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All fishes reported from Zambia
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n = 454 (Incomplete)
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Table 1: 417 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 23 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 14 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 454 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 1: 417 species currently present in the country/island.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Siluriformes Mochokidae Chiloglanis trilobatusnative Three-lobed suckermouth  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys brachynemanative Kibonde  
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys mabusinative  Mfusu 
Siluriformes Claroteidae Chrysichthys sharpiinative Shovelnose catfish Kabombola 
Characiformes Citharinidae Citharinus gibbosusnative   
Siluriformes Clariidae Clariallabes platyprosoposnative Broadhead catfish Minga 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias buthupogonnative  Bomba 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinusnative North African catfish Mulonge 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias liocephalusnative Smoothhead catfish  
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias ngamensisnative Blunt-toothed African catfish Akabukula 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias stappersiinative Blotched catfish Chineke 
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias theodoraenative Snake catfish Mulonfi 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Clypeobarbus bellcrossinative Gorgeous barb  
Siluriformes Amphiliidae Congoglanis sagittaendemic   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon rendallinative Redbreast tilapia Mpende 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Coptostomabarbus bellcrossiendemic   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Coptostomabarbus witteinative Upjaw barb  
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma multispinenative Manyspined ctenopoma Nkomo 
Anabantiformes Anabantidae Ctenopoma murieinative Ocellated labyrinth fish  
Cichliformes Cichlidae Cunningtonia longiventralisnative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Cyathopharynx furcifernative Featherfin cichlid  
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Cyphomyrus discorhynchusnative Zambesi parrotfish Chimpumwe 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Cyphotilapia frontosanative Humphead cichlid Changongo 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Cyphotilapia gibberosanative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Cyprichromis coloratusendemic   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Cyprichromis leptosomanative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Cyprichromis pavonative   
Cichliformes Cichlidae Cyprichromis zonatusendemic   
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus maculatusnative Spotted citharinid Lubala 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus mossambicusnative Nkupe Nkupe 
Characiformes Distichodontidae Distichodus schenganative Chessa Chessa 
Cichliformes Cichlidae Ectodus descampsiinative   
Cypriniformes Danionidae Engraulicypris brevianalisnative River sardine River sardine 
Cypriniformes Danionidae Engraulicypris moeruensisnative   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius afrohamiltoninative Hamilton's barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius afrovernayinative Spottail barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius apleurogrammanative East African red finned barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius barnardinative Blackback barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius barotseensisnative Barbus barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius bifrenatusnative Hyphen barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius brevidorsalisnative Dwarf barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius dorsolineatusnative Cunene barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius eutaenianative Orangefin barb Kasepa 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius fasciolatusnative African banded barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius haasianusnative Sickle barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius kersteniinative Redspot barb  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius lineomaculatusnative Line-spotted barb Spotted barb 
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius lornaeendemic   
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius mattozinative Papermouth  
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Enteromius miolepisnative Zigzag barb  
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