| Order | Family | Species | Status | FB name | Name |
| Perciformes | Sparidae | Acanthopagrus berda | native | Picnic seabream | Sargo picnic |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Acentrogobius bontii | native | ||
| Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Agonostomus catalai | questionable | Comoro mullet | Tainha comorana |
| Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Agonostomus telfairii | questionable | Fairy mullet | Tainha encantadora |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Alticorpus geoffreyi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Alticorpus macrocleithrum | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Alticorpus mentale | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Alticorpus peterdaviesi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Ambassidae | Ambassis gymnocephalus | native | Bald glassy | |
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius laticaudatus | native | Broadtail mountain catfish | |
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius natalensis | native | Natal mountain catfish | |
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Amphilius uranoscopus | native | Stargazer mountain catfish | |
| Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla bengalensis labiata | native | African mottled eel | Enguia africana |
| Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla bicolor bicolor | native | Indonesian shortfin eel | Enguia de brabatana curta |
| Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla marmorata | native | Giant mottled eel | Enguia gigante |
| Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla mossambica | native | African longfin eel | Enguia moçambicana |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys hutereaui | native | Meshscaled topminnow | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys katangae | native | Striped topminnow | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Aplocheilichthys schalleri | native | ||
| Perciformes | Apogonidae | Apogon lateralis | native | Humpback cardinal | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Aristichthys nobilis | not established | Bighead carp | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Aristochromis christyi | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Ariidae | Arius africanus | native | African sea catfish | Cangala africana |
| Siluriformes | Ariidae | Arius madagascariensis | native | Madagascar sea catfish | Cangala malgache |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Astatotilapia calliptera | native | Eastern happy | Suli |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Astatotilapia swynnertoni | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Astatotilapia tweddlei | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Aulonocara brevinidus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Aulonocara brevirostre | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Aulonocara guentheri | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Aulonocara nyassae | native | Emperor cichlid | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Aulonocara saulosi | native | Greenface aulonocara | |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Awaous aeneofuscus | native | Freshwater goby | |
| Siluriformes | Bagridae | Bagrus docmak | native | Semutundu | |
| Siluriformes | Bagridae | Bagrus meridionalis | native | Kampoyo | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus afrohamiltoni | native | Hamilton's barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus annectens | native | Broadstriped barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus arcislongae | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus argenteus | native | Rosefin barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus brevipinnis | native | Shortfin barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus eurystomus | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus eutaenia | native | Orangefin barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus haasianus | native | Sickle barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus innocens | native | Inconspicious barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus kerstenii | native | Redspot barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus lineomaculatus | native | Line-spotted barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus macrotaenia | native | Broadband barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus manicensis | native | Yellow barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus neefi | native | Sidespot barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus paludinosus | native | Straightfin barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus radiatus radiatus | native | Redeye barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus rohani | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus rosae | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus toppini | native | East Coast barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus trimaculatus | native | Threespot barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus unitaeniatus | native | Slender barb | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Barbus viviparus | native | Bowstripe barb | |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias atribranchus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias euryodon | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias filicibarbis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias foveolatus | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias gigas | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias ilesi | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias jacksoni | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias longibarbis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias nyasensis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias rotundifrons | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Bathyclarias worthingtoni | native | ||
| Anguilliformes | Congridae | Bathymyrus smithi | native | Maputo conger | Safio comum |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Brienomyrus longianalis | native | ||
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus imberi | native | Spot-tail | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus lateralis | native | Striped robber | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Brycinus macrolepidotus | native | True big-scale tetra | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Buccochromis heterotaenia | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Buccochromis lepturus | native | Slender tail hap | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Buccochromis nototaenia | native | Stripeback hap | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Buccochromis rhoadesii | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Buccochromis spectabilis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Caprichromis orthognathus | native | ||
| Carcharhiniformes | Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | native | Bull shark | Marracho touro |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Champsochromis caeruleus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Cheilochromis euchilus | native | Malawi thick lip | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Chetia brevicauda | endemic | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Chetia brevis | native | Orange-fringed largemouth | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Chetia flaviventris | native | Canary kurper | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis anoterus | native | Pennant-tailed suckermouth | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis bifurcus | native | Incomati suckermouth | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis emarginatus | native | Phongolo suckermouth | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis neumanni | native | Neumann's suckermouth | Prickleback suckermouth |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis paratus | native | Sawfin suckermouth | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis pretoriae | native | Shortspine suckermouth | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Chiloglanis swierstrai | native | Lowveld suckermouth | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Chilotilapia rhoadesii | native | Bream | |
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Chrysichthys hildae | native | Hilda's grunter | |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias gariepinus | native | North African catfish | Nsomba |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias ngamensis | native | Blunt-toothed African catfish | Nsomba |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Clarias theodorae | native | Snake catfish | Ngola |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Copadichromis borleyi | native | Haplochromis borleyi redfin | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Copadichromis cyaneus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Copadichromis cyanocephalus | endemic | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Copadichromis geertsi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Copadichromis jacksoni | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Copadichromis melas | endemic | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Copadichromis parvus | endemic | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Copadichromis quadrimaculatus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Copadichromis trewavasae | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Copadichromis trimaculatus | native | Verduya's hap | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Corematodus shiranus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Corematodus taeniatus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Coryogalops william | native | Kaalpens goby | |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Croilia mossambica | native | Burrowing goby | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Ctenopharyngodon idella | not established | Grass carp | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Ctenopharynx intermedius | native | Blackspot climbing perch | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Ctenopharynx nitidus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Ctenopharynx pictus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Anabantidae | Ctenopoma multispine | native | Manyspined ctenopoma | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Cyathochromis obliquidens | native | ||
| Pleuronectiformes | Cynoglossidae | Cynoglossus lingua | native | Long tongue sole | Liculu |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Cyprinus carpio carpio | introduced | Common carp | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Cyrtocara moorii | native | Hump-head | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Dimidiochromis compressiceps | native | Malawi eyebiter | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Dimidiochromis dimidiatus | native | Ncheni type haplochromis | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Dimidiochromis kiwinge | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Dimidiochromis strigatus | native | Haplochromis sunset | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Diplotaxodon apogon | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Diplotaxodon argenteus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Diplotaxodon ecclesi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Diplotaxodon greenwoodi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Diplotaxodon limnothrissa | native | ||
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Distichodus mossambicus | native | Nkupe | Xeréwa |
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Distichodus petersii | native | ||
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Distichodus rufigiensis | native | ||
| Characiformes | Citharinidae | Distichodus schenga | native | Chessa | Chenga |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Docimodus evelynae | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Docimodus johnstoni | native | ||
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Drombus triangularis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Eclectochromis lobochilus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris mauritianus | native | Widehead sleeper | |
| Perciformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris melanosoma | native | Broadhead sleeper | |
| Perciformes | Eleotridae | Eleotris soaresi | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Engraulicypris sardella | native | Lake sardine | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Exochochromis anagenys | native | Threespot torpedo | |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Favonigobius reichei | native | Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Fossorochromis rostratus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Genyochromis mento | native | ||
| Perciformes | Gerreidae | Gerres filamentosus | native | Whipfin silverbiddy | Melanúria filamentosa |
| Clupeiformes | Clupeidae | Gilchristella aestuaria | native | Gilchrist's round herring | |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Glossogobius callidus | native | River goby | |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Glossogobius giuris | native | Tank goby | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Hemigrammopetersius barnardi | native | Barnard's robber | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Hemitilapia oxyrhyncha | native | Giant Haplochromis | |
| Siluriformes | Clariidae | Heterobranchus longifilis | native | Vundu | Nhumi |
| Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Hippichthys heptagonus | native | Belly pipefish | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Hippopotamyrus ansorgii | native | Slender stonebasher | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus | native | Zambezi parrotfish | |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Hydrocynus vittatus | native | Tiger fish | Ncheni |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | not established | Silver carp | |
| Beloniformes | Hemiramphidae | Hyporhamphus capensis | native | Cape halfbeak | Meia-agulha do Cabo |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Iodotropheus stuartgranti | native | ||
| Gonorynchiformes | Kneriidae | Kneria auriculata | native | Airbreathing shellear | |
| Perciformes | Kraemeriidae | Kraemeria samoensis | native | Samoan sand dart | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo altivelis | native | Rednose labeo | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo baldasseronii | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo congoro | native | Purple labeo | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo cylindricus | native | Redeye labeo | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo kirkii | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo mesops | native | Tana labeo | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo molybdinus | native | Leaden labeo | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo rosae | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo ruddi | native | Silver labeo | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeo worthingtoni | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus johnstonii | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus litamba | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus marequensis | native | Largescale yellowfish | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Labeobarbus polylepis | native | Smallscale yellowfish | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Labeotropheus fuelleborni | native | Blue mbuna | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops albus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops altus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops auritus | native | Golden sand-eater | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops christyi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops furcifer | native | Greenface sandsifter | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops gossei | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops lethrinus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops longimanus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops longipinnis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops lunaris | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops macracanthus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops micrentodon | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops mylodon mylodon | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops parvidens | native | Lethrinops red flush | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Lethrinops stridei | native | ||
| Clupeiformes | Clupeidae | Limnothrissa miodon | introduced | Lake Tanganyika sardine | |
| Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Liza alata | native | Diamond mullet | Tainha diamante |
| Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Liza macrolepis | native | Largescale mullet | Tainha godé |
| Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Liza melinoptera | native | Otomebora mullet | Tainha Lucia |
| Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Liza vaigiensis | native | Squaretail mullet | Tainha mopiro |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius macrolepidotus macrolepidotus | native | Bulldog | Ndagumka |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Marcusenius nyasensis | native | ||
| Synbranchiformes | Mastacembelidae | Mastacembelus shiranus | native | Malawi spinyeel | Kopokopo |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Maylandia estherae | native | Red zebra | Red zebra |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Maylandia phaeos | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mchenga eucinostomus | native | ||
| Elopiformes | Megalopidae | Megalops cyprinoides | native | Indo-Pacific tarpon | Tarpão do Indo-pacifico |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Melanochromis melanopterus | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Mesobola brevianalis | native | River sardine | |
| Perciformes | Terapontidae | Mesopristes elongatus | questionable | Plain terapon | Peixe-zebra liso |
| Characiformes | Alestidae | Micralestes acutidens | native | Sharptooth tetra | |
| Perciformes | Anabantidae | Microctenopoma intermedium | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Micropanchax johnstoni | native | Johnston's topminnow | |
| Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Microphis brachyurus millepunctatus | native | Shorttail pipefish | |
| Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Microphis fluviatilis | native | Freshwater pipefish | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrops anguilloides | native | Cornish jack | Nentche |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Mormyrus longirostris | native | Eastern bottlenose mormyrid | Nkupe |
| Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Mugil cephalus | native | Flathead mullet | Mulet cabot |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Mugilogobius durbanensis | native | Durban goby | |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Mugilogobius mertoni | native | Chequered mangrove goby | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis formosus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis gracilis | native | Haplochromis torpedo stripe | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis guentheri | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis incola | native | Golden mola hap | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis lateristriga | native | Basket hap | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis melanonotus | native | Haplochromis yellow black line | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis melanotaenia | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis mola | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis mollis | native | Softy hap | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis plagiotaenia | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis sphaerodon | native | Roundtooth hap | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Mylochromis spilostichus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Naevochromis chrysogaster | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Nimbochromis linni | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Nimbochromis livingstonii | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Nimbochromis polystigma | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Nimbochromis venustus | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius furzeri | native | Turquoise killifish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius hengstleri | native | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius krammeri | endemic | ||
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius kuhntae | native | Beira killifish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius orthonotus | native | Spotted killifish | |
| Cyprinodontiformes | Nothobranchiidae | Nothobranchius rachovii | native | Bluefin notho | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Nyassachromis breviceps | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Nyassachromis leuciscus | native | Small green utaka | |
| Perciformes | Blenniidae | Omobranchus ferox | native | Gossamer blenny | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Opsaridium microcephalum | native | ||
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Opsaridium microlepis | native | Lake salmon | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Opsaridium peringueyi | native | Southern barred minnow | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Opsaridium tweddleorum | native | dwarf sanjika | dwarf sanjika |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Opsaridium zambezense | native | Barred minnow | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis andersonii | native | Three spotted tilapia | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis karongae | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis lidole | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis macrochir | questionable | Longfin tilapia | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis mossambicus | native | Mozambique tilapia | Nkobue |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis placidus placidus | native | Black tilapia | Nkobue |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis placidus ruvumae | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis saka | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis shiranus chilwae | native | Chilwa tilapia | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis shiranus shiranus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis spilurus niger | introduced | Athi River tilapia | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Oreochromis squamipinnis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Otopharynx argyrosoma | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Otopharynx auromarginatus | native | Golden-margined hap | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Otopharynx decorus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Otopharynx ovatus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Otopharynx selenurus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Otopharynx speciosus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Otopharynx tetraspilus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Otopharynx tetrastigma | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pallidochromis tokolosh | native | ||
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Pandaka silvana | native | Dwarfgoby | |
| Gonorynchiformes | Kneriidae | Parakneria mossambica | native | Gorongoza kneria | |
| Siluriformes | Claroteidae | Parauchenoglanis ngamensis | native | Zambezi grunter | |
| Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Pareutropius longifilis | native | ||
| Clupeiformes | Pristigasteridae | Pellona ditchela | native | Indian pellona | Sardinia de Indico |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Periophthalmus argentilineatus | native | Barred mudskipper | |
| Osteoglossiformes | Mormyridae | Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma | native | Churchill | Mputa |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Petrotilapia tridentiger | native | ||
| Anguilliformes | Ophichthidae | Pisodonophis boro | native | Rice-paddy eel | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Placidochromis argyrogaster | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Placidochromis chilolae | endemic | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Placidochromis longirostris | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Placidochromis macrognathus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Placidochromis ordinarius | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Placidochromis orthognathus | endemic | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Placidochromis pallidus | endemic | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Placidochromis polli | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Placidochromis subocularis | native | ||
| Siluriformes | Ariidae | Plicofollis polystaphylodon | native | Mozambique sea catfish | Cangala moçambicana |
| Pristiformes | Pristidae | Pristis microdon | native | Largetooth sawfish | Tubarão-serra dentuço |
| Pristiformes | Pristidae | Pristis pectinata | questionable | Smalltooth sawfish | Tubarão-serra candú |
| Pristiformes | Pristidae | Pristis zijsron | native | Longcomb sawfish | Tubarão-serra africano |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Protomelas annectens | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Protomelas labridens | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Protomelas marginatus marginatus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Protomelas similis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Protomelas spilonotus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Protomelas spilopterus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Protomelas taeniolatus | native | Spindle hap | |
| Lepidosireniformes | Protopteridae | Protopterus amphibius | native | Gilled lungfish | Dóe |
| Lepidosireniformes | Protopteridae | Protopterus annectens brieni | native | Southern lungfish | Dóe |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pseudocrenilabrus philander dispersus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pseudocrenilabrus philander philander | native | Southern mouthbrooder | Suli |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pseudotropheus fainzilberi | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pseudotropheus macrophthalmus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pseudotropheus socolofi | native | Pindani | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Pseudotropheus tropheops gracilior | native | ||
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Redigobius balteatus | native | Rhinohorn goby | |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Redigobius dewaali | native | Checked goby | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Rhamphochromis brevis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Rhamphochromis esox | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Rhamphochromis ferox | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Rhamphochromis leptosoma | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Rhamphochromis longiceps | native | Tigerfish | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Rhamphochromis lucius | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Rhamphochromis macrophthalmus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Rhamphochromis woodi | native | ||
| Clupeiformes | Clupeidae | Sauvagella madagascariensis | questionable | Madagascar round herring | |
| Siluriformes | Schilbeidae | Schilbe intermedius | native | Silver catfish | Dambe |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Sciaenochromis ahli | native | Electric blue hap | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Sciaenochromis psammophilus | native | Electric blue kande | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Serranochromis meridianus | native | Lowveld largemouth | |
| Perciformes | Gobiidae | Stenogobius kenyae | native | Africa rivergoby | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Stigmatochromis modestus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Stigmatochromis pholidophorus | native | Candle hap | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Stigmatochromis woodi | native | ||
| Anguilliformes | Muraenidae | Strophidon sathete | native | Slender giant moray | Moreia gigante |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis nebulosa | native | Cloudy squeaker | Nkonokono |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis nigromaculata | native | Blackspotted squeaker | Nkonokono |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis njassae | native | Malawi squeaker | |
| Siluriformes | Mochokidae | Synodontis zambezensis | native | Plain squeaker | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Taeniochromis holotaenia | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Taeniolethrinops cyrtonotus | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Taeniolethrinops furcicauda | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Taeniolethrinops laticeps | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Terapontidae | Terapon jarbua | native | Jarbua terapon | Peixe-zebra violão |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tilapia rendalli | native | Redbreast tilapia | Ngondue |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tilapia sparrmanii | native | Banded tilapia | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tramitichromis brevis | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tramitichromis lituris | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Trematocranus labifer | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Trematocranus microstoma | native | Haplochromis placodon pointed head | |
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Trematocranus placodon | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tyrannochromis macrostoma | native | ||
| Perciformes | Cichlidae | Tyrannochromis nigriventer | native | ||
| Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Valamugil buchanani | native | Bluetail mullet | Tainha de rabo azul |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Varicorhinus nelspruitensis | native | Incomati chiselmouth | |
| Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Varicorhinus pungweensis | native | Pungwe chiselmouth | |
| Siluriformes | Amphiliidae | Zaireichthys rotundiceps | native | Spotted sand catlet |