9

native

Haplochromis arcanus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis argenteus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.6

native

Haplochromis artaxerxes

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.6

endemic

Haplochromis barbarae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

4.0

native

Haplochromis bareli

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis bartoni

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis bayoni

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis boops

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis brownae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.9

endemic

Haplochromis cassius

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.4

endemic

Haplochromis cavifrons

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis chilotes

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.2

native

Haplochromis chlorochrous

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.6

endemic

Haplochromis chromogynos

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.2

endemic

Haplochromis chrysogynaion

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis cinctus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.0

endemic

Haplochromis cinereus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.6

endemic

Haplochromis cnester

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

endemic

Haplochromis crassilabris

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.2

endemic

Haplochromis crocopeplus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.6

endemic

Haplochromis cronus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

4.0

native

Haplochromis cryptodon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

4.0

endemic

Haplochromis cryptogramma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.4

endemic

Haplochromis cyaneus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.6

native

Haplochromis decticostoma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

28 TL

4.0

endemic

Haplochromis dentex

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis dichrourus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

4.0

endemic

Haplochromis diplotaenia

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis dolichorhynchus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.4

native

Haplochromis empodisma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.9

endemic

Haplochromis erythrocephalus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.5

native

Haplochromis estor

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis eutaenia

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.6

native

Haplochromis flavipinnis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

4.5

native

Haplochromis flavus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.3

native

Haplochromis fusiformis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.3

native

Haplochromis gilberti

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

4.0

endemic

Haplochromis gowersii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

28 TL

4.5

native

Haplochromis granti

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.4

endemic

Haplochromis guiarti

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis harpakteridion

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis heusinkveldi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.4

native

Haplochromis hiatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.2

endemic

Haplochromis howesi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.5

endemic

Haplochromis humilior

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.6

endemic

Haplochromis iris

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.2

native

Haplochromis ishmaeli

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.6

native

Haplochromis kujunjui

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis labriformis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.2

native

Haplochromis lacrimosus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.8

endemic

Haplochromis laparogramma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.3

native

Haplochromis lividus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.4

endemic

Haplochromis longirostris

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.9

native

Haplochromis macrognathus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis macrops

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.8

endemic

Haplochromis maculipinna

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

3.9

endemic

Haplochromis maisomei

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis mandibularis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis martini

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.9

endemic

Haplochromis maxillaris

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

4.0

endemic

Haplochromis megalops

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.3

endemic

Haplochromis melanopterus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

4.0

endemic

Haplochromis melanopus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Haplochromis melichrous

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.4

endemic

Haplochromis mento

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis michaeli

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis microdon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

4.0

endemic

Haplochromis mylergates

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.4

endemic

Haplochromis nanoserranus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.8

endemic

Haplochromis nigrescens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis niloticus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

endemic

Haplochromis nubilus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.4

native

Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.0

native

Haplochromis nyanzae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis obesus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

4.0

native

Haplochromis obliquidens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.0

native

Haplochromis obtusidens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.1

endemic

Haplochromis pachycephalus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis pallidus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.6

endemic

Haplochromis paraguiarti

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.2

endemic

Haplochromis paraplagiostoma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

endemic

Haplochromis paropius

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.3

endemic

Haplochromis parorthostoma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.6

endemic

Haplochromis parvidens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

4.0

endemic

Haplochromis pellegrini

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.5

endemic

Haplochromis percoides

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis perrieri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis pharyngomylus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.2

endemic

Haplochromis phytophagus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.0

endemic

Haplochromis piceatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.3

endemic

Haplochromis pitmani

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

4.5

endemic

Haplochromis plagiodon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.2

native

Haplochromis plagiostoma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

4.5

native

Haplochromis plutonius

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.6

native

Haplochromis prodromus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.4

native

Haplochromis prognathus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.1

native

Haplochromis pseudopellegrini

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

4.5

native

Haplochromis ptistes

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.6

native

Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.2

native

Haplochromis riponianus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.2

native

Haplochromis sauvagei

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

2.7

native

Haplochromis saxicola

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.4

native

Haplochromis serranus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

4.5

native

Haplochromis spekii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

27 TL

4.5

native

Haplochromis squamulatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

4.5

native

Haplochromis sulphureus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.4

native

Haplochromis teegelaari

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.1

native

Haplochromis teunisrasi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.3

native

Haplochromis theliodon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.2

native

Haplochromis thuragnathus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

4.5

native

Haplochromis tridens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.8

native

Haplochromis tyrianthinus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.5

native

Haplochromis victorianus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

4.5

native

Haplochromis welcommei

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.3

native

Haplochromis xenognathus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

2.9

native

Haplochromis xenostoma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

4.5

native

Hippopotamyrus grahami

Mormyridae

benthopelagic

31 TL

3.2

native

Hoplotilapia retrodens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.3

native

Labeo victorianus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

51 TL

2.4

native

Labeo werneri

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

32 TL

2.1

native

Lates niloticus

Centropomidae

demersal

193 TL

3.8

introduced

Lithochromis rubripinnis

Cichlidae

pelagic

13 TL

3.3

native

Lithochromis rufus

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

3.3

native

Lithochromis xanthopteryx

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

3.1

native

Macropleurodus bicolor

Cichlidae

demersal

19 TL

3.6

endemic

Marcusenius macrolepidotus

Mormyridae

demersal

32 TL

3.2

native

Marcusenius rheni

Mormyridae

demersal

21 TL

3.2

native

Marcusenius victoriae

Mormyridae

demersal

19 TL

3.4

native

Mbipia lutea

Cichlidae

demersal

17 TL

2.6

native

Mbipia mbipi

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

2.6

native

Micropterus dolomieui

Centrarchidae

demersal

69 TL

3.2

native

Micropterus salmoides

Centrarchidae

benthopelagic

97 TL

3.8

introduced

Mormyrus kannume

Mormyridae

demersal

122 TL

3.2

native

Neochromis gigas

Cichlidae

demersal

18 TL

2.0

native

Neochromis greenwoodi

Cichlidae

demersal

17 TL

3.2

native

Neochromis nigricans

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

2.1

native

Neochromis omnicaeruleus

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

2.0

native

Neochromis rufocaudalis

Cichlidae

demersal

13 TL

2.0

native

Neochromis simotes

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.6

native

Nothobranchius robustus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Nothobranchius taeniopygus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.1

native

Oreochromis esculentus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

61 TL

2.0

native

Oreochromis leucostictus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

29 TL

2.3

introduced

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

74 TL

2.0

introduced

Oreochromis variabilis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

37 TL

2.0

native

Paralabidochromis victoriae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma

Mormyridae

demersal

17 TL

3.4

native

Platytaeniodus degeni

Cichlidae

demersal

19 TL

3.2

endemic

Pollimyrus nigricans

Mormyridae

demersal

13 TL

3.2

native

Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus

Protopteridae

demersal

200 TL

3.2

native

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor multicolor

Cichlidae

demersal

8 TL

3.0

native

Pundamilia azurea

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

2.7

native

Pundamilia igneopinnis

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

2.0

native

Pundamilia macrocephala

Cichlidae

demersal

13 TL

3.0

native

Pundamilia nyererei

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.5

native

Pundamilia pundamilia

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

3.7

native

Rastrineobola argentea

Cyprinidae

pelagic

11 TL

3.5

native

Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus

Cichlidae

demersal

41 TL

2.1

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 victoriae

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

43 TL

3.3

native

Tilapia rendalli

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

45 TL

2.2

introduced

Tilapia zillii

Cichlidae

demersal

49 TL

2.0

introduced

Xenobarbus loveridgei

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.9

native

Xenoclarias eupogon

Clariidae

demersal

25 TL

3.7

native

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