| Order |
Family |
Species |
Status |
FB name |
Name |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Acapoeta tanganicae
|
native | | Mbaraga |
| Siluriformes |
Amphiliidae |
Amphilius jacksonii
|
native | Marbled mountain catfish | Marbled mountain catfish |
| Siluriformes |
Amphiliidae |
Amphilius uranoscopus
|
native | Stargazer mountain catfish | Ishonzi |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Aplocheilichthys centralis
|
native | Cental east african lampeye | Cental east african lampeye |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Astatoreochromis alluaudi
|
native | Alluaud's haplo | Ifuro |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Astatotilapia burtoni
|
native | | Burton's haplo |
| Siluriformes |
Bagridae |
Bagrus docmak
|
native | Semutundu | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus acuticeps
|
native | | Matthes' barb |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus altianalis
|
native | Ripon barbel | Umusege |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus apleurogramma
|
native | East african red finned barb | Imisege |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus cercops
|
native | Luambwa barb | Ikinanga |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus claudinae
|
native | | Claudine's barb |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus eutaenia
|
native | Orangefin barb | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus kerstenii
|
native | Redspot barb | Imisege |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus lineomaculatus
|
native | Line-spotted barb | Ijembe |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus longifilis
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus microbarbis
|
native | | Short barbelled barb |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus mohasicus
|
native | | |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus neumayeri
|
native | Neumayer's barb | Ubuhenza |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus nyanzae
|
native | Nyanza barb | Ikinanga |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus paludinosus
|
native | Straightfin barb | Ikinanga |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus pellegrini
|
native | Pellegrin's barb | Imisege |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus ruasae
|
endemic | | Rwasa barb |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Barbus somereni
|
native | | Someren's barb |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Brycinus jacksonii
|
native | Victoria robber | Ikiraba |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Brycinus macrolepidotus
|
native | True big-scale tetra | |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Brycinus sadleri
|
native | Sadler's robber | Ikiraba |
| Characiformes |
Alestidae |
Bryconaethiops microstoma
|
native | | |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Chiloglanis asymetricaudalis
|
native | | Longtail suckermouth |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Chiloglanis ruziziensis
|
native | | Rusizi suckermouth |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias gariepinus
|
native | North African catfish | Ishonzi |
| Siluriformes |
Clariidae |
Clarias liocephalus
|
native | Smoothhead catfish | Isombe |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Ctenochromis horei
|
native | | Hore's haplo |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Ctenopharyngodon idella
|
introduced | Grass carp | Grass carp |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Cyprinus carpio carpio
|
introduced | Common carp | Inkuyu |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Garra dembeensis
|
native | Dembea stone lapper | Dembea stone lapper |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Gnathonemus longibarbis
|
native | Longnose stonebasher | Cyumbi |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis adolphifrederici
|
native | | Friedrich's Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis astatodon
|
native | | Regan's Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis crebridens
|
native | | Sky-blue Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis erythromaculatus
|
native | | Bulera haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis gracilior
|
native | | Boulenger's Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis graueri
|
native | | Grauer's Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis insidiae
|
native | | Snoeks' Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis kamiranzovu
|
native | | Kamiranzovu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis microchrysomelas
|
native | | Orange tail Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis murakoze
|
native | | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis nigroides
|
native | | Pellegrin's Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis occultidens
|
native | | Paedophagous Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis olivaceus
|
native | | Olive Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis paucidens
|
native | | Trimorphic Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis rubescens
|
native | | Red Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis scheffersi
|
native | | Scheffers' Kivu haplo |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Haplochromis vittatus
|
native | | Striped Kivu haplo |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Hippopotamyrus grahami
|
native | Graham's stonebasher | Cyumi |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
|
introduced | Silver carp | Chinese carp |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Labeo victorianus
|
native | Ningu | Iningu |
| Cyprinodontiformes |
Poeciliidae |
Lacustricola pumilus
|
native | Tanganyika lampeye | |
| Clupeiformes |
Clupeidae |
Limnothrissa miodon
|
introduced | Lake Tanganyika sardine | Agahuza |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Marcusenius victoriae
|
native | Victoria stonebasher | Imbaraga |
| Synbranchiformes |
Mastacembelidae |
Mastacembelus frenatus
|
native | Longtail spiny eel | Umukungwe |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Mormyrus kannume
|
native | Elephant-snout fish | Kasurabana |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis esculentus
|
introduced | Singida tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis leucostictus
|
introduced | | Blue spotted tilapia |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis macrochir
|
introduced | Longfin tilapia | Igihwati |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis mweruensis
|
native | | Mweru tilapia |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus
|
native | Tilapia | |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus
|
introduced | Nile tilapia | Igihonda |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma
|
native | Churchill | Imbaraga |
| Osteoglossiformes |
Mormyridae |
Pollimyrus nigricans
|
native | Dark stonebasher | Imbaraga |
| Polypteriformes |
Polypteridae |
Polypterus senegalus senegalus
|
native | Gray bichir | |
| Lepidosireniformes |
Protopteridae |
Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus
|
introduced | Marbled lungfish | Mamba |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor multicolor
|
native | Egyptian mouth-brooder | Ifuro |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Raiamas moorii
|
native | Lake Rukwa minnow | Umukenya |
| Siluriformes |
Schilbeidae |
Schilbe intermedius
|
native | Silver catfish | Injera |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Synodontis afrofischeri
|
native | Fischer's Victoria squeaker | Inkoronko |
| Siluriformes |
Mochokidae |
Synodontis ruandae
|
native | | Rwanda ruandae |
| Perciformes |
Cichlidae |
Tilapia rendalli
|
introduced | Redbreast tilapia | Induwe |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Varicorhinus leleupanus
|
native | | Leleup's carp |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Varicorhinus platystomus
|
native | Rwandese carp | Inshurezi |
| Cypriniformes |
Cyprinidae |
Varicorhinus ruandae
|
native | | Rwandese carp |