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List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Zimbabwe
(landlocked)

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Table 1: 146 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 2 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 10 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 158 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 146 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Eupercaria/misc Sparidae Acanthopagrus berdanative Goldsilk seabream Riverbream 
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius marshallinative Slender mountain catfish Slender mountain catfish 
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius natalensisnative Natal mountain catfish Natal mountain catfish 
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Amphilius uranoscopusnative Stargazer mountain catfish Stargazer mountain catfish 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla bicolornative Indonesian shortfin eel Shortfin eel 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla labiatanative African mottled eel African mottled eel 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla marmoratanative Giant mottled eel Madagascar mottled eel 
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla mossambicanative African longfin eel Longfin eel 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Astatotilapia callipteranative Eastern happy Eastern happy 
Gobiiformes Gobiidae Awaous aeneofuscusnative Freshwater goby Freshwater goby 
Siluriformes Bagridae Bagrus meridionalisintroduced Kampoyo  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus imberinative Spot-tail  
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus lateralisnative Stripped robber Striped robber 
Characiformes Alestidae Brycinus macrolepidotusnative True big-scale tetra  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Carassius auratusintroduced Goldfish Goldfish 
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucasnative Bull shark Macipunde 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Chetia flaviventrisnative Canary kurper Canary largemouth 
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis emarginatusnative Phongolo suckermouth Pongola rock catlet 
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis neumanninative Neumann's suckermouth Neumann's rock catlet 
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis paratusnative Sawfin suckermouth Sawfin rock catlet 
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis pretoriaenative Shortspine suckermouth Limpopo rock catlet 
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis swierstrainative Lowveld suckermouth Lowveld rock catlet 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clariallabes platyprosoposnative Broadhead catfish Broadhead catfish 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusnative North African catfish Sharptooth catfish 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias ngamensisnative Blunt-toothed African catfish Blunttooth catfish 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias stappersiinative Blotched catfish Blotched catfish 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias theodoraenative Snake catfish Snake catfish 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon rendallinative Redbreast tilapia Redbreast tilapia 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Coptostomabarbus witteinative Upjaw barb Upjaw barb 
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma multispinenative Manyspined ctenopoma Manyspined climbing perch 
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Cyphomyrus discorhynchusnative Zambesi parrotfish Zambezi parrotfish 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpiointroduced Common carp Carp 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus mossambicusnative Nkupe  
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus schenganative Chessa Chessa 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Engraulicypris brevianalisnative River sardine River sardine 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius afrohamiltoninative Hamilton's barb Hamilton's barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius afrovernayinative Spottail barb Spottail barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius annectensnative Broadstriped barb Broadstriped barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius barnardinative Blackback barb Blackback barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius barotseensisnative Barbus barb Barotse barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius bifrenatusnative Hyphen barb Hyphen barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius brevidorsalisnative Dwarf barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius brevipinnisnative Shortfin barb Shortfin barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius eutaenianative Orangefin barb Orangefin barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius fasciolatusnative African banded barb Red barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius haasianusnative Sickle barb Sicklefin barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius kersteniinative Redspot barb Redsport barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius lineomaculatusnative Line-spotted barb Linespotted barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius macrotaenianative Broadband barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius manicensisnative Yellow barb Yellow barb 
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